(2025-12-10). Democracy Now! 2025-12-10 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 10, 2025; Will the International Community Act? Preschool Massacre & "Large Piles of Bodies" in Sudan; "Torture & Enforced Disappearances" at Florida's ICE Jails "Alligator Alcatraz" & Krome; Trump Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt's Nephew's Mother Released from ICE Jail, Faces Deportation; Despite Judge's Order, ICE Deports Shackled Babson College Freshman, Harasses Her Family in Texas; What Activists Can Learn from Rosa Parks on the 70th Anniversary of Montgomery Bus Boycott | Headlines for December 10, 2025; Will the International Co…
(2025-12-10). Sudanese military plane crashes, killing all crew members. newarab.com 
(2025-12-10). Military transport aircraft crashes in Sudan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) — An Il-76 cargo plane crashed in Sudan on Tuesday, killing all members of its crew on board.
(2025-12-10). UNICEF urges action for 5mln displaced children in Sudan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) — The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday called for urgent action to safeguard 5 million children displaced by conflict in Sudan, where famine has been declared in parts of Darfur and Kordofan regions.
(2025-12-10). Why the battle for Kordofan could be critical for Sudan's future. aljazeera.com Recent attacks in Sudan's Kordofan region have shifted the focus to a region which could be crucial to Sudan's future.
(2025-12-10). World must act decisively to end Israeli genocide. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) — Iran's ambassador to the United Nations has called on the international community to take urgent and unified action to end the ongoing genocide underway by the Israeli regime in the Gaza Strip.
(2025-12-10). Ensuring Human Rights: A Daily Commitment by Elected Representatives. devdiscourse.com In observance of Human Rights Day, Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan implored elected officials to ensure human rights remain a palpable reality for every citizen. Speaking on the 77th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, he stressed the importance of these rights, particularly for marginalized communities.
(2025-12-10). Milwaukee, December 11 and 15, 2025: ICE Out of Milwaukee! Support Judge Dugan! wibailoutpeople.org 
Voces de la Frontera Join Milwaukee coalition members representing labor, immigrant rights, and faith organizations for a rally and press event the morning of Judge Hannah Dugan's trial date, currently set for Monday, December 15th at 9: 00 a.m. Milwaukee will not be intimidated or divided. We will send a loud, unified message: due process matters, …
(2025-12-10). Life spared of Iran child bride sentenced to death: judiciary. newarab.com 
A woman sentenced to death by Goli Kouhkan, a member of the Baluch minority without documentation and now aged 25, had been set to be executed this month in a case that had caused widespread international concern. | UN rights experts last week urged Iran to halt the execution of Kouhkan, saying she was forced into marriage at the age of 12 to her cousin and at 13 gave birth to their…
(2025-12-10). Martín Mosquera: The Meaning of Milei. newleftreview.org With Latin America in Trump's cross-hairs, a report from Buenos Aires on the social stalemate that allowed far-right firebrand Javier Milei to impose the harshest shock therapy in Argentina's history. Mosquera mobilizes the conceptual legacies of Gramsci, Trotsky, Otto Bauer and Angelo Tasca to identify the function of the region's highly successful new rights.
(2025-12-10). Syria: One Year since Assad's Fall. juancole.com On…
(2025-12-10). As UN Grows Its Nairobi Hub, Rights Experts Criticize Repression in Kenya. passblue.com 
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Nations is expanding its hub here in Kenya's capital with a nearly $340 million construction project, even as UN human rights experts warn that the country is sliding into a pattern of repression. The UN Office at Nairobi (UNON), the Secretariat's largest investment in Africa and the global South beyond …
(2025-12-10). Traveling exhibition pays tribute to the victims of Gaza. radiohc.cu The Her Car Art Gallery (Calzada de 10 de Octubre corner of Porvenir, Arroyo Naranjo) will host the traveling exhibition "Gaza," a poignant and necessary tribute on Human Rights Day. | According to the National Council of Visual Arts (CNAP), the exhibition was curated jointly by Palestinian artist Fadi About Hassan and National Humor Prize winner Arístides Hernández (Ares). | The CNAP adds that the exhibition stems from a call for submissions issued by the aforementioned artists during the 24th edition of the San Antonio de los Baños Graphic Humor Biennial, which quickly garnered responses from over 50 visual art…
(2025-12-10). SCOTUS refuses to hear labor's case challenging Musk's attempt to kill NLRB. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—If this week's comments by members of the Supreme Court right-wing majority supporting the idea of a "unitary executive" were not enough to convince people that they were out to kill workers rights, their decision not to hear a lawsuit by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) and the AFL-CIO against Elon Musk that …
(2025-12-10). UN human rights office in 'survival mode' amid funding cuts. newarab.com 
(2025-12-10). UN rights office in 'survival mode' amid deep funding cuts. aljazeera.com The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said the shortfall has already led to 300 job losses.
