Opinion
This week, Trump shut down USAID. Here’s why China is cheering.
The U.S. decision to shut down USAID has been widely criticized as a strategic victory for China, allowing it to expand its economic and political dominance unchecked.
The Diplomat1d
As US Withdraws From WHO, China Supercharges Its Public Health Diplomacy
Over the course of two decades, China has built a public health aid program for the world, turbocharged by the pandemic. As ...
China lashes out at US ‘coercion’ after Panama declines to renew infrastructure agreement
China on lashed out at what it called U.S. “coercion” after Panama declined to renew a key infrastructure agreement with ...
The Economist2d
Cuts in American aid are crippling groups promoting rights in China
China-focused groups facing closure. The State Department has said it is freezing aid for 90 days to review programmes for ...
6 Inaccurate Claims Trump Has Used to Justify His Flurry of Orders
The president was wrong about birthright citizenship around the world, the Paris climate agreement and federal funding for ...
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People in evacuation warning zones watch from afar as crews fight Border 2 Fire
As the Border 2 fire burns thousands of acres, some are currently in evacuation warning zones wondering if or when they need to leave. S. Korean president indicted on insurrection charges after ...
Yahoo16d
Thousands are under wildfire evacuation orders in Southern California
Thu, January 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM UTC EXCLUSIVE: John Goodman Puts Historic New Orleans Home on the Market for $5.5 Million—Weeks After L.A. Mansion Was Destroyed in Wildfires “One of the most ...
Fox News17d
Hughes Fire forces partial evacuation of 5,000+ person Los Angeles jail
The L.A. County Public Defender's Union, Los Angeles People's City Council and Justice LA posted to social media advocating for the evacuation of Pitchess inmates. "We demand that the Los Angeles ...
Los Angeles Times17d
Castaic jail complex in wildfire evacuation zone; officials plan to shelter in place
Luna told The Times that he’d started making plans for a large-scale evacuation should one become necessary. Melissa Camacho, a senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of ...
CNN17d
In western Altadena, where 17 wildfire deaths were reported, residents say evacuation alerts came late or not at all
“None of us got a red (mandatory evacuation) alert before we felt ready to leave our houses,” he told CNN Wednesday. “You know, we felt heat and fire and that trumps any alert. So a lot of ...
Toronto Star17d
Over 50,000 under evacuation orders or warnings as wildfire imperils homes north of Los Angeles
CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles ...
CBC.ca17d
Evacuations ordered as new, fast-moving wildfire threatens remote communities north of L.A.
More than 31,000 people have been ordered to evacuate, and another 23,000 are under evacuation warnings, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said. Parts of Interstate 5 that had been closed ...