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Charlotte Gallagher on Global News Podcast
Clashes between police and protesters spread across France, with shops looted and buildings burned, including Limoges’s nineteenth-century town hall. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said 1,200 people were arrested and 150 police officers injured, while President Macron promised prosecutions and punishment for vandals and attackers.Charlotte Gallagher on Global News Podcast
President Trump waived sanctions under the Graham Act three weeks after signing it, including tariffs of up to 100% on the five largest importers of Russian crude oil and measures against Russia’s financial and defense sectors. Ukraine condemned the decision, with President Zelensky calling it a US betrayal.Steve Rosenberg on Global News Podcast
Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Vladimir Putin softens sanctions on Russian fuel and, according to the report, boosts Kremlin coffers as Washington-Kiev relations deteriorate. Oleksandr Merezhko defended Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian oil refineries, while Trump called them a disgrace and said Ukraine should get a new president.Charlotte Gallagher on Global News Podcast
US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called for prosecution of Jewish settlers accused of attacking an American journalist and Palestinian olive farmers in the occupied West Bank. Israeli activist Amit Ofri said settlers battered vehicles, attacked activists and diplomats, and shoved a French mayor to the floor.Charlotte Gallagher on Global News Podcast
The Black Panther Party was founded 60 years ago as a revolutionary organization opposing the slow progress and nonviolent tactics of the wider US civil rights movement. It created free healthcare, ambulance services and breakfast programs, while 27 Black Panthers were shot dead by police in 1969.Charlotte Gallagher on Global News Podcast
A flawless pink diamond valued at tens of millions of dollars is returning to display at France’s Château de Chantilly, 100 years after its theft. Recovered inside an apple in a Paris hotel, the public treasure will be shown exceptionally through January 3 after security arrangements were installed.