Unbiased headline news – President-elect Donald Trump stated Saturday that “the United States should have nothing to do with” conflicts involving Syria, as rebel forces in the region continue to gain ground.
Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump declared, “Syria is a mess, but is not our friend.” His remarks follow reports of an Islamist opposition group with al-Qaida affiliations making significant advances in Syria, aiming to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided impeachment on Saturday, securing a brief political reprieve amid mounting public backlash.
Nearly all members of his party abstained from the vote, allowing Yoon to sidestep removal from office. Most of the ruling People Power Party vacated the National Assembly’s main hall just prior to the vote held on Saturday evening, highlighting deep political tensions.
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U.S. officials criticized Russian attempts to meddle in Romania’s electoral process, condemning actions they said undermine democratic principles after the Constitutional Court invalidated a planned run-off election.
The U.S. Department of State expressed solidarity with the Romanian people during what it called an “unprecedented situation regarding the integrity of their elections.” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller stated, “The integrity of Romania’s elections is paramount for Romanians’ hard-earned democracy.”
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Authorities report that two migrant teenagers were attacked in New York City, leaving one dead, following an incident where the teens were asked if they spoke English and responded negatively.
The attack occurred Thursday evening around 7:40 p.m., when three men approached the teens. After the teens indicated they did not speak English, they were assaulted, police said. Responding to a 911 call, officers discovered a 17-year-old male fatally stabbed in the chest and an 18-year-old male with a stab wound to the left arm in Lower Manhattan.
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Six individuals traveling in a car in Newark, New Jersey, died after their vehicle plunged off an elevated roadway Friday night, local officials said.
“The vehicle somehow went off the ramp, became airborne, and struck a support column for the Pulaski Skyway before landing on the ground. Upon impact, the vehicle caught fire,” the prosecutor’s office stated. The identities of the six victims were not immediately released, and the investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a $965 million verdict from 2022 against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, rejecting his appeal.
The court concluded there was “sufficient evidence” to support the damages awarded to the families of Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims and an FBI agent. The unanimous ruling emphasized the “traumatic threats and harassment” the families endured due to false claims by Jones and his associates that the massacre was a hoax.
