Month: December 2023
Truce breakdown brings ‘nightmare’ back to Gaza: ICRC head
Renewed fighting in Gaza after a week-long truce has brought back a “nightmarish situation” for the Palestinian territory, the head of the Red Cross told AFP on Friday. Speaking on the sidelines of the UN’s COP28 climate talks in Dubai,
Read MoreChile, where Kissinger backed coup, remembers his ‘moral wretchedness’
While leaders around the world remember Henry Kissinger fondly and praise him as a brilliant, hard-driving US statesman, the silence from Latin America is deafening. “A man has died whose historical brilliance never managed to conceal his moral wretchedness,” Chile’s
Read MoreSeven still missing after US Osprey crash off Japan
Japan’s coastguard said a major search operation failed again Friday to locate the main wreckage of an Osprey US military aircraft or the seven airmen still missing. The tilt-rotor CV-22B Osprey crashed on Wednesday off the island of Yakushima with
Read MoreThe iceberg cometh: It’s the size of Oahu, and it’s moving into the open ocean
“It’s a trillion tons of ice,” as one expert told NPR. Now the largest iceberg in the world, A23a, is on the move after decades of being grounded on the seafloor. (Image credit: European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-3/via Reuters)
Read MorePuppets, politicians and a queen’s property: It’s the weekly news quiz
Do you know your puppets from your politicians? What about the new word of the year and the world of rare crustaceans? Test your knowledge of this week’s news. (Image credit: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images, Noam Galai/Getty Images for Tribeca
Read MoreGeorge Santos could soon be expelled from Congress
The freshman New York Republican is facing nearly two dozen federal charges related to financial misdeeds, many of which have been corroborated in a report compiled by House lawmakers. (Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Read MoreAt climate summit, nations want more from the U.S.: ‘There’s just a trust deficit’
The United States looms large at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. Historically, it’s responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than any other nation. But it’s also key for major breakthroughs. (Image credit: William Vasta/The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands)
Read MoreIsrael resumes combat operations against Hamas: live updates – CNN
Israel resumes combat operations against Hamas: live updates CNN Talks continue on Israel-Hamas truce as airstrikes hit Gaza, mediator Qatar says Yahoo News IDF says it has renewed combat in Gaza: ‘Hamas violated the ceasefire’ The Times of Israel Israel Resumes War Against
Read MoreCrude Prices Set to Rise in Undersupplied Market, UBS Says
Oil prices are expected to rise in the coming months in an undersupplied market following additional OPEC+ cuts, but compliance levels among member states will be closely watched, UBS said.
Read MoreStatement from President Biden on the Passing of Henry Kissinger – The White House
Statement from President Biden on the Passing of Henry Kissinger The White House Henry Kissinger and the Moral Bankruptcy of U.S. Elites Democracy Now! Henry Kissinger died avoiding accountability for his crimes MSNBC Opinion | Ben Rhodes: Henry Kissinger, the Hypocrite The New York
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