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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
President-Elect Donald Trump selecting speechwriter Vince Haley to be chief of the Domestic Policy Council...Jamieson Greer named United States Trade Representative...Kevin Hassett to head the National Economic Council...Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health.
Battacharya signed the "Great Barrington Declaration" an open letter opposing COVID lockdowns...The Hill...
Jim O'Neill designated as Mr. Trump's Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services he will be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s deputy O'Neill close to campaign donor Peter Thiel...THE HILL
A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE TRUMP TRANSITION AND THE BIDEN WHITE HOUSE.
THIS WILL ALLOW TRUMP NOMINEES AND TEAMS TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF TRANSITION IN KEY DEPARTMENTS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
DONORS ARE ASSISTING WITH TRUMP TRANSITION WHICH IS NOT USING ANY TAXPAYER FUNDS...THE HILL
US Central Command attacking a militia storage facility in Syria. That's in response to an attack by the Iranian-supported group on US forces in Syria yesterday...US Central Command "X"
ONE HOUR 32 MINUTE VIDEO OF MONTAUBAN, FRANCE PROTEST TONIGHT
FARMERS PROTESTING TONIGHT DUMPING BRUSH, HAY BALES, TIRES AND REFUSE AT THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING IN THE SOUTHWESTERN FRENCH TOWN OF MONTAUBAN.
THIS IS PART OF A PROTEST MOVEMENT BY FRENCH FARMERS SEEKING TO STOP A FREE TRADE DEAL BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE MERCOSEUR NATIONS OF SOUTH AMERICA.
SUCH A DEAL WOULD FLOOD THE FRENCH MARKET WITH CHEAP AGRICULTURAL GOODS.
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING KIEV AND TEN REGIONS OF UKRAINE PLACED UNDER AN AIR RAID ALERT...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA
AN ISRAELI ATTACK IN BEIRUT LATE TONIGHT IN THE HOURS BEFORE A CEASEFIRE IS SET TO BEGIN...LBC LEBANON
A BRAZILIAN POLICE REPORT CLAIMS FORMER PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO WAS IN A 'CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION' THAT TRIED TO OVERTURN RESULTS OF THE 2022 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
BOLSONARO ACCUSED OF BEING IN A MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE BRAZILIAN MILITARY TO PLOT A COUP.
THIS REPORTS EXPANDS ON LAST WEEK'S ALLEGATION THAT 36 OTHERS CONSPIRED TO KEEP MR. BOLSONARO IN POWER AFTER THE 2022 ELECTION...AL JAZEERA QATAR
French Premier Michel Barnier warning of turbulence of a storm on the markets if his government is censured over its 2025 budget. He appeared on TF 1 television this evening.
Mr. Barnier said if the government is censured then 'there will be no budget'.
Barnier is expected to force the budget through with invocation of Article 49.3 of France's constitution which gives the President's government the ability to pass legislation without a vote in the National Assembly.
That could lead to a censure vote against his government with a majority of lawmakers now opposing the budget...BFM-TV France (Translation Prompt)
A MAN ON THE FBI'S MOST WANTED LIST ARRESTED IN WALES. DANIEL ANDREAS OF SAN DIEGO SUSPECTED IN CONNECTION WITH TWO BOMBINGS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN 2003.
THOSE ATTACKS LINKED TO SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS. THERE WAS A 250-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST OF ANDREAS...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
In the Red Sea off Egypt five more survivors found after a tourist boat sank. 33 survivors now found with seven still missing...BBC News
JOE BIDEN CONFIRIMING THAT A CEASE-FIRE IS TO BEGIN IN LEBANON AT 4 AM LOCAL TIME TOMORROW (9 PM EASTERN US TIME TONIGHT)...(NEWS AGENCIES)...THERE WAS A 10-1 VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE CEASEFIRE IN ISRAEL'S CABINET...(TIMES OF ISRAEL)
A BRITISH DIPLOMAT EXPELLED FROM RUSSIA ACCUSED OF SPYING. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT OUT WITH A DENIAL...BBC NEWS
An Israeli air raid this evening in Syria's Homs region. Government media in Syria reporting material damage...Syrian Arab News Agency (Translation Prompt)
A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SET FOR THE NATION OF GEORGIA NEIGHBORING RUSSIA ON DECEMBER 14TH.
