Geopolitical Turmoil and Humanitarian Crisis

President Jimmy Carter died this week at 100, the first president to reach his centenary birthday.

A truck plowed into crowds in the early hours of New Years Day in New Orleans, killing 15 and injuring dozens more. The driver was killed following an exchange of fire with police.

Overseas, a South Korean court approved an arrest warrant for impeached and President Yoon Suk Yeol over his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law on the country in late 2024.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that he believes the war his country is fighting to repel a Russian invasion will be over after President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

World Health Organization officials are urging Israeli authorities to cease attacking medical facilities in Gaza.

We cover all this and more during the News Roundup.

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