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Search Is Suspended for Passenger Who Went Overboard From Cruise Ship

The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday that it halted its hourslong search for a 77-year-old woman who went overboard from a Holland America Line cruise ship near Cuba. from World News https://ift.tt/prUyRkS

Palestinian Authority Temporarily Bans Al-Jazeera

The authority’s official news media accused the Qatari-backed broadcaster of “inciting sedition” and “interfering in internal Palestinian affairs,” though it did not provide detailed examples of law breaking. from World News https://ift.tt/TKS5apq

Ecuador orders detention of 16 air force members over disappearance of 4 children

A judge in Ecuador has ordered the detention of 16 air force members accused of involvement in the disappearance of four children, whose charred remains were discovered weeks after they were seen being forced into a military patrol car against their will. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/07avGUz

A Mayor’s Odyssey: From Undocumented Migrant to Cartel Target

A former undocumented resident of California who now runs a town in Mexico, Crispín Agustín Mendoza has survived one assassination attempt. But he says, “I have to learn how to survive.” from World News https://ift.tt/59ibBUh

‘We’re dying from the cold’: Displaced Palestinians battle winter in Gaza

Standing barefooted in the mud with an empty bucket in hand at a crowded water station in central Gaza, Palestinian Alaa Al-Shawish is both fearing the rain and looking for clean water for her family that has been displaced from Gaza City and are now living in a makeshift tent in Deir Al-Balah. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/SiDBLqe

TikTok fined $10 million in Venezuela as court cites deaths from viral challenges

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has fined TikTok $10 million, accusing it of failing to control the spread of viral challenges that have allegedly led to the deaths of three children. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/e2AOI16

South Korean court approves arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol

A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant issued for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached and stripped of his presidential powers just weeks ago over his short-lived martial law decree that threw the country into political chaos. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/C8IbiQR

South Korea Clears Way to Detain President in Martial Law Inquiry

The police are investigating whether President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to lead an insurrection when he declared martial law and plunged the country into crisis. from World News https://ift.tt/LjzpWHr

Director of Gaza hospital held at notorious Israeli military detention center, recently released detainees say

A prominent Palestinian hospital director who was arrested by Israel in a raid that closed the last major functioning health facility in northern Gaza is being held at a controversial military base that doubles as a detention facility, recently released former detainees have told CNN. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/KsQph3y

Three women die after eating Christmas cake in suspected poisoning in Brazil

Investigators are working on the hypothesis that the food was poisoned and have seized the cake for forensic examination, according to CNN Brasil. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/WwM8Nfi

Israeli hospital says Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent successful surgery Sunday to have his prostate removed, hospital officials said, a procedure that came as he manages multiple crises including the war in Gaza and his trial for alleged corruption. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/Q1YLEOT

Plane Crash in South Korea

The plane was trying to land when the accident happened, according to local news reports, which said that 181 people were on board. from World News https://ift.tt/h73uqMN

South Korean jet carrying 181 people crashes while landing at airport

A South Korean airplane crashed while landing at an airport in the country’s southwest on Sunday morning, according to the local fire department. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/wu9Qf5O

Netanyahu to Have Prostate Removal Surgery

The prime minister was diagnosed with an infection from a “benign enlargement of his prostate.” from World News https://ift.tt/NvW6Xqp

Kenya’s president promises to stop abductions following wave of disappearances

Kenyan President William Ruto has promised to stop abductions of government critics, in an apparent change of stance for a leader who has previously called the wave of disappearances “fake news.” from World | CNN https://ift.tt/7jW9eOg

After a punishing year for Britain’s royals, Windsors hope for brighter 2025

This may be one of those years Britain’s royal family will not want to dwell on. Few of the Windsor clan would have anticipated the challenges they’d have to face in the infancy of King Charles III’s reign. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/NK9WYkn