- 'Will give $5m for every hostage, choice is yours': Netanyahu makes rare visit to Gaza The Times of India
- Netanyahu offers $5 million and safe passage out of Gaza to anyone returning a hostage CNN
- Israel is offering $5M and safe passage out of Gaza to anyone who turns over its hostages Yahoo! Voices
- Touring Gaza, PM vows Hamas won’t return to power, offers $5 million for hostages The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu Offers $5 Million for Each Hostage Freed in Gaza The New York Times
Living in Delhi smog is like watching a dystopian film again and again
Toxic, deadly, poisonous - these words are back in the headlines as Delhi’s pollution spikes again.
Ipswich man arrested over 1967 murder of Louisa Dunne in Bristol – BBC.com
- Ipswich man arrested over 1967 murder of Louisa Dunne in Bristol BBC.com
- In 1967, Louisa Dunne was found murdered in her U.K. home by a neighbor. A suspect has just been arrested. CBS News
- Man, 92, appears in court for alleged 1967 rape and murder of Bristol woman The Guardian
- Man, 92, arrested over murder and rape of woman in Bristol in 1967 Sky News
- Man, 92, charged with 1967 murder and rape of pensioner The Telegraph
Haiti: Doctors Without Borders halts work in Port-au-Prince – DW (English)
- Haiti: Doctors Without Borders halts work in Port-au-Prince DW (English)
- Doctors Without Borders halts operations in Haiti’s capital, citing police threats CNN
- Haiti: MSF charity halts work in Port-au-Prince over attacks BBC.com
- Charity workers pulled out of Haiti’s capital after police threaten to rape and kill them The Telegraph
- Haiti: Violence and threats by police force MSF to suspend activities in Port-au-Prince area Doctors Without Borders (MSF-USA)
Trump picks former WWE executive Linda McMahon for education secretary
Billionaire and former Senate candidate served in president-elect’s cabinet in first administration
Linda McMahon, co-chair of Donald Trump’s transition team, has been named as the president-elect’s pick for education secretary in his upcoming administration.
In a statement, Trump extolled the “incredible” job McMahon, the billionaire co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), has been doing as transition team co-chair and said: “As Secretary of Education, Linda will fight tirelessly to expand ‘Choice’ to every State in America, and empower parents to make the best Education decisions for their families. … We will send Education BACK TO THE STATES, and Linda will spearhead that effort.”
Continue reading...More than two dozen killed after attempted attack on Haiti suburb – Reuters.com
- More than two dozen killed after attempted attack on Haiti suburb Reuters.com
- At least 150 people killed over past week in Haiti’s Port-au-Prince: UN Al Jazeera English
- An inside look at how gang warfare in Haiti has devastated daily life PBS NewsHour
- Masses of residents flee homes in Haiti’s capital as gangs ratchet up violence The Associated Press
- Residents in Haiti's capital stand with police in a battle to repel gang attack NPR
Biden won’t talk about what happened in Rio – POLITICO
- Biden won’t talk about what happened in Rio POLITICO
- Biden fades from view as he exits the world stage CNN
- Biden fades into the background at his final international summits: From the Politics Desk NBC News
- A Wistful Biden Says Goodbye in a Closing Appearance on the World Stage The Wall Street Journal
- APEC Forum Group Photo C-SPAN
House speaker backs transgender bathroom restrictions on Capitol Hill
It comes after a Republican congresswoman proposed a ban aimed at the first-ever openly transgender lawmaker.
Priest replaced after Sabrina Carpenter shoots music video in his church
An inquiry into Carpenter's video in a Brooklyn church led to a host of findings against the priest.
