Category: World News
He vowed to be Venezuela’s president — and he’s seeking U.S. support
Washington Post Edmundo González, recognized by the U.S. as Venezuela’s president-elect, is on a mission to bolster global support before strongman Nicolás Maduro is sworn in this week. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/08/edmundo-gonzalez-venezuela-maduro-biden-support/
Read MoreHiker Found Alive After 13 Days Lost in Australian Mountains
New York Times The 23-year-old hiker, Hadi Nazari, survived for almost two weeks on two granola bars he found in a hut and on water from rivers and creeks, the authorities said. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/world/australia/missing-hiker-australia-found.html
Read MoreUK lawmakers vote against inquiry into ‘rape gang scandal’ as Musk keeps up pressure
Fox News British lawmakers voted against launching a national inquiry into the U.K. grooming gang scandal on Wednesday, after objections to the way the vote was being put forward – and amid international scrutiny of the crisis spearheaded by Elon Musk. The House of Commons voted on an amendment to hold a statutory inquiry into…
Read More2 Americans arrested in Venezuela on eve of Maduro inauguration over ‘terrorism’ claims
Fox News Two U.S. citizens have been arrested in Venezuela on charges that remain unclear, but which President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday claimed were related to the intent to “practice terrorism.” Maduro said “very high level” Americans that he branded “mercenaries” were part of a group of seven who were arrested, though he did not provide…
Read MoreItalian journalist Cecilia Sala released by Iran
Washington Post The Italian journalist returned to Rome on Wednesday after weeks of diplomatic wrangling between Italy and Iran. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/08/cecilia-sala-italian-journalist-released-iran/
Read MoreBiden will defer to Trump on terror label for Syria’s Islamist leaders
Washington Post The U.S. will keep HTS on the list of terrorist organizations for the remainder of President Biden’s tenure, leaving the decision to Donald Trump, officials say. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/08/syria-hts-terrorist-designation-trump-biden/
Read MoreRussian strike on southeastern Ukrainian city kills at least 13
Washington Post Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump have said they hope to end the war in 2025, nearly three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/08/ukraine-strike-zaporizhzhia/
Read More23-year-old hiker found after surviving for 2 weeks in Australian mountain range
Fox News A 23-year-old medical student who was missing in a remote Australian mountain range for two weeks has been located. Hadi Nazari from Melbourne went missing on Dec. 26, 2024, when he separated from two hiking companions to take photos in the Kosciuszko National Park in the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales state,…
Read MoreUS strikes underground Houthi weapons depots used to hit American ships
Fox News The U.S. military on Wednesday said its forces struck weapons depots used by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen to target naval warships and merchant vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. “U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted multiple precision strikes against two Iranian-backed Houthi underground Advanced Conventional Weapon…
Read MoreMexico offers protection to famed singer after drug cartel death threats
Fox News Authorities in Mexico are offering state protection to famed regional Mexican singer Natanael Cano and other artists after a drug cartel in northern Mexico publicly threatened them, prosecutors confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday. Photos of a banner threatening the lives of Cano, a singer of corridos, a musical genre often linked…
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