Category: World News
Trump foreign aid cuts leave Ukrainians in limbo and asking why
Washington Post A U.S.-funded organization to help war veterans is one of many organizations that have abruptly lost funding and can no longer carry out their work. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/28/ukraine-usaid-suspension-veterans/
Read MoreIndia tries to give Trump ‘quick wins.’ What does Modi want in return?
Washington Post Indian officials have zeroed in on two of Trump’s top priorities — the economy and immigration — hoping to make small concessions that yield big dividends. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/28/india-trump-modi-trade-tariffs-immigration/
Read MoreWhat is M23, the Rebels That Seized Goma in Eastern Congo?
New York Times The militia seized the pivotal city of Goma, threatening a new humanitarian crisis in a region that has suffered decades of fighting. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/world/africa/congo-m23-rwanda.html
Read MoreUS consulate warns of gun battles, IEDs, kidnappings in Mexican border towns near Texas
Fox News American officials in Mexico have issued the highest-level travel warning amid increased gun battles, kidnappings and IEDs in a town that sits on the Texas border. The State Department has put the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, which sits across the border from McAllen, Texas, under a “Level 4: Do not travel” advisory. “As…
Read MoreSouth African elephant kills tourist who was trying to save children at Kruger National Park
Fox News An elephant in South Africa’s Kruger National Park trampled a tourist to death as he was trying to protect children, officials say. The incident Sunday involving 59-year-old Shaik Adam Shabir Ammed from the South African town of Mkhondo remains under investigation by law enforcement, according to South African National Parks. “Initial eyewitness accounts indicate…
Read MorePrehistoric puke offers clues about ancient sea predators’ diets
Washington Post Two underwater sea lilies were eaten and regurgitated around 66 million years ago. They were preserved as fossilized vomit. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/01/28/fossil-vomit-prehistoric-crinoid-sea-lily/
Read MoreChevron Wants to Tap Into A.I. Boom by Selling Electricity to Data Centers
New York Times The oil company plans to build natural gas power plants that will be directly connected to data centers used by technology companies for artificial intelligence and other services. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/business/energy-environment/chevron-power-plant-ai.html
Read MoreLunar New Year: What to know as we slide into the Year of the Snake
Washington Post Over 1 billion people celebrate the holiday, which marks the transition from cold winter to a season of renewal and ushers in one of 12 Chinese zodiac signs. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/28/lunar-new-year-chinese-year-of-snake/
Read MoreA weakened Iran has Iraq looking to curb Tehran-backed extremists in country
Fox News With Iranian influence waning in the Middle East, the Iraqi government wants armed groups, including factions within the Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI), to lay down their arms and join the state security forces or integrate into the state-recognized Popular Mobilization Forces. Iraq’s foreign minister, Fuad Hussein, recently told Reuters that armed…
Read MoreWho is Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, former Marxist guerrilla and country’s first leftist leader?
Fox News A recent spat publicly carried out this weekend over social media between President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro has brought renewed attention to the former Marxist guerrilla turned top political figure. The U.S. sat on the brink of a trade war with Colombia after Trump turned to his favored geopolitical tool…
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