Brazil fires consumed wilderness area larger than Italy in 2024 – report

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New report says more than 30m hectares burned, 79% more than in 2023, after country saw worst drought on record

After enduring its worst drought on record in 2024, Brazil closed the year with another alarming milestone: between January and December, 30.86m hectares of wilderness burned – an area larger than Italy.

The figure published in a new report is 79% higher than in 2023 and the largest recorded by Fire Monitor since its launch in 2019 by MapBiomas, an initiative by NGOs, universities and technology companies that monitors Brazil’s biomes.

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Freed Israeli hostages say they were held in UN camp – Washington Examiner

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Despite Operational Successes in Gaza, the Next IDF Chief Will Inherit an Army in Crisis – Haaretz

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  2. Israel’s top general resigns over Oct. 7 failures, adding to pressure on Netanyahu  The Associated Press
  3. IDF Chief's Resignation Sets Stage for Netanyahu Probe, Ignites Power Struggle in Army  Haaretz
  4. Herzi Halevi, Israel’s Military Chief, to Step Down Over Hamas Attack  The New York Times
  5. Who will be IDF's new chief? Israel Katz to begin selection process Sunday  The Jerusalem Post
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Coast Guard announces immediate action in support of Presidential Executive Orders – U.S. Coast Guard

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  4. Martin County 'looks forward' to working with Coast Guard at Florida's maritime border  WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm
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Tel Aviv stabbing attack injures four – BBC.com

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  2. Israeli interior minister: Shin Bet overturned decision to deny Tel Aviv terrorist entry  JNS.org
  3. Four wounded in Tel Aviv stabbing attack, Israel's military chief resigns  The Jerusalem Post
  4. US green card holder, a Moroccan national, wounds 4 in Tel Aviv terror stabbing spree  The Times of Israel
  5. Four Injured in Tel Aviv Stabbing Attack  Democracy Now!
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Prince Harry trial takes on Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids. What to know. – The Washington Post

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  1. Prince Harry trial takes on Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids. What to know.  The Washington Post
  2. Murdoch's News Corp offers Prince Harry settlement to resolve years-long lawsuit  NPR
  3. Last-Minute Settlement Talks Halt Prince Harry’s Trial Against Murdoch’s U.K. Tabloids  The New York Times
  4. Prince Harry enters settlement talks with Rupert Murdoch newspaper in high-profile privacy case  NBC News
  5. Prince Harry in talks with Sun publisher over possible settlement, high court told  The Guardian
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