“A University of Delaware student was arrested with a car full of guns, body armor, and a manifesto that declared he wanted to ‘kill all’ in a mass shooting on the Wilmington campus to achieve ‘martyrdom.’ Luqmaan Khan, 25, was arrested on Nov. 24 after cops found the high-powered cache in his car where he was parked in a public park after class hours. Khan had ammunition with him, a pistol, numerous extended ammo magazines, and a conversion kit which can turn a handgun into a semi-automatic rifle. He was allegedly plotting a violent attack on his school’s police department, with a notebook of handwritten plans including phrases like ‘kill all – martyrdom,’ according to ABC 6.” (12/03/25)
“The EU will begin to ban all Russian gas imports to the bloc early next year after lawmakers, officials and diplomatic negotiators struck a last-minute deal over a key piece of legislation set to reshape Europe’s energy sector. Put forward over the summer, the bill is designed to kill off the EU’s lingering Russian energy dependency at a critical juncture in the Ukraine war, with Russia advancing steadily and Kyiv fast running out of cash. While Europe’s imports of Russian gas have fallen sharply since 2022, the country still accounts for around 19 percent of its total intake. The EU is already set to sanction Russian gas imports, but those measures are temporary and subject to renewal every six months. The new legislation is designed to make that rupture permanent and put member countries that still operate contracts with Russia on a surer footing in the event of legal action.” (12/03/25)
“Defying a warning from the government, farmers in northern Greece blocked traffic at border crossings on Wednesday in an escalating protest over delayed European Union-backed subsidy payments linked to a corruption scandal. Convoys of tractors blocked routes to North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey forcing drivers into lengthy detours. Over the weekend, hundreds of farmers took to the streets, blocking roads with tractors in several areas. Protests by farmers are common in Greece, but the latest unrest erupted over delays in subsidy payments following revelations of widespread fraudulent claims for EU funds. The scandal prompted the resignation in June of five senior government officials and the phased shutdown of a state agency that handled agricultural subsidies.” (12/03/25)
“President Donald Trump said the National Guard will be deployed to New Orleans ‘pretty soon,’ making The Big Easy the next U.S. city to see a surge in military operations. The Trump administration has deployed the National Guard to Democrat-run cities including Los Angeles, Calif., Memphis, Tenn., Washington, D.C., and has sought to deploy troops to other cities, including Chicago, Ill., and Portland, Ore., though those efforts were blocked by the courts.” (12/03/25)
“Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released ‘never-before-seen’ images and videos of late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious private island in the Caribbean Wednesday as official Washington waits for the Justice Department to hand over its files on the infamous case. The eerie images show several rooms in the disgraced financier’s luxury retreat on Little St. James in the US Virgin Islands, including one room that looks like a dentist’s operating office and is decorated with what appear to be masks of notorious historical figures. ‘These new images are a disturbing look into the world of Jeffrey Epstein and his island,’ said Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the Oversight Committee’s ranking member.” (12/03/25)
“Israel on Wednesday said it would open the Rafah crossing from Gaza to Egypt to allow residents ‘exclusively’ to exit the besieged Palestinian territory ‘in the coming days.’ Humanitarian groups have called for the reopening of the critical border crossing under the terms of the US-brokered ceasefire deal. … The Rafah crossing is a crucial entry point for humanitarian workers and for lorries transporting aid, food and fuel, which is essential for daily life in a territory deprived of electricity. The crossing has long been the main exit point for Palestinians from Gaza who were authorised to leave the narrow strip of land, which has been under Israeli blockade since 2007.” (12/03/25)
“Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman urged senators on Wednesday to take swift action on his bid to lead NASA, after being yanked and then renominated by President Donald Trump. Isaacman appeared before the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in Washington eight months after his first nomination hearing. The tech entrepreneur who’s rocketed into orbit twice with SpaceX stressed the need for ‘full-time leadership’ at NASA as the space agency prepares to send astronauts back to the moon early next year. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been filling in as NASA’s acting administrator since summer. Returning astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years will be ‘a challenging endeavor to say the least,’ Isaacman told the committee led by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. NASA is targeting early next year for a lunar flyaround by four astronauts.” (12/03/25)
“The Trump administration paused all immigration applications from 19 countries it determined to be ‘high-risk,’ per a Tuesday evening U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services memorandum. The action marks the administration’s latest move to curtail immigration after an Afghan national was identified as the suspect in last week’s deadly shooting in D.C. that targeted National Guard members. The suspension that the New York Times first reported on impacts people from countries already facing travel restrictions from a June order that President Trump signed — including Afghanistan, Haiti, Iran, Somalia and Venezuela. The other nations are: Burundi, Chad, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, Laos, Libya, Myanmar, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Turkmenistan and Yemen.” (12/03/25)
“Vladimir Putin rejected a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine after five hours of talks with US representatives on Tuesday. The Kremlin said the discussions with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, were ‘constructive and meaningful,’ but ‘we are no closer to resolving the crisis in Ukraine.’ … Ahead of the talks involving Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, Putin told an investment forum that a new 20-point peace plan agreed by Ukraine and the US was unacceptable to Moscow. He accused Europe of wanting to sabotage the talks, adding that if Europe ‘wants to go to war and starts one, we are ready right now.'” (12/03/25)
“Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended the secondary strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, citing ‘the fog of war’ as reason for his not seeing any survivors in the water when the strike was ordered and launched. Hegseth’s comments came during a cabinet meeting hosted by President Donald Trump the day after the administration insisted the strike, which it says was ordered by Navy Vice Adm. Frank ‘Mitch’ Bradley, was lawful. Legal experts say the U.S. military would have committed a crime if survivors were killed, and lawmakers have announced congressional reviews of the strikes. Bradley is expected to provide a classified briefing Thursday to lawmakers overseeing the military.” (12/02/25)