AN ELECTORAL COLLEGE SELECTING THE NEXT OCCUPANT OF THE CEREMONIAL POSITION.
THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF GEORGIA IS HOSTILE TO RUSSIA THE GOVERNMENT OF GEORGIA AND A PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY SUPPORT CLOSER TIES WITH RUSSIA....TASS RUSSIA
The markets today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 123.74 points.
The NASDAQ rising 119.46 points or .63 percent.
At 453 pm New York Time the price of oil slightly lower at 68 dollars 79 cents a barrel...Marketwatch
(UPDATED) ISRAEL LAUNCHING 20 AIR ATTACKS IN TWO MINUTES ON BEIRUT TODAY. THE TALK ABOUT A CEASEFIRE CONTINUES...(NEWS AGENCIES)...LBC LEBANON...
TONIGHT, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SPEAKING OF ISRAELI AGREEMENT ON THE NOTION OF A CEASEFIRE..,(NEWS AGENCIES)
Russian intelligence chief Sergey Naryskhin says the incoming Trump Administration will keep US policy against the European Union on course...Tass Russia
CANADIAN-MEXICAN RESPONSES TO TRUMP TARIFF PLANS
MEXICAN PRESIDENT TALKS RETALIATION
FEAR AND ANXIETY IN CANADA
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REACTION POURING IN AFTER PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP'S CALL FOR TARIFFS ON CHINA, CANADA AND MEXICO.
THE MEXICAN PRESIDENT CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM SAYING TARIFFS WILL NOT SOLVE IMMIGRATION OR DRUG PROBLEMS.
SHE ALSO SAID ANY US TARIFFS WILL BE MET WITH MEXICAN ONES...ANADOLU AGENCY TURKEY (TURKEY)
PROGRESSIVE CONCERVATIVE PREMIER DOUG FORD OF CANADA'S MOST POPULOUS PROVINCE ONTARIO SPOKE WITH LIBERAL PARTY PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU LAST NIGHT.
FORD SAYING THAT THE PROPOSED 25 PERCENT TARIFF WOULD BE
"devastating to workers and jobs"...
BBC NEWS BLOG...
PAKISTAN OPPOSITION PROTEST
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Special police forces driving protesters out of the center of Pakistan's capital city Islamabad.
Earlier demonstrators reached the center of the city. The opposition protesters saying they will remain there until Imran Khan is freed.
Demonstrators came under intense tear gas fire as they reached the area.
Two opposition protesters and four police officers said to have been killed...Dawn Pakistan Live Blog...BBC News Blog...
The Pakistani government says a police officer was shot and killed yesterday as demonstrators involved in a 'do or die' protest to free jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan converged on the capital city of Islamabad.
More than 100 police injuries reported in clashes on Monday...Dawn Pakistan
(UPDATED)) THAT CRASH OF THE DHL AIRCRAFT CARRYING SHIPPED PACKAGES IN LITHUANIA YESTERDAY FOLLOWED MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTING POINTING TO RUSSIAN SABOTAGE EFFORTS AT DHL FACILITIES.
FOR NOW US NATIONAL SECURITY SPOKESMAN JOHN KIRBY SAYS THE US IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH LITHUANAIAN AUTHORITIES.
KIRBY DOES NOT WANT TO 'GET AHEAD OF THE INVESTIGATION'...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...
US AND GERMAN INVESTIGATORS WORKING WITH LITHUANIAN AUTHORITIES AT THE SITE OF THE CRASH...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
TAIWAN'S DEFENSE MINISTRY SAYS A CHINESE BALLOON WAS DETECTED IN WATERS SOUTH OF THE ISLAND.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SINCE APRIL THAT A BALLOON WAS REPORTED OFF TAIWAN.
CHINESE BALLOONS SAID TO BE PART OF THE CAMPAIGN INVOLVING THE APPROACH OF CHINESE WARSHIPS AND WARPLANES ON THE ISLAND TO DETER ANY MOVE TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE FROM CHINA...REUTERS-ASAHI SHIMBUN JAPAN
THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT
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MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
LBC LEBANON
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
AL JAZEERA QATAR
TIMES OF ISRAEL
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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