Category: World News
In a ruined Hezbollah stronghold, supporters question the costs of war
Washington Post Displaced families are streaming back into Tyre, in southern Lebanon, to take stock of the destruction. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/02/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-war-south-ceasefire/
Read MoreU.S. citizen believed held hostage in Gaza was killed on Oct. 7, IDF says
Washington Post Omer Neutra, a U.S.-Israeli citizen believed held hostage by Hamas, was killed on Oct. 7, 2023, the Israeli military said Monday. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/02/omer-neutra-hostage-hamas/
Read MoreIDF soldiers accuse UN peacekeepers of enabling Hezbollah terrorists amid increasing cease-fire violations
Fox News As Israel and Hezbollah implemented a fragile cease-fire deal, questions are resurfacing about United Nations (U.N.) peacekeepers’ failure to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 and whether its continued presence will continue to favor the Iran-backed terror group. The cease-fire, brokered by the U.S. and France, took effect on Nov. 27 and aims…
Read MoreBiden administration to announce $725M weapons package to Ukraine months before Trump is sworn in
Fox News The Biden administration is unveiling a $725 million weapons package for Ukraine this afternoon, a U.S. official tells Fox News. The move comes less than two months before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House. This package will include anti-tank weapons, artillery, drones, munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and anti-personnel…
Read MoreStorm Bora brings days of flooding to Greece, with more rain ahead
Washington Post The weather pattern fueling Storm Bora is similar to the one that caused severe flooding in Spain last month. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/12/02/greece-bora-flooding-rhodes-lemnos-emergency/
Read MorePro-Putin leader backs harsh crackdown as over 40 people hospitalized amid protests in Georgia
Fox News More than 40 people in the former Soviet nation of Georgia have been hospitalized following a brutal police crackdown on protesters in a move that was backed by pro-Russia Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. Tens of thousands of protesters hit the streets in the capital city of Tbilisi for a fourth night on Sunday…
Read MoreWho are the key players fighting in Syria’s civil war?
Washington Post Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham launched a lightning assault against pro-Assad forces in Aleppo. Here’s who else is fighting in Syria’s civil war. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/02/syria-war-rebels-hts-assad-key-figures/
Read MoreAt least 56 killed in stampede at soccer match in Guinea, officials say
Washington Post An unknown number of others in the country’s largest southern city were injured when security tried to stop clashes over a disputed penalty, https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/12/02/guinea-soccer-stampede-crowd-deaths/
Read MoreUS Navy ships repel attack from Houthis in Gulf of Aden
Fox News Two U.S. Navy destroyers repelled an attack by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on American ships over the weekend, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says. “U.S. Navy destroyers USS Stockdale and the USS O’Kane successfully defeated a range of Houthi-launched weapons while transiting the Gulf of Aden, Nov. 30-Dec. 1,” U.S. Central Command said in a…
Read MoreAmerican-Israeli IDF platoon commander killed in battle, body held in Gaza, IDF says
Fox News Capt. Omer Neutra, 21, from New York was killed in battle on Oct. 7, 2023, and “his body has been held hostage in Gaza since,” Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on social media. The American-Israeli served as a tank platoon commander in the Armored Corps 77th Battalion, 7th Brigade, the IDF said on…
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