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‘An unsightly blight’: Australia’s hottest debate is over beach cabanas

Washington Post A new kind of real estate war is breaking out on Australia’s famous shorelines, with a debate over the fairness of staking a claim in the country’s “town squares.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/25/beach-cabanas-australia-debate/

Hamas releases 4 female hostages as part of Israel ceasefire deal

Fox News The terrorist group Hamas released four additional hostages from Gaza on Saturday after a ceasefire deal with Israel took effect nearly a week ago. Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag — all of whom are members of the Israeli Defense Forces —were freed on Saturday in the second round of…

Multiple injuries on U.S.-bound flight forced to turn back to Nigeria

Washington Post Six people were seriously injured when a United Airlines flight experienced sharp drops in speed during its journey to Washington Dulles International Airport. https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/01/25/nigeria-washington-flight-six-injured/

Hamas reemerges in Gaza, badly bruised but still with influence

Washington Post The return of fighters to Gaza streets highlights how Israeli bombardment has failed to achieve Netanyahu’s goal or eradicating Hamas as a political force. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/25/hamas-qassam-gaza-ceasefire-deal/

How a rule imposed by Trump shapes abortion access around the world

Washington Post The Mexico City policy, or “global gag rule,” blocks U.S. aid to foreign organizations that perform or discuss abortions. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/25/trump-abortion-global-gag-rule-mexico-city-policy/

Trump reverses Biden actions intended to protect abortion access

Washington Post The president reinstated a policy blocking U.S. aid to foreign organizations that use funds for abortion. He also overturned two Biden executive orders, contending they violated the law barring federal funding for abortion. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/24/trump-abortion/

Funds for fight against HIV/AIDS paused in Trump aid freeze

Washington Post The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, is credited with saving 25 million lives worldwide and has long enjoyed bipartisan support. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/24/trump-aid-pause-hiv-pepfar/

U.S. private military contractors to secure internal checkpoint in Gaza

Washington Post Armed U.S. private security contractors will take up positions inside central Gaza, tasked with inspecting vehicles headed north from southern refugee centers. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/24/us-gaza-checkpoint-private-military-contractors/

Israel tells UN it’s shutting down all UNRWA operations in Jerusalem: ‘acute security risks’

Fox News Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, has formally notified U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of Israel’s demand for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to cease its operations in Jerusalem and evacuate its premises by January 30, 2025. The directive follows recent legislation…

South African president signs controversial land seizure bill, eroding private property rights

Fox News South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law a bill that will allow the government to seize land without having to pay compensation, which some in the government say is a threat to private ownership. The law, which replaces the pre-democratic Expropriation Act of 1975, “outlines how expropriation can be done and on…