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The U.S. strikes back. I'm Roger Stern, Fox News. The U.S. launched targeted strikes against ISIS in Syria retaliation for the killing of two US Soldiers and an interpreter. Fox's Lucas Tomlinson has more on Operation Hawkeye Strike.
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Operation Hawkeye Strike, named in honor of those two soldiers from the Iowa National Guard and their American interpreter who were killed last week in Syria by a lone ISIS gunman. President Trump spoke about the strike last night in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
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I ordered a massive strike on the terrorists that killed our three great patriots last week. Two soldiers, one interpreter, all great people. And it was very successful. It was precision. We hit every site flawlessly and we are restoring peace through strength. We're all over the world.
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The strike package launched from Jordan and officials say the king's forces also participated and all American aircraft made it back safely to their bases and no aircraft were lost, something you can't take for granted.
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The Pentagon did not say how many had been killed in yesterday's strikes. All US Personnel returned safely. The public absorbing yesterday's Justice Department release of some of its files on convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Fox's Chanley Painter.
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It includes photos of famous names like Bill Clinton, Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, as well as heavily redacted documents, including one labeled masseuses with 254 names blacked out. The photos and some documents were released without context. And legal experts caution just because persons in the file doesn't mean they're implicated in a crime.
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The Justice Department facing bipartisan criticism for failing to release all of the Epstein files by the deadline, but they say more documents will be coming out. America is listening to FOX News.
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Australia getting tough, uncertain speech after last week's deadly attack at Bondi beach, we.
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Are going to see likely some new restrictions both on hate speech and on demonstrations here in Australia in the wake of Sunday's attack that left 15 dead. Lawmakers here say they're going to outlaw the phrase globalize the intifada, which means for many trying to legitimize violent attacks against Jews. They're trying to also outlaw hate symbols, flags from parties like Hamas and the Nazi party as well. The government is also planning new restrictions on gun ownership. They're planning a massive voluntary Biden buyback of hundreds of thousands of weapons to then melt them down, get them off the street.
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FOX Steve Harrigan, Ahmed Al Ahmed, the hero of the mass shooting, received a check for more than one and a half million dollars for his bravery. We're learning more about the suspect in the Brown University and MIT professor murders.
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The two guns that were found with the suspect are a match to both shootings at Brown University and the murder of an MIT professor. Now, this case, it took a lot of wild twists and turn, crediting a homeless man for posting on Reddit, for really cracking this case wide open after a six day manhunt. Now that tip from that homeless guy, it led police to a rental car company where they learned who they were looking for. Investigators identifying the suspect as 48 year old Claudio Neves Valente. Here, he's a Portugal national and a former Brown Ph.D. physics student.
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Fox's Brooke Taylor. We don't know the killer's motive. Russian missile struck a port in Odessa in southern Ukraine. The nation says the missile killed eight people and wounded 27. Happened as a Russian envoy prepares to fly to the US About a talk about a White House proposed peace plan. I'm Roger Stern and this is FOX News.
Host: Roger Stern (and FOX News correspondents)
Date: December 20, 2025
This episode delivers the latest global and domestic news, covering significant U.S. military action against ISIS in Syria, partial release of the Justice Department’s Jeffrey Epstein files, new anti-hate initiatives in Australia following a deadly attack, developments in the Brown University and MIT professor murder case, and an update on the Russian missile strike in Ukraine.
[00:02–01:04]
“I ordered a massive strike on the terrorists that killed our three great patriots last week. ... It was very successful. It was precision. We hit every site flawlessly and we are restoring peace through strength. We're all over the world.” [00:32]
“No aircraft were lost, something you can't take for granted.” — Lucas Tomlinson [00:52]
[01:04–01:44]
"It includes photos of famous names like Bill Clinton, Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson and Diana Ross, as well as heavily redacted documents, including one labeled masseuses with 254 names blacked out." [01:21]
[02:16–02:58]
“They're planning a massive voluntary Biden buyback of hundreds of thousands of weapons to then melt them down, get them off the street.” [02:58]
[03:13–03:50]
"Credit[ing] a homeless man for posting on Reddit, for really cracking this case wide open after a six day manhunt." [03:13]
[03:50–end]
“We are restoring peace through strength. We're all over the world.” [00:39]
“Just because [a] person’s in the file doesn’t mean they’re implicated in a crime.” — Chanley Painter [01:36]
“Credit[ing] a homeless man for posting on Reddit, for really cracking this case wide open after a six day manhunt.” — Brooke Taylor [03:18]
This episode delivers concise updates on several breaking international stories, focusing on direct statements from officials and correspondents and offering insight into geopolitical and domestic policy shifts. Notable is the breadth of coverage—spanning military, legal, and societal fronts—with memorable moments such as President Trump's strong language on military actions, bipartisan criticism of the DOJ, rapid legislative change in Australia, and an unusual break in a double murder case thanks to citizen involvement.
Listeners leave with a clear sense of fast-moving world events, official perspectives, and the lasting impacts of these stories on global and domestic policy.