Saturday, January 23, 2021

The News Roundup — International (The 1A) 2020-01-22

World leaders reacted to news of Joe Biden’s inauguration and initial actions in office. Biden signed executive orders confirming that the United States would rejoin the Paris climate agreement and the World Health Organization. But Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized Biden for canceling the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.

After surviving and recovering from an alleged assassination attempt, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny returned to Russia despite warnings from officials he would be detained. He was transported to a detention center in Moscow.

On his final day as Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo accused China of crimes against humanity and genocide due to its campaign of violence against Uighur Muslims.
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