In Brief

U.S. Halves Number of Marines in Okinawa

Germany Initiates Diplomatic Talks With Syria

Germany’s Olaf Scholz Loses Confidence Vote

School Shooter Kills 2, Wounds 6 in Wisconsin

Cyclone Chido Kills Hundreds on French Island of Mayotte

Philippine President Refuses to Send Warships to South China Sea

Russia Marches Toward Critical Ukrainian Stronghold

Turkey Offers Military Cooperation to Syria’s HTS

Assisted Suicide Caused 5 Percent of Canada’s 2023 Deaths

Biden Announces Largest Single-Day Clemency Grant for 1,500 Americans

President Trump Plans to Pardon January 6 Defendants on First Day in Office

Europe Discusses 3 Percent Target for Defense Spending

America’s Amphibious Fleet Weakens

Russia and India Sign Largest-Ever Oil Deal

FBI Director to Resign Before Trump’s Inauguration

Approved German Arms Exports to Turkey Highest Since 2006

Germany Presents Eight-Point Plan for Syria

Jamaica Introduces Bill to Renounce the Monarchy

U.S. Manufacturing Power Wanes

Germany to Send €8 Million in Aid to Syria

Biden Continues Iranian Support

Russian Vassal Belarus Confirms It Is Nuclear Armed

German Defense Minister Visits the Middle East

Israel Obliterates Syrian Military Infrastructure

Poland Urges Germany to Lead Europe on Defense