A rebel militia backed by Rwanda has announced the capture of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a major victory for […]
Month: January 2025
As Holocaust is commemorated, Jewish groups warn of rising antisemitism
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on 27 January, people remember the six million Jews and millions of other victims of Nazi persecution during WWII. ADVERTISEMENT […]
Trump Seeks to Assert More Control Over California’s Water
The White House on Sunday released an executive order by President Trump that laid out a plan to exert the federal government’s role in California’s […]
China’s Tibet Dam Project Has Its Neighbors Worried
Step aside, Three Gorges Dam. China’s latest colossal infrastructure project, if completed, will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, high up in the Tibetan plateau […]
Dubai’s ceaseless boom is putting strains on its residents
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Skyscraper-studded Dubai has been on a hot streak for the last five years — […]
The markets: Central bank rate decisions, tech earnings, and key economic data
Global markets will focus on central bank rate decisions and earnings from US tech giants, alongside major European corporate quarterly results. ADVERTISEMENT Stock markets posted […]
As Trump and Putin Circle Each Other, an Agenda Beyond Ukraine Emerges
They have been circling each other carefully for seven days now — sending out invitations to talk, mixing a few jabs with ego-stroking, suggesting that […]
Monday Briefing – The New York Times
Tensions flare in Lebanon and Gaza Fragile cease-fires in Lebanon and Gaza were put to the test yesterday. In Southern Lebanon, Israeli forces killed or […]
Day 8: Trump calls Starmer | Trump News
Follow Trump 100 on your podcast app President Donald Trump says he and Sir Keir Starmer “get along well” as he speaks to the British […]
At Auschwitz, a Solemn Ceremony at a Time of Rising Nationalism
More than 50 world leaders, including King Charles III, will join a dwindling group of Nazi death camp survivors on Monday in southern Poland to […]