Category: World News
Pope Francis launches jubilee, bringing pilgrims and grumbling to Rome
Washington Post Opening the Holy Doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve, Pope Francis inaugurates a jubilee year expected to draw 32 million visitors to Rome. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/24/jubilee-2025-pope-francis-rome-tourism/
Read MoreMass graves shed a light on Assad’s ‘killing machine’
Washington Post The International Commission on Missing Persons estimates there could be as many as 66 mass grave sites across Syria. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/24/syria-mass-graves-assad/
Read MoreUS military carries out airstrike in Syria, killing 2 ISIS operatives
Fox News The U.S. military conducted an airstrike on Monday in Syria, where they killed a pair of ISIS operatives and destroyed a truckload of weapons, according to U.S. Central Command. A precision airstrike in the Dayr az Zawr Province, which was formerly controlled by the Syrian regime and Russians, killed two ISIS operatives and…
Read MorePolice officer dressed as the ‘Grinch’ steals Christmas spirit during drug bust
Fox News A Peruvian police officer dressed as the Grinch, the cantankerous and green-furred villain, busted suspected drug traffickers in the South American country’s capital days before Christmas. The operation in San Bartolo in Lima resulted in the arrest of three suspects, according to a video posted online by the Peruvian National Police. “In an…
Read MoreTrump is threatening to take over the Panama Canal, which Panama owns outright
Washington Post President-elect Donald Trump says he wants ships to pay less to move through the Panama Canal, and he said he would demand control over the canal if he doesn’t get what he wants. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/23/trump-panama-canal-ownership-history-explained/
Read MoreFormer Georgian prime minister says nation’s election was ‘rigged,’ and ‘written in Moscow’
Fox News FIRST ON FOX: The former Prime Minister of Georgia, Nika Gilauri, told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that the country now has Russian-styled elections, and the country has no credible or legitimate parliament, adding another blow to Georgia’s long struggle to join the European Union. “The elections were rigged, and we…
Read MoreIran recruiting children to attack Israeli targets across Europe amid setbacks: report
Fox News Iran has recruited young children to commit attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets across Europe, a new trend amid several blows to Iranian proxies in recent months and dwindling influence in the Middle East. The troubling pattern includes incidents in Sweden, Belgium and Norway as Tehran has expanded its proxy war against Israel…
Read MoreNATO leaders predict era of 2% defense spending ‘probably history’ as Trump reportedly floats higher target
Fox News A group of four NATO leaders and a representative from the European Union on Sunday said they agreed it was time to invest more in defense spending as Russia remains a chief security threat in Europe amid the war in Ukraine, and as Western leaders brace for the incoming Trump administration. Greek Prime…
Read MoreWho controls Greenland, and why does Trump want to buy it?
Washington Post The Arctic island is not for sale, its own government and that of Denmark continue to emphasize. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/23/greenland-trump-buy-denmark/
Read MoreTrump could face renewed ISIS threat in Syria as Turkey goes after US ally
Fox News Concerns over a resurgence of the Islamic State in Syria remain heightened following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime and an increase in attacks targeting U.S.-aligned Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). President-elect Donald Trump may well face another round against the extremist group as the SDF faces a reality in which it may…
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