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
Jan 27 Watch 7:48 Museum works to preserve shoes belonging to Auschwitz's youngest victims By Malcolm Brabant On the 80th anniversary of its liberation, survivors of the Holocaust gathered at the extermination camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. Of the more than six million Jews murdered by the Nazis, 1.1 million were killed at Auschwitz, nearly a quarter… Continue watching
Jan 27 What is DeepSeek? Here's a quick guide to the Chinese AI company By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Some U.S. tech industry observers worry the Chinese startup has caught up with the American companies at the forefront of generative AI at a fraction of the cost. Continue reading
Jan 27 Spat over deportation flights leads U.S. to cancel hundreds of visa appointments in Colombia By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press Dozens of Colombians arrived at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota and were handed letters by local staff that said their appointments had been canceled “due to the Colombian government’s refusal to accept repatriation flights of Colombian nationals.”… Continue reading
Jan 27 Thousands forced to flee fighting in Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels capture key city of Goma By Justin Kabumba Katumwa, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma are fleeing after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces. Continue reading
Jan 27 Trump's idea to have Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinian refugees falls flat with Arab allies By Will Weissert, Associated Press Trump’s push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza has fallen flat with both countries' governments and perplexed a congressional ally. Continue reading
Jan 27 Dubai's building boom is starting to strain its residents By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Strains are starting to be felt by the foreign workforce that powers the wider United Arab Emirates and its Emirati citizens. At the top of the list are worries about endless traffic, unaffordable housing and other costs. Continue reading
Jan 27 Tech stocks fall sharply after Chinese AI company announces inexpensive large language model By Stan Choe, Associated Press Stocks outside of AI-related industries held up much better, though, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down just 58 points. Continue reading
Jan 27 Report on South Korean plane crash confirms bird remains were found in engines By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The report also says the plane's black boxes stopped recording about 4 minutes before the crash. Continue reading
Jan 27 Here's what to know about Trump's executive actions on climate and environment By Melina Walling, Associated Press While former President Joe Biden made climate change a hallmark of his administration and some of his policies remain, at least for now, Trump is quickly unraveling that. Continue reading