1. Syrian Conflict and Al-Assad's Ouster: This event involves the ongoing civil war in Syria and the potential ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. Several articles discuss the fallout of al-Assad's departure, including the Biden Administration looking to reinforce US-China ties ahead of Trump's return (NYT), a reaction from Syrian refugees who had left the country (NPR), and a sense of what is to come for Syria from rebel-controlled Aleppo (NYT). [Link 1: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/us/politics/us-china-ties-trump.html, Link 2: https://www.npr.org/2024/12/11/nx-s1-5221666/syria-refugees-reaction-assad-future, Link 3: https://www.npr.org/2024/12/11/nx-s1-5223661/sednaya-prison-was-where-assad-regime-would-make-syrians-disappear-without-trial]

2. Trump's Return to the White House: Multiple articles discuss the return of former President Donald Trump to the White House, including its potential impact on US-China relations (NYT), an interview with Prince William (NYT), and the controversy surrounding his potential involvement in business policies (Fortune). [Link 1: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/us/politics/us-china-ties-trump.html, Link 2: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/world/europe/trump-uk-royals-prince-william-king-charles.html, Link 3: https://fortune.com/2024/12/11/marc-andreessen-half-time-florida-trump-business-policies/]

3. Economic and Business News: There are various articles covering economic and business news, including the growth of Kinder Morgan's dividend in 2025 (Yahoo Finance), TSMC's strong revenue growth amid a monthly dip (Yahoo Finance), and a potential merger between Stellantis and China's CATL for an EV battery factory in Spain (Yahoo Finance). [Link 1: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/kinder-morgan-expects-continue-growing-091700827.html, Link 2: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tsmc-reports-strong-revenue-growth-113200420.html, Link 3: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/chinas-catl-build-us-4-082525029.html]

4. Geopolitical Tensions: Several articles discuss geopolitical tensions, including China deploying warships after Taiwan's president's trip to Hawaii and Guam (ZeroHedge), a potential aerial attack on a Russian oil depot in Ukraine (AlJazeera), and a fight over the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (CBC). [Link 1: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/china-deploys-astonishing-number-warships-after-taiwan-presidents-trip-hawaii-guam, Link 2: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/11/ukraine-says-aerial-attack-sparks-fire-at-key-russian-oil, Link 3: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/israeli-airstrikes-kill-at-least-31-palestinians-in-gaza-medics-say-1.7407195?cmp=rss]

5. Cryptocurrency and Technology: Several articles discuss cryptocurrencies and technology, including the potential correction of Bitcoin's price due to a gold fractal (CoinTelegraph), the regulatory boost for Ripple (Barrons), and the potential decbanking of Silicon Valley (Fortune). [Link 1: https://cointelegraph.com/news/is-bitcoin-topping-out-gold-fractal-btc-price-correction?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound, Link 2: https://www.barrons.com/articles/xrp-ripple-crypto-trump-a24dfb63?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo, Link 3: https://fortune.com/2024/12/11/debanking-andreessen-joe-rogan-operation-chokepoint-2-crypto-smoking-gun/]