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January 22, 2024

United States

Supreme Court clears way for border agents to remove Texas wire barrier

Even though immigration and border security matters are generally the purview of the federal government, Abbott has mobilized thousands of National Guard troops and lined the banks of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass with razor wire to try to block illegal entries.

View of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2024. Julia Nikhinson/Reuters

January 22, 2024

Military

Missing Navy SEALs now presumed dead after going into the water on night mission

Aircraft and ships had searched the Gulf of Aden for 10 days.

A dhow was identified, Jan. 10, 2024, and an assessment was made that the dhow was in the process of smuggling. USCENTCOM

January 20, 2024

Foreign Policy

Pro-Israel lawmakers in both U.S. parties are losing confidence in Netanyahu

“It’s really hard to defend Bibi or to justify his political strategy in all of this,” said one House Republican. “There’s real distrust, there’s real questions about his ability to lead."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv.Evan Vucci / AP file

January 19, 2024

Military

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called to testify about secretive hospitalization

Republican Mike Rogers requested Austin testify before the committee on Feb. 14.

A federal employee called for help on New Year's Day, asking for the defense secretary to be taken to the hospital after suffering complications from prostate cancer surgery.

January 19, 2024

Americas

U.S., Mexican officials to resume talks on stemming migrant surge at D.C. meeting

Secretary of State Blinken and Homeland Security chief Mayorkas will meet with Mexican officials on Friday. Border numbers have recently dropped from record highs.

By Editors Desk

Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alicia Barcena and Secretary of State Antony Blinken hold a joint news conference at the State Department's Harry S. Truman building in Washington, D.C., in 2023.Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images file

January 19, 2024

Asia

North Korea claims to test nuclear-capable drone, warns US of ‘catastrophic consequences’

Pyongyang called the exercises “an act of seriously threatening the security” of North Korea that further destabilized the situation in the region, according to state media.

South Korea, the US and Japan conduct a trilateral exercise featuring the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the waters and air south of Jeju island between January 15 and 17, 2024. South Korea's Defence Ministry

January 18, 2024

Politics

Trump urges Supreme Court to put him back on the Colorado ballot

The former president’s lawyers warn of ‘chaos and bedlam’ if states are allowed to bar him from the ticket

By Editors Desk

January 18, 2024

Middle East

Netanyahu says he has told U.S. he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario

“In any future arrangement … Israel needs security control all territory west of the Jordan,” Netanyahu said in a news conference.

By Editors Desk

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he told U.S. officials that he opposes establishing a Palestinian state as part of a postwar scenario in the region. | Evan Vucci/AP

January 17, 2024

Middle East

Red Sea crisis: US launches fourth round of strikes on Houthis in Yemen

US missile strikes came after a bulk carrier was hit by Houthi drones in the Gulf of Aden

By Editors Desk

Photograph: Osamah Yahya/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

January 17, 2024

World

Iraq Prime Minister Says U.S.-Led Military Coalition in Iraq Is No Longer Needed

U.S. warns departure could strengthen Islamic State and add to Mideast turmoil

By Editors Desk

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani. PHOTO: THAIER AL-SUDANI/REUTERS

January 16, 2024

Middle East

Iran launches missile strikes in northern Iraq and Syria, claims to destroy Israeli spy base

CNN has reached out to Israel’s Prime Minister’s office for comment on the IRGC’s claim.

January 15, 2024

Military

US Consulate explosion, ship hit in escalation

Explosions have reportedly been heard near a US Consulate amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

By Editors Desk

Iranian protesters burn an Israeli and a US flag during a demonstration in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Picture: ATTA KENARE / AFP

January 15, 2024

United States

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from hospital and will perform his duties remotely as he continues to recover from treatment for prostate cancer, the Pentagon has said.

By Editors Desk