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Dr. Henry Kissinger is dead at the age of 100 but first...
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IN NEW YORK CITY ARRESTS TONIGHT AS PRO-PALESTINIAN DEMONSTRATORS MOVED TOWARDS THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY AT ROCKEFELLER CENTER...ABC 7 NEWS NEW YORK
Former US Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Dr. Henry Kissinger is dead at the age of 100.
Kissinger was the architect of President Richard Nixon's foreign policy which featured the opening of the United States to China and detente with the Soviet Union.
Kissinger's foreign policy towards the Soviets was challenged by Ronald Reagan when he opposed incumbent President Gerald Ford for the Republican Presidential Nomination in 1976.
Kissinger's views out of step with recent developments like the Ukraine War and the increasing tensions with China over trade, technology and Taiwan...FREE REPUBLIC-TWITTER "X" SOCIAL MEDIA POST-DISCUSSION...BBC NEWS STORY
THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AND GOOGLE REACHING AN AGREEMENT THAT MAKES GOOGLE PAY MAINSTREAM MEDIA FOR LINKS TO THEIR CONTENT.
GOOGLE HAD THREATENED TO CUT NEWS LINKS IN CANADA OVER THE 'ONLINE NEWS ACT' SET TO TAKE EFFECT DECEMBER 19TH.
THE AGREEMENT WILL SEE GOOGLE FORK OVER 74 MILLION US DOLLARS A YEAR TO CANADIAN MAINSTREAM MEDIA OUTLETS.
THE AMOUNT PAID IN THE FUTURE WILL BE LINKED TO INFLATION...BBC NEWS
US Central Command acknowledging the Iranian drone overflight of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf.
The drone ignored multiple warnings and acted in an 'unsafe, unprofessional and irresponsible' manner according to the US military statement...USNI NEWS
THE US NAVY DESTROYER CARNEY SHOOTING DOWN AN IRANIAN-MADE HOUTHI DRONE NEAR THE BAB EL-MANDEB STRAIT BETWEEN THE RED SEA AND THE GULF OF ADEN.
THE WARSHIP TAKING ACTION AFTER THE DRONE WAS DEEMED A THREAT...SHAFAQ NEWS IRAQ
In the Netherlands the Council of State the highest court ruling that asylum seekers in the country can work more than 24 weeks a year...NOS NEWS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
More news from the Netherlands concerning Geert Wilders attempt to form a new government later in the summary.
IN THE UK THE NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL SAYS IT IS BANKRUPT REQURING IT TO SUSPEND ALL SPENDING THAT IS NOT REQUIRED BY LAW.
THE LABOR PARTY RUN COUNCIL ON PATH TO OVERPSEND 23 MILLION POUNDS (29.19 MILLION US DOLLARS) IN ITS 2023-2024 FISCAL YEAR...BBC NEWS
THE SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORT INVOLVING A CRASHED US AIR FORCE PLANE CONTINUES OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN.
ONE CONFIRMED DEATH AFTER THE CV-22 OSPREY WITH A CREW OF SIX WENT DOWN (NEWS AGENCIES INDICATE EIGHT ON BOARD)
IT IS BELIEVED THAT AN EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT WAS BEING MADE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN.
OSPREYS WERE GROUNDED LAST AUGUST FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OVER SAFETY CONCERNS...NHK WORLD JAPAN
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi calling for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Wang speaking of continued fighting leading to "more death and destruction" in Gaza also saying "responding to violence with violence will only deepen hatred and increase antagonism"...TASS RUSSIA
AN INDIAN NATIONAL CHARGED IN US FEDERAL COURT IN CONNECTION WITH AN ASSASSINATION PLOT AGAINST A SIKH INDEPENDENCE ADVOCATE.
THE NOW UNSEALED FEDERAL INDICTMENT REVEALS THAT NIKHIL GUPTA WAS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF AN INDIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE.
GUPTA WAS DETAINED IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AS THE REQUEST OF THE UNITED STATES ON JUNE 30TH.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE US HAS BROUGHT THE MATTER UP WITH INDIA'S GOVERNMENT WHICH IS SAID TO BE INVESTIGATING...BBC NEWS
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 13.44 points.
