Category: World News
Zelensky ready to hand North Korea back its captured troops
Washington Post Zelensky’s announcement came after he posted photos on social media of two men he said were North Korean soldiers captured in Russia’s Kursk region. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/13/ukraine-north-korea-soldiers-captured/
Read MoreIncoming Trump administration given new blueprint on ways to weaken Iran: ‘unique opportunity’
Fox News A new report shared with the Trump transition team and shown to Fox News Digital recommends drastic steps to curtail the Iranian regime just days away from the start of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in office. “President-elect Trump now has the unique opportunity to push back on the regime in a moment…
Read MoreBiden calls for immediate cease-fire in call with Israel’s Netanyahu
Fox News A long-awaited cease-fire in Gaza and a hostage deal appears to be on the verge of finally being secured, according to a statement released by the Hamas terrorist group on Monday. “We renew the alliance with our patient people. We confirm that the release of our prisoners is close,” Hamas released in a…
Read MoreLive Briefing: Biden discusses ceasefire and hostage release deal with Netanyahu
Washington Post The first stage of a three-phase deal would see the release 34 living hostages over a 42-day ceasefire in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/13/israel-war-news-lebanon-syria-hamas-gaza-palestine/
Read MoreHow Lagging Vaccination Could Lead to a Polio Resurgence
New York Times In its original form, the virus survives in just two countries. But a type linked to an oral vaccine used in other nations has already turned up in the West. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/health/polio-vaccine-outbreaks.html
Read MoreChina’s exports jump to record high in rush to beat Trump tariffs
Washington Post American buyers rushed to stockpile Chinese goods before Donald Trump returns to the White House with a threat to impose tariffs of between 10 and 60 percent. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/13/china-exports-trump-tariffs/
Read MoreFrom export controls to hacks, China signals it’s ready to take on Trump
Washington Post A flurry of activity reveals how Beijing is prepared to act swiftly and forcefully in an intensified diplomatic and trade standoff with Trump, analysts said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/13/china-trump-trade-hacks/
Read MoreHow much more ‘hell’ can Gaza ‘pay’?
Washington Post “All hell will break out” in the Middle East, Donald Trump said, if the remaining hostages in Hamas captivity in Gaza are not released by his inauguration. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/13/gaza-trump-hell-pay-casualties-deaths/
Read MoreItaly releases Iranian wanted in lethal drone strike on U.S. troops
Washington Post The United States says Mohammad Abedini provided technology used by Iran in a drone strike that killed three service members in Jordan last year. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/12/mohammad-abedini-released-iran-italy/
Read MoreUkraine has captured 2 North Korean soldiers, South Korea’s intelligence service says
Fox News Ukraine captured two wounded North Korean soldiers who were fighting on behalf of Russia in a Russian border region, South Korea’s intelligence service said, confirming an account from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday. Seoul’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) told AFP it has “confirmed that the Ukrainian military captured two North Korean soldiers…
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