The damaged flight data recorder from the Jeju Air passenger jet that crash-landed in South Korea will be sent to the United States for analysis, Seoul’s transport ministry said Wednesday, as bereaved families began visiting…
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As the third year of war in Ukraine nears a close as the new year approaches and ahead of the Feb. 24, 2025, anniversary date, new battle lines have once again been established after Russia…
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The Department of Defense (DoD) announced two weapons packages for Ukraine on Monday, totaling $2.47 billion. The first of the two, the Presidential Drawdown Authority package, with an ‘estimated value’ of $1.25 billion, is meant…
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Ukraine has received its first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S., energy company officials confirmed this week— a positive development for Kyiv as it moves to ramp up its purchases of U.S.…
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Palestinian official predicts Trump will ‘destroy’ Iran, leading to breakdown of remaining Hamas cells: report
A Palestinian Authority (PA) official reportedly predicted that President-elect Donald Trump will ‘destroy Iran’ and that Tehran’s weakening will effectively break down the remaining Hamas terror cells. Mohammad Hamdan, secretary-general of the PA’s ruling Fatah…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in the hall of the Israeli parliament on Tuesday for a crucial budget-related vote, despite the objections of doctors following prostate surgery on Sunday night, the Israeli news agency Tazpit Press Service…
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Top Republican demands ‘costs’ for China after it hacked Treasury Dept in year marked by CCP espionage
China was behind a ‘major’ hack of the Treasury Department, the Biden administration said Monday, gaining access to unclassified documents and the workstations of government employees. After a year fraught with hacking across all government…
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Israel kills Hamas commander who led heinous Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz killed in drone attack: IDF
A top Hamas commander responsible for the heinous Oct. 7 attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz has been killed by a targeted drone strike, the Israel Defense Force (IDF) announced. Abd al-Hadi Sabah, who led the…
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Healthy living, party unity, and ‘time to smell the roses’: Congressional Republicans’ New Year’s resolutions
Most Americans look at the beginning of a new year as a fresh start, and an opportunity to set goals to better themselves over the next 12 months – and members of Congress are no…
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Several ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ emerged in 2024 as the year comes to a close after Republicans took control of Congress in the November election and several prominent Democrats ended up on the losing side. President-elect…