Farmers protest against inheritance tax changes – BBC.com
- Farmers protest against inheritance tax changes BBC.com
- Clarkson clashes with BBC over inheritance tax comment BBC.com
- U.K. Farmers Protest in London Over Inheritance Tax Change The New York Times
- Mistrust, anger and suspicion of Bill Gates: the view from the UK farmers' protest – video The Guardian
- Why have British farmers marched on UK’s Parliament? Al Jazeera English
Military Challenges in the Pacific Can’t be Solved with Just Drones, Says Paparo – USNI News
- Military Challenges in the Pacific Can’t be Solved with Just Drones, Says Paparo USNI News
- Indo-Pacific Commander Gives Unvarnished View of Situation in Region Department of Defense
- INDOPACOM Boss Not Worried About China ‘Playing Chicken’ in Pacific Air & Space Forces Magazine
- ‘We must be ready’: INDOPACOM chief sounds alarm on China’s interest in invading Taiwan Stars and Stripes
- JUST IN: Indo-Pacom Needs More than Drones for Air Superiority, Commander Says National Defense Magazine
Trump picks former WWE CEO and TV’s Dr Oz for top roles
Linda McMahon is the US president-elect's choice for education secretary, and Mehmet Oz is lined up for a healthcare job.
Los Angeles declares itself an immigration ‘sanctuary’
The move is likely to put the city on a collision course with the incoming Trump administration.
Trump tariffs are coming, but some Chinese companies may already know how to avoid them
Some experts liken tariffs to a game of whack-a-mole, with trade flows simply rerouted if the potential rewards are big enough
Businesses are bracing for the economic impact of a second Trump presidency, which, if his campaign promises are to be believed, will mean tariffs across nearly all imports to the US, especially those from China.
But amid the gloom over the spectre of a renewed global trade war, some manufacturers may be looking to those who already have a playbook on dealing with aggressive US levies, such as China’s solar companies.
Continue reading...The former president seeking to lead Ghana once more
Mahama's colourful story involves a historic coup, a stay in Moscow and a surprise dancehall hit.
What is hybrid warfare, which some fear Russia will use after Ukraine’s strike?
Strike with US-made missiles has prompted fears of Russian reprisal that would broaden the scope of a frontline
A Ukrainian strike using American-made missiles to hit targets deep inside Russia using American-made weaponry, has prompted renewed fears of reprisal through “hybrid warfare” – a chaotic tool of conflict that muddies borders and broadens the scope of a frontline.
Over recent years, European nations have witnessed a spate of incidents – cyber-attacks, arson, incendiary devices, sabotage and even murder plots. The aim of such episodes, security officials believe, is to sow chaos, exacerbate social tensions among Ukraine’s allies and disrupt military supplies to Kyiv.
Continue reading...US envoy says Lebanon ceasefire ‘within grasp’ as soldier killed in drone strike – The Times of Israel
- US envoy says Lebanon ceasefire ‘within grasp’ as soldier killed in drone strike The Times of Israel
- U.S. Envoy Visits Lebanon, Seeking Truce Between Israel and Hezbollah The New York Times
- Hochstein: This is the moment for an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire The Jerusalem Post
- Live updates: The latest on war in the Middle East CNN
- Lebanese official says Hezbollah agrees to US ceasefire proposal with ‘comments’ The Times of Israel
Germany suspects sabotage after undersea internet cables are severed – The Washington Post
- Germany suspects sabotage after undersea internet cables are severed The Washington Post
- Germany suspects sabotage over severed undersea cables in Baltic BBC.com
- Baltic Cable Outages Raise Questions—and Tensions with Moscow Foreign Policy
- US allies accuse Russia of 'escalating hybrid activities' against NATO, EU nations after data cables severed Fox News
- Sweden, Lithuania 'Deeply Concerned' By Severed Baltic Sea Cable: Ministers Barron's
Prosecutors open to delaying Trump’s sentencing in hush money case
Prosecutors oppose dismissing case but concede sentencing could be delayed until US president-elect is out of office.
Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts worth $8.5 million bound for black market – The Associated Press
- Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts worth $8.5 million bound for black market The Associated Press
- Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts dug up by ‘amateurish’ tomb raiders CNN
- Illegal excavation: Italy recovers Etruscan artefacts worth €8 million Euronews
- Italy’s Carabinieri art squad reveals a find of Etruscan urns and sarcophagi confiscated from traffickers Yahoo! Voices
- Italy recovers Etruscan artefacts worth €8 million bound for black market MSN