Trump returns to the White House from Florida. January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria |
- The Trump administration has temporarily paused grant, loan and other financial assistance programs at the Office of Management and Budget, according to a memo seen by Reuters, prompting criticism from congressional Democrats.
- The US president signed a series of executive orders to remove diversity, equity and inclusion from the military, reinstate thousands of troops who were kicked out for refusing COVID vaccines, and take aim at transgender troops.
- Auschwitz survivors warned of the dangers of rising antisemitism, as they marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp by Soviet troops in one of the last such gatherings of those who experienced its horrors.
- Gunfire rippled across east Congo's largest city Goma where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels still faced pockets of resistance from army and pro-government militias. Aid agencies say Goma hospitals are overwhelmed with the wounded, and there are dead bodies in the streets.
- Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed along the main roads leading north in Gaza, jubilant to be returning home after months of living in temporary shelter but fearing what might remain of their homes amid the bombed-out ruins.
- Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic announced his resignation, becoming the highest ranking official to leave since anti-corruption protests spread across the country.
- It's almost three years since Russia invaded Ukraine. In this live edition of The Big View podcast, economist and former Ukrainian minister Tymofiy Mylovanov talks about the damage to both sides, the effect of sanctions, and what a peace deal might look like.
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Images show China building huge fusion research facility, analysts say |
China appears to be building a large laser-ignited fusion research center in the southwestern city of Mianyang, experts at two analytical organizations say, a development that could aid nuclear weapons design and work exploring power generation. |
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Waves crash on the shore in Boca del Rio, Veracruz state, Mexico. January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Yahir Ceballos |
Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the US Geographic Names System, Google said in an X post. |
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