President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use powerful long-range American weapons inside Russia, according to a senior US official familiar with the decision, as North Korean troops deploy in support of Moscow’s effort.
The decision comes as Russia has deployed nearly 50,000 troops to Kursk, the southern Russian region where Kyiv launched its surprise counteroffensive in the summer, to prepare to take back territory.
US Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton (ret.) says that the move will send a signal to China and Pyongyang as thousands of North Korean troops have deployed to Kursk as part of the offensive. #ukrainerussiawar #CNN #News

President-elect Donald Trump says Americans not being able to afford groceries will be a relic of the past. “They’re going to be affording their groceries very soon,” he said before ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, where he was honored as Time’s “Person of the Year.” CNN’s panel discusses. #cnn #news

An overnight drone attack on the Ukrainian capital is underway, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. CNN's Erin Burnett discusses with CNN Pentagon correspondent Oren Liebermann. Burnett is then joined by president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media Ian Bremmer to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine.

More young men running to support President-elect Trump and the MAGA movement. How much are some Democrats’ attacks on masculinity and manhood to blame? Abby Phillip and her NewsNight panelists discuss. #CNN #News

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in West Palm Beach, Florida to have dinner with President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, a source familiar with the meeting told CNN. #CNN #News

A man thought to be a missing US citizen has been found in Damascus, Syria, telling reporters he had recently been freed from jail. The man is believed to be Missouri resident Travis Timmerman, 29, and he was found by residents wandering barefoot in a neighborhood just south of Damascus. #CNN #News

The celebrations in Damascus were interrupted by a whisper.

On the outskirts of the city, a door had been found. Beyond it lay a vast underground complex, five storeys deep, containing the last prisoners of the Assad regime, who were gasping for air.

Cars raced towards Sednaya prison, locally known as “the human slaughterhouse”, the most notorious torture complex of the Syrian government’s vast network of detention centres.

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President-elect Donald Trump in a television interview that aired Sunday previewed a sweeping agenda for his first days in office, outlining how his administration will prioritize deporting migrants with criminal records, vowing to pursue pardons for January 6 defendants on his first day, and raising the possibility that former Rep. Liz Cheney and other political opponents should face jail time. #CNN #News

CNN reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere reports on President Joe Biden’s decision to pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month on gun crime and tax convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office. #cnn #news

When President-elect Donald Trump said Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would recommend major cuts to the federal government in his administration, many public employees knew that their jobs could be on the line. #CNN #News

US President-elect Donald Trump suggested that officials should shoot down the mysterious drone hovering over the state of New Jersey. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump slammed the Biden administration over the issue and urged authorities to act swiftly.

The mysterious drone hovering over the state has not only spooked New Jersey residents but also sparked an outcry among lawmakers. However, both the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) made it clear that the drone doesn’t pose a “security threat”.


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CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel about her impression of President-elect Donald Trump when he was first elected into office. #CNN #News

President-elect Trump promised to impose massive tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China on the first day of his administration. Trump argued the tariffs will be in retaliation for illegal immigrants and drugs coming across US borders. Economic analyst Catherine Rampell discusses who the tariffs could impact. #CNN #News

President Joe Biden made the decision to pardon his son, Hunter, over the weekend – after he and White House officials had repeatedly in recent months said the president would not do so – because he ultimately believed that it was the right thing to do as a father. #CNN #News

Special counsel Jack Smith said he is dropping his election subversion case against President-elect Donald Trump, seeking the case’s dismissal in a court filing with the judge. Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) reacts. #CNN #News

Israel aims to impose a "sterile defence zone" in southern Syria that would be enforced without a permanent troop presence, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday, as the military said a wave of air strikes had destroyed the bulk of Syria's strategic weapons stockpiles.

Over the past 48 hours, following the collapse of the government of President Bashar al-Assad, the military said jets had conducted more than 350 strikes on targets including anti-aircraft batteries, military airfields, weapons production sites, combat aircraft and missiles.

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CNN's Fred Pleitgen sat down for a wide-ranging exclusive interview with Sergei Ryabkov, Russia's deputy foreign minister.
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CNN’s Jake Tapper and a panel of reporters break down CNN’s projection that former President Donald Trump will win the key battleground state of Pennsylvania. #CNN #News

CNN's Fareed Zakaria shares why he's excited about President-elect Donald Trump's announcement of a “Department of Government Efficiency” led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, as it will test the Republican Party's promises on government spending. #CNN #News

CNN’s Mike Valerio reports from Seoul after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he will lift his martial law order following the parliamentary vote to block it. The order, which came without notice, was met with backlash from the president’s own political party and protests broke out in the capital city. CNN national security analyst David Sanger reacts. #CNN #News