CDC advisers vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants (LINK) 5 December 2025

Namibia loses bid to overturn ban on rhino horn trade at CITES conference in Samarkand (LINK) 4 December 2025

Trump warns land strikes in Venezuela could come 'very soon' (LINK) — ground.news: 13 media reports (LINK) 3 December 2025

EU bans Russian gas imports from early next year after last-minute agreement (LINK) 3 December 2025

— "We were paying to Russia €12 billion per month at the beginning of the war for fossil fuels. Now we're down to €1.5 billion per month ... We aim to bring it down to zero," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters.

Kremlin denies Putin rejected all of US peace plan for Ukraine (LINK) 3 December 2025

Ukraine: British Defence Intelligence Update: Russian President Putin's 02 December 2025 reported claim that Russian Ground Forces (RGF) have taken complete control of the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk is almost certainly inaccurate. (LINK) 3 December 2025

Israel launches airstrike in southern Gaza after earlier attack by militants wounded 5 soldiers (LINK) — ground.news: 15 media reports (LINK) 3 December 2025

Lebanon, Israel hold first direct talks for decades (LINK) — ground.news: 8 media reports (LINK) 3 December 2025

— Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said these negotiations are aimed solely at "the cessation of hostilities", the "release of Lebanese hostages", and "the complete Israeli withdrawal" from Lebanese territory.

Israel says Rafah crossing will open soon to let Gazans leave via Egypt (LINK) 3 December 2025