Category: World News
Kim Jong Un has sent North Korean troops to Russia. What’s in it for him?
Washington Post The cash-strapped North Korean leader has sent some 10,000 troops to help in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Moscow could be giving him money and nuclear know-how. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/01/north-korea-troops-russia-ukraine-kim-putin/
Read MoreGoogle fined $20 decillion — more than world’s total wealth — by Russian court
Washington Post The $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 fine is a response to a lawsuit by Russian channels blocked on YouTube and is largely symbolic. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/11/01/russia-google-fine-20-decillion/
Read MoreCan Axions Save the Universe?
New York Times The hunt for dark matter is shifting from particles to waves named after a laundry detergent. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/01/science/astrophysics-cosmology-axions.html
Read MoreAs smuggling rings made billions from migrants, the U.S. was sidelined
Washington Post Migrant-smuggling has become a top income stream for criminal groups in Latin America but for years the U.S. government did little to dismantle these networks. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/01/migrant-smuggling-us-border-cartels/
Read MoreLive Briefing: U.S. pushes to rekindle peace talks; hospital hit in northern Gaza
Washington Post U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken argued that Israel had accomplished its main objectives in Gaza and thus the “focus now must be on ending the war.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/01/israel-iran-war-news-lebanon-hezbollah-gaza-palestine/
Read MoreThe world beyond the election: The China problem
Washington Post No matter who wins the election, competition between the U.S. and China will continue. Still, there are major differences between Harris and Trump’s likely approaches. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/01/china-trump-harris-us-election/
Read MoreOn Baalbek’s edges, the displaced watch strikes rain down on their city
Washington Post Fleeing the Lebanese city of Baalbek ahead of Israeli airstrikes, thousands find shelter — but not necessarily peace of mind — in Deir al-Ahmar. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/31/baalbek-lebanon-israel-hezbollah-displaced/
Read MoreSpain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 158 lives
Fox News Crews searched for bodies in stranded cars and sodden buildings Thursday as residents salvaged what they could from their ruined homes following monstrous flash floods in Spain that claimed at least 158 lives, with 155 deaths confirmed in the eastern Valencia region alone. More horrors emerged Thursday from the debris and ubiquitous layers…
Read MoreUS says 8,000 North Korean soldiers to begin combat operations in war with Ukraine ‘in coming days’
Fox News U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed on Thursday that 8,000 North Korean soldiers in Russia are expected to begin combat operations against Ukrainian troops in Kursk “in the coming days.” The secretary said that of the 10,000 North Korean soldiers believed to have been sent to Russia for training, 80% of that…
Read MoreIsrael has damaged or destroyed nearly a quarter of buildings in Lebanon’s south
Washington Post More than 5,000 structures have been affected in border villages, including at least nine religious sites demolished in controlled explosions, a Post analysis found. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/31/israel-war-lebanon-south-destruction/
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