- Trump’s Middle East Envoy Visits Israel in Show of Support for Gaza Cease-Fire The New York Times
- As Trump envoy pushes Gaza ceasefire, Persian Gulf states eye postwar role The Washington Post
- Trump Middle East Envoy Witkoff Makes Rare Trip by U.S. Official to Gaza The Wall Street Journal
- Trump's Mideast envoy visits Gaza before meeting with Netanyahu NPR
- Scoop: White House envoy met senior Palestinian official in Saudi Arabia Axios
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Plane crash in South Sudan kills at least 20 people
16 South Sudanese people, two Chinese nationals and one Indian are among the passengers.
Video: Dozens hurt in Israeli air attack in south Lebanon
Dozens of people were reported injured in Israeli air attacks on Nabatieh in southern Lebanon
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Sydney police uncover cache of explosives, with indication target was synagogue – The Times of Israel
- Sydney police uncover cache of explosives, with indication target was synagogue The Times of Israel
- Australian police find explosives for possible antisemetic attack BBC.com
- Australian authorities foil possible antisemitic attack after finding trailer packed with explosives CNN
- Australia's Albanese defends antisemitism response as Israel urges more action Reuters
- Police catch caravan laden with explosives outside synagogue in Australia NBC News
Deadly crowd crush at India’s Mahakumbh Mela: All to know
About 400 million pilgrims are expected to participate in the world’s largest religious festival on Wednesday.
London Heathrow Airport Third Runway: The Saga Continues – One Mile at a Time
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- U.K. Government Backs Heathrow Expansion in Push for Faster Growth The New York Times
- Britain backs a third runway at Heathrow Airport CNN
- Scepticism in Whitehall that Heathrow plan can be reconciled with climate targets The Guardian
- Heathrow third runway flights will take off ‘within a decade’, says Rachel Reeves Financial Times
In pictures: Welcoming the Lunar New Year
Fireworks, music, lanterns, and dragon dancing filled streets across Asia to celebrate the Year of the Snake.
Ukrainian drone strike hits second Russian oil refinery in a week
The wave of drone strikes is Ukraine's second large-scale attack on Russia this week.
The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing rebels in DR Congo
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What Israel’s UNRWA ban means for millions of Palestinians: By the numbers
Israel orders UN Relief and Works Agency, the backbone of Palestinian humanitarian aid, to cease operations by Thursday.
EU Proposes Cutting 15 Russian Banks From SWIFT in New Sanctions Package – Kyiv Post
- EU Proposes Cutting 15 Russian Banks From SWIFT in New Sanctions Package Kyiv Post
- EU proposes ban on video game sales to Russia in new sanctions Reuters
- EU to Propose Russian Aluminum Ban in Sweeping Sanctions Package Bloomberg
- EU lets Russian LNG slip in new sanctions package POLITICO Europe
- ‘Espionage Is a Constant Threat’ – EU Proposes Fresh Sanctions on Russia, Warns of Orbital Dangers Kyiv Post
Syria asks Russia for reparations – Financial Times
- Syria asks Russia for reparations Financial Times
- Russia tight-lipped on Syrian demand of al-Assad for military bases Al Jazeera English
- Russian diplomats arrive in Syria to smooth ties DW (English)
- Russian army recruitment centers in Moscow see five-fold drop in applicants, media reports. Kyiv Independent
- Syria Pushes Russia for Compensation With Talks on Bases Stalled Bloomberg
Milei government plans to remove femicide from Argentina penal code
Government plans to remove legal recognition of gender-based killings in latest attack on women’s rights
Femicide will be struck from Argentina’s penal code, according to a vow from the administration of Javier Milei, the president. It is his administration’s latest attack on women’s rights.
Mariano Cúneo Libarona, the justice minister, said the government will “eliminate the figure of femicide from the Argentine penal code” adding that feminism was a “distortion of the concept of equality”.
Continue reading...Trump offers federal workers buyout, promises eight months severance pay
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Caravan laden with explosives found in Sydney allegedly intended for antisemitic attack
NSW police investigating after explosives found in Dural with premier Chris Minns warning incident could have led to ‘mass casualty event’
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More than 100 counter-terrorism police are investigating after a caravan was found laden with explosives at a residential property in greater Sydney with indications the explosives would be used in an antisemitic attack.
Police said they had found the caravan on a property in Dural, on the outskirts of Sydney on 19 January after a report was made.
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Continue reading...Multiple people killed in crowd crush at world’s largest religious festival – CNN
- Multiple people killed in crowd crush at world’s largest religious festival CNN
- In Photos: The Aftermath of the Maha Kumbh Mela Stampede The New York Times
- Video shows aftermath of deadly crowd crush at world’s largest religious festival CNN
- A look at stampedes and crowd disasters in India over the years The Associated Press
- Dozens feared dead in crowd crushes at Kumbh Mela religious festival in India The Guardian