Category: World News
Australian hiker found after two weeks, survived on berries and muesli
Washington Post Hadi Nazari, a medical student and an experienced hiker, went missing the day after Christmas and said he was walking every day from morning to night until he was found. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/08/australia-hiker-hadi-nazari-missing-kosciuszko/
Read MoreTensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalate amid border clashes
Washington Post Pakistan carried out airstrikes inside Afghanistan, which Islamabad blames for harboring extremists who have been waging an insurgency in Pakistan. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/08/taliban-afghanistan-pakistan-airstrikes-clashes/
Read MoreLive Briefing: Trump says ‘all hell will break out’ if no hostage deal by inauguration
Washington Post Steve Witkoff, Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy, told reporters that “good progress” had been made toward a deal that would free Israeli hostages held by Hamas. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/08/israel-war-news-lebanon-syria-hamas-gaza-palestine/
Read MoreAs Trudeau exits, Canada faces division, uncertainty and Trump
Washington Post Departing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau once cultivated the image of an “anti-Trump.” The luster of that brand has long faded. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/08/trudeau-trump-canada-resignation-legacy/
Read MoreTrump envoy says Gaza hostage talks ‘driven’ by president-elect
Washington Post Donald Trump threatened to unleash “hell” if Hamas hostages are not released soon, as Biden administration officials note “constructive” discussions with transition team. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/01/07/trump-gaza-hamas-hostage-negotiations-witkoff/
Read MoreAt least 9 miners are trapped in a coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state
Fox News At least nine workers are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state, officials said Tuesday, as authorities summoned the army to help in the rescue operation. The miners became trapped on Monday morning in the Umrangso area in Dima Hasao district, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) south of the…
Read MoreTrump reinforces ‘all hell will break out’ if hostages not returned by inauguration
Fox News President-elect Trump reiterated that “all hell will break out” if the hostages still held in Gaza have not been freed by the time he enters office in two weeks on Jan. 20. Trump was asked about the threats he first levied in early December at the Hamas terrorist organization that has continued to…
Read MoreTrudeau says there ‘isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell’ Canada will become part of US
Fox News Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday there is not a ‘snowball’s chance in hell’ his country will become part of the U.S., as President-elect Trump continues to make his push to make the neighbor to the north the United States’ 51st state. “There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would…
Read MoreFate of U.N. Palestinian refugee agency in limbo as Israel readies ban
Washington Post Legislation barring UNRWA from working inside Israel could end its operations in the West Bank and Gaza, where refugees have relied on it for generations. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/07/unrwa-ban-israel-palestinian-refugees/
Read MoreFrom heartthrob to blackface, 10 moments that defined Trudeau’s career
Washington Post He came to power as a heartthrob known for his charisma and liberal ideals. But the career of Canada’s Justin Trudeau has also been mired by scandal and discontent. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/07/heartthrob-blackface-10-moments-that-defined-trudeaus-career/
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