Category: World News
Syrian rebels threaten Damascus, Assad from north and south
Washington Post The rapid advance on Damascus is the greatest threat yet to President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/07/syria-rebels-homs-damascus-daraa/
Read MoreTrump urges US to stay out of Syrian civil war, blaming Obama for failure as Islamists close in on capital
Fox News JERUSALEM—President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday weighed in for the first time on the Syrian Islamist revolt against the country’s dictator Bashar al-Assad who is holed up in his palace in Damascus. The radical Islamist movement reached the suburbs of the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Saturday and are preparing to storm the main bastion…
Read MoreIgnominy, impeachment, death sentences, imprisonment: What’s the problem with South Korean presidents?
Fox News South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was not impeached on Saturday after his People Power Party (PPP) walked out of the National Assembly in a boycott of the vote. But Yoon is far from out of the woods. The leader of his own party, the PPP, said on Friday that Yoon should have…
Read MoreSouth Korea’s President Yoon survives impeachment attempt after his party boycotts vote
Fox News South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment motion in the opposition-led parliament on Saturday that was prompted by his short-lived attempt to impose martial law this week, after members of his party boycotted the vote. Only 195 votes were cast, below the threshold of 200 needed for the vote to count.…
Read MoreLive Updates: Notre-Dame Reopens, 5 Years After Devastating Fire
New York Times World leaders are in Paris for ceremonies as the 12th-century Gothic cathedral opens its doors after a monumental renovation. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/07/world/notre-dame-reopen
Read MoreSyria Live Updates: Government Forces Withdraw From Damascus Suburbs, Monitors Say
New York Times Two war monitoring groups said Syria’s military had pulled out of a number of Damascus suburbs where anti-government protests erupted. The movements could not immediately be confirmed. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/07/world/syria
Read MoreNotre Dame to reopen with joyful ceremony and dicey diplomacy
Washington Post The cathedral is reopening Saturday with a ceremony attended by French officials, foreign dignitaries, clergy, donors — and President-elect Donald Trump. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/07/notre-dame-cathedral-reopening-ceremony/
Read MoreNotre-Dame Reopening Ceremony Attendees Include Trump, Prince William and More Officials
New York Times Dozens of officials have been invited to Paris as the rebuilt cathedral welcomes visitors five years after a devastating fire. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/world/europe/notre-dame-guests-trump-prince-william.html
Read MoreThe reopening of Notre Dame through the eyes of people who saved it
Washington Post These are the stories of people oversaw the fire response, rescued relics, stabilized statues, preserved stained glass and built the new spire. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/07/notre-dame-cathedral-reopening-restoration/
Read MoreReporter’s Notebook: Following President Biden on his ‘global finale’ to Africa
Fox News LUANDA, Angola — It could have been the symbol of President Biden’s seemingly jinxed trip to Angola. Postponed in 2023 due to the wars in the Middle East. Postponed again in 2024 due to the catastrophic hurricanes in the south. And on the only full day of the first-ever trip to Africa for…
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