Libre News of The World

Subscribe today so you never miss an episode! Today on Libre News of The World we covered a sweeping global agenda: Canada’s nationwide Pizza Pops recall amid an E. coli outbreak (Delish); the United States ending the H-1B visa lottery (Financial Times); a deadly Mexican Navy medical flight crash in Texas (Reuters); rising U.S. military activity in Puerto Rico (Caribbean National Weekly); Brazil allowing Jair Bolsonaro temporary release for surgery (Folha de S.Paulo); Colombia’s debate over feminist diplomacy (El Espectador); Chile’s post-election debate on the first lady role (La Tercera); China expanding foreign-investment incentives (Financial Times); New South Wales enacting tough post-Bondi attack security laws (ABC News Australia); Christchurch’s cultural resurgence (New Zealand Herald); Hiroshima urging Japan to uphold its no-nuke pledge (Asahi Shimbun); South Korea passing an anti-fake news law (Yonhap); Vietnam backing To Lam’s continued leadership (VNExpress); U.S. diplomatic cuts affecting Africa (Africa News); Libya’s army chief killed in a plane crash near Ankara (Anadolu Agency); Saudi Arabia tightening private-school regulations (Arab News); Iranian women defying compulsory hijab laws (IranWire); Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon (Al Jazeera); France condemning U.S. visa bans over digital sovereignty (Le Monde); Italy’s move toward reclaiming a former nuclear site (Il Sole 24 Ore); Spain bracing for its coldest Christmas in over a decade (RTVE); Portugal reprogramming EU PT2030 funds (RTP); Azerbaijan hesitating over Gaza peacekeeping (Trend News Agency); UK hunger-striking pro-Palestine activists taking legal action (Al Jazeera); a fatal Christmas Eve house fire in Fife (BBC Scotland); urgent Irish product recalls ahead of Christmas (RTÉ News); Germany’s first deportation to Syria since the war began (Reuters); Sweden boarding a sanctioned Russian vessel (SVT Nyheter); Iceland’s Supreme Court ruling on Landsbankinn interest-rate cases (RÚV); growing Uzbekistan–Japan tourism ties (Nikkei Asia); mixed signals in Russia’s economy (Kommersant); Russian strikes disrupting Ukrainian exports (The Kyiv Independent); and India inaugurating a Vajpayee memorial under heavy security (The Hindu). These news summaries were written using AI technology. While every effort has been made to ensure factual accuracy, occasional mistakes or omissions may occur. Your understanding is appreciated, and we warmly welcome any feedback to help us continue improving the quality of our reporting. Thank you for being part of our journey!

Subscribe today so you never miss an episode! Today on Libre News of The World, we covered a sweeping range of global developments: Canada’s Bill C-12 igniting debate over border policy (CBC News); the U.S. Supreme Court checking presidential power (The New York Times); El Salvador’s stronger-than-expected growth (IMF); Venezuela’s anti-piracy law raising Caribbean tensions (Reuters); Apple opening iOS to third-party app stores in Brazil (Valor Econômico); Colombia’s ELN Christmas ceasefire (El Tiempo); Chile’s president-elect Kast pushing a migrant return corridor (La Tercera); Argentina’s administrative holiday decree (La Nación); China and the U.S. clashing over nuclear policy (Xinhua); Australia cancelling a visa over a Nazi symbol charge (ABC News); New Zealand shoppers squeezed by Christmas price hikes (RNZ); Japan moving closer to restarting Kashiwazaki-Kariwa (NHK); falling consumer confidence in South Korea (Yonhap); To Lam consolidating power in Vietnam (VnExpress); Ghana legalising crypto trading (Joy News); Libya’s top military chief killed in a plane crash (Al Jazeera); Saudi Aramco reaffirming China as a core market (China Daily); U.S.–Iran sparring at the UN (Reuters); settler violence debate intensifying in the West Bank (Haaretz); France passing an emergency budget law (Le Monde); Italy amending its national anthem lyrics (Corriere della Sera); Spain’s growth outlook improving despite household strain (El País); Portugal’s festive road safety crackdown (Público); Azerbaijan resettling displaced families (Azernews); UK Labour softening inheritance tax plans (BBC News); organised-crime arrests in Scotland (BBC News Scotland); Dublin’s St Mary’s becoming the official Catholic cathedral (The Irish Times); Germany deporting a convicted criminal to Syria (Der Spiegel); the EU reaffirming Denmark’s sovereignty including Greenland (Politico Europe); elevated volcanic risk near Svartsengi in Iceland (Icelandic Met Office); stronger profitability in Uzbekistan’s banking sector (Kun.uz); WhatsApp accusing Russia of restricting encrypted messaging (Reuters); Ukrainian troops withdrawing from Siversk (Reuters); and protests in New Delhi over a lynching in Bangladesh (The Hindu). These news summaries were written using AI technology. While every effort has been made to ensure factual accuracy, occasional mistakes or omissions may occur. Your understanding is appreciated, and we warmly welcome any feedback to help us continue improving the quality of our reporting. Thank you for being part of our journey!

