As the final days of the holiday shopping season begin, Amazon workers nationwide are going on strike. And the CDC announces the first severe case of bird flu in a human in the United States. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. Amazon workers strike as last-minute holiday shopping…

Iran’s nuclear program has reached a critical point, with intelligence reports indicating uranium enrichment is nearing weapons-grade levels. Analysts suggest Tehran has accumulated sufficient enriched material for multiple nuclear bombs, should its leadership decide to proceed. While Iranian officials deny any intention of developing nuclear weapons, U.S. and Israeli authorities are preparing to address the…

As most of the attention in the Middle East this week has been on the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, progress is now being reported in ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas. The potential ceasefire would be for a period of 60 days. A new plan, proposed by Egypt and supported by the…

After the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad, Israel is on the offensive –– carrying out 480 strikes in Syria in the two days following the collapse of Assad’s government. Israeli troops also deployed into and beyond the Golan Heights, a demilitarized zone Israel has administered for over 50 years. A Syrian activist group reported…

The Assad regime in Syria is over. In the next few days, the Syrian government is expected to turn over control of the country to the rebel-led Salvation Government. After 50 years of the regime’s brutality, the lightning-fast offensive to push Bashar Assad out of power lasted just 12 days, but the ripple effects could…

Syrian President Bashar Assad has landed in Russia, according to state media. This comes after a swift offensive targeting Damascus forced him to flee the country on Dec. 7, ending nearly 60 years of Assad family rule in Syria. There were swift reactions from U.S. leaders, including from President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.…

Amnesty International is now the first major international human rights organization to accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza. However, it’s an accusation that lawyers consider one of the most difficult to prosecute. Doing so requires proof the defendants committed the acts with intent to destroy a group, in whole or in part. Israel and the…

One of the Hamas commanders who led a deadly assault on an Israeli kibbutz during the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks is dead. The Israel Defense Forces killed him in an airstrike, the IDF and Shin Bet announced Friday, Dec. 6. Israeli fighter jets struck and killed multiple top Hamas commanders in Gaza this week, including…

The Israeli military said Monday, Dec. 2, that an American-Israeli citizen is dead in Gaza and has been for a long time. The Israeli Defense Forces said Omer Maxim Neutra of Long Island, New York, was actually killed during the Hamas attack on Israel in October of 2023. The Israelis and his family had previously…

President-elect Donald Trump wants ceasefire in Gaza before returning to White House, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told Axios. The Biden administration has struggled to broker a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in order to bring home the remaining 100 hostages being held by Hamas militants, including six Americans. That number was seven Americans until…