World News
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Search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to resume after more than a decade
By Michael Sinkewicz– Fox News
The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will resume on Dec. 30, the country’s Transport Ministry announced Wednesday, more than a decade after the airplane’s mysterious disappearance over the Indian Ocean.
The Malaysian government said that Texas-based marine robotics company Ocean Infinity is set to begin a 55-day targeted deep-sea search for the missing aircraft in the southern Indian Ocean by the end of the month, according to The Associated Press.
On March 8, 2014, the Boeing 777 took off from Kuala Lumpur heading toward Beijing, when it disappeared around 90 seconds after leaving Malaysian airspace, vanishing along with all 239 passengers in what has become one of aviation’s greatest unsolved mysteries.
Satellite data revealed the plane deviated from its flight path and went south towards the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed. Read more here.
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Marco Rubio says Trump will not be ‘suckered’ by Maduro like Biden
By Nora Moriarty – Fox News
Secretary of State Marco Rubio sharply criticized the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in an interview with “Hannity” Tuesday as President Donald Trump intensifies pressure on the leader to abdicate power.
“The Maduro regime is not a legitimate government,” Rubio told Fox News host Sean Hannity. “What it is is a transshipment organization. It allows cocaine and other drugs that are produced in Colombia to be trafficked through Venezuelan territory and – with the cooperation of elements of the regime – are allowed to… leave Venezuela on airplanes and ships headed towards the United States.”
The Trump administration has continued strikes on alleged drug boats near Venezuela and expanded its military presence in the region.
“The president has authorized a counter-drug mission in the region,” Rubio said. “The fact that Maduro is upset about it tells you that drugs are coming out of Venezuela.” Read more here.
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Rubio, Witkoff meet with Ukrainian officials in push to finalize deal after Zelenskyy’s top negotiator resigns
By Ashley Carnahan– Fox News
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner met Ukrainian negotiators Sunday in Florida to build on the recent peace talks in Geneva, and work through the remaining details of the agreement reached last week.
“The end goal is obviously not just the end of the war. Obviously, that’s essential and fundamental. We want to see the end of the killing and the death and the suffering, and I’m sure the Ukrainian side, I know they do as well,” said Rubio in an opening statement. “They want peace. But it’s also about securing an end to the war that leaves Ukraine sovereign and independent and with an opportunity at real prosperity.”
Rustem Umerov, the head of the Ukrainian delegation and secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, thanked his American counterparts and Trump for their efforts to…Read more here.
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Ukraine peace talks productive as ex-government official says country rethinking ‘uncompromising’ stance
By Emma Bussey– Fox News
Official peace talks between the U.S. and Ukraine on ending the Ukraine war moved to a productive phase Sunday – but only after President Zelenskyy sent a new-look team to Florida, according to a former Ukrainian government official.
With Rustem Umerov now leading Zelenskyy’s team and longtime adviser and chief of staff Andriy Yermak out, the source claimed the move signaled Kyiv was reassessing its “uncompromising” stance.
The official, who spoke to Fox News Digital on condition of anonymity, said the personnel choice represented a move away from the approach that has shaped Ukraine’s diplomatic strategy for years.
“Yermak had been teaching Zelenskyy to be a ‘Father of the Nation’ and until now, the Ukrainian side has been pushing for an unachievable and uncompromising position,” the former official said. “Umerov is not a very impressively strong individual in politics, but he wants to achieve results and is known to be aligned with compromise.” Read more here.
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