Headlines for December 20, 2023

Openings for New Truce as Deadly Israeli Attacks Continue to Target Civilians in Jabaliya, Rafah, U.N. Security Council Again Delays Gaza Resolution Vote as U.S. Stalls over Language, Lloyd Austin Announces Coalition to Combat Houthi Red Sea Attacks, Police Arrest High-Profile Activists as Multifaith Groups from Across the U.S. Protest at Capitol, Colorado Supreme Court Bars Trump from Appearing on Presidential Primary Ballot, Senate Confirms Final Pentagon Nominees as Tuberville Blockade Ends, U.N. Says Russian Forces Have Committed War Crimes in Ukraine, Incl. 142 Civilian Executions, Sudan’s Paramilitary RSF Seizes 2nd-Largest City Amid Spiraling Humanitarian Crisis, DRC Voters Face Polling Site Issues as Presidential Election Gets Underway, Foreign Firms Court Bolivia as It Ramps Up Lithium Exploitation, New York Establishes Commission to Explore Reparations for Black Residents, Masha Gessen Receives Hannah Arendt Prize in Pared-Down Ceremony