Fri 13 December 2024: Donald Trump was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year on Thursday, marking the second time the incoming president has been bestowed the honor. Time hailed the course of Trump’s political career as “unparalleled in American history,” and said he has “proved twice now that he can surf to power on anti-incumbent sentiment, a […]
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Fri 13 December 2024: Bashar al-Assad told almost no one about his plans to flee Syria as his 24-year reign, and his family’s half-century regime, collapsed. Reuters, quoting people with knowledge of the events, said aides, officials and relatives were kept in the dark. Just hours before he escaped, al-Assad urged a meeting of army […]
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Fri 13 December 2024: Pope Francis on Thursday called on wealthy countries and institutions to substantially reduce if not outright cancel debt as a matter of justice on the occasion of the Vatican’s In a message for world peace, Francis referred to St. John Paul II’s admonition in Jubilee Year 2000 that debt “threatens the future of many […]
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Fri 13 December 2024: Amnesty Australia has recognised Palestinian journalists with its 2024 Human Rights Defender Awards. Naming a number of journalist who have continued to highlight the situation in Gaza during the ongoing genocide, Amnesty International said the award was also for all those who have lost their lives while covering events on the […]
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Fri 13 December 2024: The Kremlin on Thursday said that US President-elect Donald Trump did not send Russian President Vladimir Putin an invitation to attend his inauguration in January. Speaking to journalists in the Russian capital Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said they have not received an invitation extended by Trump. Peskov’s remarks came as […]
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Fri 13 December 2024: The Turkish presidency has released its accounts of Erdogan’s meeting with Blinken, pledging to work to rebuild institutions in Syria and support the country’s territorial integrity, according to the Anadolu news agency. Erdogan also told Blinken that Turkiye will take measures for its security against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the […]
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Thu 12 December 2024: President-elect, Donald Trump, pledged to solve the myriad crises plaguing the Middle East on Thursday amid Israel’s war against the Gaza Strip, historic developments in Syria and a tenuous ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, Anadolu Agency reports. “I think the Middle East is going to get—as we speak, things are happening very productively […]
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Fri 13 December 2024: The Israeli army has withdrawn its forces from Khiam in southern Lebanon, according to Israeli media on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. The Israeli public broadcaster, KAN, said Lebanese army forces and UN peacekeepers replaced Israeli troops in the town under a ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon. KAN said US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief, Michael Kurilla, arrived […]
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Thu 12 December 2024: Meta Platforms has donated $1 million to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, a company spokesperson told Reuters in an emailed response. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news, said the donation was a departure from past practice by CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Meta. Zuckerberg had declined to endorse either Donald Trump or Joe Biden […]
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Thu 12 December 2024: Landlocked Chad, a West African country, announced that it is breaking off its military and security ties with its former colonial master, France. Chad’s Foreign Minister, Abderaman Koulamallah, in making the surprise announcement on 28 November, declared that France should consider that “Chad has grown up, matured and is a sovereign state” and […]
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