Category: World News
Austin Tice, journalist missing in Syria, is alive, mother says, citing ‘vetted’ source
Washington Post The Tice family spoke in Washington after meeting with U.S. officials, urging the Biden administration to “follow through” on plans to pursue his release. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/06/austin-tice-alive-syria-journalist-family/
Read MoreLive Updates: South Korea’s President Apologizes, but Doesn’t Resign Ahead of Impeachment Vote
New York Times President Yoon Suk Yeol said he would not seek to impose martial law again and that he would leave his fate to his party. Lawmakers will vote on whether to impeach him later on Saturday. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/06/world/south-korea-president-yoon-impeachment
Read MoreItalian nun among 25 arrested in raid against ‘Ndrangheta mafia
Fox News Italian police arrested a nun known for her prison work and 24 other people on Thursday as part of an investigation into the ‘Ndrangheta mafia in the northern city of Brescia, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. They said Sister Anna Donelli, a volunteer in Milan’s San Vittore prison,…
Read MoreAlternative healer gets 10 years in UK prison for death of woman at slap therapy workshop
Fox News An alternative healer who advocated “slapping therapy” to treat a range of maladies was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for the death of a 71-year-old diabetic woman who stopped taking insulin during one of his workshops. Hongchi Xiao, 61, was convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence for failing to get medical…
Read MoreA major cocaine transit country is halting U.S. anti-drug cooperation
Washington Post Paraguay’s antidrug agency has decided to halt cooperation with the United States, a significant blow to U.S. efforts to curb organized crime in the country. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/06/united-states-paraguay-drug-trafficking-cooperation/
Read MoreMany targeted for removal by Trump can’t be deported, ICE data shows
Washington Post Some would-be deportees’s home countries won’t take them or limit cooperation with ICE. Others have received reprieves or deferrals from immigration judges. https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/12/06/mass-deportation-obstacles-trump-migrants/
Read MoreWhy capture of Syrian city Homs could be key moment in rebel offensive
Washington Post Capturing Homs, Syria’s third-largest city, would be a major victory in a rebel offensive that already has captured Aleppo and Hama. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/06/syria-homs-rebels-assad/
Read MoreTurkey’s Erdogan encourages Islamist rebels to continue advances as Assad regime scrambles to survive
Fox News JERUSALEM — After Turkey-backed radical Islamist forces seized the pivotal Syrian city of Hama on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheered the astonishing military advance of his allies. “I would say we hope for this advance to continue without any issues,” Erdogan said on Friday, according to a Reuters report. He added…
Read MoreRomania annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate
Fox News A top Romanian court on Friday annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, days after allegations that Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right outsider who won the first round. The Constitutional Court’s unprecedented decision — which is final — came after President Klaus Iohannis declassified intelligence on…
Read MoreIran launches rocket with heaviest-ever payload into space amid heightened concern over nuclear program
Fox News Iran launched its heaviest-ever rocket into space on Friday, carrying a payload of roughly 660 pounds in what security experts fear is an indication that Tehran has developed technology that could also be used for its nuclear program. The launch of the Simorgh rocket coincided with an announcement by Director General of the…
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