Category: World News
Louis Schittly, who helped start Doctors Without Borders, dies at 86
Washington Post An aid mission during Nigeria’s civil war in the late 1960s led to the creation of Médecins Sans Frontières, which received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/01/06/louis-schittly-doctors-borders-msf-dies/
Read MoreDavid Lodge, British novelist who satirized campus life, dies at 89
Washington Post Despite tackling weighty themes like death and faith, his novels were often warm and playful. Twice shortlisted for the Booker, he was also a formidable critic. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/01/06/david-lodge-dead/
Read MoreU.S. transfers 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman
Washington Post The men released from Guantánamo Bay on Monday were never charged with crimes. Their resettlement leaves 15 at the U.S. military prison complex. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/06/guantanamo-yemeni-detainees-oman/
Read MoreLaw student killed by elephant during vacation to Thailand: officials
Fox News A young woman was killed by an Asian elephant at a sanctuary in Thailand on Friday during a bathing session gone wrong, according to officials. Spanish citizen Blanca Ojanguren, 22, was visiting Koh Yao Elephant Care on Yao Yai Island with her boyfriend at the time of the incident, Spanish newspaper El Mundo…
Read MoreVenezuelan opposition leader who claimed victory over Maduro meets with Biden
Fox News Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia, who claimed victory in last year’s presidential election against current President Nicolás Maduro, met with President Biden on Monday in search of support in removing the incumbent from office. Biden and González Urrutia met at the White House, where the latter, who represented Venezuela’s main opposition coalition…
Read MoreHow ISIS became ‘the easiest club’ to join
Washington Post From a Taylor Swift concert threat in Vienna to an attack on Bourbon Street: how the Islamic State is radicalizing people around the world. https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/how-isis-became-the-easiest-club-to-join/
Read MoreCongo to execute over 170 people convicted of armed robbery, official says
Fox News More than 170 inmates on death row were flown from Congo’s capital to a high-security prison in the north where they will be executed, Congolese authorities said. Seventy of the convicts were transported on Sunday, Congolese Minister of Justice Constant Mutamba said, adding to 102 other prisoners who have already been sent to…
Read MoreOverblown fears of HMPV cases in China reflect pandemic scars
Washington Post Public health experts caution that the human metapneumovirus cases are part of the typical ebb and flow of respiratory virus seasons. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/01/06/hmpv-metapneumovirus-china-risk-low/
Read MoreWhat’s next for Canada after Trudeau’s resignation
Washington Post The Liberal Party will hold a leadership race to replace Trudeau. His successor will inherit a daunting list of challenges. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/06/canada-justin-trudeau-resign-freeland/
Read MoreWho is Pierre Poilievre? Canada’s Conservative leader seeking to become next prime minister after Trudeau exit
Fox News OTTAWA, Canada— With Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement on Monday morning that he will step down as Liberal Party leader, whoever succeeds him will face Official Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre, whose Conservative Party has nearly three times the support of committed voters (47% compared to 18% for the Liberals) in this year’s general…
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