by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, December 26.
- In a scorching year, scientists wonder if climate change is speeding up
- 2023 Has Been A Big Year for Climate Accountability in the Courts
- Energy Sector Not Ready for Rapid Rise of Renewables, Analysts Say
- How 2023 has been the ‘year of the brink’ and 2024 could be worse
- Inside Ukraine’s covert Center 73, where clandestine missions shape the war behind the frontline
- The imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny resurfaces with darkly humorous comments
- Alexei Navalny discovered in remote Arctic penal colony (“Jailed Russian opposition leader ‘doing well’, according to aides, nearly three weeks after going missing”)
- Russia’s Navalny describes harsh reality at ‘Polar Wolf’ Arctic prison
- Russia confirms damage to warship in Black Sea (“Russia’s Ministry of Defence said the large landing ship Novocherkassk was struck by Ukrainian aircraft carrying guided missiles. The head of the Ukrainian Air Force said earlier its warplanes had destroyed the ship.”)
- Israeli War Cabinet Meets to Consider Egyptian Proposal to End War (“The proposal, a copy of which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, is the most comprehensive peace plan offered to the two parties in the 11-week-old Gaza war.”)
- Egypt Floats Plan To End Israel-Hamas War. The Proposal Gets A Cool Reception.
- Netanyahu outlines 3 prerequisites for peace in op-ed (“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote an op-ed Monday outlining three prerequisites for peace in the region: the destruction of Hamas, the demilitarization of Gaza and the beginning of a deradicalization process of Palestinian society.”)
- Iran vows Israel ‘will pay’ for death of military leader
- Israeli forces bombard central Gaza in apparent move toward expanding ground offensive
- As World’s Gaze Shifts to Gaza, Israel’s Psyche Remains Defined by Oct. 7 (“Hamas’s brutal raid and taking of hostages has left Israelis deeply traumatized and is expected to reshape the country for years to come.”)
- Netanyahu adviser travels to Washington as prime minister defies calls for cease-fire
- Biden orders strikes on Iranian group in Iraq after 3 US service members wounded
- US Strikes Targets in Iraq After Drone Attack Injures Troops
- Statement from Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on U.S. Strikes in Iraq
- US retaliates in Iraq after three US troops wounded in attack
- Iran-Backed Forces Widen Commercial Shipping Attacks
- China Sanctions US Company, Two Researchers Over Xinjiang Work
- Taiwan presidential frontrunner accuses opposition party of being ‘pro-communist’
- Hungary’s Orban isn’t a nuisance. He’s a threat to the West. (“In Ukraine, the West has fooled itself repeatedly. It would compound its error by continuing to tolerate Viktor Orban’s menace.”)
- 276 Indians stuck in a French airport for a human trafficking probe arrive in India
- The 2024 economy could be shockingly normal
- Holiday Spending Increased, Defying Fears of a Decline
- The Only Thing More Dangerous Than Authoritarianism (“The forces of Christian nationalism are now ascendant both inside the Church and inside the Republican Party.”)
- Trump: ‘May they rot in Hell. Merry Christmas’
- Trump previews a divisive year in angry Christmas rant (“The ex-president unleashed an online torrent of fury and bitterness, largely over his legal plights, spanning Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, previewing the discord and personal obsessions he will inflict on the nation in a pivotal election year in 2024.”)
- Haley Endorsement Marks Presidential Return of Koch Donor Network (Yuck.)
- The latest front in the Gaetz vs. McCarthy fight: House primaries
- GOP’s Biggest Losers of 2023: Kevin “I Never Quit” McCarthy (“After years of groveling, the former Speaker was dumb enough to believe Trump would return his loyalty”)
- Which 2028 Presidential Wannabe Had the Best Year?
- The Dems’ Anti-DeSantis Has a Plan for 2024—And Maybe 2028 (“Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is concocting the strategy for Democrats on how to take back as many governors’ mansions as possible in 2024. And may have aspirations beyond.”)
- Think it’s impossible to revive a downtown? Look at Cleveland. (“The Ohio city shows that transforming America’s downtowns into a mixed-use neighborhood is possible.”)
- ‘Major’ Problem in Texas: How Big Polluters Evade Federal Law and Get Away With It
- Youngkin to halt ‘critical’ academic recovery program amid school year
- Virginia’s health insurance marketplace debuts with some hiccups, but higher enrollment
- Virginia health officials are concerned by rising cases of syphilis
- Virginia data center incentive nears $1B in foregone revenue — in one year
- The feds extended the deadline for the Southgate pipeline extension. Here’s a refresher.
- 2023: The year that revealed VCU Health’s bad real estate deal
- I-64 widening easing traffic worries, boosting development in New Kent
- Then & Now: A political newbie finds her stride in Henry County
- D.C.-area forecast: Rainy at times the next few days, better weather by the weekend
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