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January 15, 2025

More than 100 killed in jihadi attack in northern Burkina Faso
BAMAKO, Mali — An attack by a jihadi group in northern Burkina Faso killed more than 100 people, mostly soldiers, an aid worker and local residents said Monday. The attack on several locations, including a milit base and the long besieged strategic town of Djibo, occurred early Sunday, said an aid worker actively involved in…
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s arrest could shake up New Jersey’s Democratic prim for governor
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s arrest last week at a federal immigration detention facility could shake up the New Jersey governor’s race, as Baraka looks to appeal to progressive Democratic voters to win the crowded prim. Baraka is one of six Democrats on the June 10 prim ballot, and he has been campaigning for months…
Trump’s drug pricing move shows his second-term reluctance to try bipartisanship: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Sahil Kapur dives into how President Donald Trump has been reluctant to even attempt to reach across the…
Chinese firms in US to hold back investments over inflation, survey shows
WASHINGTON — Chinese companies in the U.S. say geopolitical tensions, inflation and an unstable American economy aggravated by trade restrictions pose the biggest challenges to them, according to a new survey published Monday. The annual survey, conducted by the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce USA (CGCC), also found that firms are more cautious of investing…
Russian spy ring members jailed in the U.K.
LONDON — A Russian spy ring plotted to trade blood diamonds for weapons in Africa and supply drones to Russia’s milit, according to messages shown to a London court that painted their fugitive leader as a wannabe James Bond. Jan Marsalek — who has been named as a key suspect in Germany’s biggest postwar fraud case…
Japan’s top banks set to report record profits but face tariff stress test
TOKYO — Japan’s top three banks are set to report combined net profit of roughly 3.9 trillion yen ($26.3 billion) for the year ended March, a 25% gain propelled by sales of cross-held shares and the Bank of Japan’s interest rate hikes, Nikkei has learned. This will mark the second straight year of record earnings for the…
Japan’s Sumitomo Corp. to build its fifth Vietnam industrial park
TOKYO — Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corp. will build its fifth industrial park in Vietnam at a cost of about 17 billion yen ($114 million), with construction to begin later this year and tenants expected to move in around the end of 2026. The new industrial park will be built in Thanh Hoa province about 150 kilometers south…
Family who fled Saigon went from being on welfare to three generations of medical professionals
Fifty years ago, at the age of 12, Huy Nguyen fled Saigon with his family as a refugee. Today, after a long road, the Nguyens boast three generations of medical professionals who say they are grateful for the chance to achieve their dream. When they first arrived in the U.S., they settled in Iowa and…
The 40-year mission to stop a Pentecostal preacher accused of raping children
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing The Children’s Pastor: The 40-year mission to stop a preacher accused of raping children 42:24 UP NEXT From Vietnam: 50 years after the war, Viet refugees share their family history 06:20 From Vietnam: Refugee parents recount their family…