Austrian president's office says Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will serve as the country's interim leader
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian president's office says Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg will serve as the country's interim leader.
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The Daily BeastTrump Snubs Elon With Decision on White House Digs
Elon Musk is reportedly set to receive office space in the White House complex for his incoming work as co-head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), but he won’t be wall-to-wall with President-elect Donald Trump. Citing two sources that have been briefed on the plans, The New York Times reports that Musk will set up camp at the Eisenhower Executive Office, a separate building adjacent to the White House. It’s still not clear whether Musk’s DOGE partner, Vivek Ramaswamy, will also h
- HuffPost
'Massive Reversal': Trump Ripped For Already Backpedaling On Key Campaign Promise
The president-elect and one of his advisers just shifted an important timetable.
- Reuters
Trump's Greenland bid stirs debate in China about what to do with Taiwan
For years, the U.S. government has urged China to show "restraint" in pushing its claim on Taiwan and to drop military threats to bring the democratically governed island under its control. Now - some Chinese commentators say - the power of that long-held U.S. message has been undermined by the threats by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, by force if necessary. Trump takes office on Jan. 20.
- Associated Press
South Korea's impeached President Yoon detained in major law enforcement operation
South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was detained in a major law enforcement operation at the presidential compound Wednesday, defiantly insisting the anti-corruption agency didn’t have the authority to investigate his actions but saying he complied to prevent violence. Yoon, the country’s first sitting president to be apprehended, now faces the prospect of a lengthy prison term over potential rebellion charges. In a video message recorded shortly before he was escorted to the headquarters of the anti-corruption agency, Yoon lamented the “rule of law has completely collapsed in this country.”
- Reuters
North Korea's suicide soldiers pose new challenge for Ukraine in war with Russia
After a battle in Russia's snowy western region of Kursk this week, Ukrainian special forces scoured the bodies of more than a dozen slain North Korean enemy soldiers. But it is among mounting evidence from the battlefield, intelligence reports and testimonies of defectors that some North Korean soldiers are resorting to extreme measures as they support Russia's three-year war with Ukraine. "Self-detonation and suicides: that's the reality about North Korea," said Kim, a 32-year-old former North Korean soldier who defected to the South in 2022, requesting he only be identified by his surname due to fears of reprisals against his family left in the North.
- The Telegraph
Ukraine launches British Storm Shadows in ‘largest attack on Russian military facilities’
Ukraine used six British Storm Shadow missiles and US-made Atacms tactical ballistic missiles in what Kyiv described as its “largest attack” on Russian military facilities.
- The Hill
Biden names Navy aircraft carriers after Clinton, Bush
President Biden on Monday named Navy aircraft carriers after former Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush. “I am proud to announce that the next two Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers will be named for two former presidents: Bill Clinton and George W. Bush,” Biden said in a statement on Monday. “When I personally delivered…
- South China Morning Post
China 'will not admit defeat' on US rivalry and its rise is unstoppable: analysts
The United States might indeed have consolidated its power and shored up Asia-Pacific alliances under the Biden administration, but Beijing's influence will continue to grow, according to observers in China. China viewed its strategic rivalry with the US as a long-term battle, and had been able to consolidate its status in key areas of the global economy, they noted. Delivering his final foreign policy speech as US president on Tuesday, Joe Biden asserted that America was in a "better strategic
- Fortune
Jamie Dimon isn’t surprised Donald Trump won the election—he says people were tired of being lectured to by a ‘swamp’ of ineffective government
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon was not surprised Trump won the White House, saying people grew tired of ineffective government.
- Time
Controversy Over Pete Hegseth’s Viral ASEAN Moment
During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.
- INSIDER
Israel's Air Force blazes air superiority path to Iran's border
Israel's actions in the wake of Syria's collapse give it unprecedented power in the air — right up to Iran's border.
- The Independent
‘I’m going to have him run out of here by inauguration day’: Steve Bannon escalates his war with Elon Musk
Donald Trump’s former White House chief strategist branded the tech tycoon as a ‘truly evil person’ and said stopping him before Janaury 20 has become ‘a personal issue’
- Associated Press
EU's executive branch denies cover up over the health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen
The European Commission denied on Monday that it had tried to cover up the state of health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen, after the head of the EU’s executive branch was hospitalized with severe pneumonia. Von der Leyen, 66, is the EU’s most high-profile political figure. In September, she marked the start of her second five-year term as commission president by traveling to Ukraine and then later to South America for a major trade meeting.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Dealt Bad News About Jack Smith Report
A judge has cleared the path for the public release of Jack Smith’s investigation into Donald Trump’s election interference case. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon will allow the Justice Department to release volume one of the report, focuses on the Jan. 6. investigation. The federal judge initially temporarily blocked the release, but denied the request to extend the ban.
- BBC
S Korea impeached president arrested after investigators scale walls
They cut through barbed wires and braved freezing temperatures to reach Yoon, ending a weeks-long standoff.
- The Independent
Sweden to test its new military technology allowing drones to ‘swarm’
‘We will need to take some risks to build a stronger defence capability faster than we normally do,’ says country’s defence minister
- Evening Standard
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol arrested after dramatic hours-long standoff
Yoon Suk Yeol was brought into custody about three hours after hundreds of law enforcement officers entered the residential compound
- The Hill
Public health experts, scientists warn senators on confirming RFK Jr
A new coalition of more than 700 public health professionals, scientists and activists signed an open letter to oppose Senate confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, saying his “fringe” views and inexperience would put the country at serious risk from severe infectious diseases. The letter from the coalition called “Defend Public Health”…
- The Hill
Opinion - Trump’s impending downfall: The promises he will never be able to keep
Given Trump's narrow Congressional majorities and broad promises, he is likely to fail.
- Sky News
Hamas accepts draft Gaza ceasefire agreement and release of some Israeli hostages
Hamas has accepted a draft ceasefire agreement and the release of dozens of hostages, with an Israeli official saying the details are being finalised. Hamas said negotiations had reached their "final stage" and it hoped this round of negotiations would lead to a deal. "I believe we will get a ceasefire," US secretary of state Antony Blinken said.