Month: December 2024

U.S. has made contact with Syrian rebel group HTS, Blinken says  NPR US Spoke Directly With Syrian Rebel Government, Blinken Says  Bloomberg Blinken confirms direct contact with Syria’s rebel leaders  NBC News US in contact with Syria rebel group  Semafor Blinken confirms U.S. has engaged in direct talks with Syrian rebel group  MSNBC

Public donations for Luigi Mangione’s ‘defense fund’ surpass $100,000  The Independent As GoFundMe pulls Luigi Mangione fundraisers, another platform is featuring one on its front page  NBC News UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect could be moved to New York this week  CBS News Rage, race and good looks: the forces behind the lionization of a murder suspect  The Guardian US […]

Mayorkas says federal authorities are addressing New Jersey drone sightings  ABC News Weeks of Drone Sightings Leave New Jersey on Edge  The New York Times Feds are urged to deploy high-tech drone hunters to solve mystery behind sightings  ABC News Mystery drone sightings keep happening in New Jersey. Here’s what we know (and don’t know)  The Associated Press NJ […]

Christians in Syria mark country’s transformation with tears as UN envoy urges an end to sanctions  The Associated Press Syrian Christians attend services, schools reopen a week after Assad’s overthrow  Reuters Can Syria’s dwindling Christian community survive under jihadi rebel rule?  The Times of Israel Syria’s Christians: ‘We Have No Reason to Trust Al-Jolani’  The FP Syrian Christians attend […]

UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect hires top Manhattan lawyer as extradition looms  KOMO News Rage, race and good looks: the forces behind the lionization of a murder suspect  The Guardian US Mangione hires top lawyer, South Korea’s president impeached, no answers for mystery drones: Weekend Rundown  NBC News Mother of suspect in CEO’s killing told police person of interest […]

Israel plans to double population on occupied Golan, citing threats from Syria  Reuters Israel approves plan to surge settler population in occupied Golan Heights  Al Jazeera English Fear and uncertainty in Golan Heights as Israeli troops drive deeper into Syria  The Guardian Live briefing: Israel approves plan to expand settlements on occupied Golan Heights  The Washington Post Saudi Arabia […]

Luigi Mangione’s Mother Told Feds Her Son Might Be Suspected CEO Killer Day Before Bust  The Daily Beast Rage, race and good looks: the forces behind the lionization of a murder suspect  The Guardian US Mangione hires top lawyer, South Korea’s president impeached, no answers for mystery drones: Weekend Rundown  NBC News Mother of suspect in CEO’s killing […]

Two Russian tankers sink in Black Sea spilling 4,300 tonnes of oil  The Guardian Storm-hit Russian petroleum tankers trigger fears of fuel spills in Black Sea  Financial Times Video appears to show Russian cargo ship split in two, sinking near Crimea  CNN Two Russian tankers carrying tonnes of fuel oil break in half and start sinking near Kerch […]

Russian oil tankers in distress in Black Sea  POLITICO Europe Video appears to show Russian cargo ship split in two, sinking near Crimea  CNN Oil spills in Kerch Strait after two Russian oil tankers seriously damaged in storm  The Associated Press Two Russian tankers sink in Black Sea spilling 4,300 tonnes of oil  The Guardian 2 Russian oil tankers […]

Mystery Drones Over New Jersey And Nearby States: Mayorkas Says ‘We Are On It’—But No Known Foreign Involvement (Updating)  Forbes After Weeks of Drone Sightings, New Jersey Remains on Edge  The New York Times Video: Alejandro Mayorkas says New Jersey drones ‘a case of mistaken identity’  CNN Officials in NY, NJ demand more action after recent drone sightings  FOX […]