Category: World News
Who is Tommy Robinson, and why does Elon Musk want him freed?
Washington Post Elon Musk’s interventions in European politics continued this week with his calls for the release of jailed U.K. far-right extremist Tommy Robinson. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/02/who-is-tommy-robinson-why-does-elon-musk-want-him-freed/
Read MoreWhat Happened to Carter’s White House Solar Panels? They Lived On.
New York Times The panels, removed under Ronald Reagan, found new homes from Maine to China. And their legacy still reverberates. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/climate/jimmy-carter-solar-panels.html
Read MoreWhat to know about ISIS, thought to have inspired the New Orleans attacker
Washington Post Shamsud-Din Jabbar appears to have been inspired by the Islamic State, Biden says. The U.S.-designated terrorist group once controlled swaths of Syria and Iraq. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/02/new-orleans-attack-isis-islamic-state-explainer/
Read MoreIsraeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu leaves hospital after prostate surgery
Fox News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was released from hospital on Thursday after his prostate surgery ended “successfully,” his office reported on X. NETANYAHU GOES AGAINST DOCTOR’S ORDERS, APPEARS IN ISRAELI PARLIAMENT AFTER SURGERY “I have just left Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital,” he said on X. The hospital is in Jerusalem. His office said…
Read MoreMontenegro considers gun ban after mass shooting kills 12
Washington Post The New Year’s Day shooting shocked a country where gun ownership is widespread. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/02/montenegro-shooting-new-years-gun-ban/
Read MoreLive Briefing: Palestinian Authority suspends Al Jazeera
Washington Post The Palestinian Authority suspended the Al Jazeera news channel from working in the West Bank, citing unspecified breaches of “laws and regulations.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/02/israel-hamas-war-news-syria-gaza-palestine/
Read MoreNew Zealand police officer killed in New Year’s Day vehicle attack, another injured
Fox News A driver ran down two New Zealand police officers as they patrolled on foot in the early hours of New Year’s Day, killing one and seriously injuring the other, the country’s police chief said. The attack jolted a country where the killing of police officers on duty is rare. Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming…
Read MoreIn the colossus of beef, Argentines are increasingly turning to pork
Washington Post Grill-obsessed Argentines, facing inflation and economic shock therapy, consumed less beef in 2024 per capita than at any point in the past century. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/02/argentina-pork-beef-inflation-meat-economy/
Read MoreChristians increasingly persecuted worldwide as ‘modern and historical factors converge’
Fox News EXCLUSIVE: Reports for years have indicated that religious intolerance is on the rise around the globe in the face of increasing authoritarian rule and the continued spread of Islamic extremism, but a report released Thursday indicates that Christianity, above all others, is taking the biggest hit. “The world is seeing an increasing push…
Read MoreWhat to Know About ISIS Terror Attacks
New York Times The group whose flag was found after a New Orleans truck-ramming attack has never stopped orchestrating and inspiring acts of terror. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/world/what-to-know-about-the-islamic-state.html
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