VATICAN - Pope Leo criticised President Trump's Ukraine peace plan, saying parts of it create a 'huge change' for the US-Europe alliance. When asked by a reporter "Will you please let us know what you think of the Trump peace plan for Ukraine, do you think it's fair?"

POLAND - It has been reported that Germany is sending soldiers to Poland, in a bid to ‘strengthen’ NATO’s eastern border with Belarus and Russia. Deutsche Welle reported: “The Defense Ministry said on Saturday that several dozen German soldiers were set to join Poland’s Operation Eastern Shield from April 2026, with the mission initially running until the end of 2027. This was described as building positions, digging trenches, laying barbed wire and constructing anti-tank obstacles. No further duties are planned. The deployment does not require parliamentary approval, the ministry said, because it is not considered an armed foreign mission under German law and is not expected to expose troops to direct military confrontation.”

USA - The 2025 National Security Strategy completely revolutionizes American foreign policy and rejects the globalist, left-wing open-border strategy that has dominated the West since the 1990s. The Trump administration's "America First" plan reinvigorates focus on national sovereignty and the historic values that characterized the United States in its glory days. It emphasizes national pride, family stability and optimism about America's future. Pro-American worker policies ensure shared prosperity. The past decades have demonstrated the very opposite trend: Anti-American focus on Marxist, liberal ideologies that completely break with the historic ideals that once made the West such a great civilization.

THAILAND - The president said the two leaders agreed to end renewed hostilities and return to a previous peace framework he helped broker. President Donald Trump said on December 12 that Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to halt fighting along their disputed border following his calls with the two countries’ leaders, raising hopes that a renewed bout of violence could be brought to an end. Trump added that both countries were ready for peace and continued trade with the United States.

CAMBODIA - Cambodia has claimed that fighting with Thailand has broken out again, just hours after President Trump said he had brokered another ceasefire and months after he declared the conflict over. Trump said on Friday that the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to a truce following a phone call with the White House. He played down the recent exchanges of artillery fire as an “unfortunate reawakening of their long-running war”. “They have agreed to CEASE all shooting effective this evening, and go back to the original Peace Accord made with me,” he wrote on Truth Social. By Saturday morning, however, Cambodia said Thai forces were continuing to strike targets in the disputed land on the border.

UK - Tommy Robinson has staged a controversial carol service in central London, billed as an attempt to 'put Christ back into Christmas'. The gathering, organised by the group Unite The Kingdom, took place amid a heavy police presence and quickly drew the attention of counter-protesters, including musician Billy Bragg, who appeared with Stand Up To Racism supporters in Whitehall. Police erected barriers around the area after clashes flared earlier this year when the opposing groups confronted one another, with officers facing violence as tensions boiled over. In between the singing was a series of speeches from ministers and speakers. A constant theme throughout the event was speaking of the risk to the future of Christianity in Britain. The event has also alarmed senior figures within the Church of England, who said they had 'grave concerns' about Christian beliefs being 'weaponised' by the right. The Church of England has also put out a 43 second video on its YouTube channel, titled 'Christmas Isn't Cancelled', in which several church leaders dispelled the idea that 'the joy of Christmas is under threat'.

UK - Across the West, political leaders are enlisting the cross as a tribal marker. The King and Pope have other, better ideas. The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is something even Catholics get confused about. This is not about the Angel Gabriel or the conception of Jesus, but his mother being born free of original sin. Her birth is celebrated on September 8 and, ergo, her conception on December 8. But what’s even more confusing is to have a lengthy greeting to mark this obscure festival from the not remotely Catholic Donald J Trump, ending in a heartfelt Hail Mary. The first ever presidential greeting of its kind.

UK - There are words or terms which suddenly crop up in public discourse and at first sight seem innocuous, even agreeable, but later you find hidden behind them a weird, streaky, greyish, mucus. Obviously “human resources” is one such, much as is “diverse” (now meaning “homogeneous”) and vulnerable (now meaning “thick”). There’s also “intersectional”, which relates to various competing confected victimhoods on the far left which do not, at any point, remotely intersect...

USA - The global financial landscape is on the brink of a potentially catastrophic crisis, triggered by a simmering geopolitical tension between the United States and the European Union. Rumors have been circulating that the EU might divest its $2.3 trillion holdings in US Treasury bonds, sending shockwaves through the US economy and global markets. This threat, compounded by Japan’s ongoing unwinding of its yen carry trade, has raised concerns about a severe destabilization of the global financial system.

NATO - NATO chief Mark Rutte has warned that war with Russia 'is at our door' as he urged European allies to prepare for action now or risk facing a conflict on the scale 'our grandparents and great-grandparents endured'. Speaking in Berlin on Thursday, Rutte said too many NATO members remained 'quietly complacent' about the threat posed by Moscow and insisted Europe must urgently ramp up defence spending and weapons production to deter Vladimir Putin. 'We are Russia's next target,' he said. 'I fear that too many are quietly complacent. Too many don't feel the urgency. And too many believe that time is on our side. It is not. The time for action is now. Conflict is at our door. Russia has brought war back to Europe. And we must be prepared,' he added.

USA - If there is going to be peace, why are we witnessing the largest military buildup in Europe since the end of the Cold War? When it comes to the major players on the geopolitical stage, it is far more important to watch what they do than it is to listen to what they say. And right now the actions that the major European powers are taking are telling us that they are preparing for a huge war with Russia. Ukraine was supposed to be the final piece of the puzzle for the European Union. It is an enormous chunk of territory, and it is absolutely teeming with natural resources. For most European leaders, it is unthinkable that Ukraine could be allowed to fall back into Russian hands, but at the moment more Ukrainian territory is being taken by the Russians with each passing day.

UK - Nato countries must spend more as Trump could pivot his focus away from Europe, warns Armed Forces minister. Britain must stop relying on the United States for defence, the Armed Forces minister has said. In an interview with The Telegraph, Al Carns said Britain had been dependent on US security guarantees “for the last 60 years”. But, warning that Donald Trump’s White House may pivot away from Europe to focus on other threats, Mr Carns said Nato countries must spend more on defence to “increase our lethality”. His comment came as Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary-general, issued a stark warning on Thursday, saying Vladimir Putin had chosen the alliance as his “next target” and the West must be prepared for a war on a scale not seen since the days of “our grandparents and great-grandparents”.

USA - While all the Euro-Globalist ‘leaders’ have their egos terribly bruised by the new US National Security Strategy, they also want to try to interact with President Donald J Trump to have some semblance of input in the Russia-Ukraine peace process. Today (10th), Trump held a conference call with French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz – three weak heads of government who heavily criticize basically every move made by the US administration. The topic discussed with the ‘false friends’ was, of course, the war in Ukraine, as the US pushes for peace and openly acknowledges that Russia is winning the war.

USA - The AI revolution: real or yet more Silicon Valley hype destined to end in a lot of burnt fingers and possibly even a systemic crash? For jittery investors it’s the multi-zillion dollar question keeping them awake at night, and with very good reason. The California tech giants have a risible track record of over-exaggerating the benefits of just about everything they dream up.

USA - Senator Ron Johnson has now stated — on record — that federal health officials knowingly concealed vaccine risk signals instead of warning the public. His words were unambiguous: “They admitted there was a signal on myocarditis, and they hid it. They didn’t warn the public, they didn’t warn doctors.” Then he laid out the data straight from VAERS: