World
Trump-Putin relations enter a new chapter and the world is at stake. By Robyn Dixon, Catherine Belton and Francesca Ebel / Wash Post
“Total Moral, Ethical Failure”: Holocaust Scholar Omer Bartov on Israel’s Genocide in Gaza. By Nermeen Shaikh / Democracy Now
Donald Trump and Elon Musk Have Energized the German Far-Right. By Josh Axelrod / Mother Jones
How a small Brazilian town became an unlikely battleground over Confederate memory. By Jordan Brasher / The Conversation
White British people aren’t under threat from multicultural Britain – they are part of it. By Kieran Connell / The Guardian
Will Trump let Putin get Ukraine’s $26 trillion in gas and minerals? By Mark A. Thiessen / Wash post (Image CNN)
Trump Can Pull Us Back From the Nuclear Brink. The Editorial Board / NYT
Pentagon warns of China’s rapid military buildup despite corruption. By Cate Cadell / Wash Post
South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law order. AP and NPR
Mass Crowds Gather for First Friday Prayers Since Assad Ouster. By Stéphane Dujarric / Democracy Now
Haiti’s shaky transition needs saving, say political leaders. They want CARICOM to intervene. By Jacqueline Charles / Miami Herald
The African Union has a poor record of protecting democracy. 2024 was no different. By Adem K Abebe / The Conversation
Convicted for making racial slurs, she faces 8 years in Brazilian prison. By Terrence McCoy and Marina Dias / Wash Post
Atlanta Phambili Initiative intended to assist South African business. Thuto Ngobeni Reports / Channel Africa
The World Is on Fire. And Trump’s About to Be President. Feel Better? By Michael Tomasky / The New Republic
Massacre in Haiti’s Capital Leaves Nearly 200 Dead, U.N. Says. By Frances Robles / NYT
Ghana’s ruling party candidate concedes presidential election to his opposition rival. By Francis Kokutse / ABC News
‘Specific Intent To Destroy Palestinians’: Amnesty International Concludes Israel Is Carrying Out Genocide In Gaza. By Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost
Ethiopia’s Agony: ‘I Have Never Seen This Kind of Cruelty in My Life.’ By Alexis Okeowo / NYT
Caribbean Matters: Afro-Cuban heroes Antonio Maceo and Mariana Grajales Cuello. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Economic hardship looms over Ghana as country readies for polls. By Eromo Egbejule / The Guardian
NATO chief urged Trump to see Ukraine aid as ‘a good deal’ for U.S. By Michael Birnbaum and Ellen Francis / Wash Post
South Korea’s Warning for Washington. By Brian Klaas / The Atlantic
Requiem for an empire: How Trump’s second term could reshape the world. By Alfred McCoy / Salon
How Kennedy Has Worked Abroad to Weaken Global Public Health Policy. By Selam Gebrekidan, Justin Scheck, Sarah Hurtes and Pete McKenzie / NYT
Why Israel and Hezbollah reached a ceasefire now − and what it means for Israel, Lebanon, Biden and Trump. By Asher Kaufman / The Conversation
How the World’s Largest Democracy Slid Toward Authoritarianism. By Jennifer Szalai / NYT
Robert Sobukwe, the South African leader once as revered as Mandela. By Nick Dall / Ajazeera
A potential Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire deal has emerged. Here’s what to expect. By David Brennan / ABC News
War fatigue deepens in Israel as deaths mount and fighting expands. By Shira Rubin / Wash Post
