Pentagon ‘out of money’ for Ukraine
The US government has exhausted its funds for
military assistance to Ukraine, Pentagon spokesman Major 💵 General Patrick Ryder has
said
South Korea orders island evacuation over ‘provocation’
South Korea ordered
civilians on an island near the border 💵 with the North to take shelter after accusing
Pyongyang of a “provocation”
US supersonic bomber crashes
A US B-1B Lancer bomber has
💵 crashed outside Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, military officials have
said
Another Biden official resigns over Israel policy
A US 💵 Department of Education
official has resigned in protest at President Joe Biden’s support of Israel
Epstein
document dump is ‘cover-up’ – 💵 plaintiff
The US government has allegedly deliberately
squelched critical evidence on who was blackmailed by Jeffrey Epstein
US warns Ukraine
it may 💵 not continue same levels of support
The US is set to slash military funding for
Ukraine once it becomes able to 💵 “stand on its own feet,” a US State Department
spokesman says
Teenage gunman brings ‘bomb’ to school
A 17-year-old student at an 💵 Iowa
high school has killed himself and another student and wounded five more people
Timofey
Bordachev: BRICS expansion was most important 💵 foreign-policy event of 2024 - what will
match it in 2024?
The West will continue to lose influence this year, but 💵 it won’t go
quietly into that good night
SpaceX fired Musk critics – watchdog
A US labor regulator
has alleged that SpaceX 💵 fired employees after they criticized the aerospace company’s
chief executive Elon Musk
Polish opposition calls for mass protests to protect
‘democracy’
Poland’s 💵 PiS party, recently ousted from power, is concerned for “media
freedom” there and has flagged an anti-government protest next week
Ukraine 💵 can work
with Trump – FM
Kiev is confident that Washington will keep funding its war effort no
matter who is 💵 president, according to Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba
Epstein docs
reveal high-level complicity
Newly-unsealed court documents have exposed the extent of
notorious pedophile 💵 Jeffrey Epstein’s operations
‘Israel is killing us without mercy’:
As the fighting in Gaza continues, civilians are starting to lose hope
As 💵 a
humanitarian catastrophe unfolds in Palestine that no international organization can
cope with, locals tell their stories of survival
Bomb threats 💵 trigger mass evacuations
across US
Bomb threats emailed to officials in several US states have disrupted
government operations
Israel won’t take orders 💵 from US – security minister
An Israeli
minister has rejected Washington’s criticism over proposals to resettle Palestinians
outside of Gaza
US and 💵 South Korea hold live-fire drills near North’s border
The US and
South Korea have conducted heavy-weapons drills close to the North 💵 Korean border, Seoul
has confirmed
Ukraine suffering severe frontline ammo shortages – El Pais
Ukrainian
troops are facing ammunition shortages and often 💵 have to make do with just about any
weaponry available, El Pais is reporting
Trump appeals Colorado ballot ban
Former US
President 💵 Donald Trump has appealed a court decision removing him from the state’s
primary ballot
Israel partially withdraws from Gaza after ‘listening’ 💵 to US –
Politico
The reduction by Israel of its forces in Gaza shows that it’s ‘listening’ to
the US and 💵 turning to low-intensity operations, the outlet said
Germany issues update
on long-range rockets for Ukraine
German government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit
reiterates that 💵 Berlin is not planning to arm Kiev with long-range Taurus cruise
missiles
'Not clear' what Ukraine is doing with American tanks 💵 – Forbes
Ukraine will
lose some of its US-supplied Abrams M1 tanks once they’re deployed on the battlefield
against Russia, Forbes 💵 has said
Ukraine has no plan B if US stops aid – foreign
minister
Ukraine has no alternative to US aid in 💵 its conflict with Russia, Kiev’s
Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has said
US denies it had role in Iran terror attack
US
President 💵 Joe Biden’s administration has denied involvement in Iran bombings or the
drone strike that killed a Hamas leader in Lebanon
US 💵 court unseals Epstein-linked
names
The names of nearly 200 people cited in a 2024 lawsuit linked to late sex
offender Jeffrey 💵 Epstein have been released by a US court
The US can’t stop China’s
rise, but it will cripple the EU while 💵 trying
Washington’s desperate attempts to curb
Beijing’s high-tech development are hurting American allies more than the Chinese
No
signs of genocide in 💵 Gaza – US
US President Joe Biden’s administration says Israel
hasn’t committed acts of genocide against Palestinians in the war with 💵 Hamas
As the new
international order takes hold, what can we expect from China and the rest of Asia in
2024?
