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Updated January 7, 2025 - 8:36 PM EST

Military Action Against Iran Possible Under Trump

		*Trump Says He's 'Best Friend' Israel Ever Had, Repeats Threat to Hamas*
		*Mike Waltz Claims Iran Is the Problem in the Middle East*

Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill 31 More Palestinians

		*Israel Attacks a 'Clearly Marked' WFP Aid Convoy in Gaza*
		*An Israeli Army Dog Mauled a Pregnant Palestinian Woman*
		*Testimonies From the Inferno in Northern Gaza*

US Issues Sanctions Waiver for Syria's HTS Govt

Turkey FM: Only a Matter of Time Until Kurd Fighters Are Wiped Out

Guide for Israeli Soldiers To Avoid Arrest Abroad

PA Requests $680 Million in Security Assistance From US

US Transfers 11 Detainees Out of GITMO to Oman

FBI Hiding Russiagate Details, Newly-Released Doc Shows

Viewpoints

	Should Panama Be Afraid of Trump's New Imperialism? by Ted Snider
	'Terrorist Organization' Means Whatever the US Wants It to Mean by Caitlin Johnstone

	Genocidal President, Genocidal Politics by Norman Solomon
	Why Jimmy Carter Pardoned Draft Resisters by Gerry Condon
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Will Trump Keep Promise To Rein in War, Inc.?
by William Hartung

Frontline

	Hamas Says It's Ready To Free 34 Captives Under Ceasefire Deal
	Saudi Arabia Executions Double in 2024, Women and Foreigners Put to Death
	US Greenlights $78.5 Million Lightweight Torpedo Sale to Saudi Arabia

Israeli Attacks Kill 49 More Palestinians
in the Gaza Strip
REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

Russia

	Germany and Italy Have Replaced Russian Gas Via Ukraine
	Russia Claims It Captured Two Settlements in Ukraine's Donetsk Region, Including Kurakhove City

Ukraine

	Ukraine Group Outfits Patriot System With Armored Protection
	Zelensky Says Ukraine Needs Security Guarantees for Ceasefire With Russia
	Ukraine Set To Receive 1,000 Drones From Latvia

United Kingdom

	Emergency Demonstration Outside UK Parliament Calls for Action To Protect Palestinian Health Workers
	Right-Wing Think Tank Goes After Muslim Council of Britain Leadership Candidates

Europe

	Ex-French Leader Sarkozy on Trial Over Alleged Gadhafi Funds: All To Know
	Austrian President Tasks Far-Right Leader With Forming Government
	Thousands Left Without Heat or Gas in Moldova's Transnistria Region
	Azerbaijan's State Oil Company To Invest $7 Billon in Turkey
	Serbia Signs $335 Million Deal for Israeli PULS Artillery System, Hermes Drones
	Sweden Donates $27 Million for Romanian Patriot Replacement

Sudan

	Water Crisis Deepens Suffering for Sudanese Refugees in Chad
	Too Many Ways To Die: Inside Sudan's Forgotten War
	Sudan Lifts Force Majeure on South Sudan Oil Flows to Red Sea Port
	Sudan Army Air Strike Kills 10 in Southern Khartoum: Rescuers

Africa

	Eight Civilians Killed in Mali Attack
	Post-Election Chaos in Mozambique Sparks Mass Exodus to Malawi
	Communal Violence Continues Affecting Civilians in South Sudan: UN

China

	China's Top Diplomat Heads to Africa as West's Attention Dwindles
	South China Sea Conflict Risks To Rise in Trump's Second Term, Academic Forecasts

Koreas

	North Korea Fires Missile as Blinken Meets South Korean Officials
	South Korea Authorities Seek Extension of Warrant To Arrest Impeached Yoon

India

	Nine Killed in Roadside Bomb Attack in Central India
	US Finalizing Steps To Delist Indian Nuclear Entities: Biden's Top Aide

Asia

	Afghans Arrive in the Philippines To Complete Visa Processing for Resettlement in US
	Indonesia Officially Joins BRICS, Brazil Announces
	Pakistan Taliban Threatens Military-Run Businesses Amid Rising Violence
	New Caledonia Government Falls, Headache for Manuel Valls
	Sri Lanka To Receive Military Aircraft From US, Pakistan

Israel/Palestine

	Israel Prevents Detained Gaza Hospital Doctor From Seeing Lawyer
	Neonatal Doctor Thabat Saleem Killed by Israel in Strike on Home in Central Gaza
	Israeli Troops Abduct Lebanese, Syrian Farmers in South Lebanon
	A Bedouin Village Was Razed by Israel. Guess Who Gets the Land at Bargain Prices?
	Hostage's Mom Barred From Knesset for Second Week in a Row for 'Violating Order'
	Gaza's Bitter Winter: Eight Palestinian Infants Die From Cold Amid Ongoing Israeli Siege
	State Comptroller Accuses IDF of 'Intimidating' Officers Testifying in Oct. 7 Probe
	Palestinian Authority Shuts Down Several Al Jazeera Digital Platforms
	CBS Allegedly Edits Out Gaza Reference in Kate Winslet Interview

Iraq

	Iraq Weekly Roundup: 15 Killed, Including Coalition Servicemember
	Finland Ends Decade-Long Mission in Iraq, Continues Support Through NATO Advisory Role
	Iraq Marks Army Day Amid Calls for Weapon Oversight by Military

Iran

	Israeli Attack on Iran 'Could Lead to Large-Scale War': Tehran
	'Iran Is the Main Challenge in the Region': Macron Sets Sight on Tehran's Nuclear Program

Lebanon

	Lebanese Army Redeploys in Naqoura as Israeli Ceasefire Violations Continue
	US Envoy Says Israeli Forces Begin Withdrawal From 2nd South Lebanon Town

Syria

	Druze Commander Rejects Islamic Rule in Syria
	ICRC To Expand Syria Relief Efforts Beyond $100 Million Program
	'Protect Our People': Armed Syrian Volunteers Watch Over Damascus
	In Syria's Quneitra, Frustration at Lack of Action To End Israeli Invasion
	Erdogan Says Turkey Ready To Intervene To Prevent Any Division of Syria
	Syria Announces End of Homs Security Sweep; Hundreds Reportedly Arrested

Yemen

	UN Envoy in Rare Yemen Visit To Push for Peace
	Sanaa Thwarts UK-Saudi Spy Plot To Create 'Target Blank' in Yemen

The War at Home

	'I Only Knew How To Do One Thing': New Year's Violence Resurrects the Dark Side of Military Life
	CIA Releases Docs on Latino Civil Rights-Era Surveillance
	Advocates Reach Deal With DoD on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Dismissals
	Artists Who Boycott Israel Push Back Against Florida Government's Ban on Hiring Them
	Biden Administration Plans More Sanctions on Russian Oil Exports

The Americas

	Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Resigns as Party Leader
	Departing US Ambassador to Mexico Sees 'Major Changes' Under Trump in Diplomatic Relationship