At least 24 people are dead after a fire in an office building. Police say it appears the fire began after a battery exploded on the first floor before the flames spread upwards. A company which makes drones is based in the building.

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Kebakaran Ruko Terra Drone Kemayoran, 24 Jenazah Dievakuasi

Mayoritas jenazah ditemukan di lantai 3 dan lantai 5.

(AP) — A federal judge has struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind farms on federal lands and waters was “arbitrary and capricious” and violates U.S. law.

NYT - Alina Habba has resigned as US attorney in New Jersey after a panel of federal judges ruled last week that she was serving in the position unlawfully.

Alina Habba, a Trump Loyalist, Resigns as New Jersey’s Top Prosecutor

Ms. Habba resigned on Monday, after a federal appeals court last week found she had been serving as U.S. attorney unlawfully.

The NSS is a masterpiece of doublespeak, writes Max Boot, in part because it vows “to maintain the United States’ unrivaled ‘soft power,’” even as the administration eviscerates actual instruments of soft power, such as the Voice of America and USAID. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/08/trump-national-security-strategy-europe-russia/

FT - Tony Blair, the former UK prime minister, has been dropped from consideration for President Trump’s “board of peace” in Gaza, following objections from several Arab and Muslim states.

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Bloomberg - The Trump administration today is to announce a $12 billion farm aid package.

Bloomberg.com

Trump Set to Unveil $12 Billion Aid for Farmers Hit by Trade War

The Trump administration on Monday plans to unveil a long-awaited farm aid package, according Trump administration officials, offering $12 billion ...

Paramount Skydance launches a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery after it lost out to Netflix in the competition for WBD's legacy assets.

PARAMOUNT LAUNCHES All-CASH TENDER OFFER TO ACQUIRE WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY FOR $30 PER SHARE

Offer provides superior value, and a more certain and quicker path to completion to WBD shareholders Equity to be backstopped by Ellison Family and...

Tsunami quickly reaches the Pacific Japanese coast, evacuation orders issued. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/live_tv/

A strong earthquake has just jolted northern Japan. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251209_02/

Russian drones struck Chernihiv, Okhtyrka, and the Dnipropetrovsk region overnight, killing one and wounding several, including children, and igniting multiple fires. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/65774