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Search Is Suspended for Passenger Who Went Overboard From Cruise Ship

The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday that it halted its hourslong search for a 77-year-old woman who went overboard from a Holland America Line cruise ship near Cuba. from World News https://ift.tt/prUyRkS

U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide

Many of the frozen programs are aimed at alleviating disease and malnutrition, but even security programs with U.S. funding are shutting down. from World News https://ift.tt/8NUj2CS

Several injured in crowd crush at India’s Kumbh Mela religious festival

A crowd crush has injured several people at the world’s largest religious festival in India, organizers reported Wednesday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/pPkL5Hn

Inside Colombia’s Crisis Over Trump’s Deportations

When Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, refused military planes carrying deportees, infuriating President Trump, he revealed how heated the question of deportations has become. from World News https://ift.tt/g5DsH3I

Arrested under Biden, deported under Trump: Guatemalans sent back and welcomed with cookies

When the doors opened, dozens of men and women were ushered to a reception center where first they were greeted by Guatemalan Vice President Karin Herrera and other officials. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/C8EJL25

South Korea reports initial findings of Jeju Air crash

South Korea’s authorities investigating last month’s Jeju Air plane crash have submitted a preliminary accident report to the UN aviation agency and to the authorities of the United States, France and Thailand, an official said on Monday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/pwTGxyf

Israeli Army Raids Home of Freed Hamas Member Amid Tensions Over Hostage Deal

Soldiers disrupted a Jerusalem gathering to mark the early release of an imprisoned Palestinian, arresting his brother and roughing up his father. A Times reporter conducting interviews was also assaulted. from World News https://ift.tt/eaUxWGy

Australia is grappling with a rise in antisemitic attacks. Police are investigating links to paid criminals

Sydney restaurateur Judith Lewis couldn’t save the mezuzah, a framed parchment inked with Hebrew prayers, that was hanging in her family’s café when arsonists set it alight in the early hours one Sunday in late October. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/sE2cHyk

Elon Musk speaks at Germany’s AfD campaign launch as thousands protest the far-right party

American tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise address at the campaign launch for Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as thousands of people gathered across the country to protest the rise of the far-right party. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/D3IyC0c

Israel Says UNRWA Has 6 Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem

The directive came in a letter to the U.N., after the Israeli Parliament banned the relief agency that has aided Palestinian refugees for decades. from World News https://ift.tt/f46mDh9

Analysis: Taiwan’s divided politics undermine defense resolve as Trump returns

Hours after Donald Trump’s chilly inauguration in Washington, Taiwan’s parliament voted to freeze billions of dollars in defense spending, in a move some worry could frustrate the famously transactional president, who has already demanded Taipei pay “more” for US protection. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/lhUpFzG

Residents say they were forced to flee Jenin refugee camp as Israel’s West Bank military operation intensifies

The Israel Defense Forces insisted it was “not forcing the Palestinians to evacuate,” but said it had “allowed residents of the camp to evacuate … through an organized and secured point.” from World | CNN https://ift.tt/Kb9ewOz