- January 20, 2025
NEWS
Scores of Senior Diplomats Are Leaving Posts as Trump Takes Office
A transition team for President Trump has asked scores of senior career diplomats to resign from their positions on Monday, as soon as Mr. Trump
The Sheikh, the Mogul and the Diplomat: The Trio Who Sealed the Gaza Truce
At his seaside office complex in Doha on Wednesday evening, the Qatari prime minister thought he had a deal. Hamas’s negotiators, led by a burly
South Korean Investigators Try Again to Detain President Yoon at His Residence
Criminal investigators armed with a court-issued warrant began a second, much-anticipated operation early Wednesday to detain the impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, for questioning in
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Meets With Syrian Leader
In his first official visit to Syria to meet with the new government there, the Lebanese prime minister on Saturday called for a way for
Why Does Trump Want the Panama Canal? Here’s What to Know
President-elect Donald J. Trump on Tuesday refused to rule out using military force to retake the Panama Canal, which was returned by the U.S. to
Israel Conducts Raids in Syria Amid Accusations of Cease-Fire Violations
The Israeli military said on Sunday that it has been conducting “operational raids” in recent weeks on Mount Hermon in Syria, continuing a military campaign
Huge Piece of Space Debris Falls in Kenya
The Kenya Space Agency identified the metal ring that fell in the country as a separation ring from a launch rocket. Source link
‘She Was Almost Home’: Father Mourns South Korea Plane Crash Victim
Jeon Je-young was among the hundreds of family members waiting for news from the authorities about Jeju Air Flight 2216, which crashed at Muan International
South Korea’s Political Instability Deepens With New Impeachment
Lawmakers from South Korea’s governing party protested on Friday against a vote to impeach the country’s acting president, Han Duck-soo. The motion, which passed 192-0,
Syria's Tangled Alliances and Rivalries: A Visual Guide
After the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, old alliances have crumbled, and global powers are figuring out their relationships with Syria’s new de facto leaders.