Politics
Zelensky briefs the U.N. Security Council: says Russians tortured & killed Ukrainians for 'pleasure'
Zelensky demanded that Russia be removed as a member of the U.S. Security Council
Politics
U.S. to exclude Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela from key regional summit
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Brian Nichols said “they are unlikely to be there,” adding that the summit was open to the Western Hemisphere’s democracies
Immigration
Mexican immigration chief to be charged in fire that killed 40 migrants
According to federal prosecutors, Garduño did not help prevent the disaster in Ciudad Juarez despite previous indications that there were problems at the detention centers
Human Rights
Elon Musk makes private visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp after endorsing antisemitic post on X
The SpaceX leader’s Monday visit to the former Nazi concentration camp is part of a ceremony at Auschwitz-Birkenau to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is recognized on Jan. 27
Politics
María Corina Machado condemns Venezuelan arrests of opposition activists as acts of "pure cruelty and evil"
Machado described the Maduro regime’s arrests as acts of “pure cruelty and evil,” and reiterated her commitment to fight for the freedom and dignity of the Venezuelan people
Immigration
Mexican officials found more than 3,000 migrants in two days
The interceptions came as Mexico increased its highway enforcement operations
Technology
U.S. blacklists Chinese drone maker, seven others over ties to Uyghur repression
The companies were first sanctioned under a June presidential order
Technology
Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey strikes back at China with 'End the CCP' tweet
Others criticized Dorsey's tweet against the Chinese Communist Party.
Health
Mexico's Supreme Court legalizes abortion as second largest Catholic nation shifts pro-choice
Before 2019, the procedure was largely criminalized throughout Mexico. Catholics dominate the North American country by more than 72% of the population, and Mexico harbors the second largest Catholic population in the world, an estimated total of more than 90 million people.
Crime
Colombian officials try to verify death of FARC faction leader who rejected truce with government
According to security sources, the wound that led Marquez to his death might have come from an attack led by the leader of the rival FARC dissident group