The News Roundup For January 31, 2025
This aerial photo shows displaced Gazans walking toward Gaza City after crossing the Netzarim corridor from the southern Gaza Strip. -/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
This aerial photo shows displaced Gazans walking toward Gaza City after crossing the Netzarim corridor from the southern Gaza Strip.
-/AFP via Getty ImagesAn American Airlines plane collided with a helicopter on Wednesday in Washington D.C., sending both crashing into the Potomac River. There are no survivors.
Donald Trump ordered a freeze of all federal grants, disrupting vital national processes. The stoppage was reversed, causing confusion for many agencies and Americans that rely on various types of funding.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, held the first press briefing of the new administration. She told the press this week that the Trump administration considers all the migrants targeted by ICE raids criminals, even if they have no criminal record.
Meanwhile, tens of thousands of Palestinians are making their way back into the northern parts of Gaza. Israel's ban on working with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency goes into effect this week.
A new Chinese AI app, called DeepSeek, has upended the tech industry and Wall Street. Industry watchers note the country's programmers can deliver a product on par with that of the West, for a fraction of the cost and without access to similar hardware.
Following Donald Trump's threat of tariffs on Colombia over the country's refusal to accept a flight full of deported migrants, South American leaders are pondering how to deal with an administration that's proving volatile in its diplomacy.
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