Category: World News
Biden admin slammed for ‘waiting’ to declare genocide in Sudan
Fox News JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The Biden Administration has been blasted by the incoming Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho., for “waiting” until the outgoing President had only 13 days left in office before declaring rebel actions in Sudan, a country torn apart by 21 months of bitter war,…
Read MoreReading Aloud
New York Times Reading alone is a deeply enjoyable activity. But being read to has its own irreplaceable allure. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/briefing/reading-aloud.html
Read MoreNew agony for Israel’s hostage families as Gaza ceasefire talks drag on
Washington Post The Israeli military this week found and recovered the remains of Youssef Ziyadne, just days after his name appeared on a Hamas list of hostages to be released. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/11/israel-hostages-ziyadne-gaza-ceasefire-negotiations/
Read MoreAhead of Trump’s return to office, Ukraine and Russia battle for Kursk
Washington Post Ukraine’s continued focus on Kursk shows how important Kyiv believes it is to hold on to Russian land, especially if Trump pushes both sides to the negotiating table. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/11/ukraine-russia-kursk-counterattack/
Read MoreTrump issues warning to Maduro as Venezuelan leader enters third term, US expands sanctions
Fox News President-elect Donald Trump issued a warning ahead of the inauguration of contested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who took up the top job for a third term on Friday. Despite significant opposition both at home and abroad to the July election in which Maduro claimed victory without providing ballot-box proof, the Venezuelan leader, deemed…
Read MoreTrump setting up meeting with Putin, in communication with Xi
Fox News President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that his team is in the works of setting up meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. “He wants to meet. And we’re setting it up,” he told reporters during a press conference from his Mar-a-Lago club regarding Putin. “President Xi – we’ve had…
Read MoreBiden administration sanctions Russia’s oil giants and tanker fleet
Washington Post The White House, now unconcerned about the effect on gas prices and inflation, blacklisted two of Russia’s biggest oil producers and nearly 200 tanker ships. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/10/russia-oil-sanctions-shadow-ships-biden/
Read MoreVenezuela’s Maduro is sworn into office with no proof of his victory
Washington Post Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro began a third term as president on Friday, cementing his increasingly authoritarian rule. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/10/venezuela-maduro-inauguration/
Read MoreInternational sanctions have left Syria’s health system on life support
Washington Post U.S. and E.U. sanctions aimed at punishing the former Assad regime have made it more difficult for Syrian hospitals to maintain equipment and provide care. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/10/syria-sanctions-health-care-hospitals/
Read MorePutin ready to meet with Trump, Kremlin says
Washington Post Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov welcomed what he said was Donald Trump’s “readiness to solve problems through dialogue.” The last U.S.-Russian summit was in 2021. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/10/putin-trump-meeting-kremlin/
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