Category: World News
South America’s most dangerous gang invades the Amazon forest
Washington Post The PCC is taking over illegal gold mining in the Amazon and corrupting Indigenous cultures in a spiral of violence in some of Brazil’s most remote regions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/16/amazon-pcc-cartels-indigenous-mining/
Read MoreGermany’s Scholz expected to lose confidence vote, triggering early election
Washington Post Polls suggest that a February election would result in a rightward shift, at a moment when Europe’s largest economy is faltering. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/16/olaf-scholz-confidence-vote-germany-election/
Read MoreLive Briefing: Netanyahu speaks with Trump on ‘need to complete Israel’s victory’
Washington Post Israel said it would expand settlements on the occupied Golan Heights, a move that was criticized by Qatar, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/16/israel-syria-war-news-hamas-gaza-palestine/
Read MoreThe unique destructiveness of Israel’s war on Gaza
Washington Post Airwars, which charts civilian casualties of 21st century conflict, calls Israel’s campaign in Gaza “by far the most intense, destructive, and fatal conflict” it has tracked. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/16/gaza-civilian-casualties-israel-hamas/
Read MoreRussian paramilitary soldiers killed in friendly fire attack by North Koreans after enlisting DPRK help
Fox News Russian paramilitary soldiers were accidentally targeted and killed by North Korean troops in a recent bout of friendly fire, according to Ukrainian officials. In a statement published on Saturday, the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) detailed how Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) soldiers have recently assisted Russian troops in the Kursk Oblast,…
Read MoreIsraeli hostages’ families hold Central Park rally, call on Biden, Trump to bring loved ones home
Fox News Families of Israeli hostages held a rally in New York City’s Central Park on Sunday, and called for President Biden and President-elect Trump to bring them home. “Seize the opportunity, seal the deal, and bring the hostages home,” a press release from the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said. Photos from the rally…
Read MoreMother of an American journalist imprisoned in Syria sees hope following news of Travis Timmerman’s release
Fox News The mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who was taken captive during a reporting trip to Syria in August 2012, voiced hope on Sunday that upheaval in Syria will lead to freedom for her son. Debra Tice said news that Missouri resident Travis Timmerman had been freed from a Syrian prison by rebels…
Read MoreForeign powers jockey for control in Syria, risking new conflict
Washington Post In the days since the collapse of the Assad regime, multiple countries have bombed targets in Syria, as the power vacuum unleashes a battle for the heart of the Middle East. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/15/syria-assad-foreign-powers-iran-russia-isarel/
Read MoreIsrael to close embassy in Ireland over ‘anti-Israel policies’
Fox News Israel says it will close its embassy in Ireland in the coming weeks over the Irish government’s “extreme anti-Israel policies.” Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar made the announcement on Sunday after recalling Israel’s ambassador to Ireland from Dublin. Saar says the Irish government “crossed every red line,” and cited the nation’s decision to…
Read MoreTrump once stopped Erdogan attacks on US-backed Kurds in Syria, and has opportunity to do it again: Jack Keane
Fox News JERUSALEM – President-elect Trump could be the key factor in stopping the reported Turkish destruction of the pro-U.S. Syrian Kurdish community, Fox News senior strategic analyst and retired four-star Gen. Jack Keane told Fox News’ Mark Levin on “Life, Liberty & Levin” on Saturday. “Erdoğan is a real problem here. He has a corridor in northern…
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