In the news today: Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of military strikes on boats; Trump's favored candidate has a thin, early lead in the Honduras election; and the children displaced in Sudan. Also, the "magicians of glass" crafting exquisite Christmas ornaments. |
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the 4th annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit at Purdue University Fort Wayne, Nov. 12, 2025, in Fort Wayne, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) |
Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump's military strikes on boats |
Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, citing a Washington Post report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for all crew members to be killed as part of a Sept. 2 attack. Read more. |
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- The lawmakers said they did not know whether last week's report was true, and some Republicans were skeptical, but they said attacking survivors of an initial missile strike poses serious legal concerns. "This rises to the level of a war crime if it's true," said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.
President Donald Trump said on Sunday the administration "will look into" the matter but added, "I wouldn't have wanted that — not a second strike." The president also defended Hegseth. "Pete said he did not order the death of those two men," Trump said. He added, "And I believe him."
- Meanwhile, Trump confirmed that he had recently spoken with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. "I wouldn't say it went well or badly," Trump told reporters, when asked about the call.
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Trump favorite holds thin lead in Honduras presidential vote |
Preliminary and partial results showed two conservative challengers leading the race in Honduras' presidential contest. The vote came just days after Trump intervened in a close race by endorsing candidate Nasry "Tito" Asfura and announcing that he would pardon a former president. Read more. |
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The National Electoral Council said that Asfura of the National Party had 40.54% of votes in early counting, while Salvador Nasralla, of the conservative Liberal Party, had about 38.99%. Rixi Moncada of the democratic socialist LIBRE or Liberty and Re-foundation party trailed with 19.49%.
Just days before the vote, Trump endorsed Asfura, saying he would fight "narco-communists" with the United States and was the only Honduran candidate his administration would work with.
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Hundreds of children separated from families while fleeing violence in Sudan's west Darfur |
Hundreds of children have arrived in a refugee camp without their families as thousands of people fled violence in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher in the past month, with more children disconnected from their families arriving every day, officials said. Read more. |
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The U.N. said more than 100,000 people fled el-Fasher in western Darfur beginning in late October when the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces took back el-Fasher from the Sudanese army. Sheldon Yett, UNICEF's representative in Sudan, described the children arriving in the camp as "bewildered, malnourished and dehydrated."
The latest mass displacement began when the RSF left hundreds dead in el-Fasher, which was the Sudanese army's last stronghold. The war between the RSF and the military began in 2023, when tensions erupted between the two former allies that were meant to oversee a democratic transition after a 2019 uprising.
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A worker prepares a hand-made Christmas bauble at GlitterLab in Czestochowa, southern Poland, on Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) |
The 'magicians of glass' who create Christmas decorations in Poland for clients worldwide
The workers at GlitterLab have produced Christmas ornaments for clients including Swarovski and Harrods, the iconic London department store. "We have the ability to create shapes and designs that glass will not normally take," the company promises on its website. |
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