"Nigel Farage's Reform UK has surged to second place with 24 per cent, up two percentage points since late November.The survey by Find Out Now, conducted on December 4, shows the Conservatives leading with 26 per cent of public support.
Labour, who won a historic landslide just five months ago, has dropped two points to 23 per cent, marking a dramatic shift in voter intentions.
Labour voters are less likely to say they'll vote. Only 84 per cent of 2024 GE Labour voters say they would "definitely" or "very likely" vote if there were a general election called tomorrow, compared to 95 per cent of Conservatives and 90 per cent of Reform UK voters." GBN
"Both Kurdish forces in Syria and humanitarian organizations on the ground warned this week that militias backed by Turkey are seizing territory in northern Syria and endangering Kurdish civilians, including potentially engaging in “ethnic cleansing.” Breitbart
"The Atesh resistance movement has stated that they are responsible for sabotaging a key railway line connecting Moscow with Kursk Oblast, thereby delaying the supply of Russian troops at the front. "Our agent successfully set fire to a relay cabinet near the village of Chekhov in Moscow Oblast, located on a key railway line connecting Moscow to Kursk Oblast." Pravada
"Something unprecedented just happened in the NATO and EU member country of Romania - a top court on Friday annulled the first round of the country's presidential election. Essentially there will now be a 'do over' election.The Constitutional Court made the decision even as voting is still underway in the diaspora. "The electoral process for the election of the President of Romania will be resumed in its entirety, with the Government required to set a new date for the election of the President of Romania as well as a new calendar program for carrying out the necessary actions," the court said in a statement.
The court decided "to annul the entire electoral process for the election of the President of Romania… to ensure the correctness and legality of the electoral process" - in a controversial ruling which has simply never happened.
Calin Georgescu, the widely dubbed 'far-right' contender, came out on top in a first round of voting in a 'shock' outcome which left political opponents claiming Russian election interference.
Apparently the 'smoking gun' is related to mere social media posts on platforms like TikTok. "The Constitutional Court’s unprecedented decision — which is final — came after President Klaus Iohannis declassified intelligence on Wednesday that alleged Russia ran a sprawling campaign comprising thousands of social media accounts to promote Calin Georgescu across platforms like TikTok and Telegram," The Associated Press details." ZH
"Hundreds of people demonstrated in Chad on Friday to demand the withdrawal of French troops from the country, a week after the central African country ended a military agreement with its former colonizer.
In the capital, N'Djamena, protesters chanted "Chad for us, France out" , some holding banners reading "We don't want to see a single Frenchman in Chad" . AfricaNews
"The Russian military attacked Zaporizhzhya. First responders were still working on site several hours after the strike." NV
"Polish-Russian relations have continued to spiral toward complete non-existence, and the two sides have long been on the brink of breaking off official relations altogether. Most of the tit-for-tat actions over the past couple years have focused on mutual accusations of spying. Currently, Poland is threatening to shutter all Russian consulates on Polish soil over espionage and 'terrorism'." ZH
"As many as 168 combat engagements between Ukrainian forces and Russian invaders were recorded along the front lines.
In the Kharkiv sector, seven enemy attacks were reported near Vovchansk, Vysoka Yaruha, and Hlyboke, where Russian forces actively used bomber aircraft.In the Kupiansk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 15 enemy assaults near Kucherivka, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Pershotravneve, Zelenyi Hai, and Lozova.
In the Lyman sector, the enemy attempted 14 advances near Hrekivka, Druzheliubivka, Makiivka, Terny, and Zarichne but was repelled.
Four attacks were reported in the Toretsk sector, while in the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 41 assaults near Myroliubivka, Promin, Lysivka, Dachenske, Zhovte, Shevchenko, Pushkine, and Novopustynka. The heaviest fighting was concentrated near Lysivka and Pushkine.
In the Kurakhove sector, 41 enemy assaults were repelled, with Russian forces focusing on Sontsivka, Berestky, Zoria, Novodmytrivka, Kurakhove, Dalnie, Dachne, Romanivka, Yelyzavetivka, and Uspenivka.
In the Vremivka sector, 19 assaults occurred near Zelene Pole, Novodarivka, Kostiantynopolske, and Sukhi Yaly.
In the Dnipro River sector, Russian forces launched five attacks but were met with strong resistance and suffered losses." Ukrin
"A powerful earthquake that struck off the coast of California sparked a brief tsunami warning on Thursday, with residents warned to flee to higher ground before the alert was cancelled.
Seismologists at the US Geological Survey said the shallow 7.0 magnitude tremor had hit around 42 miles from the coastal town of Ferndale mid-morning, with people living in the area experiencing strong ground shakes." Breitbart
with 26 per cent of public support.
