About 2,700 employees at news media outlets in the U.S. have lost their jobs in 2023, which is the highest number since 2020 and impacts positions in broadcast, print, and digital news, according to a study by the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray, and Christmas.
Top national security advisers from the U.S., Japan, and South Korea met earlier this month in Seoul to follow up on the high-profile Camp David Summit in August with their countries’ leaders where countering China emerged as the conversation’s centerpiece.
The National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, passed the Senate and House last week and the nearly 3,100-page bill headed for President Joe Biden’s desk to become law.
Hossein Amirabdollahian, the top Iranian diplomat, warned last week that the Middle East is a tinderbox and can experience a “big explosion in the region, one not controllable by any party.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a four-hour press conference last week where he spoke about several issues, including the Ukraine War, and said his forces remain in the driver’s seat.
Israel’s brutal blockade in Gaza since the 7 October Hamas attack has been effective in choking off Palestinians from food and water—pushing many of the 2.2 million in the coastal enclave on the brink of starvation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated during a year-end press conference last week that he is prepared to fight in Ukraine for the long haul.
Satellite and video images show Israeli forces targeted cemeteries in northern Gaza in recent weeks—in Israel’s latest attempt to punish the civilian population over the 7 October Hamas attack.
Shipping companies have announced that they will suspend shipping activities in the Red Sea amid attacks by Yemeni Houthis who are opposed to Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
The UN last week adopted a non-binding resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, with 153 countries voting in favor of the resolution that was presented by Egypt and Mauritania.