A new U.N. report claims Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war has brought the Palestinian health care system to the brink of collapse. The allegation comes as Israel accuses Hamas of launching attacks from hospitals, while using the buildings as shields for its military operations. The U.N. report acknowledged Israel’s allegations,…

Russia and Ukraine carried out their 59th prisoner exchange since the full-scale invasion began, with 189 Ukrainians and 150 Russians released in a deal mediated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The exchange highlights one of the few direct avenues of relief in a conflict now approaching its third year. Thousands of captives remain on…

The Biden administration announced it is sending another $6 billion in aid to Ukraine in its final weeks before President Joe Biden’s departure from the White House. The decision comes as Russia launched new aerial attacks on Ukraine on Tuesday. Biden said he will send $2.5 billion in weapons to Ukraine as the administration tries…

A new Public Religion Research Institute survey found that 46% of Republican voters support the U.S. military detaining undocumented immigrants in internment camps until deportation. GOP voters are more than twice as likely as Independents and over five times as likely as Democrats to support military detention of migrants. The PRRI survey, conducted between Nov.…

Ford Motor Co.’s X account posted anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian messages on Monday, Dec. 30, before deleting them. The messages included statements such as “Israel is a terrorist state” and Free Palestine.” While the company’s founder and namesake, Henry Ford, was publicly antisemitic during his lifetime, Ford has supplied armored vehicles to the Israeli military, while…

As the new year approaches, a surge in violent crime is casting a shadow over Trinidad and Tobago, with the nation now facing one of the highest murder rates in the Caribbean. The dual-island country recorded 623 murders as of the week of Dec. 29, a toll exacerbated by a violent weekend. Police say the…

Nearly half of Republican voters believe the U.S. military should put immigrants living in the U.S. illegally into internment camps until they can be deported. The data comes from a new survey conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI). Republican voters were more than twice as likely as independents (19%) and over five times…

Chinese President Xi Jinping‘s alleged anti-corruption efforts across China are widening, with more detention centers being built to hold suspects at the center of his crackdown. At least 218 detention centers have been built, renovated or expanded across the country between 2017 and November 2024, according to a CNN investigation. The facilities, known as “Liuzhi,”…

The Taliban announced it plans to close all non-governmental national and foreign groups in Afghanistan that employ women. This comes two years after the group told NGOs to stop employing Afghan women, allegedly because women weren’t wearing their Islamic headscarves correctly. In a letter posted to X on Sunday, Dec. 29, the Taliban-run Economy Ministry…

Leaked financial documents obtained by the Miami Herald revealed Cuba’s military-controlled conglomerate, Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA), holds billions of dollars in assets. At the same time, the nation endures severe shortages of medicine, food and energy. The revelations come amid Cuba’s worst economic crisis in decades. According to the report, Gaviota, a GAESA-owned…