Category: World News
Ukraine races to develop its own long-range weapons to counter Russia
Washington Post Ukraine has demonstrated skill with long-range drones, hitting deep inside Russia, but experts say it needs the punch and power of ballistic missiles, as well. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/11/ukraine-long-range-drones-russia/
Read MoreUS Navy defeats Houthi attacks in Gulf of Aden for second time in weeks
Fox News U.S. Navy destroyers shot down Houthi missiles and drones for the second time in a month, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Tuesday. The USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and USS O’Kane (DDG 77) successfully defeated a range of Houthi-launched weapons while transiting the Gulf of Aden on Dec. 9 and 10, the Navy said.…
Read MoreSouth Korean president’s office raided as martial law probe deepens
Washington Post Prosecutors are weighing arresting President Yoon Suk Yeol for insurrection. His former defense minister, who has already been detained, attempted suicide. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/10/south-korea-presidential-office-raided/
Read MoreU.S. group travels to Syria in search of missing reporter Austin Tice
Washington Post The fall of President Bashar al-Assad has revived hopes that Austin Tice, a journalist abducted while covering Syria’s civil war, will be found alive. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/12/10/austin-tice-syria-assad/
Read MoreMazen al-Hamada, symbol of Syrian regime’s brutality, confirmed dead
Washington Post His body was found with about 40 others wrapped in bloody sheets and dumped at a military hospital outside Damascus. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/10/syria-mazen-hamada-damascus-prison/
Read MoreIn Syria’s former ‘slaughterhouse,’ a desperate hunt for the disappeared
Washington Post Families searching Sednaya prison feared that they would not learn the fate of their missing loved ones — and that so much of what happened there may never be known. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/10/syria-sednaya-prison-torture-dissapeared-assad/
Read MoreChina’s sci-fi spherical Death Star-like robot cop uses AI, facial recognition to track criminals
Fox News Footage from the streets of China captured a scene straight from a science fiction novel – spherical drones alongside patrolling law enforcement. Chinese robotics company, Logon Technology, unveiled the RT-G autonomous spherical robot in a release, saying it was a “technological breakthrough” designed to assist and even replace humans in dangerous environments. The spherical…
Read MoreNetanyahu wants to establish ‘relations’ with Syria but says Israel will attack it if becomes a threat
Fox News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he wants to establish “relations” with the new regime in Syria after the ousting of Bashar al-Assad, but he warned Israel will not hesitate to attack the Middle Eastern nation should it pose a threat. “We want relations with the new regime in Syria,” Netanyahu said…
Read MoreIsrael expands airstrikes across Syria amid widening power vacuum
Washington Post The Israeli military said it had carried out 350 strikes on Syrian territory since Sunday, destroying weapons sites and effectively eliminating the Syrian navy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/10/israel-syria-strikes-damascus-assad/
Read MoreCyclist Rohan Dennis Pleads Guilty in Death of Wife Melissa Hoskins, Fellow Olympian
New York Times Rohan Dennis pleaded guilty this week to a lesser charge in the death of Melissa Hoskins last year, after he drove with her on the hood of a vehicle, the authorities said. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/world/australia/olympic-cyclist-death-guilty-rohan-dennis.html
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