We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Friday, December 12, 2025.

Trump confirmed Tuesday that he’d used the epithet “shithole countries” eight years ago during a closed-door meeting with ...

The California Department of Education says the school district discriminated against Jews in three additional instances ...

Palestinians mourn two teenagers medics say were killed by Israeli fire in Rafah:: Khan Younis, Gaza /“This is my nephew. He ...

Israel is redesigning Gaza’s territory to entrench fragmentation and indefinite occupation, paving the way for future ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to Yad Vashem is the jumping-off point for a stark argument by Rabbi Abraham Cooper ...

The Trump administration’s eagerness to normalize relations with Syria’s new government is echoing advocacy from leading ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the longest remains of an ancient wall that once encircled Jerusalem during the time of ...

Many medical organizations and frontline health care providers are grappling with a challenge they haven't had to face in ...

JERUSALEM — Israel has given the go-ahead for the construction of 764 more houses in three Jewish settlements in the occupied ...

Iceland’s national broadcaster said Wednesday it will boycott next year’s Eurovision Song Contest because of the ...

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop deploying California National Guard troops in Los Angeles. A ...