Jan 28 Watch 4:03 News Wrap: Rebel group backed by Rwanda claims critical Congo city In our news wrap Tuesday, a rebel group backed by Rwanda has claimed the critical Congo city of Goma, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at limiting gender transition for anyone under the age of 19 and Oklahoma's Board… Continue watching
Jan 28 Chinese tech startup DeepSeek's chatbot sparks discussion about AI competition By Kanis Leung, Associated Press Observers are eager to see whether the Chinese company has matched America's leading AI companies at a fraction of the cost. Continue reading
Jan 28 What you need to know about Lunar New Year and the Year of the Snake By Mario Poceski, The Conversation At its core, the Lunar New Year is a celebration that brings the family together. Continue reading
Jan 28 Serbian prime minister resigns after weeks of anti-corruption protests By Jovana Gec, Associated Press Serbia’s prime minister resigned in an attempt to calm political tensions stoked by weeks of massive anti-corruption protests sparked by the deadly collapse of a concrete overhang at a train station. Continue reading
Jan 28 Mona Lisa to get dedicated room in the Louvre in museum renovation, Macron says By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Macron did not disclose the cost, estimated to run into hundreds of millions of euros, to modernize the most visited museum in the world. Continue reading
Jan 28 AP report: Dozens of USAID officials placed on leave as agency investigates alleged resistance to Trump orders By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press It follows Trump's executive order last week that directed a sweeping 90-day pause on most U.S. foreign assistance disbursed through the State Department. Continue reading
Jan 28 ICC prosecutor will seek arrest warrants for those accused of ethnic cleansing in Sudan's West Darfur region By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Karim Khan told the U.N. Security Council on Monday that crimes are being committed in Darfur "as we speak and daily," and are being used as a weapon of war. Continue reading
Jan 27 CDC memo orders public health officials to stop working with WHO immediately By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop their collaborations and “await… Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 4:55 Public spat with Colombia could be sign of Trump's Latin America strategy By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. embassy in Bogota canceled appointments for Colombians hoping to get visas to enter the United States. The move was the Trump administration’s response to short-lived resistance by the Colombian government to accept deportation flights. The public spat with… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch 1:47 200,000 displaced Palestinians walk home to northern Gaza after 15 months of war By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson Israel allowed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to return to northern Gaza Monday after a two-day delay. Gazans were ordered to move south early in the war, stoking fears they’d never be allowed to return home. Amna Nawaz reports. Continue watching