Subscribe today so you never miss an episode! Today on Libre News of The World we covered a wide sweep of global developments: Canada naming Mark Wiseman as ambassador to the United States (CBC News); diplomatic fallout over a U.S. envoy to Greenland (Reuters); a U.S. court ordering the return of Venezuelan deportees from El Salvador (El País América); new nonstop Caribbean flights from Tortola (TravelPulse); Brazil’s oil workers moving to end a strike at Petrobras (Poder360); Colombia deploying drones against record cocaine production (El Tiempo); Chile’s peso strengthening amid dollar and copper moves (La Tercera); Cristina Fernández de Kirchner recovering after surgery (La Nación); China pledging housing stabilisation and urban renewal (Xinhua); Australia tightening MPs’ travel perks (ABC News Australia); measles cases rising in New Zealand cities (RNZ); Japan investing $1.3 billion in clean energy (Kyodo News); Coupang facing a U.S. class action (Yonhap); Vietnam tightening food safety rules (VN Express); Uganda restricting Starlink imports ahead of elections (Daily Monitor); Turkey capturing a senior Islamic State figure (Anadolu Agency); Saudi Arabia showcasing Qiddiya’s entertainment ambitions (Arab News); Iran launching satellites with Russian help (IRNA); Israel moving to close Army Radio (Haaretz); a cyberattack hitting France’s La Poste (Le Monde); Telefónica cutting thousands of jobs (El País); Portugal ordering removal of discriminatory campaign posters (Público); Azerbaijan and Türkiye signing a 110-point economic roadmap (Anadolu Agency); the UK seeking to avert doctors’ strikes (BBC News); Scotland launching its largest EV charging expansion (The Scotsman); Irish security services raising alerts over dissident republicans (RTÉ News); German businesses warning of economic decline (Handelsblatt); Denmark ending centuries-old letter delivery (DR); Iceland expanding real-time groundwater monitoring (RÚV); Uzbekistan reforming capital markets (Gazeta.uz); Russia launching mass air and drone attacks on Ukraine (Ukrinform); Ukrainian forces repelling an armoured assault near Pokrovsk (Ukrainska Pravda); and India and New Zealand sealing a free trade deal boosting skilled professionals (The Hindu). These news summaries were written using AI technology. While every effort has been made to ensure factual accuracy, occasional mistakes or omissions may occur. Your understanding is appreciated, and we warmly welcome any feedback to help us continue improving the quality of our reporting. Thank you for being part of our journey!

