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Saudi Arabia Leads Pushback Against Global Plastic Treaty

New York Times Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/climate/saudi-arabia-global-plastic-treaty.html

Islamist rebels in Syria catch Assad, Putin, Iran regimes off guard giving US new mideast headache

Fox News JERUSALEM—Extremist Syrian Islamist forces have seized control over much of Aleppo, the second-largest city in the war-torn country, raising significant new questions for the U.S. government about its policy in the highly volatile Syrian Arab Republic. “I think it is concerning if some elements of the anti-Assad forces get their hands on sensitive sites…

Israeli military says Hezbollah is smuggling weapons into Lebanon during cease-fire

Fox News Hezbollah terrorists are smuggling weapons into Lebanon despite an ongoing cease-fire agreement with Israel, the Israel Defense Forces alleged Saturday. IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee wrote on X that “earlier today, Air Force fighter jets, under the direction of Military Intelligence, attacked military infrastructure near the border crossings between Syria and Lebanon, which…

Live briefing: Israeli strikes continue amid cease-fire deal with Hezbollah

Washington Post The IDF said it conducted a strike on military infrastructure sites near the border crossings between Lebanon and Syria, calling it a response to cease-fire violations. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/30/israel-war-news-lebanon-hamas-gaza-palestine/

Giving Love

New York Times The act of giving a gift is a vehicle for showing people how you feel. Here are tips to find the perfect present. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/30/briefing/giving-love.html

A changed Georgia is no longer a haven for Russia’s political exiles

Washington Post Russian political exiles once felt safe in Georgia, but the country has been cracking down on its own civil society and expelling anti-Kremlin dissidents. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/29/georgia-russians-emigres-fled/

Imprisoned Kremlin critic convicted again, receives 3-year sentence for opposing war in Ukraine

Fox News Imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Gorinov was convicted again on Friday and given a three-year prison sentence for opposing Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. The three-day trial against Gorinov again revealed Russian intolerance of dissent. Gorinov, 63, is a former member of a Moscow municipal council who is already serving a seven-year prison term…

What Putin’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile means for NATO security

Washington Post The Russian leader’s use of the missile against Ukraine sends a powerful signal about his intention to weaken NATO and bend Europe’s security architecture to Russia’s will. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/30/russia-oreshnik-missile-nuclear-nato-putin/

Canada’s Trudeau meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago after tariff threat

Washington Post The sudden visit to Florida by the leader of Canada comes days after Trump threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/29/trudeau-trump-tariffs/

In startling advance, Syrian rebels breach country’s largest city

Washington Post The lightning advance by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham abruptly redrew the front lines of Syria’s civil war for the first time in years. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/29/syria-rebel-aleppo-hayat-tahrir-al-sham/