Prophecy News Watch - December 16, 2025

Around the World
President Zelenskyy Offers to Drop Ukraine’s NATO Membership Bid (Worthy News In-Depth)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told U.S. envoys that Ukraine is willing to give up its bid to join NATO if it helps bring an end to the war with Russia, according to sources familiar with the discussions.
Father, Son Kill 15 At Hanukkah Event In Australia
Australian police said Monday that a father and son carried out a deadly antisemitic terror attack at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, killing 15 people and wounding about 40 others, in what officials described as the country’s worst gun violence in nearly three decades.
Uneasy Calm Returns To Amsterdam After Anti-Israel Protests At Concertgebouw
An uneasy calm returned Monday to the streets of Amsterdam after Dutch police said they arrested 22 people following clashes with anti-Israel protesters outside one of the world’s most famous concert halls.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Rare 1,300-Year-Old Menorah Pendant Found Near Temple Mount
A remarkably rare, 1,300-year-old lead pendant decorated with a seven-branched menorah has been uncovered during archaeological excavations beneath the southwestern corner of the Temple Mount, shedding new light on Jewish presence in Jerusalem during a period when Jews were officially barred from entering the city.

Inside the United States
Trump Designates Fentanyl A ‘Weapon Of Mass Destruction’
Following an alarming rise in fentanyl deaths in recent years, President Donald Trump is taking another step in cracking down on the deadly drug seeping its way onto American streets by designating it a weapon of mass destruction.
Person Of Interest Detained After Deadly Brown University Shooting
American authorities have detained “a person of interest” following a deadly shooting at Brown University in the U.S. state of Rhode Island that officials said killed two students and wounded nine others, prompting a campus lockdown and renewed debate over security at the nation’s universities.