Nation marks MLK Day with choir at Ebenezer Church
In Atlanta, a 70 member choir sang Hallelujah at Ebenezer Baptist Church as Rev Bernice King urged against anti woke rhetoric. The service echoed across the nation with tributes tied to the presidential inauguration and King’s enduring call for justice.
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Colombia faces deadliest violence wave since 2016
More than 80 people killed and over 11,000 displaced as armed clashes intensify in Catatumbo near the Venezuelan border. The fighting disrupts Gustavo Petro's peace program and raises regional tensions amid cocaine production concerns. Local officials report at least 20 wounded and several kidnappings or threats.
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Meta will keep outside fact checkers for now
Meta Platforms will continue using third party fact checkers outside the United States while it replaces U S fact checkers with a community notes system in the U S The approach may expand later as regulators across Europe enforce stricter standards and as Meta weighs regional transitions CEO Mark Zuckerberg cited issues with bias and false positives while Nicola Mendelsohn described the plan at Davos
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Gaza Faces Uncertain Future After Ceasefire and Talks
The Gaza ceasefire enters a second day with hundreds of aid trucks allowed in while hostage and prisoner exchanges continue. Netanyahu faces pressure from a far right minister and Smotrich vows to quit if war with Iran backed Hamas resumes, risking a minority government. The PA asserts control in Gaza’s administration of aid through Rafah, with EU and a private US firm involvement, as questions remain who will govern Gaza and oversee reconstruction amid mass displacement and devastation.
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Putin signals openness to talks with Trump on Ukraine
President Putin told a security council meeting Russia is open to dialogue with the new U S administration on Ukraine. He praised Trump’s calls to avoid a third world war and outlined a long term peace based on respect for all regional interests. Trump had hinted a meeting to discuss negotiations to end the war. The leaders have not spoken since Trump’s election win in November.
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