The 88-year-old pontiff was admitted to hospital on Friday with a respiratory infection. 

​The 88-year-old pontiff was admitted to hospital on Friday with a respiratory infection.  

US President Donald Trump questions the $21 million USAID funding to India for increasing voter turnout, suggesting that it is unnecessary given India’s economic standing. Trump also criticizes India’s high tariffs, particularly on car imports, despite the country’s relatively minor trade surplus with the US compared to China.

Spanish police arrested seven crew members of a migrant boat from Senegal, which arrived in El Hierro on December 28 with 224 people. Passengers alleged eight were killed, including a 14-month-old child. A Canarias court suggested victims were targeted due to nationality. The suspects remain jailed pending investigation. n18oc_crux