Category: World News
Iraqi at center of Quran burnings in Sweden shot dead before court verdict
Washington Post Salwan Momika’s 2023 burning of the Quran drew ire in the Muslim world. He was killed just before he was set to receive a sentence in Sweden. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/30/sweden-quran-burning-salwan-momika/
Read MoreThird round of hostage releases begins as part of Hamas’ Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel
Fox News Hamas began a third round of freeing hostages in Gaza Thursday as part of an ongoing ceasefire agreement with Israel. Hamas handed female Israeli soldier Agam Berger, 20, to the Red Cross at a ceremony in the heavily destroyed urban refugee camp of Jabaliya in northern Gaza. She was later transferred to the…
Read MoreLive updates: Hamas releases hostage Agam Berger, Israeli military says
Washington Post Hamas on Thursday is expected to free three Israeli hostages and five Thai hostages in exchange for Israel’s release of 110 Palestinian prisoners. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/30/israel-war-gaza-ceasefire-hostages-news-hamas/
Read MoreCanada braces for Trump’s tariffs
Washington Post Canadian officials hope diplomacy can stave off the tariffs, while also planning retaliation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/30/canada-trump-tariffs-economy/
Read MoreWoman used wigs, disguises to take British citizenship tests for at least 14 people, authorities say
Fox News A British woman is accused of disguising herself to pose as at least 14 people while taking citizenship tests in the United Kingdom. The unnamed 61-year-old woman used an array of wigs and disguises to impersonate male and female applicants, the U.K. Home Office said. “These fraudsters lead to people wrongly being granted…
Read MoreTrump plans to build mass detention camp for deportees at Guantánamo Bay
Washington Post President Donald Trump ordered construction of a deportee detention camp with room for 30,000 migrants on the U.S. naval base in Cuba. https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/01/29/guantanamo-cuba-el-salvador-deportations/
Read MoreTesla’s Profit Fell Sharply Last Year
New York Times The electric car company run by Elon Musk is facing increasing competition, but investors have focused mostly on the prospects for Tesla’s self-driving technology. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/business/tesla-earnings-elon-musk.html
Read MoreIs China winning the AI race?
Washington Post The stock market plummeted this week after a Chinese company showed it could do more with less. Today, we talk about the new AI chatbot DeepSeek, and why people are freaking out about it – from Silicon Valley to Wall Street to Washington. https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/is-china-winning-the-ai-race/
Read MorePassenger plane catches fire at South Korean airport; all 176 people on board are evacuated
Fox News A passenger plane caught fire before takeoff at an airport in South Korea late Tuesday, but all 176 people on board were safely evacuated, authorities said. The Airbus plane operated by South Korean airline Air Busan was preparing to leave for Hong Kong when its rear parts caught fire at Gimhae International Airport…
Read MoreBacklash may shatter President Macron’s plans to leave mark on Notre Dame windows
Fox News French President Emmanuel Macron’s desire to be immortalized in the windows of the restored Notre Dame Cathedral may be shattered as his plans for contemporary designs face furious opposition. Macron’s plan involves replacing the large windows of six side-chapels in the south aisle of Notre Dame’s nave with contemporary designs in yellow, pink…
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