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19:45 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Bundeskanzler Scholz verliert Vertrauensfrage

Der Kanzler verfehlte damit wie beabsichtigt die notwendige Mehrheit von mindestens 367 Stimmen deutlich. Die Enthaltungen wirken bei der Vertrauensfrage wie ein Nein.

Scholz traf nach der Abstimmung Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Schloss Bellevue und bat ihn um die Auflösung des Bundestags. Damit wäre der Weg für Neuwahlen frei. Sie sind für den 23. Februar 2025 geplant.

18:00 [ TRT Deutsch ]

AfD-Chef stellt Nato-Mitgliedschaft infrage

Einen Vorstoß aus den Reihen seiner Partei, die Europäische Union zu verlassen, nannte er eine Maximalforderung und verwies auf die Idee, die EU durch eine „Wirtschafts- und Interessengemeinschaft“ zu ersetzen. „Vor einem Austritt müsste die Neugründung klar vereinbart sein. Das Gleiche gilt übrigens auch für die Nato“, sagte Chrupalla.

16:36 [ Middle East Monitor ]

The FBI‘s mysterious case against Dr Aafia Siddiqui

The website of America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is brimming with advice and useful information should you need help. There’s even a bright red button to press if you want to report a crime. I pressed it and reported the crime of perjury involving the complex case of US Prisoner Dr Aafia Siddiqui who is currently serving 86 years in a Texas prison for attempting to kill US soldiers. She didn’t do anything of the sort. Yes, there was a shooting incident in Ghazni Province’s National Police station in Afghanistan, but it was the soldiers who nearly killed her.

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During the past 20 years, some very powerful senior figures in America, Pakistan and elsewhere have lied to and deceived the US authorities to ensure that the rather brilliant academic Dr Aafia Siddiqui remains behind bars. In 2023, her sister described her as looking like a “living corpse”.

13:34 [ IrishTimes.com ]

Government has not been ‘hostile’ to Israel – Tánaiste

Mr Martin, who is also Minister for Foreign Affairs, said supporting the ICJ and the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, should not be viewed as a hostile act.

“Recognising a state of Palestine, which we did with Norway and Spain and which other countries have done, is not a hostile act, and should not be seen as a hostile act,” he said.

The actions of the Israeli army in northern Gaza, where there are daily reports of the killing of men, women and children, is “beyond any moral compass,” Mr Martin said.

13:24 [ IrishTimes.com ]

Why Israel is closing its embassy in Ireland and what will happen next

In May 2024, Ireland, along with Spain and Norway, formally recognised the Palestinian state. This decision led to Israel recalling its ambassadors from Ireland, Norway and Spain.

In October 2024, the Tánaiste, Micheál Martin, announced plans to pass the Occupied Territories Bill, which would ban trade between Ireland and illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. This statement follows an advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in July that said states are under “an obligation to take steps to prevent trade or investment relations that assist in the maintenance of the illegal situation created by Israel” in the territories.

13:05 [ Middle East Eye ]

Gaza death toll approaches 45,000, with 46 killed in past day

(December 15, 2024)

At least 10,000 people are still missing, likely dead and buried under rubble.

12:46 [ CBS News ]

After Assad‘s ouster in Syria, U.N. envoy calls for end to sanctions

The U.N. envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, told reporters in Damascus that setting Syria back on track after the past few tumultuous weeks will be helped by a speedy relief of sanctions.

„We can hopefully see a quick end to the sanctions so that we can see really a rallying around building of Syria,“ he said.

12:20 [ Devdiscourse.com ]

EU‘s Diplomatic Shift: Direct Talks with Syria

In a significant development, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced that the bloc‘s top diplomat for Syria will head to Damascus on Monday to initiate contact with the new Syrian government.

12:17 [ Middle East Eye ]

Lammy: UK had ‚diplomatic contact‘ with HTS

„Using all the channels that we have available, and those are diplomatic and, of course, intelligence-led channels, we seek to deal with HTS where we have to.“

On Saturday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States has had direct contact with HTS.

11:55 [ theNightly.com.au ]

Massive strike in Syria registers on Richter scale as Israel targets military sites in coastal Tartus region

“Earlier today, an Israeli fighter jet carried out an airstrike on radars in Deir Ezzor Military Airport,” it said.

“Moreover, an anonymous explosion took place at the only bridge on Euphrates River that connects between the city and Hatla Village, which is one of the seven villages in SDF-held areas.”

11:42 [ Pravda.com.ua ]

Israel attacks military facilities in Syria‘s Tartus, where Russian base is located – videos

Israeli military aircraft carried out a series of powerful airstrikes on military targets in the Syrian port city of Tartus, home to an important Russian naval base and ship repair facility, on the night of 15-16 December.

11:29 [ Washington Post ]

Israel approves plan to expand settlements on occupied Golan Heights

“Strengthening the Golan is strengthening the State of Israel, and it is especially important at this time. We will continue to hold onto it, cause it to blossom, and settle in it,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.

Since Islamist rebels overthrew the decades-long Assad family regime on Dec. 8, Israel has launched hundreds of airstrikes across Syria and carried out a land incursion that stretches past the occupied Golan Heights into a previously demilitarized buffer zone.