US Claims Huge Chunk of Seabed Amid Strategic Push for Resources ( www.bnnbloomberg.ca )
On Christmas Eve, Bethlehem resembles a ghost town. Celebrations are halted due to Israel-Hamas war ( apnews.com )
The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Sunday, as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war....
Blinken calls out other countries for not demanding Hamas surrender and ‘stop hiding behind civilians’ ( www.cnn.com )
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called out other countries for not demanding Hamas surrender....
Russia warns US and Europe over reports Ukraine may get its seized assets ( www.theguardian.com )
Kremlin threatens ‘serious consequences’ if there is an unprecedented seizure of Russian assets held abroad...
Orbán: 'There is no war in Ukraine' as no declaration of war from Russia ( dailynewshungary.com )
Israel’s military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in recent history, experts say ( apnews.com )
"They've left me behind," American Paul Whelan says from Russian prison after failed bid to secure release ( www.cbsnews.com )
Russians accused of carving swastikas on captured Ukrainians ( www.firstpost.com )
A Ukrainian soldier named Serhiy, returning from Russian captivity, has reportedly been found mutilated with swastikas carved into his forehead, as disclosed by Dr. Olexandr Turkevich, who is treating him....
Israel Gaza: What Gaza's death toll says about the war - BBC News ( www.bbc.com )
Ukraine military seeks extra 500,000 soldiers - President Zelensky ( www.bbc.com )
Ukraine's military wants to mobilise up to 500,000 extra people, President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed, as the war with Russia nears a two-year mark....
Ukraine aid will run out at the end of the month, White House warns ( www.cnn.com )
An aid package scheduled for Ukraine later this month will be the final one unless Congress approves additional help, the White House warned Monday....
Quebec to raise university fees and mandate French for out-of-province students ( www.bbc.com )
Videos show Israeli soldiers in Gaza burning food, vandalizing a shop and ransacking private homes | CNN ( edition.cnn.com )
Ukraine faces heavy attack from air and cyberspace while Zelenskyy in US presses for more funding ( apnews.com )
The United Nations approves a cease-fire resolution despite U.S. opposition ( www.npr.org )
Man flies from Denmark to Los Angeles with no passport or plane ticket ( www.theguardian.com )
Biden tells donors Israel is losing support, Netanyahu must change his government | CNN Politics ( www.cnn.com )
President Joe Biden said Tuesday Israel’s prime minister needs to change his hardline government and support for the country’s military campaign is waning amid heavy bombardment of Gaza....
Saudi Arabia is trying to block a global deal to end fossil fuels, negotiators say ( www.carbonbrief.org )
Sikh couple in Canada likely killed over ‘mistaken identity’ ( www.hindustantimes.com )
Maduro’s land grab in Guyana is a cynical ploy to hang on to power in Venezuela ( www.theguardian.com )
It also seems clear that the dispute, which centres on control of the Essequibo region in western Guyana, a sparsely populated area the size of Greece that constitutes about two-thirds of Guyanese territory, is mostly about oil. In 2015, the US oil giant, ExxonMobil, discovered a big field off Guyana’s coast, largely within...
Chinese garlic is a national security risk, says US senator - BBC News ( www.bbc.com )
Turkey says Canada, US linking drone-camera exports to Sweden NATO membership ( www.reuters.com )
Putin is close to victory. Europe should be terrified ( www.telegraph.co.uk )
McDonald’s burger empire set for unprecedented growth over the next 4 years with 10,000 new stores ( english.elpais.com )
Guyana appeals to US and UN as Maduro advances annexation of territory ( www.theguardian.com )
Request for help came after Venezuelan president announced series of measures to formalize a referendum Sunday evening...
