Unbiased headline news – The war in Ukraine and Russia is expected to end more quickly once Donald Trump assumes the presidency, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated.
Zelensky, speaking with Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne, emphasized that the incoming Trump administration, set to take office on January 20th, will prioritize ending the conflict that started with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. “This is their approach, their promise to their society,” Zelensky said to Suspilne, “and it is also very important to them.”
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Ali Larijani, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, denied claims that Iran is “sabotaging” efforts to broker a cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel.
Larijani assured that Iran would support any resolution agreed upon by the Lebanese government and Hezbollah, a group backed by Tehran. “We will approve and support any decision by the Lebanese resistance [Hezbollah] and the Lebanese government,” Larijani said after meeting with House Speaker Nabih Berri and caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
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A former student is accused of carrying out a knife attack at a college in Yixing, China, killing eight people and injuring 17 others on Saturday evening.
The attack, which took place at around 6:30 p.m. local time at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology, was reportedly carried out by a student upset over failing an exam and being denied a graduation certificate, local Chinese police reported Saturday.
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Federal prosecutors argued that Sean Combs’ new bail request should be denied, claiming the music mogul “poses serious risks of danger and obstruction” in his criminal sex trafficking case.
In an overnight court filing, prosecutors alleged that from jail, Combs has “orchestrated social media campaigns that are, in his own words, aimed at tainting the jury pool; made efforts to publicly leak materials he views as helpful to his case; and contacted witnesses through third parties.”
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An American Airlines flight had to “perform an expedited climb” to avoid a mountain during its routine departure from Hawaii on Wednesday.
The plane, en route from Honolulu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, was instructed by air traffic control to “turn right and expedite your climb through terrain,” according to flight audio. The FAA stated, “The controller’s actions ensured the aircraft remained safely above nearby terrain.”
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The family of Malcolm X, the iconic Black resistance leader assassinated in 1965, announced Friday that they are filing a $100 million lawsuit against the U.S. government.
Ilyasah Shabazz, Malcolm X’s daughter, represented the family at a New York City press conference, where their lawyers claimed they have uncovered evidence pointing to an NYPD and FBI conspiracy to kill him. “We fought primarily for our mother, who was here,” Shabazz said, referring to Betty Shabazz, who passed away in 1997.
