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Updated December 30, 2024 - 10:04 AM EST

Julani Says No Syria Elections for Four Years

		*Israel Kills 17, Mostly Civilians, in Damascus Drone Strike*
		Syrian Minorities Under Threat as HTS Carries Out Raids

Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kill 30 Palestinians

		Twenty-Day-Old Baby Dies of Cold in Gaza, Fifth Such Fatality
		IDF 'Sexually Assaulted and Beat Women' During Hospital Raid
		Palestinian Authority Forces Kill Female Journalist in Jenin

US THAAD System Used For First Time in Israel

Israeli Forces in Lebanon Advance Deeper, Burn Homes

Russia's 'Not Satisfied' With Trump Proposals

White House Tells Ukraine To Pull Its Forces From Russia

China Sanctions US Companies Over Taiwan Military Aid

Viewpoints

	Friends With (Geopolitical) Benefits: How Russia and North Korea Are Changing the Game by Joseph D. Terwilliger
	Trump Should Pattern Presidency After Eisenhower by Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr.

	A Voice From Syria on Christmas Day: 'All of Us Are Lost' by Rick Sterling
	The IDF's Own Sickening 'Zone of Interest' in the Heart of Gaza by Gideon Levy
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Sednaya: Investigating Syria's Most Notorious Prison
The Cradle

Frontline

	Pushing TikTok Deal, Donald Trump Opposes Supreme Court Ban
	First War-Time Aid Convoy Enters Besieged South Khartoum
	One in Six Children Live in Conflict Zones This Year: UNICEF

Israeli Strikes on the Gaza Strip Kill at Least 30 More Palestinians
Saed Abu Nabhan/IMAGO/APAimages via Reuters

Russia

	Baku Demands Moscow Admit Guilt, Punish Those Responsible for Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crash
	Putin Apologizes to Azerbaijan's President Over 'Tragic' Plane Crash
	European Gas Prices Soar as Putin Says a New Ukraine Transit Deal Is Unlikely
	US-UK Directing Attacks on Russian Military Bases in Syria: SVR
	Top Russian Diplomat Says Moscow To Abandon Unilateral Moratorium on Missile Deployment
	Russia Says It Expanded Entry Ban List in Response to New EU Sanctions
	Russia's Security Service Says Jailed American Leaked Biotechnology Secrets

Ukraine

	Ukraine Gets Its First US LNG Cargo Via Greek Terminal
	Ukraine Slows Firing of Missiles Into Russia as Trump Prepares To Take Office
	Zelensky Accuses Slovakia of Opening 'Second Energy Front' Against Ukraine

Europe

	Germany Seen Defenseless Against Russia's Oreshnik Missile System: German Foreign Ministry
	Slovakia's Fico Threatens to Cut Electricity Supplies to Ukraine
	Estonian Navy Guards Subsea Power Link After Cable Damage
	France Hands Over First Base in Chad Amid Withdrawal
	Bosnian Foreign Minister Hails Turkey Mediator Role in Balkans

Sudan

	Sudan Government Rejects UN-Backed Famine Declaration
	Sudan Accuses UAE of Supporting Paramilitaries, Welcomes Turkish Mediation
	Zamzam IDPs Caught Between Conflict and Famine in Sudan
	Malnutrition Crisis Deepens Among Children in War-Torn Sudan

Mozambique

	South Africa Intensifies Operations Along Border Amid Political Unrest in Neighboring Mozambique
	Thousands Flee Mozambique for Malawi To Escape Deadly Post-Vote Violence

Africa

	DR Congo Rebels Kill at Least 21 Over Christmas Week
	Low Turnout in Chad Parliamentary Election Boycotted by Opposition as Military Rule Ends
	Kenya Probes Alleged Police Involvement in Abduction of Government Critics
	Morocco Sentences 13 Pro-Palestine Activists Over Boycott Protests
	Ten Civilians Killed in 'Accidental' Nigerian Army Strike
	UN Approves New AU Force To Take on Al-Shabaab in Somalia
	Refugee Camps Overwhelmed as Cholera Spreads in South Sudan
	Senegalese PM Promises Bold Reforms in First Major Policy Speech

North / South Korea

	North Korea Calls for 'Toughest' US Strategy at Party Meeting
	South Koreans Stage Mass Rally To Demand Removal of Yoon Suk Yeol
	South Korea's Parliament Votes To Impeach Acting President as Crisis Continues

Gaza

	Gaza Child Amputees Get New Limbs but Can't Shake War Trauma
	Mapping the Genocide in Gaza
	Health Worker Displaced by Israeli Attacks in Gaza Dies of 'Extreme Cold'
	Israeli Forces Order Evacuation in Besieged Northern Gaza Town
	Who Is Hussam Abu Safia, Director of Key Gaza Hospital Detained by Israel?
	Calls for the Release of Gaza Hospital Director Detained by Israel
	Israel Refuses Timeline on Withdrawal From Gaza: Hamas Official

Israel/Palestine

	BBC Staffers Reveal Editor's 'Entire Job' to Whitewash Israeli War Crimes
	How Concerned Are Israelis by What Their Government Is Doing in Their Name?
	Disturbing Videos Show Palestinian Officers Abusing Critics of Jenin Crackdown
	Palestinian Authority Officer Killed in Jenin Camp Clashes
	Israeli Hospital Says Netanyahu Has Undergone Successful Prostate Surgery
	Another Palestinian Detainee Dies in Israeli Custody Amid Rising Toll

Syria

	'Great Fear' Haunts Christmas Celebrations in Syria's Christian Town
	New Damascus Governor Says 'Our Problem Is Not With Israel'
	Moscow Warns US, UK Preparing 'ISIS Attacks' on Airbases in Syria
	US-Backed Kurds Express Readiness To Join 'New Syrian Army' Under HTS Rule
	Over 30,000 Syrians Return Home From Turkey Since Assad Fall
	Relatives of Bashar Assad Arrested as They Tried To Fly Out of Lebanon, Officials Say

Turkey

	Turkey Eyes Role in Syrian Oil and Gas Production
	Turkey's Imprisoned Kurdish Rebel Leader Says He Is Willing to Work With Authorities for Peace
	Turkish Defense Industry Reaches 70% Domestic Production Capacity

Yemen

	Ansar Allah: Yemen Will Respond Swiftly to Israeli Aggression
	WHO Chief Says Narrowly Escaped Death in Israeli Strikes on Yemen Airport
	UN Secretary-General Condemns Escalating Tensions Between Houthis and Israel

Middle East

	A Suicide Bomber Kills a Police Officer and Wounds Another in Southern Iran
	Iraq Pays Monthly Salaries to Over 2,000 Yazidi ISIS Survivors

Afghanistan

	Pakistan's Rocket Attack on Afghan Mosque Kills Three People
	Taliban Leader Bans Windows Overlooking Places 'Usually Used by Women'
	UNESCO-Listed Musical Instrument Stifled in Afghanistan
	Pakistani Soldier Killed in Border Clash With Afghanistan Forces: Security Source
	Afghan Taliban Hit 'Several Points' in Pakistan in Retaliation for Attacks