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Austrian nationalist party leader rumored to be in talks to form government

Fox News Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on Sunday announced that he would meet with far-right politician Herbert Kickl as speculation grows that he will ask the Freedom Party leader to form a government. Van der Bellen made the announcement after meeting with Chancellor Karl Nehammer and others at his presidential palace. Nehammer has…

Israeli PM office denies reports that Hamas forwarded list of hostages to release in event of deal

Fox News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has denied reports that Hamas has forwarded a list of hostages to be released in a potential cease-fire agreement Sunday. Reuters reported earlier Sunday that Hamas had approved a list of 34 hostages it may be willing to release in exchange for a cease-fire agreement. Hamas officials…

Live Briefing: Israel and Hezbollah trade threats over future of ceasefire as deadline looms

Washington Post Israel and the Hezbollah militant group accused each other of failing to meet the requirements of a 60-day ceasefire deal, which expires on Jan. 26. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/05/israel-war-news-lebanon-syria-hamas-gaza-palestine/

Tuna weighing as much as a grizzly bear sells for $1.3 million in Japan

Washington Post An Oma Pacific bluefin tuna, weighing 608 pounds, sold at Tokyo’s Toyosu Market. It’s one of the most expensive tuna fish to be sold in the history of sushi. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/05/japan-tuna-auction-oma-bluefin/

This town was built on migrants’ cash. Now it fears Trump’s deportations.

Washington Post President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan could upend life in Mexican villages that depend on remittances from relatives in the United States. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/05/trump-deportation-migrants-mexico-remittances/

A different and more dangerous world awaits President-elect Trump

Washington Post The war in Ukraine presents immediate challenges for the incoming president, with other problems looming in the Middle East and China. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/05/trump-foreign-policy-ukraine-middle-east/

Why South Korean protesters are using U.S. flags and a pro-Trump slogan

Washington Post Both supporters and critics of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are using American symbolism, from the “Stop the Steal” slogan to the Virginia state flag. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/05/south-korea-protests-virginia-flag-gwangju/

World’s oldest person dies in Japan at 116

Fox News Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person, according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died Dec. 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan. Itooka, who…

As another Trump presidency nears, Ukraine’s army is on the defensive

Washington Post Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines are increasingly willing to support President-elect Donald Trump’s call to begin negotiations to end the war. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/04/ukraine-losses-trump-negotiations/

The Year Ahead

New York Times There’s an empty calendar spread out before us. What meaning will we give to it? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/briefing/the-year-ahead.html