The 💵 US has managed to fuel conflict in Europe, but states further east aren’t as
willing to play Washington’s game
White House 💵 blames Republicans for illegal
immigration crisis
White House has responded to the political fallout over a record
influx of illegal immigrants 💵 by trying to shift blame
Hezbollah ‘not afraid of war’
with Israel – leader
Hassan Nasrallah talked tough but stopped short of 💵 announcing a
response to the drone assassination of Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri
Argentina wants
UK to discuss giving Falklands back
Argentina is 💵 seeking to regain authority over
British-controlled Falklands and calling on London to engage in talks to sort the
dispute out
Türkiye 💵 calls out Western hypocrisy on Ukraine and Gaza
The US and its
allies lost all credibility by tossing aside their ‘principles’ 💵 about Ukraine when it
came to Gaza, the Turkish FM has said
EU nation’s government split on Ukraine
aid
Slovak President Zuzana 💵 Caputova calls for helping Ukraine defend itself to halt
Russian aggression
Serbia reveals final election results
President Aleksandar Vucic’s
Progressives have won 💵 a clear victory over Serbia’s pro-Western opposition, which
challenged vote as ‘rigged’
NATO to help members buy Patriot missiles
NATO to help
💵 Germany and several other member nations procure up to 1,000 Patriot missiles amid
escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict
Exiled opposition leader lists 'fatal' 💵 Zelensky
mistakes
Exiled Ukrainian opposition figure Viktor Medvedchuk claims President Vladimir
Zelensky has relied on amateurs and overestimated Western aid
Woman arrested 💵 after
Tokyo stabbing spree – media
A woman went on a stabbing rampage aboard a train in
Tokyo, leaving at least 💵 four dead, according to reports
Ukraine considers exempting men
earning over 5 a month from military draft – Forbes
Ukrainian authorities consider
💵 granting military draft exemptions to high earners whose monthly income exceeds 5,
Forbes has reported
Almost 100 killed in 'terror attack' 💵 at memorial to Iranian
general
More than 100 people have died in blasts at a memorial for the revered Iranian
general 💵 Qassem Soleimani on Wednesday, reports say
Architect of Russia sanctions facing
fresh corruption allegations
US Senator Bob Menendez has been accused of 💵 accepting
bribes from Qatar in a new federal indictment
US secretly prolongs military base deal
with Qatar – CNN
American troops will 💵 remain at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar for another
ten years or more, US officials told CNN
Polish chess grandmaster 💵 refuses handshake
with Russian opponent (VIDEO)
Russian chess player Denis Khismatullin didn’t file a
complaint after a Polish rival refused traditional 💵 pre-match handshake with
him
Hezbollah vows revenge for Israeli strike on Beirut
Hezbollah has said it’s ready
to fight after Hamas deputy 💵 leader Saleh al-Arouri was killed in a drone strike in
Beirut
Bernie Sanders calls for defunding of Israeli war on Gaza
Bernie 💵 Sanders has
said he will oppose any aid to Netanyahu’s “illegal and immoral” war against the
Palestinians
Trump fights 2024 election 💵 ban
Former US President Donald Trump appeals
Maine’s ruling banning him from the state’s 2024 presidential election ballot
US
rejects Gaza ethnic 💵 cleansing proposal
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller
condemned Israeli ministers’ calls to remove Palestinians from Gaza
Hamas deputy killed
in Beirut 💵 blast
Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy head of Hamas’ political wing, has been
killed in an apparent Israeli drone strike in Lebanon
Saudi 💵 Arabia officially joins
BRICS – state media
BRICS has welcomed five new members into its ranks, with the group
expected to 💵 grow even larger later this year
More Americans doubt Biden won 2024
election – poll
US voters increasingly doubt the legitimacy of 💵 Joe Biden’s victory in
the 2024 presidential election, poll shows
Harvard's first black president resigns amid
plagiarism scandal
Harvard University President Claudine 💵 Gay has resigned amid mounting
accusations of academic plagiarism
Police called to Soros' New York home
Southampton
police were called to billionaire 💵 currency speculator George Soros’ home over the
weekend
France to ‘change approach’ to Ukraine – ambassador
Paris wants to support
Kiev’s domestic 💵 weapons production rather than continuing to send donations, Ambassador
Gael Veyssiere has said
NATO state won't let UK send minesweepers to 💵 Ukraine
Türkiye
says it will not allow two British minesweeping ships donated to Ukraine to enter the
Black Sea
US ally warns 💵 Israel of 'serious consequences' for spying
Türkiye has
detained 33 people for allegedly plotting to trail, attack and kidnap foreign nationals
