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Ukraine to set up mechanism to supply food to Syria, Zelenskiy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday he had instructed his government to set up supply mechanisms to deliver together with international organisations and partners food to Syria in the aftermath of the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. Ukraine has been one of the world's top grain and oilseeds exporters, and has been exporting wheat and corn to Middle Eastern countries, but not to Syria. Syria imported food from Russia during the Assad era, but Russian wheat supplies have been suspended amid the uncertainty and payment delays, Russian and Syrian sources said on Friday.
Associated Press
Venezuelan opposition members in diplomatic compound urge swift actions to secure their safe passage
Members of Venezuela’s political opposition who have been sheltering for months in the Argentine diplomatic compound in the capital, Caracas, on Saturday detailed their deteriorating living conditions as they sought to grow a sense of urgency among the governments working to secure their safe departure from their home country. “We are seeing how the process of violating our basic human rights is accelerating, and it is urgent to be able to stop this situation of control and repression against us, whether psychological or real,” said Magalli Meda, campaign manager of opposition powerhouse María Corina Machado.
USA TODAY
Full moon tonight? 2024's last full moon is this weekend.
Skywatchers looking for the last full moon of 2024 can look to the sky this weekend for a glimpse of the "cold moon."
Reuters
New French PM Bayrou will meet far-right leader Le Pen on Monday
New French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will meet with the heads of parliamentary groups on Monday and Tuesday, starting with Marine Le Pen of the far-right Rassemblement National, he told La Tribune Dimanche in an interview. Bayrou, whose appointment on Friday made him the fourth person to serve as French prime minister this year, will be responsible for steering a 2025 budget through the fractious parliament. It was the same task that ultimately toppled his predecessor Michel Barnier, whose three-month tenure was the shortest in modern French history.
USA TODAY
Drone sightings: A timeline of the unexplained sightings across New Jersey, other states
Mysterious drone sightings have recently been sighted in New Jersey, New York and Maryland prompting lawmaker's call for answers.
CNN
ABC News settles defamation suit with Trump for $15 million
ABC News will pay $15 million to a “presidential foundation and museum” in a settlement reached with President-elect Donald Trump in his defamation suit against the network and anchor George Stephanopoulos.
Associated Press
Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, said any of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees seeking confirmation should “steer clear” of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine. “Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed — they’re dangerous,” McConnell said in a Friday statement. “Anyone seeking the Senate’s consent to serve in the incoming Administration would do well to steer clear of even the appearance of association with such efforts.”
CNN
Ukraine replaces commander following Russian advances on key city of Pokrovsk
General Oleksandr Lutsenko has come in for severe criticism recently, amid reports Russian forces are less than two miles from the strategic city.
Reuters
Syria's de facto leader not interested in new conflicts despite Israeli attacks
Syria's de facto leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa said on Saturday Israel is using false pretexts to justify its attacks on Syria, but that he is not interested in engaging in new conflicts as the country focuses on rebuilding following the end of Bashar al-Assad's reign. Sharaa - better known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani - leads the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that swept Assad from power last week, ending the family's five-decade iron-fisted rule. Israel has since moved into a demilitarised zone inside Syria created after the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, including the Syrian side of the strategic Mount Hermon that overlooks Damascus, where it took over an abandoned Syrian military post.
CNN
Officials demand explanation on mysterious drones as more sightings reported in New York metro area and beyond
Federal agencies are facing intense pressure to give the public more details on unexplained drone sightings in the New York City metropolitan area and beyond that have been going on for weeks over residential neighborhoods as well as restricted sites and critical infrastructure.
CBS News
First-ever tornado warning shocks San Francisco residents during intense storm
San Francisco residents were woken up by a tornado warning early Saturday morning during a powerful storm system that battered the region with heavy rain and wind.
CNN
Big donors secure big roles in the incoming Trump administration
Nearly three dozen President-elect Donald Trump’s picks to serve in his incoming administration donated to his campaign or to the deep-pocketed outside groups that worked to elect him, a CNN analysis of federal campaign records shows.
USA TODAY
Boston Tunnel floods with 130,000 gallons of water due to clog: Watch video
Drivers were inundated by flood water as they tried to travel through the Boston Tunnel, only to be met was 3 feet of standing water.
Associated Press
Texas man gets 100 years in prison for shootings that killed 1, wounded others in Nevada, Arizona
A judge in Las Vegas sentenced a Texas man to 100 years in prison for his role in a two-state shooting rampage on Thanksgiving 2020 that included the killing of a man in Nevada and a shootout with authorities in Arizona. Christopher McDonnell, 32, pleaded guilty in October to more than 20 felonies including murder, attempted murder, murder conspiracy, weapon charges and being a felon illegally in possession of a firearm. Clark County District Judge Tierra Jones sentenced him on Friday to a minimum of 100 years in prison, KLAS-TV reported.
USA TODAY
Fort Eisenhower in Georgia gives 'all clear' after shooting on base kills 1, forced lockdown
One was shot and killed at Fort Eisenhower as base given 'all clear' following a brief lockdown.
AFP
Thousands protest in Israel for Gaza hostage deal
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated Saturday for a deal to release the remaining hostages still held in Gaza after more than 14 months of war against Hamas in the Palestinian territory.There has been guarded optimism in recent days that a ceasefire and hostage release deal for Gaza might finally be within reach after months of abortive mediation efforts.
CNN
Wisconsin kayaker turned himself in after officials say he faked his death and fled to Eastern Europe
A Wisconsin man who officials say faked his own death and fled to Eastern Europe is expected in court Wednesday after turning himself in to authorities, according to the Green Lake County Sheriff Office.
CNN
Kennedy’s lawyer has asked the FDA to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine
President-elect Donald Trump has praised the polio vaccine as the “greatest thing,” but a lawyer affiliated with Trump’s pick to lead the country’s top health agency has petitioned the US Food and Drug Administration to revoke approval of the vaccine used in the United States.
CNN
Suspect in CEO’s killing hires high-profile attorney as official indicates extradition fight may stop
Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO in Manhattan, has retained a high-profile New York attorney – a development revealed on the same day an official indicated the defendant may soon stop fighting extradition from Pennsylvania, the site of his arrest, to the Empire State.
Associated Press
Police search for whoever discarded an emaciated bulldog inside a trash bag in Iowa
Police are trying to find out who taped a bulldog inside a trash bag and abandoned him in Des Moines. The emaciated dog was found Tuesday afternoon near a railroad viaduct with his head sticking out of a black plastic garbage bag. Police spokesperson Sgt. Paul Parizek said in a statement that the man who found the dog said the bag caught his attention because it appeared to be moving.

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