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France holds day of mourning for Mayotte, island devastated by cyclone
France is holding a national day of mourning for Mayotte, its Indian Ocean territory devastated by a deadly cyclone on Dec. 14, on Monday, beginning with a minute of silence at 11:00 a.m. (1000 GMT). To commemorate Mayotte's losses, French flags were lowered to half-mast. Separately, flags were flown at half-mast in Brussels and Strasbourg because of Mayotte, as well as following attacks last week on a German Christmas market and in a Croatian school.
Reuters
Jordan offers Syria support in meeting with new leader
Jordan stands ready to help Syria rebuild, its foreign minister said after meeting Syria's new de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Monday, the highest-level contact by an Arab state with Syria's new Islamist-led administration. Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Al-Khulaifi also arrived in Damascus on Monday for meetings aboard the first Qatar Airways flight to land in the Syrian capital since former President Bashar al-Assad was toppled, the Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on X.
AFP
Bangladesh launches $5bn graft probe into Hasina's family
Bangladesh has launched a probe into the alleged $5 billion embezzlement connected to a Russian-backed nuclear power plant by ousted leader Sheikh Hasina and her family, the anti-corruption commission said Monday.A statement Monday from the commission said it had launched an inquiry into allegations that Hasina and family members had "embezzled $5 billion" from the Rooppur plant via "various offshore bank accounts in Malaysia".
AFP
US probes China chip industry on 'anticompetitive' concerns
The United States said Monday it is opening an investigation into China's policies for its semiconductor industry, over concerns that Beijing is turning to "extensive anticompetitive and non-market means" to undermine other economies."We have seen time and again, a pattern of harmful impact from nonmarket policies and practices across industries that the PRC has targeted for worldwide market dominance," said USTR Katherine Tai, referring to the People's Republic of China.
USA TODAY
President Biden commutes sentences of most federal death row inmates
President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of all but three inmates on federal death row to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
CNN
Luigi Mangione, CEO killing suspect, expected to be arraigned on state terror and murder charges today
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a busy sidewalk in Midtown Manhattan, is expected to be arraigned Monday in New York on state murder and terror charges.
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Magdeburg mourns Christmas market attack victims as fears swirl of deeper social divisions
Mourners laid flowers near the scene of the deadly Christmas market attack on Monday as investigators puzzled over the motive of the suspect and fears swirled that the rampage could deepen divisions in German society. A carpet of flowers now covers the broad sidewalk in front of the church. Authorities have identified the suspect as a Saudi doctor who arrived in Germany in 2006 and had received permanent residency.
USA TODAY
An immigration hardliner at the State Department: Meet Michael Anton
Michael Anton, Trump’s pick for policy director at the State Department, wrote a 2016 essay criticizing racial diversity, Muslims and immigration.
AFP
Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates
US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term."I am commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 individuals on federal death row to life sentences without the possibility of parole," he said.
Reuters
Biden commutes sentences of 37 of 40 inmates on federal death row
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the sentences for 37 out of 40 federal inmates on death row, converting them to life in prison without parole before he hands over power to President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20. Biden's move will frustrate Trump's plan to resume a rapid pace of executions. Unlike executive orders, clemency decisions cannot be reversed by a president's successor, although the death penalty can be sought more aggressively in future cases.
Reuters
Biden launches new US trade probe into legacy Chinese chips
The Biden administration on Monday announced a last-minute trade investigation into Chinese-made "legacy" semiconductors that could heap more U.S. tariffs on chips from China that power everyday goods from autos to washing machines to telecoms gear. The "Section 301" probe, launched just four weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20, will be handed over to his administration in January for completion, Biden administration officials said. The effort could offer Trump a ready avenue to begin imposing some of the hefty, 60% tariffs that he has threatened on Chinese imports.
USA TODAY
This is the most wonderful time of year for some; loneliest for others
Loneliness experts offers tip for coping with loneliness during the holidays and year-round.
Politico
Biden to commute sentences of nearly all men on federal death row
The president will block Donald Trump’s chance to quickly resume executions.
CNN
Correspondence in captivity: Letters and phone calls from Paul Whelan reveal Russian tactics toward American detainee
It was June 2021 when my phone first rang with a call from a Russian number.
CNN
Biden commutes most federal death row sentences to life in prison before Trump takes office
President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is taking 37 people off federal death row to serve out life sentences behind bars — a decision that leaves only three federal prisoners awaiting execution when President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month.
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Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates so Trump can't have them executed
President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment mere weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office. It means just three federal inmates are still facing execution. “I’ve dedicated my career to reducing violent crime and ensuring a fair and effective justice system,” Biden said in a statement.
Reuters
No French government before Monday evening, presidency says
France's new government will not be announced before Monday evening to take into account a day of mourning for cyclone-hit Mayotte, the presidency said in a statement, prolonging the political uncertainty in a major European power. Incoming centrist prime minister Francois Bayrou has struggled for almost 10 days to put together a government as he looks to stave off a vote of no-confidence in mid-January and ensure parliament agrees on a budget for 2025 in February. "Given the national day of mourning, the (government) announcement will not be before 1800 (1700 GMT)," the presidency said.
CNN
Ex-US fighter pilot accused of training Chinese military will be extradited to the United States
A former US Marine accused of training Chinese military pilots will be extradited to face charges in the United States, Australia’s Attorney General confirmed Monday, dealing a blow to supporters who have mounted a public campaign for his freedom.
CNN
A new front in the Middle East: Militants battle Palestinian Authority in sprawling refugee camp
For more than a week, the sprawling Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank has echoed to the sound of heavy gunfire – with masked snipers on roof tops and muffled explosions within its warren of alleyways.
Associated Press
British economy flatlines in 3rd quarter in another blow to new Labour government
The British economy flatlined in the third quarter of the year, according to downwardly revised official figures Monday, in another blow to the new Labour government that has made growth its number one mission. In its latest revision of the July to September period, the Office for National Statistics said the British economy showed no growth against the previous estimate of 0.1%. The reduction has prompted critics to say that Labour talked down the economy on taking power on July 5 for the first time in 14 years when it described its economic inheritance from the previous Conservative administration as being the worst in generations.

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