Category: World News
From export controls to hacks, China signals it’s ready to take on Trump
Washington Post A flurry of activity reveals how Beijing is prepared to act swiftly and forcefully in an intensified diplomatic and trade standoff with Trump, analysts said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/13/china-trump-trade-hacks/
Read MoreHow much more ‘hell’ can Gaza ‘pay’?
Washington Post “All hell will break out” in the Middle East, Donald Trump said, if the remaining hostages in Hamas captivity in Gaza are not released by his inauguration. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/13/gaza-trump-hell-pay-casualties-deaths/
Read MoreItaly releases Iranian wanted in lethal drone strike on U.S. troops
Washington Post The United States says Mohammad Abedini provided technology used by Iran in a drone strike that killed three service members in Jordan last year. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/12/mohammad-abedini-released-iran-italy/
Read MoreUkraine has captured 2 North Korean soldiers, South Korea’s intelligence service says
Fox News Ukraine captured two wounded North Korean soldiers who were fighting on behalf of Russia in a Russian border region, South Korea’s intelligence service said, confirming an account from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday. Seoul’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) told AFP it has “confirmed that the Ukrainian military captured two North Korean soldiers…
Read MoreInfluential leader of Canada’s Ontario province seeks Trump, Musk meeting: US ‘needs us like we need them’
Fox News OTTAWA-After President-elect Trump mused about using “economic force” to acquire Canada as the 51st state during his Mar-a-Lago news conference on Tuesday, outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded on social media that “there isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States.” However, as Trudeau announced on Monday…
Read MoreIsrael moves to make heavy bombs, but U.S. reliance hard to shake, experts say
Washington Post Israel said last week it would move to produce heavy bombs and raw materials for defense domestically, after learning “a central lesson from the war” in Gaza. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/12/israel-weapons-bombs-trump-united-states/
Read MoreIran, already on the defensive, braces for second Trump term
Washington Post Military exercises intended to show Iran’s strength might instead have revealed its weakness. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/12/iran-trump/
Read MoreSudan Military Recaptures Key City From Paramilitary Accused of Genocide
New York Times Celebrations erupted in military-controlled areas, stoking hopes the victory might be a turning point in Sudan’s ruinous civil war. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/world/africa/sudan-military-recaptures-city.html
Read MoreRussia says it will continue oil and gas projects despite US sanctions
Fox News Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday denounced new U.S. sanctions against Moscow’s energy sector as an attempt to harm Russia’s economy at the risk of destabilizing global markets and said the country would press on with large oil and gas projects. A ministry statement also said that Russia would respond to Washington’s “hostile” actions,…
Read MoreMexico, Canada send firefighters to help battle Los Angeles blazes
Washington Post The deployments come days before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who has threatened the United States’ largest trade partners with tariffs. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/11/mexico-canada-firefighters-california/
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