NewsTrump's expected return, Syria concerns, Moldova emergency
Trump's expected return, Syria concerns, Moldova emergency
It happened while you were sleeping. Here’s what global agencies reported overnight from Thursday to Friday.
ed. Mateusz Czmiel
- More than half of Americans expect that when Donald Trump returns to the White House in January, he will have a good presidency, according to the latest CNN poll. 54% of Americans expect Trump's second term to be beneficial for the country. The December CNN poll also indicates that the president-elect is managing the transition well, an opinion shared by 55% of respondents. CNN notes that 39% of Americans have confidence in Trump's ability to shape the economy. Similarly, 39% of respondents expect appropriate involvement in immigration matters, while slightly fewer, 37%, anticipate an adequate policy regarding the war between Russia and Ukraine.
- In a conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the US Secretary of State emphasised the need to protect minorities in Syria by "all actors" (participants in the conflict - ed.), while also discussing the necessity of combating the Islamic State in the country. The conversation took place on Thursday during the Turkish offensive against Kurdish US allies in Syria.
- At least 25 people were killed, and dozens were injured on Thursday evening in an Israeli attack on a building where displaced people were living in the central part of the Gaza Strip – Palestinian medics reported. Doctors at two hospitals said they received a total of 25 bodies, and more than 40 people, mostly children, were injured.
- From 16th December, a state of emergency will be introduced throughout the territory of the Republic of Moldova for a period of 60 days. The decision was made by the parliament on Friday night. This decision was due to the anticipated cut-off of Russian gas supplies from 1st January.
- Estonian police and border guards inspected more than 200 vessels, mainly tankers, transporting sanctioned Russian oil in the second half of the year. Estonia was the first country to begin verifying documents of vessels from the Russian "shadow fleet" – the climate ministry reported.
