WELLINGTON, New Zealand—A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia. Mittens, 8, was booked for one-way travel with her family from Christchurch, New Zealand to their new home in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. […]
TRES BOCAS, Colombia—The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo region that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced thousands. According to the United Nations, more than 18,000 people have fled the northeastern […]
Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared before the Constitutional Court for the first time on Jan. 21, denying allegations that he had ordered military commanders to forcibly remove lawmakers from the National Assembly during his brief declaration of martial law. Yoon arrived at the court in a correctional service vehicle from the Seoul […]
Pierre Poilievre, the leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, is emerging as a strong contender to become the country’s next prime minister. He has emphasized addressing the rising cost of living, strengthening economic ties with the United States, and protecting Canada’s sovereignty. The Liberal Party of current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to elect a […]
Trump’s inauguration and the emergence of the “Make Europe Great Again” slogan have sparked significant reactions across Europe. European leaders are bracing for the impacts of Trump’s policies, while nationalist movements, inspired by MAGA, are gaining momentum. NTD’s international correspondent David Vives has more from Paris.
BOGOTA, Colombia—Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday that he will declare a state of emergency over the guerrilla attacks in the northeast that have killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee their homes. In a message on X, Petro said that he will “declare a state of internal commotion,” a measure that enables […]
WASHINGTON—A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials said Tuesday. The release of two Americans freed in the swap, Ryan Corbett and William McKenty, was brokered before President Joe Biden left office […]
Israel’s military chief has resigned, taking responsibility for failures during the Oct. 7 attacks. As the Gaza cease-fire continues, Qatar urges international support while President Donald Trump questions its durability.
TORONTO—Canada’s outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country’s oil rich province of Alberta are both confident Canada can avoid the 25 percent tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Feb. 1. Justin Trudeau and Danielle Smith will argue that Canada is the energy super power that has the oil and critical […]
WASHINGTON—Newly sworn-in U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spent his first day on the job engaging with his peers from Australia, India, and Japan—a grouping of four that share concerns about the growing challenges from communist China. The partnership, known as the Quad or the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, has been around for nearly two decades. […]
Authorities in Panama announced on Jan. 20 that they have launched an audit of the Hong Kong-based port operator that controls ports near the Panama Canal, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his intention during his inauguration to bring the waterway back under U.S. control. Panama Ports Co., controlled by CK Hutchison Holdings, has […]
U.S. President Donald Trump says he may impose 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1. Trump, who had said after his election in November that he would impose the tariffs unless the two countries stopped the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs through their borders into the United States, […]
NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Edward Paice, author and the director of the Africa Research Institute. Paice says that by 2050, 40 percent of global births and 33 percent of global workers will be African. These demographic shifts, coupled with the declining birth rates of the developed world, will see massive changes in the […]
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance attended a national prayer service on Tuesday morning to mark Trump’s first day in office. The service has been a post-inauguration tradition since President Franklin D. Roosevelt took office. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) opened her confirmation hearing for the post of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations […]
LIMA—Paleontologists in Peru on Monday unveiled the 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark that once inhabited the waters of the southern Pacific Ocean, where it liked to devour sardines. The nearly-complete Cosmopolitodus Hastalis fossil was found some 146 miles south of Lima in Peru’s Pisco basin, a hot, desert area famed […]
The Chinese regime’s cyberespionage campaign will likely become more sophisticated in targeting key adversaries in 2025, particularly the United States, experts have warned. The situation calls for collaborative counteroperations among Quad alliance partners—the United States, India, Japan, and Australia. These nations are targeted by Beijing, but several gaps currently impede their collective efforts, analysts said. […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesian rescuers recovered the bodies of at least 17 people who were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country’s main island of Java, officials said Tuesday. Eight people were missing. Torrential rains on Monday caused rivers to burst their banks, tearing […]
BERLIN—Several people were injured at a concert in Berlin by American rapper JPEGMafia because of pepper spray, German news agency dpa reported Tuesday. Six people were taken to a hospital with respiratory problems and the rapper had to end the concert early, it said. Officials said it was still unclear what caused the pepper spray […]
