Category: World News
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/
Read More13 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…
Read MoreItaly 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
Read MoreTrump Alarms Denmark in an Icy Exchange Over Greenland
New York Times President Trump told Denmark’s leader he wanted to take over Greenland, European officials say. Denmark has asked its E.U. allies not to inflame the situation until Mr. Trump’s intentions are clearer. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/world/europe/trump-greenland-denmark.html
Read MoreLive Updates: Israel’s Cease-Fires in Lebanon and Gaza Appear Fragile
New York Times Israeli forces killed at least 22 people and injured dozens more in southern Lebanon on Sunday, Lebanese officials said, in the deadliest day since Israel’s truce with Hezbollah took effect. In Gaza, Israel said Hamas had violated the terms of the cease-fire. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/26/world/lebanon-israel-hezbollah
Read MoreIn ‘Hail Mary’ move, ICC prosecutor files surprise application as Senate set to vote on sanctioning court
Fox News In a move that some critics say was intended to influence the Trump administration and Congress, Karim Khan, controversial prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC), filed applications for arrest warrants against Taliban senior leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Taliban chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani for crimes against humanity. The timing of the move…
Read MoreTrump says ‘clean out’ Gaza, urges Arab countries to take more refugees
Washington Post President Donald Trump said he wanted Jordan and Egypt to take in more Palestinians from Gaza so they could “maybe live in peace” there. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/26/trump-clean-out-gaza-egypt-jordan-refugees/
Read MoreViolence Reported as Deadline Passes for Israeli Troop Withdrawal in Lebanon
New York Times Israeli forces killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more in the country’s south, Lebanese officials said. Israel had agreed to withdraw its troops from the area as of Sunday. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/26/world/lebanon-israel-hezbollah/lebanon-israel-hezbollah
Read MoreUkrainian human rights lawyer, Nobel Prize winner urges Trump to show strength and end the war
Fox News President Donald Trump is calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to “make a deal” to end the “ridiculous” war with Ukraine, which started nearly three years ago. During his 2024 campaign, Trump often spoke about ending major world conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war, invoking former President Ronald Reagan’s “peace through strength” doctrine. Now…
Read MoreHolocaust Remembrance Day: A town once inhabited by Nazis reconciles with the past
Fox News The pristine German college town of Tübingen flourishes today, in stark contrast to its dark past. The southwestern city of 90,000 was once home to Theodor Dannecker, a Nazi captain and one of the closest aides to Adolf Eichmann, known as the “architect of the Holocaust.” In 1933, the University of Tübingen, where many…
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