Subscribe today so you never miss an episode! Today on Libre News of The World we covered a sweeping global agenda: a British Columbia court ruling shaking property rights (CBC News); conservative infighting and surprises at AmericaFest in the U.S. (The Washington Post); U.S. Coast Guard action against Venezuelan-linked tankers (Reuters); Brazil’s fragile protections for uncontacted Indigenous peoples (Agência Brasil); Colombia’s navy seizing 27 tons of cocaine (El Tiempo); Chile’s plan for Cape Froward National Park (La Tercera); mass union protests in Buenos Aires (La Nación); China’s $113 billion Hainan free-trade push (Xinhua); Australia’s gas reservation policy amid a flu surge (ABC News); New Zealand’s High Court upholding airport pricing rules (RNZ); Japan’s move to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant (NHK World Japan); South Korea returning its presidency to the Blue House (Yonhap); Vietnam’s key Communist Party plenum (VnExpress International); a deadly mass shooting near Johannesburg (News24); Turkey commissioning new naval platforms and announcing a carrier (Anadolu Agency); Saudi Arabia expanding alcohol access for premium foreign residents (Arab News); Iran deepening ties with the Eurasian Economic Union (IRNA); Israel approving 19 new West Bank settlements (Haaretz); France green-lighting a next-generation aircraft carrier (Le Monde); an extraordinary TIM board meeting in Italy (Il Sole 24 Ore); pivotal regional elections in Spain’s Extremadura (El País); Portugal recovering bodies of Indonesian fishermen (Público); Greece eyeing a record tourism year (Kathimerini); toxic hemlock washing up on UK beaches (BBC News); Scotland debating legal changes for supervised crack use (The Guardian); Ireland and the UAE exploring tourism and green-energy ties (The Irish Times); Germany’s Chancellor Merz pushing a geopolitical vision amid EU pushback (Deutsche Welle); Sweden boarding a sanctioned Russian vessel (SVT Nyheter); Iceland arresting suspects in an organised theft ring (RÚV); Uzbekistan planning a Japanese-style special economic zone (The Japan Times); domestic strains and a fatal poisoning in Russia (Meduza); and a Ukrainian drone strike damaging infrastructure on Russia’s Black Sea coast (Reuters). These news summaries were written using AI technology. While every effort has been made to ensure factual accuracy, occasional mistakes or omissions may occur. Your understanding is appreciated, and we warmly welcome any feedback to help us continue improving the quality of our reporting. Thank you for being part of our journey!

Subscribe today so you never miss an episode! Today on Libre News of The World we reported on a wide sweep of global developments: Canada bracing for a flu-driven hospital surge (CityNews Toronto); the U.S. seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela (Reuters); Honduras reconsidering ties with China in favour of Taiwan (Agencia EFE); Cuba launching a floating dollar–peso exchange (Prensa Latina); Brazil’s President Lula warning against U.S. intervention in Venezuela (Agencia EFE); Colombia’s 7.5-tonne marijuana seizure (El Tiempo); Chile’s discovery of the oldest human footprint in the Americas (El Mercurio); Argentina’s Milei backing U.S. pressure on Venezuela (Agencia EFE); China tightening rules on internet platform pricing (South China Morning Post); New South Wales proposing stricter hate-speech laws (ABC News Australia); protests disrupting a Sikh procession in Auckland (The New Zealand Herald); North Korea warning Japan over nuclear ambitions (KCNA); South Korea’s court removing an ex-police chief over martial law (Yonhap); Vietnam breaking ground on a rail link to China (Vietnam News Agency); Egypt calling for UN Security Council reform (Al-Ahram); Turkey warning on Black Sea security after a downed drone (Anadolu Agency); rare snowfall in northern Saudi Arabia (Arab News); unusual IRGC air activity flagged by Western intelligence (Reuters); Israel briefing the U.S. on Iran threats (Al Jazeera); a French culture official accused in a drinks-spiking scandal (AFP); Italy hit by a winter flu wave (ANSA); Barcelona launching a smart waste strategy (El País); Ukraine and Portugal agreeing to co-produce sea drones (Lusa); Azerbaijan and Montenegro deepening cooperation (Trend News Agency); the Met Police warning UK hate-crime laws fall short (BBC News); Police Scotland’s £14m drug seizure (BBC News Scotland); Ireland issuing food recalls and hospital alerts (RTÉ News); Germany charging teens in a far-right terror plot (Deutsche Welle); Sweden approving a new TNT plant (Reuters); Iceland confirming a glacial outburst flood (RÚV); Uzbekistan expanding ties at the Central Asia + Japan summit (Nikkei Asia); intensified Russian strikes on Ukraine’s Odesa region (Al Jazeera); a deadly missile strike on Odesa port (Al Jazeera); and India rising to the world’s fourth-largest economy with eyes on Germany (The Economic Times). These news summaries were written using AI technology. While every effort has been made to ensure factual accuracy, occasional mistakes or omissions may occur. Your understanding is appreciated, and we warmly welcome any feedback to help us continue improving the quality of our reporting. Thank you for being part of our journey!

