Libre News of The World. Thursday the 11th of December 2025

**Subscribe today so you never miss an episode! Today on Libre News of The World** we covered a broad sweep of global developments: Canada rolled out its C$1.7 billion Global Impact+ research initiative (*Reuters* — reuters.com), U.S. security aides briefed Congress on potential expanded anti-drug operations in Latin America (*Washington Post* — washingtonpost.com), Mexico pledged increased water deliveries to the U.S. amid tariff threats (*AP News* — apnews.com), and Shell’s Aphrodite gas project in Trinidad remained stalled pending government approvals (*Energy News* — energynews.oedigital.com). Flávio Bolsonaro launched his 2026 presidential bid in Brazil (*Al Jazeera* — aljazeera.com), while U.S. sanctions targeted networks recruiting Colombian mercenaries for Sudan’s RSF (*Al Jazeera* — aljazeera.com). South Korea sealed a landmark defence-export deal with Peru (*Yonhap News* — yonhapnews.com), and over 90% of state workers joined massive labour-law protests (*El País* — elpais.com). China opened public consultations for its 2026 Government Work Report (*SCMP* — scmp.com), AEMO warned Australia must triple grid capacity by 2050 (*Guardian Australia* — theguardian.com/au), and New Zealand reversed plans to replace Timaru seafarers with overseas labour (*NZ Herald* — nzherald.co.nz). Japan scrambled jets after Russia–China bomber patrols (*Japan Times* — japantimes.co.jp), while Lee Jae-myung ordered a probe into political-religious links (*Korea JoongAng Daily* — koreajoongangdaily.joins.com). Vietnam approved sweeping media-law reforms requiring journalists to reveal sources (*Radio Free Asia* — rfa.org), and the DRC battled its worst cholera outbreak in 25 years (*Africa News* — africanews.com). The U.S. signaled conditional F-35 talks with Turkey (*Defense News* — defensenews.com), and Saudi Aramco prepared to begin condensate exports from Jafurah (*Arab News* — arabnews.com). Rights groups warned of escalating persecution of Iran’s Baha’i community (*Al-Monitor* — al-monitor.com), and Israel moved to reopen the Allenby Crossing for Gaza aid (*Times of Israel* — timesofisrael.com). France posted resilient growth projections despite political turmoil (*Le Monde* — lemonde.fr), Italy imposed strict conditions on JD.com’s bid for Ceconomy (*Il Sole 24 Ore* — ilsole24ore.com), and Spain’s Supreme Court ordered Málaga to return long-expropriated land (*El Mundo* — elmundo.es). Portugal considered suspending airport border checks over Christmas (*Público* — publico.pt), and Friedrich Merz welcomed the Armenia–Azerbaijan peace deal (*Der Spiegel* — spiegel.de). Ofcom reported Britons now watch 51 minutes of YouTube daily (*The Guardian* — theguardian.com), and Scottish business investment reached a 20-year high (*The Business Desk* — thebusinessdesk.com). Storm Bram triggered nationwide Status Orange alerts with major disruptions (*Irish Times* — irishtimes.com), Germany advanced defence reforms without reinstating conscription (*FAZ* — faz.net), and Sweden redirected aid from five countries to Ukraine (*Dagens Nyheter* — dn.se). Iceland faced storms, tremors and a glacial flood (*RÚV* — ruv.is), the Nur Bukhara solar-storage plant marked a clean-energy milestone (*The Diplomat* — thediplomat.com), and Russia labeled NCH Capital “extremist” and moved to seize its assets (*Moscow Times* — moscowtimes.ru). Kyiv suffered widespread blackouts after missile and drone strikes (*Ukrainska Pravda* — pravda.com.ua), and India opened new loan-fraud probes into Reliance finance firms (*The Hindu Business Line* — thehindubusinessline.com). **These news summaries were written using AI technology. While every effort has been made to ensure factual accuracy, occasional mistakes or omissions may occur. Your understanding is appreciated, and we warmly welcome any feedback to help us continue improving the quality of our reporting. Thank you for being part of our journey!**