Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet was scheduled to convene on Tuesday to discuss a proposed cease-fire with the Lebanon-based Hezbollah terrorist group. Among the remaining issues was Israel’s demand to reserve the right to take military action should Hezbollah violate its obligations under the emerging deal.
Mexico and Canada reacted on Tuesday to President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on all Mexican and Canadian goods if they don’t stop what he described as the flow of drugs and illegal immigrants across their respective borders. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested that Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, while Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would meet the premiers of Canada’s 10 provinces this week to discuss the country’s relations with the United States.
Former New York City mayor and former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani appeared in court in Manhattan on Tuesday for a hearing in a case over the handover of property to two Georgia election workers he was found to have defamed. Giuliani’s trial is scheduled for Jan. 16, 2025, but he asked for a delay in the proceedings to allow him to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
Topics in this episode include:
- Blinken Delivers Remarks as G7 Summit Wraps Up
- Israel, Hezbollah Agree to Cease-Fire Deal
- Could Smith’s Election Case Against Trump Be Revived?
- Giuliani in Court for Georgia Election Workers Case
- Trump Planning Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China
- Mexico, Canada React to Potential Trump Tariffs
- Texas Official Offers Land for Illegal Immigrant Detention Centers
- Trump Names Key Appointees to the White House
- Judge Upholds Missouri Ban on Cross-Sex Procedures for Kids
- Russia Summons UK Ambassador After Expelling Diplomat
- French Farmers Protest Against Trade Deal
- French Mass Rape Trial Prepares to Hear From Defense
- German Minister: DHL Plane Crash in Lithuania May Be Sabotage
- Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel Releases Memoir
- Google Blocks 1,000+ Pro-China Fake News Websites
- Ex-Verizon Engineer Gets 4 Years for Spying on Falun Gong
- China Tracks US Aircraft Through the Taiwan Strait
- Sweden Urges Chinese Ship to Return for Investigation
- Senate Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Airline Fees
- Walmart Rolls Back DEI Programs
- EU Files Complaint at WTO Over China Cognac Tariffs
- Google and Meta Urge Australia to Delay Under-16 Ban
- Warren Buffett Shares Plan for His Fortune When He Dies
- Janice Trey: From Chinese Labor Camp to Epoch Times CEO
- Holiday Season Rings In Expected Box Office Film Hits
