According to Bloomberg's Billionaire's Index, the richest 500 people in the world now have a combined wealth of $5.9 trillion, an increase of almost a quarter since last year. Jeff Bezos tops the list as the richest person in the world despite losing money in his divorce from his wife of 23 years, MacKenzie, in the summer. She walked away with a quarter of their combined Amazon shares, worth an estimated $36billion. Pictured top from left, Bezos who claims top spot on the list. Bill Gates (2nd), Bernard Arnault (3rd), Warren Buffet (4th), Mark Zuckerberg (5th). Bottom from left, Amancio Ortega (6th), Larry Page (7th), Sergey Brin (8th), Charles Koch (9th) and Julia Flesher Koch (10th).

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT! In Russia, a circus actor was hospitalized after an unsuccessful stunt. He is expected to survive. #losers

The United Nations has approved a Russian-backed cybercrime treaty that has alarmed America and Western powers who fear it will censor the internet. The General Assembly approved the resolution, sponsored by Russia and backed by China. The movement will now set up a committee of international experts in 2020. The panel will work to set up 'a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes,' according to the resolution. America, Western powers and other rights groups have already warned against the move as they fear that the language is code for legitimising crackdowns on expression.

Donald Trump has retweeted a two-year-old meme that suggests Jesus Christ likes him better than Barack Obama and calls the current White House resident 'heaven sent'. 😂 #lol

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT! Meanwhile in Brazil ...🔥 #WTF???

Two people were killed and another person was injured in a shooting at a church in Texas on Sunday, according to officials. The incident happened around 9:57 a.m. a.m. at the West Freeway Church of Christ, which is located in the city of White Settlement, just outside of Fort Worth. "It's all very tragic," Fort Worth Fire Department spokesman Mike Drivdahl told reporters. MedStar, the ambulance service provider to Fort Worth and other cities in north Texas, said that two people were killed in the shooting while another person was in critical condition, FOX News reports.

A Griffin missile is launched from the coastal patrol ship USS Hurricane (PC 3) during a test of the Mark 60 Griffin guided missile system. The exercise demonstrated a proven capability for the ships to defend against small boat threats and ensure maritime security through key chokepoints in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. 🚀

A robbery gang in Brooklyn forced a man into a car and fired a gun at his friend and all they got out of it was an iPhone. The suspects jumped one of the victims near Herkimer St. and Nostrand Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant about 3 a.m. They grabbed a 28-year-old man and dragged him into a nearby Honda Odyssey, surveillance video shows. While the hoods pushed the 28-year-old into the Honda, a hooded gunman shot across the street at the victim’s 26-year-old friend. The 26-year-old was not hit. The shooter ran off, and his accomplices drove off in the Honda. Some distance away, the gang transferred the 28-year-old from the Honda Odyssey into a black Honda Accord. They then drove on about 20 minutes to East Flatbush and dumped him on Preston Court near Kings Highway. The man, found duct taped and zip-tied, was taken to a nearby hospital. Police said he suffered a wound to his forehead from being pistol whipped. Anyone with information about the suspects is asked to call #NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.👮🏻‍♂️

(WARNING 21+) Moment the gunman opened fire on worshippers in Texas church before being quickly eliminated by security ☠️ #shooting

Russia said on Sunday it had thwarted terrorism attacks reportedly planned in St. Petersburg thanks to a tip from Washington, bringing personal thanks again from President Vladimir Putin to his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, reported Reuters. Russian news agencies cited the Federal Security Service (FSB) as saying that thanks to the information, two Russians were detained on Dec. 27 on suspicion of plotting attacks during New Year festivities in St. Petersburg.

Ramapo Police Chief Brad Weidel said the suspected attacker, identified as Grafton Thomas, 37, of Greenwood Lake, entered the residence around 10 p.m. armed with a knife. Saturday was the seventh night of Hanukkah and was being widely observed in Monsey, a hamlet that is home to thousands of Orthodox Jews. There were as many as 70 people in the rabbi's home at the time of the attack. Thomas then allegedly fled the scene in a silver sedan, according to witnesses. By midnight, Thomas was located in Harlem and taken into custody by the #NYPD. A senior law enforcement official told NBC 4 New York he was caught in his vehicle. License plate readers on the George Washington Bridge and in Harlem helped police zero in on the car's location, according to the official.

Bitchute Link: Amazing father pulls 4 daughters out of public school system for trying to force pedophilic agenda. @ProudBoysUSA. https://www.bitchute.com/video/sE2PCEDfunjm/

Thousands evacuated from Australian tourist haven as bushfires rage a swathe of Victoria as soaring temperatures and strong winds fan massive bushfires in the Australian state. With the mercury set to top 104 degrees in Melbourne, authorities urged an estimated 30,000 tourists to leave East Gippsland, an area half the size of Belgium. The fire danger is forecast to be extreme in seven of the state’s nine districts and threatened to close the Princes Highway, a major road artery in the region. The warm front is heading rapidly into New South Wales, with temperatures expected to spike on New Year’s Eve as hundreds of thousands gather around the harbor city of Sydney to watch its famous firework celebrations. Almost 900 homes have been ruined and 8.6 million acres of land burnt in NSW this bushfire season, while Sydney has been smothered by smoke for weeks on end. 🔥

Meanwhile in Minnesota ... ⛸ #funny

This is Texas! 🕺🏻

#K9 Ace would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!