Month: December 2024
Hundreds gather in Damascus for Syrian activist’s funeral | BBC News
In Syria’s capital Damascus, hundreds of people marched on the streets for the funeral procession of activist Mazen al-Hamada. Mazen…
Is the NHS facing a ‘Quad-Demic’? | BBC Newscast
Today, NHS England medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis has said a sharp rise in flu cases “are adding to…
South Korea president avoids impeachment attempt over short-lived martial law; AP explains
(7 Dec 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Seoul, South Korea – 7 December 2024 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Ciaran McQuillan, The…
Newly-installed cardinals celebrate special day with friends and relatives at Vatican
(7 Dec 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Vatican City, Vatican – 07 December 2024 1. Tilt up from Cardinal Mykola…
With HTS expanding its control, can Kurds maintain autonomy in parts of Syria? | DW News
The victorious Islamist-led HTS are now in control of most of Syria. Now that they’ve set up a government in…
Belarus opposition leader: Situation in Syria shows dictators are not invincible | DW News
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says the fall of Assad demonstrates such regimes can be defeated by different tools. She…
Is Israel using Assad’s downfall to seize more Syrian land in the Golan Heights? | DW News
Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces will remain in a Golan Heights buffer zone until border security between…
Democratic lawmaker reacts to Biden’s pardons
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he is pardoning 39 individuals convicted of non-violent crimes and commuting the sentences…
Man’s ‘Santa antics’ get him stuck in chimney while running from police
This man’s "Santa antics" landed him on the naughty list. Police in Massachusetts were executing a search warrant when the…
NJ Mayor calls John Kirby’s drone comments ‘ridiculous’
Mine Hill mayor, Sam Morris called out John Kirby’s White House press briefing remarks about drone sightings in New Jersey…