News Wire | January 2023 Archive

Mexico Captures Son of El Chapo, Alleged Fentanyl Trafficker, Ahead of Biden Visit

By Mary Beth Sheridan & Kevin Sieff | The Washington Post (free)

A U.S. warship sailed through the strait separating Taiwan and China on Tuesday, the navy said, the first such passage since leaders from the two rival superpowers held a video summit.

U.S. to Expel More Migrants as Joe Biden Tries to Curb Border Crossings

By James Politi & David Agren | Financial Times

Joe Biden has announced a new plan to reduce migration from the US border with Mexico, increasing expulsions and expanding a scheme to encourage legal entry by air for citizens of certain countries.

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Chad Says It Foiled Military Attempt to Destabilize Country

Reuters

Chadian security forces have foiled an attempt by a group of army officers to destabilize the country and undermine constitutional order, the government said in a statement Thursday.

U.S. Officials Repatriate a Looted Relic to the Palestinian Authority

By Tom Mashberg | The New York Times

American officials met with representatives of the Palestinian Authority in Bethlehem on Thursday and handed back a 2,700-year-old looted item in what officials said was the first time the United States had repatriated a stolen relic to the Palestinian government.