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Kenya’s president promises to stop abductions following wave of disappearances
Kenyan President William Ruto has promised to stop abductions of government critics, in an apparent change of stance for a leader who has previously called the wave of disappearances “fake news.”
CNN
Putin apologizes over ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines crash, without admitting responsibility
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Russia’s air defense systems were active when an Azerbaijan Airlines flight attempted to land in Grozny, Chechnya on Wednesday.
CNN
At least 1 dead after severe weather moved through eastern Texas, officials say
At least one person is dead in northern Brazoria County, Texas, after severe storms passed through the area Saturday afternoon, according to the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office.
NBC News
'Death by 1,000 paper cuts': How 2024 became such an exceptional year for tornadoes
Experts say 2024’s tornado outbreaks set it apart, even in a year full of extreme weather. The U.S. recorded the highest number of tornadoes in a decade.
CNN
Trump defends foreign worker visas, siding with Musk amid MAGA backlash
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday defended the visa program that allows highly skilled foreign workers to immigrate to the US, marking his first comments on an issue that has divided his supporters this week.
Reuters
Venezuela opposition adviser holed up in Argentine residence calls it 'prison'
The Argentine diplomatic residence in Caracas, where five members of the Venezuelan opposition are staying to avoid arrest, has become a "prison," one opposition member staying there said on Saturday. The residence has been without power for more than a month, Magalli Meda, adviser to opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, said on X. The Venezuelan government claims the power cut came after the residence did not pay the electricity bill.
CNN
At least 5 shows canceled after drones fell from the sky at Orlando holiday event
At least five drone shows have been canceled or have paused the use of the systems, after several drones struck a crowd at a holiday show in Orlando on December 21.
CNN
3 firefighters and 12 passengers injured in train collision with fire truck in Florida
Three firefighters and 12 passengers were injured when a train collided with a fire truck on an emergency call Saturday morning in Delray Beach, Florida, authorities said.
CNN
Attention DOGE: Here’s how the federal government spends Americans’ tax dollars
As the co-heads of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are promising to slash at least $2 trillion from the federal budget.
CNN
Israel arrests hospital director and other staff in raid on last functioning facility in northern Gaza, health officials say
Israeli forces have arrested dozens of staff, including a hospital director after raiding the last major functioning health facility in northern Gaza, Gaza’s ministry of health says.
CBS News
Israel's Netanyahu to undergo prostate removal surgery, his office says
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection from a benign prostate enlargement and will undergo surgery.
NBC News
Passenger train collides with fire truck, injuring 3 firefighters and 12 others in Florida
More than a dozen people, including three firefighters, were injured Saturday when a passenger train collided with a Delray Beach Fire Rescue truck, officials said.
AFP
Trump sides with Musk in right-wing row over worker visas
Donald Trump weighed in Saturday in a bitter debate dividing his traditional supporters and tech barrons like Elon Musk, saying that he backs a special visa program that helps highly skilled workers enter the country.But tech entrepreneurs like Tesla's Musk -- as well as Vivek Ramaswamy, who with Musk is to co-chair a government cost-cutting panel under Trump -- say the United States produces too few highly skilled graduates, and they fervently champion the H1-B program.
Reuters
North Korea declares 'strongest' U.S. strategy in key party meeting
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a policy-setting key meeting of the country's ruling party last week ahead of the new year, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. The "strongest" response strategy towards the United States was declared during the party meeting for the country's safety and national interests, the report said, without providing any details. The trilateral alliance between South Korea, the U.S. and Japan has expanded to a "nuclear military bloc" and South Korea has become an "anti-communism outpost" for the U.S., the KCNA report added.
USA TODAY
Pearl Harbor survivor Warren Upton, last of USS Utah crew, has died
Upton was a Navy radioman aboard the USS Utah, the nonprofit Pacific Historic Parks said in a social media post.
USA TODAY
3 firefighters hurt after Brightline train strikes fire truck in Delray Beach, FL
A Brightline train struck a firetruck in Delray Beach, hospitalizing 3 firefighters, according to local officials.
AFP
Suriname rules out state funeral for ex-dictator Bouterse
Suriname's government announced Saturday that the small South American nation will not hold a state funeral for its ex-president Desi Bouterse, who this week died a fugitive from justice aged 79.Current President Chan Santokhi "has decided, based on his powers and advice received, that there will be no state funeral...
CNN
With Euro-Atlantic ambitions derailed and a far-right ex-soccer player president on the way, Georgians question what’s next?
Georgians who have participated in nightly protests for the past month are exhausted, and unsure what tomorrow will bring.
AFP
Putin apologises to Azerbaijan without claiming responsibility in plane crash
Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised on Saturday over the crash of an Azerbaijani Airlines plane, though he stopped short of accepting that it might have been hit by Russian fire. Putin did admit that Russian air defences were at work when the passenger plane tried to land in Grozny before crashing, and the Kremlin said Putin apologised to Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev over the "tragic incident" in a phone call, but did not say Russian air defence shot the plane.
Associated Press
Trump appears to side with Musk, tech allies in debate over foreign workers roiling his supporters
President-elect Donald Trump appears to be siding with Elon Musk and his other backers in the tech industry as a dispute over immigration visas has divided his supporters. Trump, in an interview with the New York Post on Saturday, praised the use of visas to bring skilled foreign workers to the U.S. The topic has become a flashpoint within his conservative base.

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