(2025-12-10). An Israeli plea to the press: Stop indulging the far outbursts. haaretz.com If we stop rewarding the extremists' provocations in the press, they lose their power, and the public conversation can remain focused on substance over spectacle…
(2025-12-10). Arab voters are key to Israel ousting Netanyahu. Opposition parties are mad to reject them. haaretz.com A significant majority of Arab citizens support their parties joining governing coalitions — despite the Netanyahu government's best efforts to marginalize Arab political participation and ignore the sector's homicide crisis…
(2025-12-10). 500,000 Homeless — Southeast Asia's Biggest Crisis Since Myanmar. thinktank.pk In the sweltering borderlands of Thailand and Cambodia, where ancient temples stand as silent sentinels to a fractured past, a deadly flare-up has unleashed chaos on half a million lives. As clashes enter their third relentless day, the region confronts not just artillery barrages and jet strikes, but a haunting reminder of unresolved colonial legacies—French-drawn …
(2025-12-10). The Housing Crisis is Forcing Americans to Choose Between Affordability and Safety. counterpunch.org 
Picture this: You're looking to buy a place to live, and you have two options. Option A is a beautiful home in California near good schools and job opportunities. But it goes for nearly a million dollars — the median California home sells for US$906,500 — and you'd be paying a mortgage that's risen 82%
(2025-12-10). New data show inequality crisis is deeper than thought. haaretz.com Full income records analyzed by the Israel Tax Authority reveal that the top 10 percent take in over 83 percent of all capital gains…
(2025-12-10). Trump Says US Forces Seized an Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Venezuela in Latest Escalation. news.antiwar.com Updated on December 10 at 8: 30 pm EST President Trump said on Wednesday that US forces have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, marking the latest US escalation in its push toward a regime change war aimed at ousting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. "As you probably know, we've just seized a tanker …
(2025-12-10). Israel leads as 2025 ends as deadliest year for Journalists: RSF. ummid.com Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in its latest report said the year 2025 is ending as the deadliest year for journalists with majority of them killed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IDF) in Gaza.
(2025-12-10). Venezuela Launches Transitional Government Towards Communal Socialism While Trump Says President Maduro's Days Are Numbered. orinocotribune.com During a televised meeting on Monday, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced the birth of the Communal Government of Transition to Socialism. | "Starting today, a Communal Transition Government to Socialism is declared with the 5,336 Self-Government Rooms, with the 5,336 territorial governments that have neighbors, families, communities, concrete forces that debate, participate, act, build, and make their territories visible for a new society," stated the president. | The Venezuelan president explained that in 2024, when the popular consultation experiment began, 9,258 projects were approved, while…
(2025-12-10). Uvira City Falls Under M23/AFC Control. plusnews.ug 
Uvira, a major city in South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has fallen to the March 23 Movement/Alliance Fleuve Congo (M23/AFC) rebels after more than a week of intense fighting. The clashes between M23 and the FARDC, backed by coalition forces, resumed on December 1, 2025, across several fronts in South Kivu. The …
(2025-12-10). Three IRGC servicemen martyred in southeast. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) — Three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Forces were martyred in an ambush by terrorists on the shared borders with Pakistan in Sistan and Baluchestan.
(2025-12-10). Momentum built for future industries. ecns.cn China is set to intensify its push to cultivate new quality productive forces next year, creating abundant opportunities for foreign companies in sectors such as smart connected vehicles, biomanu-facturing and hydrogen energy, policymakers and experts said.
