Indholdsfortegnelse for October 13, 2023 i Newsweek International

In FocusTHE NEWS IN PICTURESEAGLE PASS, TEXAS A U.S. Border Patrol agent holds a Venezuelan child at the razor wire-enforced southern border town of Eagle Pass on September 27 amid a near-record surge of migrant arrivals to the United States. The uptick in migrants, predominantly from Venezuela, crossing the Rio Grande led Eagle Pass’ mayor to issue a state of emergency. Several infants, children and adults have died on the journey. In mid-September, President Biden extended Temporary Protected Status to nearly 400,000 Venezuelan migrants, providing work eligibility and preventing their deportation.…

HE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BELIEVES THAT THE threat of violence and major civil disturbances around the 2024 U.S. presidential election is so great that it has quietly created a new category of extremists that it seeks to track and counter: Donald Trump’s army of MAGA followers. The challenge for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the primary federal agency charged with law enforcement, is to pursue and prevent what it calls domestic terrorism without direct reference to political parties or affiliations—even though the vast majority of its current “anti-government” investigations are of Trump supporters, according to classified data obtained by Newsweek. “The FBI is in an almost impossible position,” says a current FBI official, who requested anonymity to discuss highly sensitive internal matters. The official said that the FBI is intent on…

Periscope NEWS, OPINION + ANALYSIS MIDDLE EAST Fifty years ago, on October 6, 1973, Egypt launched a surprise attack against Israel from the south on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people. In a coordinated strike, the Syrian army simultaneously attacked from the north. The Arabs sought revenge and the recovery of territory lost to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War, in which Israel’s army took control of the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The Yom Kippur War, which lasted until October 24, was not the rout Egypt and Syria had hoped for. Instead, after many initial missteps, Israel was able to repulse the invading armies. One key to Israel’s advance in the south was getting across the Suez…

TOO MANY FAMILIES FACE THE pain of substance abuse and addiction. Alcoholism and drug dependency can devastate lives, leaving lasting damage. In the last 20 years, the diagnosis of alcohol and drug use disorders in the U.S. has increased from 4.9 percent to 6 percent; consequently, overdose deaths are also rising. The good news is that those patients who complete a rehabilitation program are more successful in managing their illnesses. In 2020, addiction treatment centers admitted over 1.5 million people aged 12 or older. Of course, finding the right program and facility can be challenging—especially when thousands of centers are available. To help our readers make informed choices, Newsweek and data firm Statista are partnering for a fourth year to rank America’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers. This year we recognize…