WORLD Radio News - WORLD Radio News: 12-30-25 (2/3)

Episode Date: December 30, 2025

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With World Radio News, I'm Kent Covington. President Trump is warning that the U.S. military could once again strike Iran if it continues its nuclear ambitions. Trump said that after U.S. and Israeli strikes severely damaged Iran's nuclear program earlier this year. They're looking at other sites. That's what I've heard. They're looking. So it'll take a long time. They're not going to go back to where they were, but they have other places they can go. And if they're doing that, they're making a big mistake.

The London-based news outlet Iran International says Iranian leaders are shifting and expanding missile launch infrastructure with some assets moved east to make them harder to hit. Ukraine's president says the United States is offering 15 years of security guarantees as part of a proposed peace plan with Russia. World's Kristen Flavin reports. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he wants a much longer commitment, closer to 50 years, to prevent future Russian attacks. Trump said the two sides are closer than ever to a deal, but warned talks could still fall apart. Major issues remain unsolved, including troop withdrawals and control of the Russian-occupied Zaporizia nuclear power plant. Zelensky said security guarantees are essential, calling them the only way the war can realistically end. For World, I'm Kristen Flavin.

A fast-strengthening winter bomb cyclone slammed the Midwest, bringing blizzard condition. dangerous travel and widespread power outages before turning its attention east. Cody Snell, with the National Weather Service, said Monday. In addition to the winds, the strong winds moving across the Great Lakes, the warm lake waters clashing with the cold air moving over top, will produce heavy lake effects snow across portions of the Great Lakes, including downwind of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, specifically into portions of New York State just south of the Buffalo metro area. Heavy snow and strong winds have shut down roads across parts of Iowa,

Minnesota and Michigan. Wind chills dropped as low as 30 below zero in the Northern Plains. FBI director Cash Patel says federal authorities are investigating fraud accusations in Minnesota and that numerous Somali suspects have been charged. Patel's update came days after an independent journalist went viral for uncovering even more state funding being given to phony daycares and learning centers. Minnesota State Representative Harry Nisca. These are all sites that have been flagged by the fraud committee for DHS previously, but they continue to operate and receive millions in taxpayer dollars. Patel said the FBI uncovered $250 million in COVID relief funds fraud among Minnesota Somalis, which he described as only the tip of the iceberg.

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