(2025-12-10). IDF Kills 16-Year-Old Boy in Gaza and Runs Over His Body With a Tank. news.antiwar.com Israeli forces in northern Gaza shot and killed a 16-year-old boy on Wednesday before crushing his body with a tank, the Palestinian news agency WAFA has reported, as the IDF continues to violate the US-backed ceasefire deal. "A WAFA correspondent reported that the army shot 16-year-old Zaher Nasser Shamiya from Jabalia refugee camp and then …
(2025-12-10). Will Nursing Home Chain Be Off the Hook for Paying Injury and Death Settlements? truthout.org Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) is set to reintroduce the Corporate Crimes in Health Care Act — legislation that authorizes criminal and civil penalties for private equity owners of healthcare organizations when their actions cause the injury or death of patients under their care. It is the toughest legislation to date designed to curb the worst excesses of Wall Street owners in healthcare. |
(2025-12-10). Cuba affirms U.S. attacks on vessels in the Caribbean are war crimes. radiohc.cu Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez reaffirmed today that attacks on civilian vessels in the Caribbean constitute war crimes and rejected Washington's threats against Venezuela. | On his social media profile, the top Cuban diplomat stated that the debates in the U.S. Congress regarding whether extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean and the Pacific constitute war crimes are part of the show and farce of U.S. politics. | He pointed out that such policies are more interested in money, power, and the natural resources of others than in human life and justice. | Bruno Rodriguez also emphasized that the threat of militar…
(2025-12-10). German rearmament's genocidal implications, this time via Israel. newarab.com 
The German chancellor Friedrich Merz posted on X a photo of himself with Netanyahu — who is wanted by the ICC for war crimes in Gaza — with a heartfelt message to him and the Israeli people: "I wish for the Israeli people that, after years of terror and war, a better time will dawn. Germany will stand by your side in friendship."
(2025-12-10). United in Heart | A symbol of unity on Chang'an Avenue — Why it's called the 'home of the ethnic groups'. ecns.cn The central exhibition hall extends northward, with white glazed tiles lining its exterior and vibrant peacock-blue glazed tiles adorning its flying eaves and golden rooftop—a structure rich in elements of traditional Chinese architecture.
(2025-12-10). On cam: Putin seizes moment with nuclear offer while Trump trade deal with Indonesia falls apart. hindustantimes.com Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow is ready to help Indonesia develop civilian nuclear energy, offering Russian technology and cooperation as Jakarta looks to diversify its power mix and support industrial growth. The offer fits Moscow's wider strategy of using nuclear projects to deepen ties in the Global South, while giving Indonesia another option beyond Western and East Asian partners for long-term energy security….
(2025-12-10). Cambodia-Thailand clashes send half a million into shelters. newarab.com 
Half a million evacuees in Five Thai soldiers and seven Cambodian civilians have been
(2025-12-10). Speaker blasts Lammy for failing to respond over hunger strikers. thecanary.co Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle has carpeted David Lammy. The justice secretary has failed to respond to a request for a meeting with MPs to discuss the hunger strikers. John McDonnell MP raised a point of order in the Houses of Parliament at 12.36pm today (10 December). He stated: I don't like […] | By
(2025-12-10). Protest tonight 6pm at Pentonville Prison for hospitalised hunger-striker Ahmed. thecanary.co Supporters are organising an emergency demonstration outside Pentonville Prison tonight (10 December) from 6pm for hunger-striker and political prisoner Kamran Ahmed. Ahmed, in his second month of his hunger strike against his imprisonment for more than a year so far without trial, has been hospitalised yet again. Despite Ahmed's re-admittance to hospital, outraged organisers say […] | By
(2025-12-10). Obscure 9/11 Rule Lets ICE Keep Immigrants Detained After They're Granted Bond. truthout.org When Juan was granted bond on August 6, it looked as if he would soon be freed from a Brooklyn immigration jail to return to his 6-year-old daughter, 10-month-old son, his partner, and his job at a grocery store. Since he has no criminal record and support from his church, employer and family, the Colombian native was required to post only the minimum bond: $1,500. |
(2025-12-10). Simple Decor Changes That Boost Focus and Creativity. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) — This article explains how small decor changes can transform a chaotic home office into a space that supports focus and creativity.
