🎯 Egypt Condemns Israel’s Takeover of Buffer Zone

The Egyptian foreign ministry accused Israel of “exploiting the power vacuum to occupy more Syrian territories and create a fait accompli in violation of international law.”

Cairo also called for the UN Security Council to take “a firm position towards the Israeli aggression on Syria,” after Tel Aviv seized a buffer zone in the Golan Heights that was established by a 1974 agreement with Damascus.

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⚡️ JUST IN: Police Begin Questioning Man in Connection with Fatal Shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

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🇷🇺 In November 2024, Russia liberated nearly five times more territory than in all of 2023, according to UA War Infographics.

▪️ The primary reasons cited are Ukraine's lack of resources and the Russian Armed Forces' use of new tactics.

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💵New York Gov Kathy Hochul proposes sending $3bn in one-time, direct payments to 8.6mn New Yorkers - to alleviate inflation costs for working families (Bloomberg)

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⚡️ BREAKING: Netanyahu claims Golan Heights will remain Israeli "for eternity” - AFP

The Israeli PM has clearly gone for the “why bother hiding genocidal intent” philosophy.

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🔴 NEW: Suspect in UHC CEO shooting is identified as Luigi Mangione - an ex-Ivy League student, anti-capitalist, and climate-change activist (The Guardian)

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🤔 Nelson Mandela Remained on the US Terror List Until 2008 - some 14 years after he became president of South Africa

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😳 Israeli ex-President Rivlin reveals relations between Jewish State and Queen Elizabeth II were “difficult” - because the British royal believed every Israeli was “either a terrorist or a son of a terrorist” (TOI)

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🤥 IDF Spox Denies Reports Israeli Tanks Advancing Towards Damascus

Reuters, citing two regional security sources and one Syrian security source, had reported that troops reached Qatana - which is beyond the buffer zone and around 20km from the Syrian capital.

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⚠️ Netanyahu Arrives at Tel Aviv District Court - He Faces Charges of Fraud, Bribery and Breach of Trust

Sounds about right.

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🔴JUST IN: Brazilian president Lula in intensive care after brain surgery - FT

Lula underwent a craniotomy procedure to drain a haematoma on his head after an MRI scan showed an “intracranial haemorrhage,” according to a medical note shared by Brasilia.

He is “recovering well,” the note added.

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❗️NEW: Turkey strongly condemns “Israel's violation of the 1974 Separation of Forces Agreement” and its entry into the separation zone in Syria - Ankara

“Israel is once again displaying its occupation mentality,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.

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⚠️ UN Syria Envoy Calls for End to Israeli Bombardment

The UN special envoy for Syria also urged for Israel to halt its military manoeuvres inside Syria.

“We are continuing to see Israeli movements and bombardments into Syrian territory. This needs to stop. This is extremely important,” Geir Pedersen told reporters in Geneva.

Around 300 Israeli strikes have rained down on Syrian territory since Assad was toppled - Tel Aviv claiming the attacks were necessary in order to prevent weapons “falling into the hands of extremists.”

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⚠️ Austria to “Support” Syrians Wishing to Return Home - "The Country Now Needs its Citizens"

“The fall of the Assad regime is changing the overall situation in Syria. The country now needs its citizens,” Chancellor Nehammer posted on X. “We will support everyone, who wants to return to their homeland.”

The Austrian govt announced Monday it had paused the processing of asylum applications by Syrians, one of several European countries to do so.

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