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State Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume — for Now

New York Times Experts fear a resurgence of infections in low-income countries if the ban were to continue. The waiver remains in place, while officials review foreign aid programs. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/health/trump-pepfar-freeze.html

U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide

New York Times Many of the frozen programs are aimed at alleviating disease and malnutrition, but even security programs with U.S. funding are shutting down. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/us/politics/trump-rubio-foreign-aid.html

Trump deported 200 Colombians. None were criminals, Colombian officials say.

Washington Post Among the deportees who arrived back home Tuesday in Colombia were two pregnant women and more than 20 children. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/28/colombia-migrants-trump-petro/

As Trump envoy pushes Gaza ceasefire, Persian Gulf states eye postwar role

Washington Post Wealthy Arab nations consider bankrolling Gaza’s reconstruction, but they want assurances Palestinians will lead in the postwar period. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/28/trump-gaza-ceasefire-arab-states/

Doomsday Clock Moves One Second Closer to Catastrophe

New York Times The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists shifted the hands of the symbolic clock to 89 seconds to midnight, citing the threat of climate change, nuclear war and the misuse of artificial intelligence. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/us/doomsday-clock-2025.html

Israeli President Herzog highlights antisemitism in UN speech as new report shows shocking trend

Fox News As the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp on Monday, the world’s oldest hatred is again on the rise. Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed the United Nations in honor of the solemn anniversary on Monday, saying the “moral beacon” of the U.N.…

Former Hamas hostage Naama Levy breaks silence in first message since her release

Fox News Naama Levy, one of the four female IDF soldiers released from Hamas captivity on Saturday, is speaking out for the first time. “After 477 days, I’m finally home,” Levy wrote on Instagram. “I’m safe and protected, surrounded by family and friends, and I am feeling better by the day.” In the post, Levy…

How Trump’s foreign aid shutdown affects the world, in three graphs

Washington Post Here’s where U.S. aid goes, what it is for and who is responsible for administering it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/28/trump-aid-foreign-shutdown-pause-graphs/

Italy’s Meloni says she is under investigation for release of Libyan official

Washington Post Italy released Osama Elmasry Njeem on a technicality after he was arrested on a warrant from the International Criminal Court accusing him of war crimes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/28/italy-meloni-ossama-al-masri/

Mona Lisa to get a room of her own in Louvre museum renovation

Washington Post French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to expand the Louvre, and move the Mona Lisa to a new exhibition space, after the museum warned of overcrowding. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/28/louve-museum-renovation-mona-lisa/