Month: January 2025
Venezuela releases detained free-speech advocate
The head of a leading Venezuelan human rights group was released from detention Thursday, his NGO said, after nine days in custody following a crackdown on critics of President Nicolas Maduro. “In the early hours of January 16, our director
Read MoreSouth Korean court rejects petition to release impeached president detained over martial law
Yoon had avoided several requests to appear for questioning before the anti-corruption agency and police carried out a major law enforcement operation involving hundreds of personnel to detain him at his residential compound in Seoul.
Read MoreTrump, Vance official portraits released – CNBC
Trump, Vance official portraits released CNBC
Read MoreMany Americans doubt Trump will be able to lower prices in his first year, an AP-NORC poll shows
As Trump takes office the poll shows that many Americans don’t anticipate that he will be able to immediately bring costs down. That includes some of his own supporters.
Read MoreTrump NSA pick says president-elect exploring options to ‘preserve’ TikTok facing U.S. ban
Waltz made the comment after he was asked by Fox News anchor Bret Baier about a report from the Washington Post that said Trump was considering an executive order to suspend enforcement of the federal law that could ban the
Read MoreWATCH LIVE: Doug Burgum testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for interior secretary
Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is due before a Senate committee Thursday as lawmakers consider the Republican’s nomination to be chief steward of U.S. public lands and waters. The hearing began at 10:00 a.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 16.
Read MoreStandoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police tactics
Authorities now believe that nearly 2,000 miners were working illegally in the mine near the town of Stilfontein, southwest of Johannesburg, since August last year.
Read MoreHow the Gaza war has remade the Middle East
What began as a battle between Israel and Hamas morphed into a much wider regional conflict that has reshaped much of the Middle East. (Image credit: Abed Rahim Khatib)
Read MoreHow bad will the smoke be for Angelenos’ health?
Expect more sickness and disrupted schooling
Read MoreHow Joe Biden wound up serving Donald Trump
In some ways, his administration will look less like an interregnum than like MAGA-lite
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