Trump wants Gaza ceasefire deal before inauguration, Graham says

President-elect Trump wants to see a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza before he assumes office on Jan. 20, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told Axios in an interview.

HTS terrorists and Turkish-backed allies reach Syria's Aleppo

Terrorists and their Turkish-backed allies reached Syria's second city of Aleppo on Friday, as they pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Syrian government.

Hezbollah chief hails great sacrifices, says resistance defeated Israel

Hezbollah’s secretary general hails the Lebanese resistance movement’s fighters over their stellar performance in the face of months-long deadly Israeli escalation.

By Sondoss Al Asaad

Nothing can break spirit of mothers of Lebanon’s martyrs

SOUTH LEBANON - The “greater Middle East” that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice heralded during Israel’s war on Lebanon in July 2006 is no different from the “new Middle East” that Benjamin Netanyahu dreamed of before Hezbollah’s drones invaded his sleeping room in the occupied Caesarea.

Videos show Israeli forces firing at people burying relative in Lebanon’s Khiam

Footage released by Lebanese media outlets and verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency, Sanad, shows Israeli forces stationed in the town of Khiam in southern Lebanon firing at several people as they try to bury a body in the cemetery, Al Jazeera reported.

All bakeries shut in central Gaza due to supply shortages

All bakeries have shut down in central Gaza due to severe supply shortages, the World Food Programme (WFP) warns in a post on X, Al Jazeera said.

Thousands rally in Jakarta to protest Gaza bombardment

Thousands of pro-Palestinian supporters amassed in front of the US Embassy in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday to condemn Israel's ongoing violation of international law amid heavy bombardment of the Rafah refugee camp.

By Axel de Vernou Farrell Gregory

The BRICS summit, de-dollarization, and the global realignment

Last month’s BRICS summit saw representatives from thirty-six countries discuss the formation of a new world order without dollar dominance—and, by extension, one in which America and its allies no longer play a preeminent role. As BRICS member states alleviate bilateral tensions and Global South countries turn away from American aid, Washington urgently needs to adjust to today’s shifting geopolitical landscape.

By Alice C. Hill and Priyanka Mahat

Was COP29 in Azerbaijan a failure?

COP29 traversed a rocky path from the moment UN officials selected petrostate Azerbaijan as the host nation. The conference ended in overtime on November 24 with only modest climate finance goals, failed to deliver on an expected announcement of a new commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions, and displayed unusually high tensions among nations, spurred in part by statements from the host, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, that oil and gas was a “gift from God.” The result was deep concern among climate policy activists for the future of climate diplomacy.

Israel violates ceasefire: Lebanon army

The Lebanese army says Israeli forces have violated the new ceasefire agreement “several times” since Wednesday.

'Famine is imminent in Gaza': UN

The UN sends a reminder that more than two million people are now trapped in the Gaza Strip with little access to food and no access to safe drinking water.

Hakim: Ceasefire in Lebanon is the Result of Resistance 

Sayyed Ammar Hakim, leader of the Iraqi National Wisdom Movement, met with elders, sheiks, and prominent figures from Wasit province in eastern Iraq to discuss the recently announced ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and the Zionist regime.

Israel announces truce with Hezbollah

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Tuesday night announced he has agreed to a ceasefire agreement with the Lebanese Hezbollah.

Israel conducts savage attacks on Lebanon ahead of ceasefire

The Israeli regime kept up massive bombardment of the Lebanese capital Beirut and other areas in southern Lebanon on Tuesday as Israeli, US and Lebanese officials expressed growing optimism over a ceasefire.

By Scott Kennedy

How America’s war on Chinese tech backfired

In late September, the Biden administration issued a draft rule that would ban Chinese connected and autonomous vehicles and their components from the U.S. market. This is one of the latest of many steps that U.S. policymakers have taken to protect the United States’ economic security. Under the first Trump administration, Washington placed restrictions on the telecom companies ZTE and Huawei. President Joe Biden has maintained many of Trump’s policies toward China and advanced new ones, including initiating broad export controls in late 2022 on advanced semiconductors and semiconductor equipment. As the incoming Trump administration appears ready to accelerate and expand these restrictions further still, it’s worth considering the track record of these policies—and take stock of the tradeoffs that they entail.

Spanish protesters: Stop all relations with Israel 

Spaniards held nationwide rallies to express their resentment against Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza. 

UK faces legal challenge over Israel arms sales

Rights groups challenging the UK government over weapons sales to Israel say they are seeking a court order to halt all arms exports after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former war minister Yoav Gallant.

HRW: Israeli airstrike that killed journalists in Lebanon most likely a ‘deliberate attack’

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said an Israeli strike that killed three journalists and injured four others in Lebanon last month, was most likely a deliberate attack on civilians and an apparent war crime.

By Matthew Blackburn 

Long-range strikes won’t deter Putin

Ukraine’s quest for permission to launch long-range strikes on Russian territory seemed to have been resolved in October when, after hearing Zelensky’s “Victory Plan,” the Biden administration decided not to give the green light. Now, with the dust settled on Trump’s resounding presidential victory, Biden’s reversal of this position last Sunday was an unexpected escalation. It moved reporting from how the new administration would approach peace talks to sensational images of rockets and more war. To mark the one-thousandth day of the war, Ukraine fired Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMs) into the Bryansk Oblast. Russia has responded by officially promulgating its new nuclear doctrine, underlining starkly its willingness to go “all the way” if necessary. Now, it is unclear if we stand on the brink of World War III or if, once again, it is all just another flash in the pan of informational warfare.