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Updated January 9, 2025 - 8:40 PM EST

Israel Killed 74 Children in First Week of 2025

		Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kill 51 Palestinians Over 24 Hours
		Israel Kills Two Children in Air Strike in Occupied West Bank
		Israel Blocks Probe Fearing Inquiry of Sexual Abuse of Palestinians

US Launches More Airstrikes on Yemen

US Launches Airstrike in Somalia, Claims 10 Al-Shabaab Killed

Turkey Threatens New Ops Against Syrian Kurds

		Israeli Troops Beat, Arrest French Journalist in South Syria
		Biden Administration Will Not Revoke HTS Terror Designation

US Completes $9 Billion Upgrade of B61 Nukes

US Sanctions Senior Official in Hungary

Trump Posts Video of Jeffrey Sachs Slamming Netanyahu

Viewpoints

	What Will Pro-Palestine Activists Face With Trump in the White House? by Medea Benjamin
	Trump and the Great Panama Canal Tantrum by Belén Fernández

	US Always Knew NATO Expansion Led to War by Ted Snider
	The US Is Manufacturing Doubt About Gaza's Famine by Bryce Greene
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Is Trump Poised To Double Down on Biden's Yemen Failures?
by Daniel Larison

Frontline

	Afghan Boys 'Younger Than 16' Executed by British Special Forces, Inquiry Told
	Taxpayers Speak Out on Suing Congressmembers for Funding Genocide
	Here Are the Propaganda Leaflets Israel Is Currently Dropping Over Gaza

Israel Killed 74 Children in Gaza in First Week of 2025
Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters

Ukraine

	Ukraine Says It Struck Russian Strategic Oil Depot, Sparking Fire
	Former British Army Soldier Killed by Drone Attack in Ukraine
	Ukraine Gets Latest Rheinmetall Infantry Fighting Vehicle
	Ukraine Says Ready To Replace Hungary in EU and NATO
	Ukraine Says 13 Killed Due to Russian Airstrike on Zaporizhzhia

United Kingdom

	London University Described Pro-Palestine Protesters as 'Dressed as Terrorists'
	Olly Robbins, Scourge of the Brexiteers, Back in UK Govt

Europe

	Serbia First To Deploy China's FK-3 Air Defense in Europe
	Slovak PM Says He Secured Gas Supply When Meeting Putin
	Armenia Responds to Azerbaijan's Fascism Accusation: They Want To Provoke Tensions
	Blinken To Receive France's Top Honor in Final Diplomatic Mission
	Bild Published Pro-Netanyahu Disinfo. Where Is the Outcry?

Sudan

	Four Killed in Airstrike on Darfur IDP Camp, Says Spokesperson
	Sudanese Army Gains Ground in Omdurman, Frees Captive Officers
	Sudan's Military Pushes Back Rebels in 2nd City of Omdurman
	Sudan Army Retakes Key Town in Al Jazirah State

Egypt

	Egypt's Travel Ban on Palestinians, Syrians Adds to Their Burden
	Egypt to Hold Talks on Sending Peacekeeping Troops to Somalia

Africa

	Fighting at Chad Presidency Leaves 19 Killed, Several Injured
	Six Soldiers and 34 Extremist Rebels Die in a Clash in NE Nigeria, Military Says

Greenland

	Don't Panic About Trump's Refusal To Rule Out Greenland Invasion, Denmark Says
	Blinken: Greenland Invasion Is 'Not Going To Happen'

The War at Home

	LA Mayor Karen Bass Criticized for Ghana Trip During Wildfire
	Air Force F-16 Drops External Fuel Tank Over Florida City
	Yakuza Leader Pleads Guilty in New York to Trafficking Nuclear Materials, Narcotics Charges
	GOP Lawmakers Have Thoughts on Trump's Plans for World Dominance
	VA Eases Benefits Rules for Cancers From Post-9/11 Service
	What To Know About Fate of the Last Remaining Gitmo Prisoners
	US Army Doctor Pleads Guilty To Sexually Abusing Dozens of Soldiers

Panama

Panama Canal CEO Says Trump's Demands 'Will Lead to Chaos'

Mexico

	'Pro-Palestine Activist' Destroys Wax Netanyahu Statue in Mexico City
	Mexican President Trolls Trump, Suggests US Renamed 'Mexican America'

Israel/Palestine

	Gaza Ministry Says Fuel Stock Has Run Out in Hospitals
	Israeli Officials Warn Off Egypt's 'Military Activity' in Sinai
	Red Cross Urges Unhindered Aid Access to Flood-Hit Gaza
	Gazans Fear Further Death as Donald Trump Threatens Hamas Again
	How the PA's Final Gamble in Jenin Could Lead to Its Demise
	Why Has the US Accused Sudanese Militias of Genocide – but Not Israel?
	Israel Army Says Body of Hostage Retrieved From Gaza
	State Department Warned Trump Team of Looming UN Aid Agency 'Catastrophe' in Gaza
	Israel's War Transformed Gaza's Stadiums Into Detention Centers
	Israel's 'Safe Zones' Cover Up Genocide in Gaza: Al-Haq Report
	Israel Tells High Court All Eligible Haredi Men Can Be Drafted Into IDF From 2026
	Arabs Condemn 'Biblical Israel Map' Annexing Neighboring Lands
	'We Plan To Stay': UNRWA Vows To Continue Operations Despite Israeli Ban
	Young Israelis 'Don't Want Peace', Warns Former Israeli Top Diplomat

Syria

	South Syria Fighters Reluctant to Give Up Weapons: Spokesman
	US Working To Prevent Turkey Offensive in Syria: Blinken
	Safe From Looting, Damascus Museum Reopens a Month After Assad's Fall
	Drone Attack Kills Several on Their Way To Protest in Northern Syria
	Turkish Drone Strikes US-Backed Kurds as Clashes Rage in North Syria

Lebanon

	Blinken Says More Than a Third of Israeli Forces in Lebanon Have Withdrawn
	UN Peacekeepers Patrol in Lebanon as Truce Deadline Nears

Middle East

	Iraqi Archaeologists Repair Ancient Treasures Ravaged by ISIS
	Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala Released From Iran Jail, Returns Home
	Carrefour To Close All Branches in Oman Amid BDS Boycott Calls
	Turkey Building 31 Warships To Boost Regional Dominance and Global Power
	Abdul Rahman Al-Qaradawi: Egyptian Poet Believed To Have Been Extradited to UAE

Afghanistan

	India Says It Will Provide 'Material Support' for Rehabilitation of Returning Afghan Refugees
	Taliban: We Have Not Received Any Financial Aid From US

Pakistan

	Pakistan Expels Afghan Families, Mistreatment, Coercion Reported
	Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan Instructs PTI To Continue Talks With Govt
	With Trump Looming, Pakistan Braces for Foreign Policy Challenges in 2025