Category: World News
Justin Trudeau looks set to lose power after key ally vows to topple him
Fox News Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday looked set to lose power early next year after a key ally said he would move to bring down the minority Liberal government and trigger an election. New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, who has been helping keep Trudeau in office, said he would present a…
Read MoreCar drives into idyllic Germany Christmas market in suspected terrorist attack: report
Fox News A festive Christmas market in Eastern Germany erupted into chaos after a car was driven into a group of people. According to German news agency Bildt, more than 20 people were injured in a suspected terrorist attack in the idyllic Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg on Friday. It was…
Read MoreRussia’s Abrupt Setback in Syria Creates Headaches for Putin
New York Times Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/us/russia-syria-military-bases-middle-east-setbacks.html
Read MoreFive Books That Explain the Chaos of 2024
New York Times And one to read for fun. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/world/five-books-that-explain-the-chaos-of-2024.html
Read MoreKnife attack in Croatian school leaves 7-year-old dead, 6 people wounded, police say
Fox News ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A knife-wielding teenager walked into a school in Croatia’s capital Zagreb on Friday, killing a 7-year-old student and injuring three more children and a teacher, authorities said. Authorities said the knife attack happened at 9:50 a.m. at the Precko Elementary School in the neighborhood of the same name. They…
Read MoreItalian artisans make around 100K bulbs for the signature light display at Singapore’s Christmas Wonderland
Fox News Singapore’s Christmas Wonderland at Gardens by the Bay is an annual event filled with holiday spirit. This year marks the 11th edition of the event with dazzling light installations that are sure to impress. There are plenty of light displays that will leave visitors in awe at Christmas Wonderland, but there is one…
Read MoreRussia launches massive missile strike on Kyiv following Putin’s ‘duel’ threat
Washington Post The Russian leader had mockingly challenged Ukraine’s Western allies to a missile “duel,” testing their air defenses, during his annual end-of-year news conference. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/20/russia-missile-strike-kyiv-putin-duel/
Read MoreMalaysia agrees to new search for MH370, 10 years after flight vanished
Washington Post The new search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared from flight radar in March 2014, would be carried out by robotics company Ocean Infinity. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/20/malaysian-airlines-mh370-missing-plane-search/
Read MoreA Solstice of the Soul
New York Times For his next trick, your cosmic correspondent for the past quarter-century will (try to) retire. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/science/space/universe-overbye-retirement.html
Read MoreTrump-Putin relations enter a new chapter and the world is at stake
Washington Post Putin wants a sit down with Trump as equals in which they divide the world into spheres of influence. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/20/trump-putin-russia-ukraine-relations/
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