- India and China Agree to Resume Direct Flights After Nearly Five Years The New York Times
- India and China agree to resume air travel, settle economic differences Reuters
- Kailash’s hidden time secret: Can 12 hours really feel like 2 weeks The Times of India
- Analysis: India-China Air Connectivity Poised To Return After Five-Year Hiatus Aviation Week
- Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi calls for greater China-India measures to foster ties South China Morning Post
Russian Envoys Arrive in Syria for First Time Since al-Assad Fell – The New York Times
- Russian Envoys Arrive in Syria for First Time Since al-Assad Fell The New York Times
- Syria Pushes Russia for Compensation With Talks on Bases Stalled Bloomberg
- Russian Diplomats Make First Syria Visit Since Assad’s Fall The Moscow Times
- Russian government delegation makes first official visit to Syria since Assad’s fall The Associated Press
- Russian diplomats arrive in Syria to smooth ties DW (English)
Selena Gomez’s tears dismissed by Trump’s ‘border tsar’
The star was seen sobbing in a now-deleted Instagram post about the president's immigration crackdown.
Cult London film venue Prince Charles cinema under threat of closure
Much loved for its screenings of hard-to-find films, the venue claims its landlord wants to alter lease, leaving it able to shut down the business
The Prince Charles cinema in central London, long a site of pilgrimage for those interested in cult and hard-to-find films, has launched a petition saying its existence is under threat from its property developer landlords.
In a statement on petitions website 38degrees.org.uk, the cinema says that Zedwell LSQ Ltd (who are owned by developers Criterion Capital) are demanding a “break clause” in the building’s lease, which is currently being negotiated as the current lease ends in September. The cinema says this means they would be on six months’ notice to leave if Zedwell decides to redevelop the site.
Continue reading...Trump will not be ‘meteor’ blow to Irish economy, says employers’ group
Businesses should avoid panic amid fears US will attempt to repatriate jobs and taxes, says Danny McCoy
Donald Trump will not be a knockout “meteor” to Ireland’s economy despite its heavy reliance on US multinationals, the head of the country’s business trade organisation has said.
While the US president told world leaders gathered at Davos last week that “Europe treats us very, very unfairly” there is a heightened sense of nervousness in Ireland that this could translate to an attempt to repatriate jobs and taxes from the 950 US companies there.
Continue reading...DeepSeek: How China’s ‘AI heroes’ overcame US curbs to stun Silicon Valley
How did a little-known Chinese start-up build a powerful new AI model despite restrictions?
Fears for ‘security of Jews worldwide’ in wake of Elon Musk AfD speech
Top US Jewish advocate Halie Soifer calls Trump adviser’s address to far-right Germany rally ‘incredibly dangerous’
Elon Musk’s remarks to a German far-right party that Germans should not focus on their country’s Nazi past should prompt “deep concern” about “the security of American Jews” and “of Jews worldwide”, a leading US Jewish advocate has told the Guardian.
“Speaking as a deeply concerned American Jew,” said Halie Soifer, chief executive of the Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA), “I am deeply concerned about the security of American Jews, of Jews worldwide, given our president’s clear alignment with dangerous rightwing extremists.”
Continue reading...Vatican Warns AI Could Undermine ‘Foundations Of Society’ – Barron’s
- Vatican Warns AI Could Undermine 'Foundations Of Society' Barron's
- New Vatican document examines potential and risks of AI Vatican News - English
- Pope Francis says he’s more concerned about human intelligence than AI Catholic News Agency
- Vatican says AI has 'shadow of evil,' calls for close oversight Reuters
- Pope warns Davos summit that AI could worsen ‘crisis of truth’ | Artificial intelligence (AI) The Guardian
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants over atrocities in Darfur
Karim Khan says civilians being targeted and communities destroyed in western region of Sudan
The prosecutor for the international criminal court has said he is seeking arrest warrants for people accused of atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region, where the US and others have determined that a paramilitary group and its allies have perpetrated genocide.
Karim Khan told the UN security council in New York: “Criminality is accelerating in Darfur. Civilians are being targeted, women and girls are subjected to sexual violence, and entire communities are left in destruction.