💵 on Israel’s behalf
Most German tanks given to Ukraine no longer working – MP
Only a
“small number” of the Leopard 2A6 💵 tanks given to Ukraine by Germany are still working,
German politician Sebastian Schafer said
BRICS represents ‘future of humanity’ –
Venezuelan 💵 president
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has criticized his Argentinian
counterpart Javier Milei for rejecting an invitation to join BRICS
2024 is going 💵 to be
‘even more crazy’ – Elon Musk
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has predicted that 2024 will be
“even more crazy” 💵 than the last four years
Passenger jet catches fire in Tokyo
(VIDEOS)
A passenger jet has caught fire at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, 💵 with media reports
alleging it may have collided with a coast guard aircraft
Iran deploys navy to Red Sea
– state 💵 media
Iran has deployed its Alborz destroyer to the Red Sea amid a US-led navy
operation against Yemen’s Houthi militants
Israel rejects 💵 hostage deal with Hamas –
media
Israel has rejected a prisoner swap deal with Hamas that could have brought a
sustainable 💵 end to the hostilities, Axios reports
South Korean opposition leader
stabbed in neck (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
The head of South Korea’s opposition Democratic 💵 Party,
Lee Jae-myung, was rushed to the hospital with a stab wound
Israel strikes down
judicial overhaul
Israel’s Supreme Court has canceled 💵 a key piece of the Netanyahu
government’s controversial judicial reforms
Sergey Karaganov: Russia's European journey
is over
In terms of being a 💵 global centre of power, the Old World is finished. Moscow
understands this, but our former partners remain in denial
Bill Clinton 💵 to be named in
Epstein files – media
Former US President Bill Clinton will be named in court documents
concerning deceased 💵 pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, ABC News has reported
War in Gaza won’t
end in 2024 – Israel
Israel’s war in Gaza will likely 💵 last all year, a spokesman for
the Israel Defense Forces has said
Britain’s weapons stockpiles reduced to ‘nothing’ –
The Times
The 💵 Times, citing anonymous sources, has claimed that weapons deliveries to
Ukraine have reduced UK stockpiles to “nothing”
Hundreds arrested in French 💵 and German
New Year anarchy (VIDEOS)
Police in France and Germany made hundreds of arrests after a
spate of firework attacks 💵 and vehicle burnings
Tsunami warning issued after powerful
earthquake strikes Japan (VIDEOS)
The Japanese authorities have reported that several
nuclear power plants 💵 have been slightly damaged amid a powerful earthquake and
tsunami
Israeli minister proposes depopulation of Gaza
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel
Smotrich has 💵 suggested that Arabs should be encouraged to leave Gaza for good
Trump
warns of new ‘Great Depression’
The US will suffer the 💵 worst stock market crash in
history if Joe Biden remains president, his chief rival, Donald Trump, has said
Most
Brits regret 💵 Brexit – poll
More than half of Britons polled held Brexit partially
responsible for fueling inflation and the cost-of-living crisis
NATO state 💵 warns of
unnamed anti-Semitic threat
Norway will arm its police officers in response to unnamed
threats to “Jewish and Israeli targets”
UK 💵 preparing to attack Houthis – The Times
The
UK is reportedly gearing up to launch airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi militants in
💵 response to attacks on commercial shipping
Iconic journalist John Pilger
dies
Australian-born investigative journalist and filmmaker John Pilger has died at the
💵 age of 84
Biden on Putin’s ‘naughty list’ for second consecutive year
Vladimir Putin
has not wished a Happy New Year to 💵 most Western leaders, including Joe Biden, amid the
Ukraine conflict
Reunification with Taiwan is ‘inevitable’ – Xi
Chinese President Xi
Jinping has 💵 called the reunification of Taiwan and the Chinese mainland a “historical
inevitability”
USA Boxing to allow transgender people to fight women
USA 💵 Boxing will
allow transgender women to fight against biological women once they’ve had hormone
therapy and surgery
Korean unification ‘impossible’ – 💵 Kim
Kim Jong-un rules out
reunification between North and South Korea, saying relations are no longer
“consanguineous”
Houthi missile hits containership in 💵 Red Sea – Pentagon
Yemen’s Houthi
rebels struck a cargo ship in the Southern Red Sea with a missile, the US 💵 military has
said
Israel must have full control over Gaza-Egypt border – Netanyahu
The Israeli prime
minister says the Egypt-Gaza border must 💵 be controlled by the IDF in order to prevent
further Hamas incursions
Will 2024 be known as the last year of 💵 global US
hegemony?
