And yet Biden continues to shovel military aid to Israel…
In Biden’s head, this is justifiable because we’re giving them guided munitions like JDAMs so that they don’t need to drop unguided bombs on Gaza, thus we’re actually reducing civilian casualties.
We all know that NATO won’t invade the Vatican because their resources are tied up in Russia, in supporting US interests in Taiwan, in blocking Ansarallah in the Red Sea, in supporting Guyana in South America…
Investing.com has “mixed credibility” in MBFC because of “lack of transparency with ownership, unknown credibility of authors, and a failed fact check.”
Why is this post on this community? Why not use Reuters instead?
Egypt proposed a new outline for a hostage release deal on Sunday that would see Hamas release 40 Israelis taken into the Gaza Strip in exchange for a 14-day truce, Israeli and foreign media reported....
Iranian authorities have seized the prestigious Sakharov Prize that was awarded by the European Parliament to honor Mahsa Amini, whose September 2022 death in custody sparked nationwide anti-government protests and who came to symbolize battle for human rights for Iranian women....
KYIV – Ukraine will likely receive it first shipment of advanced F-16s in the next few days, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a phone call as Kyiv seeks to disrupt Russia’s air superiority over Ukrainian skies amid continued battles on December 23 in the east and south of the country....
Venezuela can just claim that it happened in Venezuelan territorial waters. It’s the China playbook and it’s not entirely invalid. Veneuzuela’s claim on the Essequibo is pretty strong, but Britain wants to avoid setting the precedent that their colonial-era borders are invalid.
Do you enjoy watching Ukraine collapse it’s economy, irreversibly fuck it’s demographics, and send hundreds of thousands of men to their death? Is that enjoyable to you because the lives lost aren’t American?
Issam Al Mughrabi, 56, who worked for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for three decades was killed along with his wife and children in an Israeli air strike on Friday....
I mean, basically no one in the West covers China at all except to say “China bad and is simultaneously going broke and bankrolling all US politicians”
How the fuck did the US, the core of NATO, fail to get other NATO states that are entirely reliant on the US for defence to… Join a “peacekeeping operation”?
Fuck, they only got Canada to send 3 “officers” for “observation.”
Israeli airstrikes kill 100 in one of war's deadliest nights, Gaza officials say (www.reuters.com)
Pope decries ‘appalling harvest’ of civilian deaths in Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
Uttar Pradesh: School van driver booked for raping 12-year-old girl (www.edexlive.com)
CIA Loses Bid to Throw Out Lawsuit for Violating Rights of Julian Assange’s Visitors at Ecuadorean Embassy: Case Sets Stage for Exposing CIA Clandestine Surveillance of Attorneys and Journalists (www.laprogressive.com)
The judge’s ruling can be read here: cryptome.org/2023/12/kunstler-v-cia-077.pdf
China continues to reduce its holdings of US Treasuries in October (www.globaltimes.cn)
Britain’s Home Secretary apologizes for joke about spiking his wife’s drink with date-rape drug (edition.cnn.com)
Moldova's pro-European president Sandu says she will seek second term By Reuters (www.investing.com)
Uttar Pradesh: Cop held for ‘raping’ woman (indianexpress.com)
Egypt proposes 14-day ceasefire in Gaza, Hamas to release 40 hostages - report (m.jpost.com)
Egypt proposed a new outline for a hostage release deal on Sunday that would see Hamas release 40 Israelis taken into the Gaza Strip in exchange for a 14-day truce, Israeli and foreign media reported....
Iranian Authorities Seize Sakharov Prize Awarded To Honor Mahsa Amini, Rights Groups Say (www.rferl.org)
Iranian authorities have seized the prestigious Sakharov Prize that was awarded by the European Parliament to honor Mahsa Amini, whose September 2022 death in custody sparked nationwide anti-government protests and who came to symbolize battle for human rights for Iranian women....
Ukraine Awaits Delivery Of First F-16 Jets In Coming Days As Kyiv Seeks To Counter Russian Air Superiority (www.rferl.org)
KYIV – Ukraine will likely receive it first shipment of advanced F-16s in the next few days, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a phone call as Kyiv seeks to disrupt Russia’s air superiority over Ukrainian skies amid continued battles on December 23 in the east and south of the country....
Hamas Police Officer Fatally Shoots Boy Approaching Humanitarian Aid Truck to Keep Others Away: (themessenger.com)
Britain to send patrol ship to Guyana amid Venezuela border dispute (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine to celebrate Christmas on 25 December for first time (news.sky.com)
Israeli strikes kill UN staff, more than 70 of his extended family in Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)
Issam Al Mughrabi, 56, who worked for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for three decades was killed along with his wife and children in an Israeli air strike on Friday....
Biden: I ‘didn’t ask for a ceasefire’ in today’s ‘private conversation’ with Netanyahu (www.timesofisrael.com)
Spain, Italy, France Decline US Command Of Red Sea Operation Prosperity Guardian (gcaptain.com)
Milei Declares War on Argentine Working Class with Presidential Decree (peoplesdispatch.org)
'Turns Out the Israelis Lied': Probe Dismantles IDF's Al-Shifa Hospital Claim (www.commondreams.org)