The U.S. resumes hundreds of millions in security aid to Taiwan, annoying China
The U.S. has unfrozen billions in security assistance programs to Taiwan and the Philippines, with an eye toward China.
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News24 | Migrants in limbo in Panama jungle camp after being deported from US
Lawyers for migrants from around the world who were deported from the United States and moved to a remote Panamanian jungle camp in recent weeks say they have been unable to communicate with their clients since they arrived the
News24 | ‘Blatant provocation’: Taiwan detects record 45 China aircraft, 14 warships near island
Taiwan said it detected 45 Chinese aircraft near the self-ruled island, the highest number this year and a tally that comes a day after Taipei condemned China’s “live-fire” drills off the south.
Jailed Kurdish separatist leader issues call to lay down arms
Abdullah Ocalan had earlier met pro-Kurdish MPs on an island where he has been in jail since 1999.
Syrian Jews return to Damascus for the first time in decades, hoping to build bridges
Thousands of Jews left Syria in 1992, when they were allowed to emigrate. The visit by a small delegation of U.S.-based Syrian Jewish religious figures last week was their first time back since then.
News24 | Pope Francis was focused on plugging holes in Vatican finances before being hospitalised
Before he was hospitalised for double pneumonia, Pope Francis was battling firm resistance from some of his own cardinals about how to plug a widening gap in the Vatican’s finances.
Tate brothers allowed to leave Romania for US
The influencers had been banned from travelling out of Romania for more than two years.
North Korea has sent more troops to Russia, South’s spy agency says
The reports of a new deployment come after Pyongyang was said to be suffering heavy losses in the Kursk region.
Why are the Tate brothers heading to the US?
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have left Romania, where they were previously under a travel ban.
News24 | ‘The enemy’s false justifications’: Hamas challenges Israel to begin next phase of ceasefire talks
Hamas called on Israel to enter negotiations for the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire after the group handed over the bodies of four hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Trump administration cuts most USAID programs. And, the ethics of leaving your job
Nearly all USAID programs have been eliminated. One official says it’s a “global health massacre.” And, a federal judge will hear arguments over the decision to fire thousands of probationary workers.
Thailand deports dozens of Uyghurs to China, activists say
The detainees were part of a group of some 300 Uyghurs who fled China and were arrested in Thailand in 2014. Thailand deported more than 100 of them to China in 2015, drawing condemnation.
Trump foreign aid freeze to stay for now, US Supreme Court chief rules
The decision goes against a lower court judge’s ruling that the government had to pay aid contractors.
Thailand deports dozens of Uyghurs to China
Rights groups say the Uyghurs face torture and possibly death
Language as protagonist in Cristina Rivera Garza’s newly translated novel
Pulitzer winner Cristina Rivera Garza offers new perspective on gender violence through a murder mystery and poetry.
News24 | FBI blames North Korea for record $1.5bn crypto theft
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation accused North Korea of being behind the theft of $1.5 billion worth of digital assets last week, the largest crypto heist in history.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer set to meet President Trump Thursday
European leaders are coming to the U.S. to visit President Trump in order to shore up support for Ukraine. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to visit the White House Thursday.
Rare earth minerals expert discusses U.S.-Ukraine negotiations on Ukraine’s resources
NPR speaks with a rare earth minerals expert Gracelin Baskaran > of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about U.S.-Ukraine negotiations on Ukraine’s resources.
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas discusses shifting U.S. alliances
NPR’s A Martinez speaks with European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas {Ky-uh KAL-uss} about how the E.U. views shifting U.S. alliances.
4 thoughts on Trump’s aggression toward Europe from EU’s foreign policy chief
President Trump is threatening the European Union with steep tariffs. The EU’s foreign policy chief said leaders there wonder what they’ve done to warrant such treatment.
Hamas returns bodies of four hostages and Israel releases hundreds of Palestinians
Both sides agreed there would be no Hamas ceremonies for the hostage bodies and in exchange Israel would release the Palestinian detainees and prisoners whose freedom had been held up since Saturday.