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Live Briefing: Syrian rebel leader asks Britain to lift sanctions and restore ties

Washington Post Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, the Islamist group that led the takeover in Syria, has tried to rebrand. Its leader traded military attire for a suit to meet with diplomats. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/17/israel-syria-war-news-hamas-gaza-palestine/

Pacific island nation of Vanuatu struck by 7.3-magnitude earthquake

Washington Post Information was scarce because internet communications were cut, but photos showed the U.S. Embassy was significantly damaged. All personnel were reported safe. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/17/vanuatu-earthquake-port-vila/

Chief of Russia’s nuclear defense forces killed by explosive device in Moscow

Fox News Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces, and his assistant were killed during an explosion in Moscow on Tuesday. Russia’s Investigative Committee said the explosive device was placed in a scooter near a residential apartment block, according to The Associated Press. “Investigators, forensic experts and operational…

Russian general Igor Kirillov, his assistant killed by explosive device in Moscow

Fox News Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the commander of Russia’s chemical, biological and radiation defense forces, and his assistant were killed during an explosion in Moscow on Tuesday, just a day after he was charged criminally by Ukraine’s Security Services. Russia’s Investigative Committee said the explosive device was placed in a scooter near a residential…

Head of Russia’s nuclear defense forces killed in Moscow blast, officials say

Washington Post An explosion killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia’s nuclear defense forces, and his assistant in Moscow, Russia’s Investigative Committee said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/17/russia-explosion-igor-kirillov-dead/

Syria’s collapse and Israeli attacks leave Iran exposed

Washington Post Tehran’s increasingly vulnerable position in the region has energized opposition activists and spurred hardliners to endorse the pursuit of nuclear weapons. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/17/iran-syria-assad-israel-attacks/

Two arrested in connection with fatal drone attack on U.S. troops in Jordan

Washington Post Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi and Mohammad Abedini are accused of leaking technology information to Iran that allegedly helped that country launch the January attack. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/12/16/drone-attack-jordan-iran-arrests/

Canadian Finance Minister resigns as Trudeau government’s popularity flounders

Fox News Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, announced Monday that she was resigning from the Cabinet. The stunning move raised questions about how much longer the prime minister of nearly 10 years can…

Trump says Turkey ‘did an unfriendly takeover’ in Syria as US-brokered cease-fire appears to fail

Fox News President-elect Trump on Monday described the recent fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime as an “unfriendly takeover” orchestrated by Turkey. “I think Turkey is very smart,” he said from a press conference at his Florida residence. “Turkey did an unfriendly takeover, without a lot of lives being lost. I can say that Assad…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses no-confidence vote, election called for early next year

Fox News The German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s invitation to withdraw its confidence in him and his government on Monday, clearing the way for an early election on Feb. 23 necessitated by the collapse of his government. Scholz’s three-party coalition fell apart last month after the pro-market Free Democrats quit in a row over…