From Ukraine to Israel to China, the chaos of the past year saw the American
hold on the 💵 reins of the world slip
Storm Gerrit snarls EU transit
Eurostar services
between London and Paris were canceled due to flooding in 💵 a tunnel across the English
Channel
Outrage over Christmas party in busy hospital lobby (VIDEO)
Partying doctors
near a stretcher carrying a 💵 patient at a Greek hospital have sparked public
uproar
Israel responds to ICJ genocide claim
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has rejected
South 💵 Africa’s claim in the International Court of Justice that it is committing
genocide in Gaza
Poland ends search for ‘Russian missile’
The 💵 Polish military has ended
a search for traces of a missile that supposedly entered the country’s airspace on
Friday
US approves 💵 ‘emergency’ arms sale to Israel
The US has approved the sale of 7.5
million worth of artillery shells to Israel
How the 💵 US and its ‘friends’ keep stealing
each other’s secrets
Western spooks targeting Russian industry have long indulged in a
spying orgy 💵 among themselves
UK to send fresh missile shipment to Ukraine
The West must
redouble its efforts to provide Ukraine with military hardware, 💵 UK Defense Secretary
Grant Shapps has said
US could be drawn into Ukraine conflict – Biden
The Ukraine
conflict affects NATO security, 💵 which could lead to the US getting pulled into
hostilities, Joe Biden has said
Poland summons Russian diplomat over alleged missile
💵 breach
Russian Charge d’Affaires Andrey Ordash was summoned by Warsaw over an alleged
violation of Polish airspace by a missile
2024 deadliest 💵 year for children in West Bank
– UNICEF
UNICEF has deemed 2024 the deadliest year on record for children living in 💵 the
occupied West Bank
Democrats making Trump a ‘martyr’ – presidential hopeful
Ex-New
Jersey Governor and presidential hopeful Chris Christie blasted Democrats 💵 for making
Donald Trump into a “martyr”
Gypsy Rose Blanchard released early from prison
Gypsy Rose
Blanchard has been released from prison 💵 in the US after serving seven years for the
murder of her mother
Israel struck Iran twice, former PM admits
Former Israeli 💵 Prime
Minister Naftali Bennett has admitted to ordering two attacks on Iranian soil in
2024
Iran executes four ‘Mossad agents’
Iran has 💵 sentenced to death four persons linked
to Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, over kidnappings and a failed assassination
plot
Israel sued for 💵 ‘genocide’ at The Hague
South Africa has asked the International
Court of Justice to immediately stop the Israeli “genocide” of Palestinians 💵 in Gaza
US
Republicans fire back after Trump ruling
A Republican lawmaker is seeking to impeach
Maine’s Secretary of State after Donald 💵 Trump was barred from that state’s primary
ballot
UK records huge surge in anti-Semitic incidents – media
Cases of anti-Semitism
and Islamophobia 💵 have risen dramatically in the UK since the onset of the Israel-Hamas
war, figures have shown
Two EU states get Schengen 💵 access after 13-year bid
Romania and
Bulgaria join the Schengen Area, the world’s largest borderless zone, though initially
with free movement 💵 by air and sea only
Mystery ‘missile’ enters Polish airspace
The
Polish military has claimed that a Russian missile entered the country’s 💵 airspace from
the direction of Ukraine
Argentina opts out of BRICS
Argentina will not join BRICS next
year, the government of President 💵 Javier Milei has reportedly told the bloc’s leaders
in a letter
