World News – Page 59 – Prologue Journal

South Korea plane crash probe focuses on bird strike, runway barrier

Washington Post The exact cause of the Jeju Air crash remains unclear, and the investigation is complicated because the black boxes stopped recording four minutes before impact. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/27/jeju-air-crash-bird-strike/

As Russian oil spill fouls beaches, locals fume over official response

Washington Post Volunteers flooded the beaches to help with cleanup eventually prompting the federal government to step to help clean up thousands of tons of fuel oil. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/27/russia-crimea-oil-spill-birds-rescue/

Live briefing: Displaced Palestinians begin return home to devastated northern Gaza

Washington Post Palestinians are returning to areas ruined by 15 months of war after Israel and Hamas resolved a dispute over hostages that threatened to derail the ceasefire. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/27/israel-war-gaza-ceasefire-hostages-news-hamas/

As Trump and Putin Circle Each Other, an Agenda Beyond Ukraine Emerges

New York Times President Trump jabs at the Russian leader with threats; Vladimir Putin responds with flattery. But there are notable signals in their jousting, including a revived discussion about nuclear arms control. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/world/americas/trump-putin-ukraine.html

Israel, Hamas reach deal to release hostages and allow Palestinians to return to Gaza Strip

Fox News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced Sunday that an agreement has been reached with Hamas to release additional hostages starting this Thursday, while also allowing Palestinians to return to the northern part of the Gaza Strip beginning Monday morning. Qatar helped mediate the agreement, which is expected to ease the first major…

Gazans’ return home delayed by ceasefire snag

Washington Post Palestinians trying to return to northern Gaza were stranded on two highways in a standoff that threatened to undo the shaky peace between Israel and Hamas. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/26/gaza-ceasefire-hostages-release-return-north/

At least 22 killed as Lebanon ceasefire expires. Here’s what to know.

Washington Post Displaced Lebanese residents were shot by Israeli forces as they returned to southern Lebanon despite warnings that troops had yet to withdraw. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/26/lebanon-ceasefire-israel-hezbollah/

Trump orders sanctions on Colombia after it refuses deportation flights

Washington Post Trump retaliates with steep tariffs and immediately revokes visas of Colombian officials after the nation’s president says his country will not accept U.S. deportation flights. https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/01/26/trump-colombia-deportation-flights-migrants-tariffs/

13 UN peacekeepers, allied soldiers dead in Congo as M23 rebels make gains in key city

Fox News The international airport in Goma was evacuated and commercial flights temporarily grounded on Sunday as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces raged around eastern Congo’s key city, leaving at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead and displacing thousands of civilians. The M23 rebel group has made significant territorial gains along the…

Italy Begins Shipping Migrants to Albania, Reviving Stalled Program

New York Times Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s first attempt to have asylum seekers held for assessment overseas was immediately blocked by judges. Now another is underway. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/world/europe/italy-migrants-albania.html