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Updated January 8, 2025 - 8:49 PM EST

Trump Envoy To Join Gaza Ceasefire Talks

		*Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill Dozens of More Palestinians*
		*IDF Shot Dead a Palestinian It Was Using as a Human Shield*

US Claims Israel Will Still Withdraw From Lebanon

		*Israel's Smotrich Calls for Major Destruction in the West Bank*
		*Turkey-Backed Syria May Be Bigger Threat Than Iran: Israeli Panel*

Biden Rushes 'Substantial' Ukraine Arms Transfer

Ukrainian Troops Training in France Go AWOL

Syria: 280 Dead in Clashes Between SDF and SNA

US Accuses RSF of Committing Genocide in Sudan

Tracker Cracks Open DC's Think Tank Funding

Trump Won't Rule Out Force To Take Panama Canal, Greenland

Viewpoints

	D.O.G.E.: End the Global Engagement Center by Ron Paul
	Fighting Israel's War in Jenin: Can the Palestinian Authority Be Saved? by Ramzy Baroud

	Why Is Russiagate's Origin Story Redacted? by Matt Taibbi
	Invading Mexico Will Not Solve the Cartel Problem by Brandan Buck
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Israel's Newfound 'Freedom of Action' Portends Regional War
by Connor Freeman

Frontline

	Trump Says He Could Understand Russian Feeling With NATO on Their Doorstep
	Scoop: Senate Dems Delay Tulsi Gabbard Nomination
	Israeli Settlers Rampage Through Palestinian Villages, Setting Vehicles on Fire

Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill
31 More Palestinians Over 24 Hours
Omar Ashtawy/IMAGO/APAimages via Reuters

Ukraine

Macron Urges Ukraine To Adopt Realistic Stance on Territorial Disputes

United Kingdom

	Mother of Jailed British-Egyptian Activist Marks 100th Day of Hunger Strike
	British Afghanistan Whistleblower Feared for Personal Safety, Inquiry Hears

France

	Charlie Hebdo Vaunts Its 'Indestructibility' 10 Years After Massacre
	French Defense Minister Calls for Scrapping EU Arms Cash Fund if It Can't Be Fixed

Europe

	European Gas Depleting at Fastest Pace in Seven Years
	Shadow Fleet Movements in Northern Europe To Be Tracked by AI System
	Scholz Rejects Drastic Rise in German Defense Spending

Morocco

	BDS Warns of Morocco Attempt To Criminalize Anti-Israeli Acts
	Morocco, Spain Custom Deal Causes Distress in Autonomous Melilla and Ceuta

Africa

	South Sudan Resumes Oil Production
	Guinea Capital Conakry at a Standstill Amidst Opposition Protests
	Cameroon Magistrate Kidnapped in Separatist North Freed
	They Fled From Extremists. Now the Government in Burkina Faso Tries To Hide Their Existence
	John Mahama Sworn in as Ghana's President, Promises To Reset the Country

Afghanistan

	Widespread Criticism as Hundreds of Afghans Arrested in Islamabad
	US Congressman Urges Immediate Halt to Aid for Afghanistan

Koreas

	North Korea Says Test of New Hypersonic Missile Successful
	South Korean Court Extends Arrest Warrant for Impeached Yoon

Asia

	Former Cambodia Opposition MP Shot Dead in Bangkok
	US Adds Chinese Oil Major and Shipping Line to Military Blacklist
	Three Pakistani Soldiers, 19 Insurgents Killed in Separate Raids in Northwest

The War at Home

	American A-10 Warthogs Still Flying in Middle East Even as Retirement Looms
	Navy Plan to Buy 85 New Ships Will Cost $1 Trillion, CBO Says
	Pentagon Files Appeal To Halt Guantanamo Bay Plea Deals
	Durbin Calls on DOJ to Withdraw Certain Legal Opinions on Presidential War Powers
	Trump Says NATO Members Should Raise Defense Spending to 5% of GDP
	Trump Announces $20 Billion US Investment by Emirati Businessman

Latin America

	Ten Gunmen Killed, Three Police Officers Injured in Shootout With Security Forces Amid Cartel Turf Battles in Mexico
	Gang Violence Killed More Than 5,600 People in Haiti in 2024: UN

Gaza

	Gaza Aid Effort at 'Breaking Point', Warns UN
	No Israeli Hostage Deal Will Be Signed Until All Sides Agree on How to Control Gaza
	Ireland Formally Joins ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel
	Gaza Health Ministry Warns of 'Real Disaster Sweeping Hospitals'
	Palestinian Resistance Kills Several Israeli Soldiers in North Gaza as Genocide Hits 15-Month Mark
	UAE in Talks With US, Israel for 'Overseeing' Post-War Gaza

Israel/Palestine

	Israel Extends Closure of Al Jazeera Office in Occupied West Bank
	Civilians Under Fire in Jenin as PA Forces Face Off With Armed Militants
	Israeli Soldier Suspected of War Crimes Faces Legal Case in Argentina
	Over 12,000 Structures Demolished in West Bank Since 2009: UN Report
	'Nothing Has Been Done': High Court Judges Said To Pan Police Over Settler Attacks
	How Israeli Law Permitting Child Detention Imperils the Rights of Palestinian Minors
	Hostage's Mother Allowed Back Into Knesset, but Must Avoid 'Breaking the Rules'
	Israel To Produce Munitions 'Locally,' Reduce Reliance on US for Heavy Bombs
	Amnesty Israel 'Publicly Discredited' Human Rights Research – Branch Suspended
	Netanyahu Approves New 'Offensive and Defensive' Operations in Occupied West Bank

Syria

	Syrian Mayor Says Israel Collected Arms From Locals in Golan Buffer Zone
	Assad's Former Aide Says Deposed Syrian President Was 'Tricked' by Putin
	Qatar Plans To Help Boost Syrian Government Salaries
	Germany Pushing EU To Ease Sanctions on Syria, Diplomats Say
	First International Flight Lands in Damascus Since Overthrow of Assad
	Syria Unable To Import Wheat or Fuel Due to US Sanctions

Iraq

	Iraq Weekly Roundup: 15 Killed, Including Coalition Servicemember
	Finland Ends Decade-Long Mission in Iraq, Continues Support Through NATO Advisory Role

Lebanon