Taiwan carried out its first execution in five years, upsetting both rights groups and the European Union which called on the government to maintain its de facto moratorium on the death penalty https://t.co/1RKs9Ohlzu
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 17, 2025
Day: January 16, 2025
Xi’s special representative Han Zheng to attend Trump inauguration https://t.co/XeqnSIfehj
— The Hill (@thehill) January 17, 2025
China’s Vice President Han Zheng will attend US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, Chinese state news agencies said, with Beijing ready to enhance dialogue with the new US administration https://t.co/aOZpohE6xN
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 17, 2025
A SpaceX Starship prototype broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas. The fiery aftermath is seen from Haiti https://t.co/xbU89yDjUr pic.twitter.com/dzNvtz7UHK
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 17, 2025
FBI releases new info in ballot box fires
China expected to hit 2024 GDP target, but tariffs loom https://t.co/UGtodahCHv pic.twitter.com/tmQYZI71GQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 17, 2025
South Korea’s arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend a new round of questioning by investigators, his lawyer said, as authorities face an imminent deadline to obtain a warrant to extend his detention or release the embattled leader https://t.co/aCEb6GZsAR
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 17, 2025
New: Two good-government activists who had worked for the Obama administration asked to join @DOGE. Trump response: “We have no room in our administration for Democrats.” https://t.co/7WyecLKcLq
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) January 16, 2025
