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Israeli Minister Suggests Depopulation of Gaza
Most Palestinian Arabs living in Gaza should be encouraged to emigrate to other countries, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on December 31. Considerable measures are necessary to guarantee...
Argentina Pulls Out of BRICS While Iran, Russia Abandon U.S. Dollar
Argentina has formally declined an invitation to become a member of the BRICS group of nations, as per various news media outlets on Friday, December 29, quoting an official...
China Cautions Asian Nations About U.S. Military Expansion
On December 28, China’s Defense Ministry urged Asia-Pacific nations to be vigilant against U.S. military deployments in the region, quoting the Pentagon’s plan to rebuild a World War II-era...
Russia Urges Argentina to Remain Neutral on Ukraine
Moscow has cautioned against a proposal by Argentina’s military that the country’s new administration could donate two Russian helicopters to Kyiv as a symbol of goodwill to the United...
Netherlands Should Prepare for War With Russia: Army Chief
The Netherlands should urgently gear up to face an “increasingly assertive” Russia, the nation’s Land Forces commander, Lieutenant General Martin Wijnen, said on December 28. Hence, the country should...
Indian Envoy Visits Moscow, Circumventing Western Pressure
On December 27, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the Kremlin, underscoring Russia’s efforts to overcome its isolation from the West by pivoting...
U.S. Launches Final Ukraine Aid Package
On December 27, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that his country will offer Ukraine an additional $250 million in military aid. The aid is part of “previously...
WHO Calls for Pandemic Accord in 2024
On December 26, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that the world has to properly prepare for future “pandemics” after concluding three years...
Russia Increases Oil Processing, Weapons Production; Claims Biden Is Destroying the Dollar
According to Bloomberg, in the week previous to Christmas, Russia achieved the highest daily crude-oil refining runs in more than eight months. ...
What 2024 Could Entail for China’s Ties With Key Regional, Global Players
2024 would be a year marked by three major elections, at least according to China. At the start of the year, the Taiwanese elections in mid-January harbor the prospect...
New Zealand to Crack Down on Trans Athletes
New Zealand will stop funding sporting organizations that permit transgender women (i.e., biological men) to compete against biological women, a government spokesman declared on December 20. At least one...
Everyone in Ukraine Must Fight, Says Security Chief
Every Ukrainian citizen, and not only the members of the military, must serve their country during its conflict with Russia, Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of the Ukrainian National Security...
Slovakia to Veto Ukraine’s NATO Bid, Will Not Seize Russian Property
Slovakia will not permit Ukraine to become a member of NATO, Prime Minister Robert Fico declared in an interview with the Slovak outlet InfoVojna on December 19. In June,...
Malaysia Closes Its Ports to Israeli Ships
Malaysia will not permit Israeli-flagged ships or vessels headed for Israel to dock or load cargo at its ports, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced on December 20. The ban...
Blinken Claims U.S. Has “Clear Plan” for Ukraine as Aid Package Stalls
During his end-of-year press conference at the State Department on Wednesday, December 20, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed that Washington had a clear strategy for the future...