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Top News Stories for Tuesday, December 2nd 2025
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
President Donald Trump and top national security officials huddled at the White House Monday to discuss next steps on Venezuela, as the administration faces renewed called from lawmakers to release more information – particularly about a controversial decision in September to strike a boat in the Caribbean twice, killing remaining survivors in the second blow. Key members of Trump's Cabinet and national ...
Source: aol.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
President Donald Trump says there's a "good chance" for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, but his negotiators have hard work ahead — they now head to the Kremlin and still need to iron out key details with Kyiv. After what the United States described as "very productive" talks Sunday with Ukraine, special envoy Steve Witkoff was set to travel to Moscow to discuss changes that Kyiv and its allies have ...
Source: aol.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested that President Isaac Herzog pardon him of corruption charges in his five-year-long case, citing U.S. President Donald Trump's recent request for the favor and saying that it's necessary to advance the two leaders' joint interests as they ravage the Middle East. The prime minister made the request on Sunday, framing the trial as a "witch hunt" and a pardon as a ...
Source: truthout.org
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's doctor says the president had MRI imaging on his heart and abdomen in October as part of a preventative screening for men his age, according to a memo from the physician released by the White House on Monday. Sean Barbabella said in a statement that Trump's physical exam included "advanced imaging" that is "standard for an executive physical" in Trump's age group. ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted an AI image of popular children's character Franklin the Turtle extrajudicially blowing up "drug boats," just days after it was revealed he potentially committed a war crime of his own. Hegseth's post—another installment in the GOP's AI image fetish—is modeled after the cover of the Franklin children's books, and reads "A Classic Franklin Story: Franklin ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump unlawfully maneuvered to keep his former personal attorney, Alina Habba, as the top prosecutor in New Jersey—a decision that could have far-reaching implications for other controversial Trump appointments that have been challenged in court. In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled ...
Source: abajournal.com
Monday, Dec 1st, 2025 -
The United Kingdom's new left-wing political party, Your Party, cofounded by former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, has become mired in a bitter divide between its leaders. On Saturday, Your Party cofounder Zarah Sultana said she would skip the first day of the newly formed group's inaugural two-day conference following a serious disagreement over who could attend. What is Your Party? After the UK's last general ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Sunday, Nov 30th, 2025 -
Ludwig Minelli, whose work had lasting influence on Swiss law, dies just days before his 93rd birthday The head of the Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas has ended his life through an assisted death, the group has said. Ludwig Minelli, who founded the group in 1998, died on Saturday, days before his 93rd birthday, Dignitas said. It added: "Right up to the end of his life, he continued to search for further ...
Source: theguardian.com