Continue reading...Swimming pool-sized sinkhole swallows truck in Japan, trapping driver inside – NBC News
- Swimming pool-sized sinkhole swallows truck in Japan, trapping driver inside NBC News
- Massive sinkhole swallows truck in Japan, trapping driver inside CBS News
- Truck Driver Swallowed by Giant Sinkhole in Japan as Rescuers Work to Retrieve Vehicle PEOPLE
- Sinkhole swallows truck in Japan, trapping driver inside ABC News
- Multiple Vehicle Accidents Cause Injuries Across Japan Evrim Ağacı
Woman at heart of birthright citizenship lawsuit reacts to Trump’s order: ‘This is a right’
A pregnant mother from Venezuela responds to Trump’s executive order that would render her baby stateless
On his first day in office, Donald Trump signed an order ending constitutionally recognized right of birthright citizenship. Thousands of expecting parents across the US suddenly had to consider that their babies would be born into a legal limbo.
Among them is Monica, a woman expecting her first child after escaping political persecution in Venezuela. If Trump’s order stands, Monica’s baby will be born stateless.
Continue reading...Produce in home gardens near PFAS plant in US contain dangerous levels of chemicals
Research provides more evidence that food is a potentially overlooked exposure route to toxic ‘forever chemicals’
Produce grown in home gardens around a North Carolina PFAS plant contain dangerous levels of the chemicals, new research has found, providing more evidence that food is a potentially overlooked exposure route to the compounds, especially when grown near polluters.
The study’s authors say findings point to much of the contamination resulting from air emissions, which research increasingly suggests is an underestimated source of PFAS pollution.
Continue reading...France Is Furious Over a Few Stained-Glass Windows in Notre Dame – The Wall Street Journal
France Is Furious Over a Few Stained-Glass Windows in Notre Dame The Wall Street Journal
Chastened by Past Wars, Kremlin Tries to Elevate Its Veterans – The New York Times
Chastened by Past Wars, Kremlin Tries to Elevate Its Veterans The New York Times
Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America in US
Tech firm to make change in line with Trump’s executive order, using both names in world outside US and Mexico
Google has confirmed it will rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on Google Maps in the US, after an executive order from Donald Trump.
It will remain the Gulf of Mexico in Mexico, while users outside of the US and Mexico will see both names on Google Maps. The Alaskan peak Denali, the tallest mountain in North America, will also be changed to Mount McKinley in the US in line with Trump’s executive order on 20 January.
Reuters contributed to this report
Continue reading...Trump’s two-by-four foreign policy gets early wins with deportations – Axios
- Trump's two-by-four foreign policy gets early wins with deportations Axios
- Trump May Soon Find There’s a Big Downside to America First Slate
- Trump previews brute foreign policy approach with Colombia spat The Hill
- How Trump's assertive foreign policy impacts international relations GZERO Media
- In the early going, Trump 2.0 approach on foreign policy is to talk loudly and carry a big stick The Associated Press
At least 17 people killed as fighting in DR Congo’s Goma intensifies
The M23 rebel group has declared the key city of Goma under its control, signalling a big blow to the Congolese army.
Italy restarts bid to deport migrants to Albania
Italian naval ship lands 49 people in Albania in a third transfer under controversial 2023 deal between Rome and Tirana.
Trump doubles down on proposal to move Gazans; insists Egypt and Jordan will agree – The Times of Israel
- Trump doubles down on proposal to move Gazans; insists Egypt and Jordan will agree The Times of Israel
- Donald Trump increases pressure on Egypt and Jordan to accept Gaza ‘clean out’ plan Financial Times
- Trump repeats suggestion Palestinians should leave Gaza for Egypt and Jordan The Guardian US
- Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to let in Palestinian refugees from Gaza. Here’s why the idea is rejected PBS NewsHour
- Trump’s genocidal plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza was there all along Al Jazeera English
Lake Tanganyika fishers fight for their future amid declining catches
From 2020-2024, fish production dropped 20% in the world's longest freshwater lake serving Tanzania and its neighbours.