Category: World News
Trump envoy Witkoff in Israel to oversee ceasefire deal
Washington Post Trump sent Witkoff to ensure the ceasefire agreement advances to the second phase, which will require hashing out more thorny questions about Gaza’s future. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/29/trump-witkoff-israel-gaza-ceasefire/
Read MoreAnti-HIV program in crisis as Trump aid pause sows confusion
Washington Post The State Department issued a waiver for lifesaving aid, but HIV clinics remain shut and uncertainty lingers over the future of PEPFAR, which saved 25 million lives. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/29/pepfar-trump-hiv-aids-aid-pause/
Read MoreFormer Hamas hostage details horrors of captivity, credits kidnapped IDF soldier with saving her life
Fox News Former Hamas hostage Amit Soussana is sharing more details about her time in captivity, and she says there was another hostage who was instrumental in her survival. Liri Albag, one of the IDF soldiers who was kidnapped on Oct. 7, “saved” Soussana. In an exclusive interview with Israeli Channel 12’s investigative show “Uvda,”…
Read MoreMassive sinkhole swallows truck; rescuers race to reach driver
Washington Post The sinkhole suddenly opened at an intersection in the Japanese city of Yashio. A second sinkhole nearby is hampering rescue efforts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/29/sinkhole-japan-yashio-truck-evacuate/
Read MoreThe F.D.A. Upgraded a Recall of Some Lay’s Potato Chips. Here’s What to Know.
New York Times The Food and Drug Administration is using its most severe notice in a recall of more than 6,000 bags of chips in two states because of “undeclared milk.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/business/frito-lay-potato-chips-recall.html
Read MorePolio outbreak spreads in Pakistan as militants target vaccination teams
Washington Post Pakistan reported at least 73 cases last year, up from only one in 2021, and the disease is now rapidly spreading in the country’s most volatile regions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/29/polio-virus-vaccines-pakistan-afghanistan-taliban/
Read MoreAt least 30 dead in stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India, police say
Fox News At least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering early Wednesday, police said, as millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India. Police officer Vaibhav Krishna in Prayagraj city said another 60 injured were…
Read MoreIndia’s Modi speaks with ‘dear friend’ President Trump amid hopes of furthering ties
Fox News President Donald Trump’s return to the White House has sent ripples across the globe, but India remains largely optimistic about his second term. Just over a week into Trump’s presidency, India is signaling its readiness to adapt to his transactional style of diplomacy. Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a “productive…
Read MoreRwanda-backed rebels seize control of Congo’s Goma after violent clashes
Washington Post After a lightning offensive, M23 rebels now control Goma, a large city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/29/goma-congo-drc-m23-rebels/
Read MoreLive briefing: Trump’s Middle East envoy heads to Israel, plans to visit Gaza
Washington Post Steve Witkoff is part of the team that played a major role in reaching the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal earlier this month. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/29/israel-gaza-war-ceasefire-hostages-hamas-steve-witkoff/
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