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Brazil will not use its air force for U.S. migrant deportations

Brazil will not use its air force planes to assist with the deportation of Brazilian migrants in the United States, the South American country’s top diplomat said, just days after a major flare up in neighboring Colombia over the issue.

January 29, 2025 12:10 pm

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Trump orders end to federal support for gender affirming care for minors

U.S. President Donald Trump issued an order on Tuesday to stop federal funding, sponsorship, promotion, assistance, for gender affirming care for children under age 19.

January 29, 2025 11:22 am

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Trump's freeze on US aid rings alarm bells

Field hospitals in Thai refugee camps, landmine clearance in war zones, and drugs to treat millions suffering from diseases such as HIV are among the programs facing the chop as President Donald Trump contemplates massive cuts to U.S. foreign aid.

January 29, 2025 10:46 am

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NATO and Denmark agree allies must bolster defences in Arctic

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen agreed at a meeting that allies need to focus on strengthening defences in the Arctic, a source familiar to the talks told Reuters.

January 29, 2025 9:25 am

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US to withdraw from climate deal on Jan. 27, 2026

The United States will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement on Jan. 27, 2026.

January 29, 2025 8:38 am

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Congo's M23 rebels take control of Goma airport

Rebels seized the airport of east Congo’s largest city Goma.

January 29, 2025 7:00 am

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Serbian prime minister quits as anti-corruption protests persist

Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic has resigned ,

January 29, 2025 6:12 am

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Friends reunited? Trump and Kim Jong-Un's curious relationship will play out differently this time

The cameras struggled to get a steady shot as Donald Trump took his first historic steps into enemy territory with Kim Jong Un.

January 28, 2025 5:30 pm

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Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo's Goma in major escalation

Rwandan-backed rebels marched into eastern Congo’s largest city Goma on Monday, and the U.N. said they were supported by at least some regular Rwandan troops, in the worst escalation of a long-running conflict for more than a decade.

January 28, 2025 3:22 pm

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Trump administration fires justice department lawyers who investigated him

US President Donald Trump’s administration has fired more than a dozen justice department lawyers who worked on two criminal cases against him.

January 28, 2025 2:01 pm

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What is DeepSeek and why did it cause tech stocks to drop?

January 28, 2025 1:52 pm

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Trump to Target DEI, COVID Military Expulsions, Hegseth Says

U.S. President Donald Trump will soon sign executive orders removing diversity, equity and inclusion from the military, reinstating thousands of troops who were kicked out for refusing COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic, and building an air defense system for the United States, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

January 28, 2025 12:32 pm