International

The U.S. and NATO built an air defense system to protect all of Europe from short- and medium-range ballistic missiles launched by Iran.

US, NATO anti-missile base in Poland coming online

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Congress and President Biden as lawmakers try to secure a deal to provide more aid.

Zelenskyy told senators expect guerrilla warfare, mass migration if Ukraine loses

Climate activists around the world have been employing increasingly disruptive tactics to draw awareness toward environmental abuses.

Global climate activism sparks controversy amid escalating protests

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are claiming responsibility for an attack on a Norwegian commercial tanker in the Red Sea.

US responds to mayday call after Iran-backed Houthi rebels attack ship in Red Sea: The Morning Rundown, Dec. 12, 2023

Vessels from the Chinese Coast Guard are harassing fishermen and marines from the Philippines in disputed waters in the South China Sea.

China rammed, fired water cannon at Philippines’ ships

Russia's neighbors say the country is using migrants at the Finnish border to help fight its war with Ukraine.

Finland accuses Russia of luring migrants for its ‘own political purposes’

China's biggest onshore wind power project, operated by the state-owned China General Nuclear Power Corporation, is now fully operational in Inner Mongolia. With 701 wind turbines boasting a total installed capacity of 3 million kilowatts, the facility aims to produce 10 billion kilowatt-hours annually, significantly cutting standard coal consumption by 2.96 million tons and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 8.02 million tons.

World’s largest energy-producing onshore wind farm goes online in China

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Washington D.C. on Tuesday, where he will meet with President Biden and leaders of Congress.

Ukraine President Zelenskyy to meet with Biden in D.C. as funding efforts flounder: The Morning Rundown, Dec. 11, 2023

Colombian Aerospace Force and National Police, along with the Federal Police of Brazil, blew up 19 poisonous gold mining operations.

Police blow up poisonous gold mines in the Amazon

Lebanon’s internationally renowned cedars are in danger of being lost by the next century, according to some ecologists.

Sacred cedars of Lebanon facing threat of climate change, scientists warn

Images that allegedly show dozens of Hamas soldiers restrained wearing nothing but their underwear have ignited controversy.

IDF posts controversial images of alleged Hamas soldiers stripped down, restrained

Ana Navarro says Biden should pardon his son

Hunter Biden indicted on 9 tax-related charges: The Morning Rundown, Dec. 8, 2023

Under the USSR, Ukraine was a major weapons manufacturer. Ukraine’s government wants the country to regain that former prominence.

Ukraine wants to rebuild its weapons industry

For the first time ever, warships from China were seen Sunday docking at the Ream Naval Base in Cambodia, which has a pier large enough to fit a Chinese aircraft carrier.

Photos show Chinese warships docked at expanded naval base in Cambodia

Decades of disastrous economic policies in Argentina led voters to Javier Milei, who is promising to blow it up.

Why is Argentina’s economy so bad? Does Javier Milei have the answers?

With just over a month to go until the Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential hopefuls sought momentum during the fourth primary debate.

Republican candidates square off in fourth debate: The Morning Rundown, Dec. 7, 2023

India's Adani Green Energy is constructing a 30-gigawatt hybrid renewable energy park, combining wind and solar, on the salt flats of Gujarat, one of the largest salt deserts in the world. The Khavda Renewable Energy Park, spans 280 square miles and aims to contribute significantly to India's goal of installing 500 gigawatts of clean energy by 2070.

India builds world’s largest renewable energy project

Video shared online depicts the latest fire at a Russian military-industrial manufacturing plant. Information from Ukrainian sources on Telegram and Russia’s Ministry of Transportation Telegram indicates the fire started on Sunday, Dec. 3, and burned through the night. SOURCE @maria_drutska

Multiple fires destroy military manufacturing plants deep inside Russia

Ukraine’s president said winter always brings ‘a new phase’ to fighting. Ukrainians are hoping it also brings a new phase of funding.

Ukraine, low on most everything, enters ‘new phase’ of war

The White House is condemning a protest outside an Israeli-style falafel restaurant in Philadelphia, calling it an act of antisemitism.

White House calls protest at Israeli restaurant in Philadelphia an act of antisemitism

The White House warns the U.S. is running out of money to aid Ukraine.

White House warns U.S. is running out of money for Ukraine aid: The Morning Rundown, Dec. 5, 2023

The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered on Monday following the Mount Marapi volcano eruption, with Indonesian rescuers searching for 12 others still missing. The eruption on Sunday released thick columns of ash up to 9,000 feet high, blanketing nearby villages and towns in West Sumatra.

11 dead, 12 missing after Mount Marapi volcano erupts in Indonesia

Venezuela thinks a part of Guyana, called Essequibo, doesn’t belong to the Guyanese. The region is rugged, covered in jungle, and full of oil.

Venezuela thinks Guyana’s oil-rich land belongs to them. Will they invade?

Border talks between Senate Democrats and Republicans fall through days before vote on President Biden's aid package.

Border talks fall apart in Senate days before vote on Biden’s aid package