Semafor • Dec 22, 2025
Botswana’s economy forecast to shrink as diamond sector slumps
Botswana, the world’s largest producer of diamonds by value, relies on the precious stones for around one-third of its national revenue.
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Semafor • Dec 22, 2025
Nigerian oil giant Heirs Energies secures $750M loan
The oil producer hopes to boost investment into an oil field that has doubled in capacity in four years.
Semafor • Dec 22, 2025
US plans to fund controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau
Washington is sending $1.6 million to a Danish research group “with ties to the US anti-vaccine movement,” reported NOTUS.
Democracy Now • Dec 22, 2025
"Destroying Knowledge": Michael Mann on Trump's Dismantling of Key Climate Center in Colorado
Climate scientists and meteorologists are sounding the alarm after White House budget director Russell Vought announced the Trump administration will break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, known as NCAR. “He is executing the playbook of Project 2025,” says Michael Mann, scientist and co-author of Science Under Siege. Without NCAR, “we will not have the sorts of observational data and climate models that we need to inform climate policy.”
Scheer Post • Dec 22, 2025
Report: Netanyahu To Ask Trump To Support Another Attack on Iran
The Israeli PM is expected to make the case during a December 29 meeting at Mar-a-Lago.
Democracy Now • Dec 22, 2025
Israel Approves 19 New West Bank Settlements as State-Sponsored Violence Escalates
There’s been a sharp rise of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank under Israel’s current far-right government. Israel’s Cabinet approved a proposal for the construction of 19 new Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank on Sunday. Amnesty International researcher Budour Hassan says the move “entrenches the apartheid system we’re seeing in the West Bank.” Experts warn that the settlements further threaten the possibility of creating a Palestinian state.
Semafor • Dec 22, 2025
Saudi Arabia steps up number of executions for second year
At least 347 people have been executed in the kingdom so far this year, including government critics and at least one journalist, the BBC reported.
Democracy Now • Dec 22, 2025
Rep. Ro Khanna on Venezuela Strikes, Zohran Mamdani, Trump-Kennedy Center & More
Democracy Now! speaks with Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna on the latest developments in Congress and about escalating U.S. attacks on alleged drug boats off the coast of Venezuela. “Why are we going into a regime change war when the president promised no endless wars?” he asks. Khanna also defends New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after Congress passed a resolution condemning the “horrors of socialism.” “I call myself a progressive capitalist, but democratic socialism does not mean that you’re going to seize the means of production,” Khanna says. “What they’re talking about is taxing billionaires more, which I agree with.”
Semafor • Dec 22, 2025
Japan to reopen world’s largest nuclear reactor
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa was one of 54 reactors shuttered after the 2011 earthquake that triggered the Fukushima nuclear meltdown.
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Trump Threatens to Strike Iran Energy Sites Unless Strait of Hormuz Reopens
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With Gaza’s Libraries in Ruins, Palestinians Fight to Preserve Historical Memory
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US official says Israel may use NUCLEAR WEAPONS against Iran
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“The Mask Is Completely Ripped Off”: Abby Martin on War, Collapse, and U.S. Power
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Senate GOP Blocks TSA Pay as Trump Threatens to Send ICE to Airports
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In 57 Languages, Meatpackers Strike for the First Time in 40 Years
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Weak Messaging on TSA Delays
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From Iran to Cuba, Trump’s Sanctions Have Hurt People More Than Governments
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With Gaza’s Libraries in Ruins, Palestinians Fight to Preserve Historical Memory
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