How Japan plans to stop China from ‘stealing the limelight’ at Trump’s inauguration
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. By dispatching its foreign minister to the event, Tokyo seems intent on asserting its influence – and avoiding being upstaged by Beijing. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3295255/how-japan-plans-stop-china-stealing-limelight-trumps-inauguration?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreNigeria becomes BRICS partner country
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Brazil took over BRICS presidency from Russia on January 1 https://tass.com/world/1901077
Read MoreIsraeli Government Approves Cease-Fire Deal for Gaza
New York Times The full Israeli cabinet passed the agreement during a meeting that continued into the Jewish Sabbath, setting up the first reprieve in Gaza in over a year. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/world/middleeast/israel-cabinet-ceasefire-gaza.html
Read MoreIsrael backs Gaza deal. Truce and hostage release could start Sunday.
Washington Post The ceasefire agreement, reached with Hamas, provides for the swap of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners and a surge of humanitarian aid into Gaza. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/17/israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire-hostages/
Read MoreHawley slams Dem activist for downplaying migrant crime: ‘Not an actual issue?’
Fox News Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., drilled into a migrant rights activist in a heated moment during a Senate hearing on the “Remain in Mexico” policy on Thursday for what he said amounted to downplaying the murder of Laken Riley and for saying migrant crime is “not an actual issue.” “In March of 2024, you…
Read MoreSupreme Court to Hear Case on Religious Objections to L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks
New York Times Parents in Maryland said a school board’s refusal to notify them and to excuse their children from discussions of the storybooks violated the First Amendment. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/supreme-court-lgbtq-school-books.html
Read MoreFormer Minister Is Acquitted in 1975 Murder of 8-Year-Old Near Philadelphia
New York Times The defense argued that David Zandstra, 84, had been coerced by investigators into confessing to the killing of Gretchen Harrington. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/david-zandstra-acquitted-murder-gretchen-harrington.html
Read MoreSenior Hamas official: ‘Ceasefire agreement wouldn’t have happened without Trump’
Jerusalem Post Trump took full credit for the hostage deal during an interview. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-838048
Read MoreAppeals Court Rules DACA, Obama-Era Immigration Program, Is Illegal
New York Times But the judges stayed their ruling and for now, hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients will continue to have protection from deportation. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/daca-immigration-deportation.html
Read MoreIsrael Prepares for Return of Hostages Held in Gaza for Over a Year
New York Times Hospitals and health officials have been preparing isolated areas where the hostages can begin recuperating, and there are concerns that the returning captives may be malnourished. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-hostages.html
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