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Actress dies after consuming amphibian’s venom at spiritual cleansing retreat

Fox News A Mexican actress is dead after voluntarily participating in a spiritual cleansing ritual during which she reportedly consumed poisonous Amazonian frog venom. Marcela Alcázar Rodríguez, 33, took some of the poison as part of a spiritual cleansing return that some South American natives have used for toxic cleansing, according to local reports. Rodríguez…

Husband leaps onto polar bear that lunged at wife in surprise attack: police

Fox News A Canadian man leaped to the defense of his wife after a polar bear lunged toward her in a dramatic ambush by the animal in rural Ontario. According to the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, the unidentified couple left their house at around 5 a.m. Tuesday to find their dogs. They were met in…

Assad regime under major pressure as Islamist rebels seize more territory; Israel, US watch

Fox News Anti-Assad rebel forces captured the strategic Syrian city of Hama Thursday, marking one of the most significant developments in Syria’s 13-year civil war. The rapid rebel advances, including the fall of Aleppo, seemingly caught many off guard. During Thursday’s Pentagon briefing, Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder acknowledged the destabilizing effects of the developments in…

Syrian rebels take Hama, a second major city, in another blow to Assad

Washington Post The Islamist rebels’ breakneck advance has redrawn the country’s front lines and revealed the fragility of the government’s security forces. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/05/syria-rebels-hama-aleppo-assad-homs/

Masked man arrested outside Swedish royal family residence with knife, handcuffs, tape: reports

Fox News A masked man armed with a knife and in possession of handcuffs, tape and a prop gun was arrested outside the residence of Sweden’s royal family on Wednesday, reports say. The incident happened at the official residence of Crown Princess Victoria, 47, her husband Prince Daniel, their two children, Princess Estelle, 12, and…

Two arrested in Romania for stabbing of Iranian journalist in London

Washington Post The men are suspected of carrying out a stabbing attack on an Iranian journalist in London on behalf of Tehran. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/05/iran-london-stabbing-zeraati-romania/

Qatar returns to Hamas-Israel negotiations as Trump envoy looks to make inroads

Fox News The push to secure an Israel-Hamas cease-fire has once again picked up steam as Qatar has returned to the negotiating table, and President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy has begun his diplomatic orientation by meeting with top players in the region in the pursuit of freeing the 100 hostages still in Gaza. A…

12-year-old girl finds ancient Egyptian amulet in Israel

Fox News A 12-year-old girl’s family trip led to the extraordinary discovery of an ancient item dating back approximately 3,500 years. A girl named Dafna Filshteiner was on a hiking trip with her family near the archaeological site of Tel Qana in Hod Hasharon, Israel, when she discovered her finding, the Israel Antitiquities Authority said…

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier to Stay as Caretaker for Now. What Happens Next?

New York Times Prime Minister Michel Barnier lost a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday. President Emmanuel Macron will choose a replacement, though when that will happen is unclear. https://www.nytimes.com/article/france-caretaker-barnier.html

Kosovo accuses Serbia of ‘terrorist attack’ resembling Russian actions in Ukraine

Fox News The Kosovo government has accused Serbia of blowing up a crucial pipeline that supplies water and electricity to the ethnically Serb population in the north of Kosovo. Even more troubling, some in Kosovo claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin may have even had a hand in it. “Serbia acts as a key player…