(2025-12-10). ICE Arrests Observer, Maces Press Detains People as Agents are Confronted Across Minneapolis. unicornriot.ninja 
(2025-12-10). Building trades of a new type? LEGO brick specialists need a union. peoplesworld.org 
RELATED STORY: Brick by brick, LEGO tears down unionization effort at Downtown Disney store We hope you appreciated this article. At People's World, we believe news and information should be free and accessible to all, but we need your help. Our journalism is free of corporate influence and paywalls because we are totally reader-supported. Only you, …
(2025-12-10). Badenoch's DWP plans are as evil as Labour's she's just not hiding it. thecanary.co Leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch has unveiled that the Conservatives have a plan for benefits claimants to be administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Spoiler, it involves slashing support and demonising disabled people even further. Speaking at a press conference yesterday (Tuesday 9 December 2025), Badenoch said that herself and three […] | By
(2025-12-10). Kyagulanyi Says He Has Faced Targeted Intimidation By Security. plusnews.ug 
National Unity Platform (NUP) Presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, has attacked the security in Fort Portal City for blocking him while heading to a scheduled campaign venue in Kyenjojo. He said such operations were intended to intimidate voters and create an impression that NUP lacks support across the country. On Tuesday, Kyagulanyi began …
(2025-12-10). Herzog reportedly drew up legal opinion for pardon before his presidency. haaretz.com A former associate of President Issac Herzog told Channel 12 News that he requested the legal opinion out of political considerations, not professional ones, as part of a deal to receive Netanyahu and the Likud's support during the presidential election…
(2025-12-10). DTB and Furaha Finserve partner to support children in school through affordable financing. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Uganda, a leading financial institution in Uganda, has announced a new partnership with Furaha Finserve Uganda Limited aimed at easing the burden of school fees for families across the country. The collaboration introduces the DTB—Furaha School Fees Loan, a digital financing solution that gives …
(2025-12-10). Syrian Alawites Launch General Strike. popularresistance.org Alawites in Syria are carrying out a general strike to express their support of federalism and to protest against sectarian killings, arbitrary detentions, and kidnappings being carried out by the extremist-led government. | The strike, which is planned to last for five days, has spread to large parts of the cities of Tartous, Jableh, Qardaha, Latakia, Salhab, Masyaf, Safita, and the Alawite neighborhoods in Homs. | Photos circulating on social media show shuttered shops and empty transportation hubs in Alawite neighborhoods. The strike was called by prominent Alawite religious leader Sheikh Ghazal Ghazal and the…
(2025-12-10). RSF says Israel killed highest number of journalists again this year. geo.tv 
Demonstrators hold placards of slain journalists from Gaza Hossam Shbat and Anas al-Sharif, in support of Palestinians during a march on the International Day of Solidarity, in Dublin, Ireland. — ReutersReporters Without Borders has said that Israel was responsible for nearly half…
(2025-12-10). Successive governments have badly let migrant care workers down. thecanary.co Tory and Labour governments have allowed horrific treatment of migrant care workers. People who've left everything behind to come to the UK and do care work deserve much better conditions and wages than they're getting. But instead, they're getting debt, threats of violence, and racists calling for them to be deported. If we want to […] | By
(2025-12-10). Steps Toward a Trump Dictatorship? counterpunch.org 
Thank you, Ken Klippenstein. Kippenstein's recent discussions of Att. Gen. Pam Bondi's Memo "Ending Political Violence Against ICE" and Pres. Donald Trump's National Security Presidential Memo/NSPM-7, "Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized" — as well as his presentation on Democracy Now! — makes it frightening clear that the "legal" framework of a Trump dictatorship is being put in place. The Bondi memo
(2025-12-10). THE NEXT WARS WERE ALWAYS HERE: How Post 9/11 Law and the Monroe Doctrine Converged in the Caribbean. scheerpost.com By Michelle Ellner The first U.S. missiles that struck the boats in the Caribbean in early September 2025 were described by Washington as a "counter-narcotics operation," a sterile phrase meant to dull the violence of incinerating human beings in an instant. Then came the second strike, this time on survivors already struggling to stay afloat. …