Subscribe today so you never miss an episode! Today on **Libre News of The World** we covered a wide global sweep: Eli Lilly cutting prices of diabetes drugs in Canada (CBC News); a record US arms sale to Taiwan (Reuters); a US court ruling spotlighting immigration due-process concerns (Associated Press); a rare conservation win for endangered iguanas in Anguilla (BBC News); Brazil’s Supreme Court defending Indigenous land rights (Agência Brasil); Washington designating Colombia’s Clan del Golfo and EGC as terrorist groups (El Espectador); Chile’s sharp political shift with José Antonio Kast’s election (La Tercera); Argentina advancing its 2026 budget while blocking social cuts (La Nación); China’s controversial condom tax (Caixin); Australia tightening hate-speech laws after the Bondi attack (ABC News); New Zealand’s High Court blocking a puberty-blocker ban (RNZ); Japan ending subsidies for mega solar farms (The Japan Times); South Korea removing a police chief over martial-law actions (Yonhap); Vietnam accelerating social housing (Vietnam News Agency); Angola securing US-backed rail financing (ANGOP); Turkey warning the Syrian Kurdish YPG (Anadolu Agency); Saudi, US and French talks on Hezbollah disarmament (AFP); Iran’s covert aviation networks under sanctions (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty); intensified Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon (AFP); France probing cyber-interference on a ferry (Le Monde); Italy hesitating on the EU–Mercosur deal (ANSA); Spain evicting migrants in Badalona (El País); Portugal’s court striking nationality law provisions (Público); Serbia boycotting an EU summit (N1 Serbia); the UK unveiling a violence against women strategy (BBC News); rising racism in Scottish schools (BBC News); a ransomware attack on Ireland’s Ombudsman (RTÉ News); Germany opening a joint drone defence centre (Deutsche Welle); Finland apologising over a racism scandal (Yle News); safety warnings ignored at Iceland’s Reynisfjara beach (Iceland Review); Uzbekistan hosting a South Korean delegation (Yonhap); Russia’s deepening war-economy strain (Reuters); Ukraine urging the EU to use frozen Russian assets (Euronews); and India signing a major trade pact with Oman (The Hindu). These news summaries were written using AI technology. While every effort has been made to ensure factual accuracy, occasional mistakes or omissions may occur. Your understanding is appreciated, and we warmly welcome any feedback to help us continue improving the quality of our reporting. Thank you for being part of our journey!

Subscribe today so you never miss an episode! Today on **Libre News of The World**, we covered a wide global sweep of stories: Israel blocking Canadian MPs from the West Bank (Reuters), the US thwarting a planned attack in New Orleans (Associated Press), a physical brawl erupting in Mexico City’s Congress (Associated Press), Washington ordering a blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers (Associated Press), a São Paulo cardinal ordering priest Júlio Lancellotti offline (Associated Press), ELN-linked violence and Colombia’s fiscal planning (El Tiempo), rising school violence across Chile (La Tercera), the death of elephant Kenya and renewed captivity debates in Argentina (La Nación), Russia–China gas pipeline expansion (Xinhua), ASX declines and shifting bank rate forecasts (Australian Financial Review), a historic Māori land return in New Zealand (RNZ), Japan’s energy transition away from fossil fuels (The Japan Times), South Korea’s unified stance on North Korea (Yonhap), Hanoi’s smog crisis and factory curbs (VNExpress), expanded US travel restrictions on African nations (Washington Post), Turkey downing a drone near the Black Sea (Anadolu Agency), stricter Saudi Hajj transport rules (Arab News), the hospitalisation of Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi (BBC News), reported Israeli strikes near Gaza (Associated Press), Brigitte Macron’s apology over sexist remarks (Le Monde), Rome opening long-delayed archaeological metro stations (ANSA), Spain fining Airbnb €64 million (El País), Portugal admitting EU border control problems (Público), falling Azeri oil prices (Trend News Agency), junior doctors striking in England (BBC News), Scottish musicians criticising BBC Radio Scotland changes (The Guardian), an arrest at Dublin Airport over an alleged rape case (RTÉ News), Germany ending its Patriot mission in Poland (Deutsche Welle), a 2,400-year-old fingerprint found on a Scandinavian boat (National Museum of Denmark), the opening of a new University of Iceland building (RÚV), Uzbekistan targeting its construction shadow economy (Gazeta.uz), Russia designating Deutsche Welle “undesirable” (BBC News), Ukraine and allies approving a war-damage claims body (Associated Press), and dense fog and cold wave alerts across northern India (The Hindu). These news summaries were written using AI technology. While every effort has been made to ensure factual accuracy, occasional mistakes or omissions may occur. Your understanding is appreciated, and we warmly welcome any feedback to help us continue improving the quality of our reporting. Thank you for being part of our journey!

