Category: World News
Uganda announces Ebola outbreak after one patient dies
Washington Post In its last outbreak, more than two years ago, Uganda saw 164 cases and 55 confirmed deaths from Ebola. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/30/ebola-outbreak-uganda-who-virus/
Read MoreIsraeli ban on UNRWA takes effect, imperiling aid to Palestinians
Washington Post U.N. officials vowed Thursday that the agency would continue to deliver services in the occupied Palestinian territories for as long as possible. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/30/israel-unrwa-ban-palestinian-refugees/
Read MoreSuzanne Massie, Reagan’s Russian whisperer in Cold War, dies at 94
Washington Post The author and scholar briefed Reagan on Russian history and Soviet life, including the Russian proverb “Trust but verify” that entered the Cold War lexicon. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/01/30/suzanne-massie-russia-reagan-dies/
Read MoreGermany’s Merz breaks far-right taboo, prompts backlash from Merkel
Washington Post Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an anti-migration motion through parliament. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/30/merz-far-right-migration-merkel/
Read MoreNetanyahu furious about chaotic handover of Israeli hostages from Hamas
Fox News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dropped the hammer in response to what he described as “shocking scenes” when terrorists released hostages on Thursday. Terrorists released Israeli and Thai hostages on Thursday, but Israeli President Isaac Herzog noted in a post on X that “the scenes of abuse and terror towards the hostages as…
Read MoreMoment IDF soldier is reunited with family seen on video
Fox News After 482 days in Hamas captivity, Agam Berger, one of the IDF soldiers kidnapped from an observation base during the Oct. 7 attacks, was reunited with her family in Israel. Berger was the last of the soldiers kidnapped from Nahal Oz base to remain in Hamas captivity. In a video released by the…
Read MoreLive Updates: Israel Appears to Clear Way for Prisoner Release After Chaotic Hostage Handover
New York Times The release of more than 100 Palestinian prisoners as laid out in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal had been in doubt after crowds in southern Gaza surrounded hostages who were being freed. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/world/israel-hamas-hostage-release-gaza
Read MoreIsrael orders UNRWA to cease operations in country over terror ties: ‘miserably failed in its mandate’
Fox News The Israeli government has ordered the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to cease its operations in the country, effective today, Jan. 30, 2025. This decision follows years of mounting accusations against the agency, including claims of involvement with the terrorist group Hamas. The move marks the culmination of a long-standing effort…
Read MoreMigrants were detained at Guantánamo Bay before Trump’s order. Here’s what to know.
Washington Post Human rights groups have accused U.S. authorities of using Guantánamo Bay for decades to detain migrants fleeing Haiti, Cuba and other Caribbean nations. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/30/guantanamo-bay-migrants-history-trump/
Read MoreSalwan Momika, Who Burned a Quran in Sweden, Is Killed
New York Times Salwan Momika, an Iraqi immigrant in Sweden, set off enormous protests when he burned a Quran in 2023. He had been scheduled to appear in court on Thursday. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/world/europe/salwan-momika-quran-sweden-killed.html
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