#washingtonpost.com. × François Ponchaud, priest who revealed Cambodian atrocities, dies at 85. Father Ponchaud’s book “Cambodia: Year Zero” helped alert the world to the genocidal rule of the Khmer Rouge that claimed nearly 2 million lives.
#Jan.31.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × German politicians signal to Syrian asylum seekers: It’s time to go home. Leading politicians in Germany are calling for mass returns, echoing President Donald Trump’s plan to expel undocumented migrants from the United States.
#Jan.31.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × A chaotic hostage release in Gaza underscores high stakes of ceasefire. Crowds of spectators gathered around vehicles carrying hostages in southern Gaza on Thursday, raising fears the captives wouldn’t be released safely.
#Jan.30.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Israeli ban on UNRWA takes effect, imperiling aid to Palestinians. U.N. officials vowed Thursday that the agency would continue to deliver services in the occupied Palestinian territories for as long as possible.
#Jan.30.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Iraqi at center of Quran burnings in Sweden shot dead before court verdict. Salwan Momika’s 2023 burning of the Quran drew ire in the Muslim world. He was killed just before he was set to receive a sentence in Sweden.
#Jan.30.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Live updates: Hamas releases hostage Agam Berger, Israeli military says. Hamas is expected to free three Israeli and five Thai hostages Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of 110 Palestinian prisoners.
#Jan.30.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Is China winning the AI race? - The Washington Post. The stock market plummeted this week after a Chinese company showed it could do more with less. Today, we talk about the new AI chatbot DeepSeek, and why people are freaking out about it – from Silicon
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Trump envoy Witkoff in Israel to oversee ceasefire deal. Trump sent Witkoff to ensure the ceasefire agreement advances to the second phase, which will require hashing out more thorny questions about Gaza’s future.
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Massive sinkhole swallows truck; rescuers race to reach driver. The sinkhole suddenly opened at an intersection in the Japanese city of Yashio. A second sinkhole nearby is hampering rescue efforts.
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Polio outbreak spreads in Pakistan as militants target vaccination teams. Pakistan reported at least 73 cases last year, up from only one in 2021, and the disease is now rapidly spreading in the country’s most volatile regions.
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Dozens feared dead or injured after stampede at massive Hindu festival. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a message on X on Wednesday, indicated that there had been deaths, without saying how many.
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Live briefing: Trump’s Middle East envoy heads to Israel, plans to visit Gaza. Steve Witkoff is part of the team that played a major role in reaching the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal earlier this month.
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Corgi cop loses bonus for looking fed-up at work. The internet can relate.. Fuzai, a sniffer dog with short legs and a viral following in China, also peed in his food bowl. He was docked some treats from his Lunar New Year bonus.
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Lunar New Year greetings can be fun but stressful. Here’s a guide.. Happy Lunar New Year! If you want to greet your relatives or impress your friends, here are some popular Mandarin and Cantonese phrases, and how to pronounce them.
#Jan.29.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × India tries to give Trump ‘quick wins.’ What does Modi want in return?. Indian officials have zeroed in on two of Trump’s top priorities — the economy and immigration — hoping to make small concessions that yield big dividends.
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Lunar New Year: What to know as we slide into the Year of the Snake. Over 1 billion people celebrate the holiday, which marks the transition from cold winter to a season of renewal and ushers in one of 12 Chinese zodiac signs.
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Congress moves to sanction International Criminal Court. European officials have warned that the bill, prompted by an arrest warrant for Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, would irreparably harm the institution.
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Ancient art of stilt walking becomes a surprise trend among young Chinese. As Lunar New Year approaches, the once-endangered folk tradition of stilt walking is undergoing something of a revival in China — with Beijing’s encouragement.
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Who runs DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company rattling Silicon Valley?. Liang Wenfeng, the 40-year-old founder of DeepSeek, trained as an engineer then launched a hedge fund. Now he’s enjoying sudden success with his AI chatbot.
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Countries refusing deportees could hinder Trump’s immigration plans. Among the obstacles for Trump’s mass deportation campaign are the countries refusing to take back their undocumented migrants.
#Jan.27.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI app challenging OpenAI and Silicon Valley?. Everything you need to know about DeepSeek, the Chinese AI chatbot app shaking up Silicon Valley.
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Palestinians return to northern Gaza after months of displacement. They returned under a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, walking for hours to reach the bombed-out landscape.
#Jan.28.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Holocaust survivors mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation. Some of the last living survivors spoke of worrying signs that safeguards of “never again” are falling away while antisemitism rises.
#Jan.27.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. × Gazans return to ruined homes, communities and lives. Videos and photos from northern Gaza show a landscape reduced to piles of broken concrete and rebar — in many cases, with the remains of loved ones buried underneath.
#Jan.27.2025 ×
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