World China is more in love with its pandas than ever. That’s complicated matters for Beijing by January 27, 2025 January 27, 2025 Every morning at 7:30 a.m. sharp, a race begins on the outskirts of Chengdu, a sprawling Chinese metropolis known for its spicy… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
World Baltic undersea cable likely damaged by external force, Latvia says by January 27, 2025 January 27, 2025 An undersea fiber optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on Sunday, likely as a result of external influence, Latvia said,… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
World Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands by January 26, 2025 January 26, 2025 Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the key eastern city of… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
World Airstrike kills at least 70 seeking care at last functioning hospital in North Darfur capital as Sudan’s civil war rages by January 26, 2025 January 26, 2025 At least 70 people were killed after a drone strike targeted the last functioning hospital in the besieged capital of Sudan’s North… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
World South Korea’s president charged with insurrection over declaration of martial law by January 26, 2025 January 26, 2025 South Korean prosecutors have indicted the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on insurrection charges over his brief declaration of martial law, making… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
World Three killed as residents of southern Lebanon defy Israeli orders not to return home by January 26, 2025 January 26, 2025 Three people were killed and 31 others injured by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese government said, as residents of villages… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
World Belarus president set to extend 30-year rule as critics slam ‘sham’ election by January 26, 2025 January 26, 2025 Belarusians are voting in a closely managed presidential election that is all but certain to extend the rule of Alexander Lukashenko, in… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
World Oświęcim’s sole Jewish resident reflects on modern antisemitism on 80th anniversary of Auschwitz camp’s liberation by January 26, 2025 January 26, 2025 Among 34,000 people in the town of Oświęcim is just one Jew – a young Israeli named Hila Weisz-Gut. It’s an interesting… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
World Putin lauds the strength of Russia’s war economy. Others see a mirage by January 26, 2025 January 26, 2025 Since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia’s economy has surpassed expectations. Its figures are, if not rosy, not ruinous either.… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
World Elon Musk speaks at Germany’s AfD campaign launch as thousands protest the far-right party by January 26, 2025 January 26, 2025 American tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise address at the campaign launch for Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as thousands… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail