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Trump says he is planning to attend Jimmy Carter's funeral
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's planning to attend the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter. Asked about it as he walked into a New Year's Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, Trump responded, "I'll be there.” Pressed on whether he'd spoken to members of Carter's family, Trump said he'd rather not say.
AFP
New year hope and joy reign in a Damascus freed from Assad
Umayyad Square in Damascus hummed to the throngs of people brandishing "revolution" flags as Syria saw in the new year with hope following 13 years of civil war.More than half a million people died in the 13-year civil war as the country split into different regions controlled by various warring parties.
Reuters
Myanmar says 2024 census shows population of 51.3 million
Myanmar said its 2024 census found a population of 51.3 million, slightly smaller than 10 years ago, as the junta prepares for promised elections amid ongoing conflict and unrest across the country, state media reported on Wednesday. The census, which was held in October, will be used to compile voter lists for the elections planned for this year that opposition groups have widely condemned as a sham. "I am striving to successfully organise a free and fair election, which is the ultimate goal of the State Administration Council," junta chief Min Aung Hlaing said in his New Year speech that was published in state media.
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Much of Puerto Rico remains in the dark after massive New Year's Eve power outage
Puerto Rico suffered the latest in a string of widespread power outages Tuesday that at one point had nearly 1.3 million businesses or homes — most of the island — in the dark.
AFP
Serbia enters new year with student protests over train station tragedy
Thousands of students marched in Belgrade and two other Serbian cities during a New Year's Eve protest that went into Wednesday, demanding accountability over the fatal collapse of a train station roof in November.Alongside the Belgrade march, students in Nis, a university centre in the south of the Balkan country, also held a march to disrupt concerts, while Novi Sad -- which did not have New Year's Eve celebrations -- had a student demonstration.
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9/11 plea deals can proceed after defense secretary moved to rescind them, military appeals court rules
A U.S. military court upheld a judge’s ruling that said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin acted improperly when he invalidated plea agreements for three men accused of planning the 9/11 attacks.
AFP
Biden tries to Trump-proof agenda, bolster legacy in final days in office
Like prior lame-duck US presidents, Joe Biden has been racing to complete unfinished business in an attempt to bolster his legacy -- and protect his signature policies -- before handing over the keys to the White House."Departing presidents often try to both accomplish as much as they can prior to leaving office and also shape public opinion of their administration," Robert Rowland, a University of Kansas communications professor, told AFP. "There are many examples of intense lame-duck periods,"
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Jimmy Carter wanted to see Guinea worm disease eliminated. He came very close.
Jimmy Carter hoped to outlive the Guinea worm — and he came achingly close. Carter helped lead a decades-long campaign against the parasitic infection.
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Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 103
Harry Chandler, a Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval base, has died. Chandler died Monday at a senior living center in Tequesta, Florida, according to Ron Mahaffee, the husband of his granddaughter Kelli Fahey. Chandler had congestive heart failure, but Mahaffee said doctors and nurses noted his advanced age when giving a cause of death.
USA TODAY
Some school shooters faced terrorism charges, contrary to social media claims | Fact check
Several people have been charged with terrorism-related crimes after school shootings, including a high-profile Michigan case.
CNN
‘We’re dying from the cold’: Displaced Palestinians battle winter in Gaza
Standing barefooted in the mud with an empty bucket in hand at a crowded water station in central Gaza, Palestinian Alaa Al-Shawish is both fearing the rain and looking for clean water for her family that has been displaced from Gaza City and are now living in a makeshift tent in Deir Al-Balah.
TODAY
EXCLUSIVE: Find out the Wordle puzzle that ended 5.6 million streaks in 2024
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Reuters
Taiwan president wants exchanges with China, sees lack of goodwill
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday that he welcomed equal, dignified, healthy and orderly exchanges with China, but wondered whether there was goodwill from Beijing given what he said was their blocking of simple things like tourism. Lai, who took office in May, has regularly offered talks with China but been rebuffed. China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and detests Lai as a "separatist".
AFP
End of Russian gas via Ukraine sparks unease in eastern Europe
Ukraine's decision to turn off the taps keeping Russian gas flowing via its territory to Europe has already sown trouble in the continent's east, with Moldova declaring a state of emergency and Slovakia threatening Kyiv with retaliation.Almost a third of the Russian gas sold to Europe is transported via Kyiv's territory, said Phuc-Vinh Nguyen, head of the Jacques Delors Institute's Energy Centre.
AFP
Zelensky vows Ukraine will do everything in 2025 to stop Russia
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday vowed that his country would use 2025 to fight for an end to Russia's nearly three-year-long invasion by any means necessary.- 'Everyone has one wish' - Zelensky has urged his war-battered country's allies to help end the invasion and bring lasting peace in 2025.
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Chief Justice John Roberts defends judiciary from 'illegitimate' attacks
In his annual end-of-year report, Roberts said the independence of the judiciary is threatened by threats of violence, harassment, disinformation and defiance of court rulings.
CNN
More than 70% of Puerto Rico customers remain without power after massive outage
A critical failure in Puerto Rico’s power grid has caused a massive blackout affecting a large part of the island, according to a post on Gov. Pedro Pierluisi’s X account.
CNN
What experts see in the ‘shocking and disturbing’ video of New York man’s fatal beating in prison
Body camera footage documenting the fatal beating of Robert Brooks at the hands of New York state correctional officers has triggered an outpouring of rage and condemnations – and analysis from experts who said the video shows a misuse of force by officers.
CNN
Before allegedly participating in the beating of Robert Brooks, these officers were accused of involvement in prior cases
Three of the officers involved in a fatal beating of Robert Brooks, a handcuffed inmate at the Marcy Correctional Facility upstate New York, were previously accused of abuse and assault, according to court documents obtained by CNN.
CNN
Fatal beating of Black inmate at New York prison sparks outrage: Here’s what we know
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