Jan 27 French lawmakers approve ban on social media for kids under 15 By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press President Emmanuel Macron has requested that the legislation be fast-tracked and it will now be discussed by the Senate in the coming weeks. Continue reading
Jan 27 Carney says he told Trump 'I meant what I said' in his Davos speech on trade policy By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rolled his eyes and rejected U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s contention to Fox News that he aggressively walked back his comments at the World Economic Forum during a phone call with Trump on Monday. Continue reading
Jan 27 'I see hatred resurgent.' World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Bernard Offen, a 96-year-old survivor told participants that in today's world he sees "signs I know too well."… Continue reading
Jan 27 'Doomsday Clock' ticks closer to midnight amid threats from AI, climate change and nuclear war By Associated Press Earth is closer than it's ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the U.S. and other countries become “increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic,” a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday and advanced its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds till midnight. Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Rubio defends Trump policy on Venezuela, downplays fears about Greenland and NATO By Matthew Lee, Stephen Groves, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio has begun his much-anticipated congressional testimony about Venezuela, defending the Trump administration’s military operation to oust and arrest then-President Nicolas Maduro as Republican and Democratic lawmakers offered starkly different readings of the current situation. Continue reading
Jan 27 U.S. pressure propels India and EU to clinch historic free trade agreement By Rajesh Roy, Sam McNeil, Associated Press India and the European Union reached a free trade agreement to deepen economic and strategic ties after nearly two decades of negotiations. Continue reading
Jan 27 Iran's crackdown has killed at least 6,159 people, activists say By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Middle East to lead any American military response to the crisis. Iran's currency, the rial, meanwhile fell to a record low of… Continue reading
Jan 27 What to know about the Rafah border crossing, Gaza's lifeline to the world that could reopen soon By Fatma Khaled, Associated Press Israel on Monday announced that the remains of the final hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili, had been recovered. Hours earlier, Israel had said it would open the Rafah crossing with limitations once the search operation for Gvili was complete. Continue reading
Jan 27 Reports that ICE unit will assist with U.S. security at Winter Olympics spark confusion and concern in Italy By Trisha Thomas, David Biller, Associated Press News that a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit will be present at the upcoming Winter Games has sparked confusion and concern in Italy. Continue reading
Jan 26 Ex-Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding pleads not guilty to running drug smuggling ring By Amy Taxin, Associated Press A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI's top fugitives made his first U.S. court appearance Monday since he was arrested in Mexico last week and flown… Continue reading