News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president known as a champion of international human rights both during and after his White House tenure, has died at 100.
— ABC News (@ABC) December 29, 2024
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Poland is prepared to step up electricity exports to Ukraine if Slovakia follows through on its threat to cut off back-up power supplies to the war-torn country, a senior official said on Sunday https://t.co/NOVvcU6i1p
— Bloomberg (@business) December 29, 2024
Several protesters were detained in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi as Mikheil Kavelashvili was sworn in as president, with tensions high after the government froze EU application talks https://t.co/dzsHMKHqUR pic.twitter.com/fCyfX0cyPW
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 29, 2024
More than two dozen people were killed after an airplane veered off a runway upon landing at an airport in South Korea on Sunday morning, according to local media. https://t.co/GFpjZfYmX4 pic.twitter.com/SVnwDHNeWw
— ABC News (@ABC) December 29, 2024
Death toll rises to 127 after plane crashes at South Korean airport https://t.co/kfgWwnMrw3
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) December 29, 2024
Choi, the country’s finance minister, became acting leader on Friday night after the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo. https://t.co/JM8yuAZdMb pic.twitter.com/YtxoMFVWVJ
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 29, 2024
#BREAKING Azerbaijan’s president says passenger plane that crashed in Kazakhstan was shot at from Russia pic.twitter.com/P0gUqWwFb4
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 29, 2024
Syria’s de facto leader says holding elections could take up to four years https://t.co/krRwvlsNJy
— The Straits Times (@straits_times) December 29, 2024
The jailed leader of Turkey’s outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, has been quoted as indicating he may be prepared to call for militants to lay down arms, after a key ally of President Tayyip Erdogan urged him to end the group’s… https://t.co/FVc8vDG79h pic.twitter.com/rYSuR6iLVG
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 29, 2024
Massive waves up to four meters (13 feet) high are pummeling the coasts of Ecuador and Peru, leaving scores of ports closed and at least one person dead, authorities sayhttps://t.co/4W41ITvp5A
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) December 29, 2024
Wyoming governor approves $100 million sale of state land to join Grand Teton National Park https://t.co/vk7nCEdz92
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 29, 2024
The men went missing searching for the mythical beast on Christmas Eve. https://t.co/RyH3fgLu68
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 29, 2024
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