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Syria’s White Helmets rescue group announced the end of search operations Tuesday at Sednaya prison, dubbed a “human slaughterhouse” by Amnesty International, without finding further detainees. “The search did not uncover any unopened or hidden areas within the facility,” the group said in a statement. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments. Source link
Taiwan said Tuesday that dozens of Chinese warships and other vessels have been deployed around the island, in one of China’s biggest-ever military exercises. Source link
France 24 correspondent Jessica Le Masurier reports from the UN, where the Security Council puts behind closed doors to discuss the stunning developments unfolding in Syria. Member States agreed on the need to protect the country’s territorial integrity, civilians, and influx of humanitarian aid, showing rare signs of unity on a subject which has “paralyzed” … Read more
$100,000 was an expected mark for bitcoin since the previous bull cycle. Overall, positive expectations remain for bitcoin in 2024 and 2025. The price of bitcoin (BTC) last week surpassed $100,000 (USD) for the first time in history and has been trading around that level ever since. With such behavior, the market shows strength to … Read more
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky expressed “deep gratitude” on Tuesday for the “strong resolve” shown by US President-elect Donald Trump to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, after the pair met for three-way talks organized by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Saturday . Source link
French President Emmanuel Macron invited party leaders to engage in cross-party talks on Monday, as he attempts to form a new government following a historic no-confidence vote last week which topped his Michel Barnier-led government only 12 months after Barnier’s appointment. Source link
Donald Trump saw another cabinet pick face strong opposition on Monday after dozens of Nobel prize laureates “strongly” urged the US Senate on Monday to deny Trump’s pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services, former presidential hopeful Robert Kennedy Jr., deriding in an open letter Kennedy’s “lack of credentials” and anti-vaccine views. Source link
Bhutan so far holds 11,688 bitcoin, valued at $1.17 billion. Another 100 BTC were sent by Bhutan to the Binance cryptocurrency exchange. This Monday, December 9, the bitcoin (BTC) wallet linked to the Kingdom of Bhutan, in Asia, registered various large movements of money. A total of 406 BTC, equivalent to more than $40 million, … Read more
Germany and the United Kingdom have taken measures aimed at closer cooperation when it comes to dealing with human trafficking — specifically making it easier to prosecute syndicates involved in small-boat crossings to Britain. Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and the UK’s Yvette Cooper on Monday signed a joint action agreement aimed at combating the … Read more
Officers in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday apprehended 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, a former Ivy League student born and raised in Maryland, over last week’s killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, after Mangione was found with a “ghost gun” equipped with a suppressor. Source link