The NASDAQ down 23.27 points.
At 433 pm New York Time the price of oil is 77 dollars and 66 cents a barrel up one dollar and 25 cents...MARKETWATCH
THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN SLOVAKIA EXPANDING THE COUNTRY'S BAN ON IMPORT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS FROM NEIGHBORING URKAINE.
HONEY, SOYBEANS, BARLEY AND FLOUR AMONG TEN ITEMS ADDED TO A LIST THAT PREVIOUSLY CONTAINED FOUR ITEMS.
SLOVAK FARMERS HURT BY THE IMPORT OF CHEAP UKRAINIAN PRODUCTS...TASS RUSSIA
Dutch politics the leader of the Liberal Capitalist VVD Party Dilan Yesilgoz supporting negotiations to form a "Center-Right" cabinet.
Her comments follow a meeting with Ronald Plasterk who was designated by Party of Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders as his scout to seek out possibilities for a new government.
Yesilgoz saying that the creation of a government supported by a majority of the House of Representatives 150 members is her goal without specifying her party's participation in a new government.
Mr. Wilders sees a new government involving cooperation between the PVV, VVD, the New Social Contract (NSC) and the Farmers Party (BBB) as the "logical" one. The four parties hold 88 seats following last week's election...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
US POLITICS AN ECONOMIST/YOU GOV POLL CLAIMS A JOE BIDEN WIN BUT THAT'S IN A RACE WHERE IT BIDEN VERSUS DONALD TRUMP. PRESIDENT TRUMP AT 42 PERCENT, BIDEN AT 44 PERCENT.
THE SAME POLL SHOWS 54 PERCENT DISAPPROVING OF JOE BIDEN'S PERFORMANCE IN THE WHITE HOUSE WITH 44 PERCENT APPROVING...REAL CLEAR POLITICS LATEST POLLS
HAMAS WANTS A TOTAL CEASEFIRE BEFORE IT WILL RELEASE CAPTURED ISRAELI SOLDIERS.
THEY ARE ALSO SEEKING A COMPLETE LIFTING OF THE ISRAELI BLOCKADE OF GAZA...TASS RUSSIA
"the same attitude of containment"
That's criticism of how Israel's war government led by the Likud and National Unity parties is conducting the war with Hamas in the aftermath of the brutal Hamas attacks of October 7th.
It comes from the secularist Conservative politician Avigdor Lieberman.
The former Defense Minister and Finance Minister leads the Yisrael Beytenu Party that has its origins in the Russian Jewish emigration to Israel that began decades ago during the Soviet Era...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
IN NEW ZEALAND OPPOSITION LEADER AND FORMER PRIME MINISTER CHRIS HIPKINS SLAMMING THE NEW DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER WINSTON PETERS.
PETERS OF THE NEW ZEALAND FIRST PARTY CHALLENGING MAINSTREAM MEDIA IN NEW ZEALAND TO SPEAK UP ABOUT WHAT THEY HAD TO DO IN EXCHANGE FOR MONEY THEY TOOK FROM THE FORMER LABOR PARTY GOVERNMENT.
PETERS HAS ALSO SUGGESTED THAT A NEW GOVERNMENT POLICY ON USING ENGLISH IN COMMUNICATIONS OVER THE MAORI LANGUAGE MAY APPLY TO NEW ZEALAND'S PUBLIC BROADCASTERS.
HIPKINS PRESENTING A NARRATIVE OF 'CHAOS' IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT CLAIMING THAT MR. PETERS HAS NO RESPECT FOR PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON OF THE NATIONAL PARTY...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND
A record number of student visas issued by US diplomatic missions across India in a one-year period.
The US Embassy and consulates issuing some 140,000 student visas in India between October 2022 and September 2023...ANI NEWS INDIA
THE SAUDI PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND BUYING A 10 PERCENT STAKE IN LONDON'S HEATHROW AIRPORT.
THE SAUDI FUND OBTAINING THE STAKE FROM A SPANISH COMPANY FERROVIAL WORTH THREE BILLION US DOLLARS...BBC NEWS
ISRAEL-HAMAS CEASEFIRE
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