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China unveils world’s largest amphibious warship

Fox News China has launched the first of its new line of amphibious assault ships and its biggest warship yet, strengthening what is already the world’s largest navy. The Sichuan, a type 076 new-generation amphibious assault ship, was put into the water at a launch and naming ceremony on Friday. With a full load displacement…

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly votes to impeach acting President Han

Fox News South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly voted Friday to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo despite vehement protests by governing party lawmakers, further deepening the country’s political crisis set off by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s stunning imposition of martial law and ensuing impeachment. Han’s impeachment means he will be stripped of the powers and duties…

Iran regime under ‘immense pressure’ amid incoming Trump admin policies, regional losses, economic woes

Fox News JERUSALEM—President-elect Donald Trump’s slated revival of his maximum pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran coupled with a chronic gas shortage in the nation could be the one-two punch that topples the world’s worst state-sponsor of terrorism, according to one prominent expert. “This gas shortage inside Iran is highly significant and exposes…

EPA Promotes Fertilizer Carrying PFAS, Long After 3M Shared Risks

New York Times The agency obtained research from 3M in 2003 revealing that sewage sludge, the raw material for the fertilizer, carried toxic “forever chemicals.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/climate/epa-pfas-fertilizer-3m-forever-chemicals.html

Residents Turn to Home Lifting In Response to the Threat of Flooding

New York Times As climate change intensifies, flooding is emerging as a threat for homes not previously seen as high-risk. Some residents are responding creatively by lifting up their homes. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/realestate/home-lifts-flooding-climate-change.html

A Century of Human Detritus, Visualized

New York Times “Technostuff” built in the last 100 years outweighs all the living matter on Earth. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/science/biomass-garbage-construction.html

Armed for survival: How Oct 7 Hamas massacre transformed gun culture in Israel

Fox News In the delivery room of a hospital in Jerusalem, as the contractions intensified and the midwife tried to help the laboring woman shift to a more comfortable position, the mother felt something strange. “She told me something was hurting her,” recalled Erga Froman, the midwife. “Then I realized it was my gun, which…

A night of chaos: Inside South Korea’s six hours of martial law

Washington Post Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s since-impeached president, had been planning for months to impose martial law and target political opponents, according to accounts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/27/south-korea-martial-law-chaos/

Live Briefing: U.N. chief expresses alarm over Israeli attack on Yemen airport

Washington Post The strike hit while a U.N. delegation was present. Three people died, according to Houthi-controlled media, and a World Food Program-contracted worker was hurt. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/27/israel-syria-war-news-hamas-gaza-palestine/

Two Sailors Die in Separate Incidents in Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

New York Times The men were hit in the head by booms on their yachts in separate episodes, as participants faced challenging weather conditions, the police said. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/world/australia/sydney-hobart-yacht-deaths.html