Major international figures who died in 2024
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Numerous key international figures died in 2024, ranging from Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
Alexei Navalny — a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin — died at a penal colony in Siberia on Feb. 16. Russian officials at the time said Navalny reported feeling unwell following a walk before losing consciousness and dying.
Navalny was being held at the IK-3 penal colony, also known as "Polar Wolf," in Kharp, which is considered one of the country's toughest prisons. The 47-year-old had been serving a prison term on charges he says were politically motivated.
Gen. Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces, said the Turkish military continue to attack his Kurdish forces, despite a U.S. brokered ceasefire deal.
The Biden administration announced a $500 million package in military aid for Ukraine Thursday, weeks before President-elect Trump takes office.
The fall of Bashar Assad's regime in Syria has provided a unobstructed view of the torture and persecution inflicted on the nation's prisoners.
Pope Francis has cited the Gospel while calling for migrants to be “welcomed, encouraged and integrated" as Europe and the United States struggles to cater to unprecedented levels of global mass migration.
Travis Timmerman appeared free in Syria on Thursday, saying he was detained by the Assad regime seven months ago after crossing into the country during a Christian pilgrimage.
President-elect Trump said his former acting intelligence director Ric Grenell will serve in a “high up" position during his second term after Reuters reported he is being considered for Iran envoy.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was grilled by the incoming chair of the House Foreign Relations Committee on "billions" of U.S. dollars sent to Taliban.
The Biden administration has extended a sanctions waiver that allows Iran to access $10 billion in funds from Iraq – a move Republicans say frees up Iran to fund terrorism.
A top Israeli diplomat insisted his nation is "not getting involved" in Syria’s politics after the nation launched an aggressive campaign of airstrikes and seized control of a buffer zone in Syria.
The Assad regime itself had been decaying for years, riven by internal division and the effects of organized crime, which had infiltrated virtually every corner of power.
U.S. Navy destroyers USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and USS O’Kane (DDG 77) successfully defeated a range of Houthi-launched weapons while transiting the Gulf of Aden for the second time, CENTCOM said.