Fact-checking President Biden’s State of the Union speech

Fact-checking President Biden's State of the Union speech

CNN  —  President Joe Biden delivered his second State of the Union address on Tuesday. Here is a fact check of some of the claims from Biden: Biden said, “In the last two years, my administration has cut the deficit by more than $1.7 trillion – the largest deficit reduction in American history.” Facts First: … Read more

Brazil riots timeline: How security failures opened a path to insurrection

Brazil riots timeline: How security failures opened a path to insurrection

CNN  —  A sea of people, draped in the yellow and green of the Brazilian flag, surge onto the roof of the country’s modernist congressional building in the capital Brasilia, a video shared on social media shows. In the foreground, officers from the military police of Brazil’s Federal District, which includes Brasilia, can be seen … Read more

Checkpoints in Peru reopen as president calls for ‘peace, tranquility, unity’

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Checkpoints in Peru resume as President calls for “peace, tranquility, unity”.

Israel’s rightward shift leaves its new Arab allies in an awkward spot

Israel's rightward shift leaves its new Arab allies in an awkward spot

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN  —  It was a rare embrace between one of Israel’s most controversial politicians and an Arab ambassador. Itamar Ben Gvir and the United Arab … Read more

Iranian president vows revenge 3 years after general’s death

Iranian president vows revenge 3 years after general's death

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president on Tuesday vowed to avenge the killing of the country’s top general on the third anniversary of his death, as the government gathered its supporters in mourning amid months of anti-government protests. General Qassem Soleimani, the architect of Iran’s regional military activities, was killed in a US … Read more

A “pretty good year” for America? Try again

A "pretty good year" for America?  Try again

… The president Biden “created an effective international alliance against Russiainvasion Ukraine … Abroad, ChinaZero Covid policy may have hurt The president Xi Jinping … Kong and continue to threaten Taiwan. The given string of bipartisan….

New sworn-in President Lula vows to restore and reunite Brazil

New sworn-in President Lula vows to restore and reunite Brazil

Released: 01.02.2023 – 11:05Changed: 01.02.2023 – 11:11 01:32 © France24 Stay in Brazil and Luis Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president. In his inaugural speech, the left-wing leader vowed to radically change course after Jair Bolsonaro’s four years in office, vowing to fight hunger, poverty, deforestation and racism. Jan Onoshko, correspondent of … Read more

Kim Orders ‘Exponential Growth’ of North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal | Weapon news

Kim Orders 'Exponential Growth' of North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal |  Weapon news

Kim’s comments came as North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile in a rare New Year’s night weapons test. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for an “exponential” increase in the production of nuclear warheads and ordered the development of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to counter the US and South Korea. … Read more

The UK has experienced political turmoil in 2022. But Brexit remains the elephant in the room

The UK has experienced political turmoil in 2022.  But Brexit remains the elephant in the room

London CNN — The past year has been one of the most turbulent in contemporary British politics. The country has had three prime ministers, mourned the death of its longest-serving monarch and is currently in the midst of a cost of living crisis it threatens to swallow up the middle class voting conservative. The prime … Read more

Pakistani troops search for attackers after 6 soldiers die

Pakistani troops search for attackers after 6 soldiers die

QUETTA, Pakistan — On Monday, Pakistani forces expanded their search for those responsible for multiple attacks that killed six soldiers and wounded 17 civilians the day before in the troubled southwestern province. Abdul Aziz Uqaili, a senior government official in the southwestern province of Balochistan, said there were nine attacks in the province on Sunday. … Read more