#washingtonpost.com. × Trump reverses Biden actions intended to protect abortion access. The president reinstated a policy blocking U.S. aid to foreign organizations that use funds for abortion. He also overturned two Biden executive orders, contending they violated the law barring federal
#Jan.25.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Funds for fight against HIV/AIDS paused in Trump aid freeze. The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, is credited with saving 25 million lives worldwide and has long enjoyed bipartisan support.
#Jan.25.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × U.S. private military contractors to secure internal checkpoint in Gaza. Armed U.S. private security contractors will take up positions inside central Gaza, tasked with inspecting vehicles headed north from southern refugee centers.
#Jan.25.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × U.S. shared secret intelligence with Syria’s new leaders. The U.S. intelligence back channel with Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, which overthrew the Assad regime last month, reflects rising U.S. alarm that ISIS could mount a resurgence.
#Jan.24.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Plans for Trump’s border mission include combat vehicles, infantry. The Pentagon is rushing to provide the Trump administration with options to vastly expand the military’s footprint from Texas to California.
#Jan.24.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Live briefing: IDF will not withdraw from Lebanon by ceasefire deadline, Israel says. Israel said its forces will remain in southern Lebanon past the 60-day withdrawal deadline set by a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.
#Jan.24.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Sex not part of woman’s ‘marital duties,’ court rules in divorce case. A Frenchwoman took her case to the European Court of Human Rights after she was ruled at fault in her divorce because she had stopped having sex with her husband.
#Jan.24.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × E.U. countries near agreement on easing Syria sanctions, a big policy shift. The E.U. is moving to ease sanctions in a bid to sway how HTS leads Syria’s transition and to further curb Russian influence in the region, diplomats told The Post.
#Jan.24.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Palestinian prisoners released under ceasefire deal get hero’s welcome. Shatha Jarabaa had denied the incitement accusations against her. She was freed by Israel as part of an exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages.
#Jan.24.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × South Africans demand answers after mine tragedy: ‘How many more must die?’. Survivors, rescuers and families of the dead and missing say they have been abandoned — branded as criminals for trying to survive, then left to starve.
#Jan.24.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Column | In Davos, buoyed by Trump, hopes for peace in Ukraine grow. Before the Davos crowd, President Trump signaled a shift in tone, calling for an end to the war in Ukraine and placing the onus on Russia to come to the table.
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Ceasefire brings flood of aid to Gaza, but security challenges remain. Thousands of aid trucks have entered Gaza now that the fighting has stopped. But organized gangs have fired on convoys, leading to pitched battles with Hamas.
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Amanda Knox slander conviction upheld in Italian court, ending legal saga. Amanda Knox, a former American exchange student, had been cleared of all other charges related to the death of her roommate in Italy 17 years ago.
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Ukraine intel chief says North Korean weapons are flooding into Russia. Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov said North Korea has already provided Russia with 120 self-propelled artillery guns and 120 multiple-launch rocket systems, with more to come.
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Mauricio Funes, former El Salvador leader who fled to exile, dies at 65. A former journalist, Mr. Funes took refuge in Nicaragua before being convicted in absentia in corruption cases linked to his time in power from 2009 to 2014.
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × ICC prosecutor seeks warrants for Taliban leaders over women’s rights. The requested warrants target Hibatullah Akhundzada, the reclusive Kandahar-based leader of the Taliban, and Abdul Hakim Haqqani, the group’s chief justice.
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Saudi Arabia to invest $600 billion in U.S., crown prince tells Trump. Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman told President Donald Trump that he plans to invest $600 billion over the next four years.
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump’s Panama Canal ambitions gain traction in GOP-led Senate. Republicans hoping to thwart Beijing’s influence in Latin America urge the Panamanian government to cut ties with Chinese entities.
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × How China is reacting to Trump amid tariff threats, TikTok bans. Beijing was steeling itself for a first-week assault from Donald Trump. That hasn’t happened — yet — so Chinese leaders are making nice and hoping to cut a deal.
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × First same-sex marriages in Thailand set it apart from much of Asia. Weddings took place across the country, including at a Bangkok mall, as same-sex marriage became legal. Thailand is one of the few places in Asia where it’s allowed.
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Ahead of the expected Trump-Putin call, each side stakes out its position. Kremlin hard-liners are calling for the dismemberment of Ukraine, while Trump is threatening new sanctions if Putin doesn’t come to the negotiating table.
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Amazon to close Quebec warehouses and lay off 1,700 workers. The online retail giant said the move was not linked to recent unionization efforts by workers in the Canadian province.
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Man finds 2,000-year-old Greek statue dumped near trash cans. Authorities say the statue dates back to the Hellenistic period and are investigating how it ended up among garbage. It was worse for wear — no head and no arms.
#Jan.23.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Afghan refugees feel abandoned after Trump executive order halts flights. The fate of tens of thousands of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the U.S. hangs in the balance after Trump suspended the refugee admissions program.
#Jan.22.2025 ×
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