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The first attempt to carry out Friday’s deadly attack at a Magdeburg Christmas market came less than an hour after the attack. False rumors spread that there were five attackers, three of whom were still at large, that they had arrived in Germany as refugees from Syria in 2015 and 2016, and that it was … Read more

Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is rebuilding his government following the fall of the Assad regime. At a meeting with the Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan, he vowed that all weapons in the territory would be brought under government control. Source link

France observed a minute of silence on December 23 for the victims of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte. Source link

Donald Trump pledged to ‘stop transgender lunacy’ on day one of his presidency, threatened to retake control of the Panama Canal, and doubled down on his anti-immigration stance. The Republican president-elect made these comments during his first major rally since winning the White House on November 5. Source link

In his speech on December 22, which amounted to something of a victory lap, Donald Trump made expansive promises for his second term – and drew a dark picture of the four years preceding it, under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the latter of whom he defeated in the 2024 election. Source … Read more

Saudi Arabia had warned Germany about the suspect in the Magdeburg Christmas market attack and had requested his extradition before the deadly incident, according to a source close to the Saudi government. Source link

Honda and Nissan, Japan’s two major car companies, announced on Monday that they have signed a basic agreement to officially begin merger talks. This merger will create the world’s third largest car company after Toyota and Volkswagen. Mitsubishi Motors, in which Nissan is the top shareholder, was also considering joining, the companies said. “The rise … Read more