Subscribe today so you never miss an episode! Today on Libre News of The World, we covered a wide sweep of global developments: Canada modernised citizenship law; Guatemala declared a state of emergency; Brazil’s low-cost solar boom gained momentum; Colombia intensified security operations; Chile raised wildfire alerts; Argentina tightened security in Rosario; South China Sea tensions rose; Australia faced housing pressure; New Zealand pressed ahead with public-sector cuts; Japan debated defence spending; South Korea moved to stabilise exports; Vietnam accelerated manufacturing; West Africa reopened ECOWAS talks; Turkey held firm on tight monetary policy; Saudi Arabia deepened diplomacy; Iran grappled with rial volatility; judicial reform reignited tensions in Israel; French farmers protested; Italy faced migration strain; Madrid clashed with Madrid housing policy; Portugal pushed renewables; Malta faced governance scrutiny; the UK refocused on asylum; Scotland’s constitutional debate resurfaced; Ireland stepped up EU security talks; Germany’s slowdown deepened concern; Finland reinforced borders; Iceland weighed tourism risks; Russia hardened its Ukraine stance; Ukraine pressed allies for aid; and India tightened financial oversight. Sources included Government of Canada, Prensa Libre, Agência Brasil, El Tiempo, La Tercera, Clarín, Nikkei Asia, ABC News Australia, RNZ, NHK World, Yonhap, Vietnam News Agency, Africa News, Anadolu Agency, Arab News, Al-Monitor, The Times of Israel, France 24, ANSA, El País, Público, Malta Today, BBC News, The Scotsman, The Irish Times, Handelsblatt, Yle, RÚV, TASS, Ukrinform, and The Economic Times. These news summaries were written using AI technology. While every effort has been made to ensure factual accuracy, occasional mistakes or omissions may occur. Your understanding is appreciated, and we warmly welcome any feedback to help us continue improving the quality of our reporting. Thank you for being part of our journey!

