World News 2.0

r/worldnews2 • u/IntnsRed • 3h ago

The Biggest Oil Deal or Theft at Gunpoint? US Claims Majority Control of Venezuela’s Oil Reserves | The NYT revealed that US Sec. of State Marco Rubio has become the de facto viceroy of Venezuela, effectively controlling Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its gov't.

democracynow.org

2 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 15h ago

The most dramatic proof of our current climate catastrophe ever caught on camera | For nearly an hour and 15 minutes, Balog and his crew stood by and watched as a piece of ice the size of lower Manhattan, but with ice-equivalent buildings that were 2 to 3 times taller, simply melted away.

ca.news.yahoo.com

4 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/Galt1776-Part2 • 15h ago

Japanese borrowing costs hit 30-year high as Bessent says Tokyo may intervene to boost yen

6 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 16h ago

Hundreds of workers trapped in flooded tunnels, as Nepal deaths near 1,000 | Rescue teams from Nepal, India and China are drilling and blasting toward hundreds of workers still trapped underground at hydropower plants, five days after the flood that has killed at least 939 people.

3 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/Galt1776-Part2 • 16h ago

Cuba authorizes private retail and restaurant chains

3 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 17h ago

Gaza Journalists Released From Israeli Jails Say Their Jobs Made Them Targets | What happens when journalistic work itself becomes the justification for imprisonment, beatings, and insults?

3 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/Rebat-Askalan • 1d ago

1,014 Palestinian athletes killed by Israel during Gaza genocide: Sports official

6 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/globalsouthworld • 1d ago

‘Iran is renewing’ - Netanyahu warns nuclear threat returns

globalsouthworld.com

2 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/Rebat-Askalan • 1d ago

5 Palestinians killed, several others injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza

middleeastmonitor.com

1 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/Galt1776-Part2 • 1d ago

Russia preparing 'massive strikes' on Ukraine's energy sites after deadliest attack of the year

5 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/Rebat-Askalan • 2d ago

Up to 3,000 people forcibly disappeared in Gaza during Israeli genocidal war: Rights group

middleeastmonitor.com

14 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/Galt1776-Part2 • 2d ago

NYT: Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinians, Drawing Sharp Rebukes - The ferocity of Saturday’s assault prompted condemnations from Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials.

5 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 2d ago

Ecuador official says US Special Forces are operating inside country

taskandpurpose.com

5 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/Galt1776-Part2 • 2d ago

Israeli attacks in Gaza kill four people, hit hospital supply warehouse

4 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 2d ago

Paleontologists Identify New Species of Glyptodont | Glyptotherium deuterophractum lived between 60,000 and 17,000 years ago in South America. The animal was a type of glyptodont, heavily armored relatives of modern armadillos, some of which grew to the size of a small car.

3 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/globalsouthworld • 2d ago

Niger's Def. Min. says security forces regain control after soldiers open fire in Niamey

globalsouthworld.com

2 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/coolbern • 2d ago

Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal Relies on a Powerful and Divisive Partner. The administration will work with a private Venezuelan oil company that has close ties to the country’s government.

2 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 2d ago

‘If it’s made in the US, I don’t buy it’: Canadians on boycotting Trump’s America | Avoiding US goods and services – from tech to whisky to air travel – has forced many to find a new way of living

theguardian.com

1 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 3d ago

After failure of private rescue mission, NASA's Swift space telescope will crash back to Earth. But when and where? | "The most likely outcome is that any surviving debris will land in the sea, but there is a chance it could impact a built-up area and cause a casualty."

4 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 3d ago

Partial lunar eclipse stuns skywatchers with an ‘almost blood moon’. Here are the best photos | A gorgeous partial lunar eclipse delighted stargazers overnight on Aug. 27-28, as Earth's shadow darkened the full "Sturgeon Moon" in an impressive display, and we've got the photos to prove it!

4 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/Galt1776-Part2 • 3d ago

Nepal: How a 97-year-old was rescued during the flash floods

1 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/Rebat-Askalan • 4d ago

370 Palestinian Children Detained by Israel amid Reports of Abuse, Deprivation

palestinechronicle.com

4 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/Rebat-Askalan • 4d ago

Israeli Airstrike Kills Three Palestinians in Jenin, Ambulance Crews Blocked

palestinechronicle.com

2 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/Rebat-Askalan • 4d ago

Gaza isn’t able to recover from famine as acute malnutrition soars across the Strip, new report finds

israelpalestinenews.org

4 Upvotes

r/worldnews2 • u/IntnsRed • 4d ago

Glacier Collapse: 2K Dead or Missing in Nepal-Tibet Flood Is “Glaring Example of Climate Injustice” | “Scientists and civil society have been warning...that these kind of events might happen in the Himalayas. This is the result of the delayed global action to deal with climate change.”

democracynow.org

1 Upvotes