NEWS FOR 1-30-2025 Former US Senator Menendez gets 11 years in prison for bribes, acting as agent of Egypt Trump accuses US Federal Reserve of failing to tame inflation Israel resumes release of Palestinian prisoners after temporary halt over hostage incident White House official: over 30 bodies recovered after plane-helicopter collision No survivors following plane, helicopter collision in near Washington, DC, USA Saudi Arabia’s king, crown prince express their condolences after Washington air crash NATO, EU on high alert as undersea cable attacks escalate in Baltic Philippines arrests five Chinese on 'spy' charges Suspected herdsmen kill five farmers in Ondo community in Nigeria Qatari emir becomes 1st Arab leader to visit Syria since fall of Assad Generative AI makes Chinese, Iranian hackers more efficient, report says Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar’s civil war as junta flags elections Trump rescinds Biden-era immigration policy Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans Trump to prepare facility at Guantanamo to house illegal immigrants Quran burner shot dead in Sweden, five arrested Jamaican scammer ordered to pay $170 million to victims US DOJ sues to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion Juniper deal Three shot, two fatally, on Cameron Lane, St Andrew in Jamaica Update: Man fatally shot in Manchester, Jamaica identified as suspect in TikToker 'Niah Gang' killing Lassa fever kills 39 in three weeks, says NCDC NEWS FOR 1-29-2025 Winter storm warnings issued for Hawaii ahead of a severe storm A clipper system dives through the Northeast, USA bringing dangerous snow squalls and some high winds Rennes hit by worst floods in 40 years as Storm Herminia hits France House collapses after a tornadolike wind hit in Massachusetts, USA One dies, three injured in a building collapse in Lagos, Nigeria ECOWAS has formalized the Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso exit, grants visa-free movement Putin saying that he may appoint ceasefire negotiator for Ukraine Zelenskyy The Islamic State terror group calls for jihad in Sudan amid civil war W. Equatoria in South Sudan: SPLA-IO says 10 soldiers were killed in attacks M23 strengthens control over devastated Goma amid intl outrage Belgium warns against travel to DR Congo, as flights are cancelled WIP CEO urges unified approach to address all the Caribbean’s energy challenges Sydney, Australia police has uncovered a cache of explosives, suggests indication target was a synagogue Japan: Record number of schoolchildren killed themselves in 2024 Russia, seeking to keep bases in Syria, says it held ‘frank’ talks with new leader Over 500,000 additional Palestinians return to northern Gaza in past three days At least 30 dead in India stampede at the world’s largest religious festival South Sudan: At least 19 killed in plane crash F-35 fighter jet crashes at Alaska Air Force base during pilot training South Korea plane fire leaves seven injured South Korean passenger plane catches fire, 176 people evacuated Frontier Airlines makes a second bid for Spirit with budget airlines struggling India and China set to restore direct flights as they move to stabilize ties President Trump asks Elon Musk to 'go get' NASA astronauts stuck in space Honda recalling nearly 295,000 vehicles in USA over engine stall issues