Subscribe today so you never miss an episode! Today on **Libre News of The World** we covered a wide sweep of global developments: Canada charged a military intelligence officer in an espionage case (CBC News); Nancy Pelosi announced her retirement after four decades in Congress (USA TODAY); the US issued a security alert for Costa Rica tourism hotspots (U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica); Kenyan police deployed to Haiti under a UN mission (Caribbean National Weekly); Brazilians protested moves to reduce Jair Bolsonaro’s sentence (Folha de S.Paulo); a deadly school bus crash shook northern Colombia (El Tiempo); wildfire risks rose in southern Chile (La Tercera); Javier Milei pushed controversial labour reforms in Argentina (La Nación); China sanctioned a former Japanese defence official (South China Morning Post); Australia debated tougher gun laws after the Bondi attack (ABC News); New Zealand boosted security for Jewish communities (The New Zealand Herald); a stabbing injured two in Fukuoka (NHK World); Singapore tightened oversight of financial crime and digital assets (The Straits Times); Vietnam accelerated public investment spending (Vietnam News Agency); East Africa faced worsening food insecurity after poor rains (World Food Programme); Turkey intensified diplomacy in the Middle East and Caucasus (Anadolu Agency); Saudi Arabia expanded regional diplomacy amid Red Sea and Gaza tensions (Arab News); Iran signalled openness to renewed nuclear talks (Al Jazeera); pressure mounted on Israel over Gaza operations (BBC News); France faced renewed immigration policy tensions (Le Monde); Italy advanced 2026 budget talks under EU scrutiny (Il Sole 24 Ore); Spain tightened water restrictions amid drought (El País); Portugal fast-tracked renewable energy projects (Diário de Notícias); Azerbaijan deepened energy talks with Europe (Euronews); the UK faced renewed cost-of-living pressure (BBC News); Scotland’s constitutional debate reignited (The Guardian); Ireland stepped up EU diplomacy (The Irish Times); Germany’s coalition struggled over budget talks (Deutsche Welle); Nordic states reassessed defence spending (SVT News); Iceland reviewed energy policy (Iceland Review); Uzbekistan accelerated privatisation efforts (Reuters); Russia’s economy strained under defence spending priorities (The Moscow Times); Ukraine raced to repair energy infrastructure before winter (Ukrinform); and India tightened oversight of its financial sector as credit risks rose (The Economic Times). These news summaries were written using AI technology. While every effort has been made to ensure factual accuracy, occasional mistakes or omissions may occur. Your understanding is appreciated, and we warmly welcome any feedback to help us continue improving the quality of our reporting. Thank you for being part of our journey!

Subscribe today so you never miss an episode! Today on **Libre News of The World**, we covered a wide global sweep: Canada’s push to massively expand military recruitment (Yahoo News); President Trump’s vow of retaliation after Americans were killed in Syria (Reuters); Jamaica’s island-wide highway expansion (Jamaica Gleaner); unrest among Panama’s agricultural producers (La Prensa); Brazil’s planned auction of the Santos container terminal (Valor Econômico); Indigenous resistance near Colombia’s Puracé volcano (El Espectador); Mapuche fears during Chile’s election cycle (La Tercera); Argentina’s F-16 purchase and Falklands security concerns (La Nación); China’s record trade surplus and structural strains (South China Morning Post); Victoria’s interim federal school funding deal (ABC News); South Island marine reserve expansions in New Zealand (Radio New Zealand); Rocket Lab’s first dedicated JAXA mission (NHK World); South Korea’s new multicultural education policies (Yonhap News); Vietnam’s major power plant inauguration (Vietnam News Agency); South Africa opening doors to foreign satellite internet providers (News24); Turkey’s 19th humanitarian “Goodness Ship” to Gaza (Anadolu Agency); Saudi Arabia’s nationwide immigration inspections (Saudi Press Agency); Iran’s deepening diplomacy with Russia and Belarus (IRNA); Israeli condemnation of the Sydney Bondi Beach attack (ABC News); beatification of Catholics martyred under Nazi occupation in Paris (Agence France-Presse); a major fraud case hitting Florence Cathedral (ANSA); rising political tensions in Spain under the Sánchez government (El País); a missing Filipino case in Portugal (Philippine News Agency); Uzbekistan Culture Days launched in Baku (AzerNews); UK travel advisories amid European security alerts (BBC News); a deadly “super flu” season in Scotland (BBC News); Ireland’s fishing industry backlash against EU quotas (RTÉ News); strong AfD polling in Germany (Deutsche Welle); severe winter weather straining Nordic transport and energy systems (NRK); Iceland’s debate over tourism controls (RÚV); Uzbekistan’s public sector and legal reforms (Gazeta.uz); Russia’s resilient yet strained sanctions-era economy (Kommersant); Ukraine’s push for stronger air-defence support (Ukrainska Pravda); and India’s intensified diplomatic outreach amid shifting global alignments (The Indian Express). These news summaries were written using AI technology. While every effort has been made to ensure factual accuracy, occasional mistakes or omissions may occur. Your understanding is appreciated, and we warmly welcome any feedback to help us continue improving the quality of our reporting. Thank you for being part of our journey!