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FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Sat, 19 Jul 2025 17:30:31 -0400
Title: A look at some of 2025’s new additions to UNESCO World Heritage List
Description: The UNESCO World Heritage Committee met in Paris this month to add to its list of cultural sites around the world deemed to be of “outstanding value to humanity.” The 26 new sites reflect the wide range encompassed by UNESCO’s criteria. John Yang reports.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Sat, 19 Jul 2025 12:06:50 -0400
Title: Congo and M23 rebels sign declaration of principles for permanent ceasefire
Description: Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels on Saturday signed a declaration of principles in Qatar to end decadeslong fighting and commit to a comprehensive peace agreement that would include the restoration of state authorities in key eastern cities controlled by the insurgents.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:55:51 -0400
Title: Trump’s pivot to ‘trade not aid’ leaves African nations wary as they faces tariffs and uncertainty
Description: President Donald Trump’s new Africa strategy shifts from aid to trade under a “commercial diplomacy” push, urging ambassadors to broker business deals rather than manage aid programs.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:50:52 -0400
Title: News Wrap: Bolsonaro ordered to wear an ankle monitor
Description: In our news wrap Friday, Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to wear an ankle monitor during his trial, President Trump signed the first major legislation aimed at regulating cryptocurrencies into law, violence between Druze militias and Bedouin clans returned to Syria and flooding killed at least 57 people in Pakistan.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:40:41 -0400
Title: A look at life for small group of refugees allowed in U.S. since Trump took office
Description: Shortly after being sworn into office, President Donald Trump indefinitely suspended refugee admissions to the United States. After months of legal challenges, only a small group of refugees has been allowed into the country. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López has reports on one family’s journey.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:03:00 -0400
Title: UK sanctions Russian intelligence officers linked to Mariupol theater bombing
Description: Britain’s foreign ministry said it sanctioned 18 officers working for Russian military intelligence, known as the GRU, along with three units. It said the officers were also accused of targeting the family of a former Russian spy who was later poisoned in the U.K. with a nerve agent.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:51:31 -0400
Title: Former Libyan prison official accused of war crimes has been arrested in Germany, ICC says
Description: Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri was allegedly one of the most senior officials at Miriga Prison in Tripoli where thousands of people were detained. He was arrested Wednesday based on a warrant issued by the court on July 10.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:00:12 -0400
Title: Taiwan will ‘not provoke confrontation’ with China, Vice President Hsiao says
Description: China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory and has repeatedly threatened to annex it, by force if necessary. In recent years, Beijing has ramped up its military intimidation of the island, sending jets and ships nearby almost daily.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:11:00 -0400
Title: Druze-Bedouin clashes reignite after government forces pull out of southern Syria
Description: Syrian government forces prepared to return to a southern region Friday after renewed clashes broke out between Druze armed groups and members of Bedouin clans, leaving tens of thousands of people displaced in a worsening humanitarian crisis.
FeedSource- PBS NewsHour - World ǀ Published-Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:16:51 -0400
Title: EU and UK hit Russia with new sanctions. Moscow’s energy revenue and spies are targeted
Description: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the new measures, describing them as a “timely and necessary” step amid intensified Russian attacks.