Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo – The New York Times
- Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo The New York Times
- M23 rebels battling Congo's army close in on Goma as panic spreads among city's 2 million people The Associated Press
- Thousands uprooted as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major advance Reuters
- DRC conflict: Why a US peace initiative faltered DW (English)
- Video. The conflict in Congo causes a new exodus of civilians Euronews
Purdue Pharma, Sacklers to pay $7.4bn in new opioid settlement
The deal is $1bn more than a settlement from last year that was rejected by the US Supreme Court.
Peace, prosperity, & respect: Trump lays out lofty goals at Davos
US President Donald Trump told the World Economic Forum about his lofty goals.
French woman who stopped having sex with husband wins ruling at European court – Reuters
- French woman who stopped having sex with husband wins ruling at European court Reuters
- French woman blamed for divorce because she no longer had sex with husband wins appeal at top European court CNN
- Top European rights court rules woman’s refusal to have sex not a fault in divorce case The Associated Press
- Woman who refuses sex is not ‘at fault’ in divorce in France, court rules The Guardian
- French woman who refused sex with husband wins appeal at EU court Euronews
Kim’s Human Blitzkrieg – Ukrainian Troops Reveal North Korean Tactics in Kursk – Kyiv Post
- Kim’s Human Blitzkrieg – Ukrainian Troops Reveal North Korean Tactics in Kursk Kyiv Post
- Fighting Alongside Russia, North Koreans Wage Their Own War The New York Times
- North Korea prepares to send more troops to Russia after suffering casualties, South Korea says The Hill
- Ukraine intel chief says North Korean weapons are flooding into Russia The Washington Post
- More North Korean Artillery Troops Heading To Russia: Ukraine Intel Chief The War Zone
US government workers told to report DEI efforts or face ‘consequences’
Government employees received emails threatening "consequences" if they did not report DEI work to the White House.
Purdue and Sackler family agree $7.4bn opioid settlement
Under the terms, the opioid maker agreed to pay $900m, and the family behind it agreed to pay up to $6.5bn.
How China is reacting to Trump amid tariff threats, TikTok bans – The Washington Post
- How China is reacting to Trump amid tariff threats, TikTok bans The Washington Post
- The early days of the Trump administration, as viewed from China The Economist
- Trump Wants to Whack China With Tariffs. China Has Bigger Concerns. POLITICO
- What do Chinese analysts expect for China-US relations under Trump 2.0? Brookings Institution
- China says it hopes to 'properly manage differences' with the U.S. on trade CNBC
Who got the nod? The complete list of 2025 Oscar nominations
The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were delayed after deadly wildfires raged through the Los Angeles area.
ICC prosecutor seeks warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women
Prosecutor Karim Khan says there are reasonable grounds to believe two leaders responsible for 'crime against humanity'.
Trump’s health department cancels meetings and pauses communications
Health and Human Services is expected to be overhauled as Robert F Kennedy Jr waits to take department’s reins
Trump administration appointees are asserting control over the enormous US federal health department after the president’s inauguration this week – pausing public communications and abruptly canceling scientific meetings.
While temporary communications pauses are not entirely abnormal as new administrations find their feet, the orders come at a time of high anxiety for US scientists and public health workers.
Continue reading...ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders for ‘persecuting Afghan girls and women’
Karim Khan is seeking arrest warrants for the Taliban government's Supreme Leader and chief justice.
UK teen who killed three girls at dance class sentenced to 52 years
Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana will likely spend the rest of his life in jail for murdering three girls.
US judge blocks Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship
Judge rules in favor of states who sued over president’s executive order, which was set to take effect on 19 February
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship regardless of the parents’ immigration status.
US district judge John C Coughenour ruled in the case brought by the states of Washington, Arizona, Illinois and Oregon, which argue the 14th amendment and supreme court case law have cemented birthright citizenship.
Continue reading...Almost 40 firms banned from installing UK insulation amid botched jobs outcry
Schemes backed by previous government to improve energy efficiency have left homeowners unable to sell
Almost 40 building companies have been blocked by the government from installing insulation amid a growing outcry over the profusion of botched jobs across the UK.
Ministers also announced that any homes found to have received botched insulation would have the issues put right by the installer responsible at no extra cost to the homeowner.
Continue reading...Government overturns Tory measure and bans emergency use of bee-killing pesticide
Emergency use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide highly toxic to bees, to be outlawed in UK in line with EU
Bee-killing pesticides have been banned for emergency use in the UK for the first time in five years after the government rejected an application from the National Farmers’ Union and British Sugar.
The neonicotinoid pesticide Cruiser SB, which is used on sugar beet, is highly toxic to bees and has the potential to kill off populations of the insect. It is banned in the EU but the UK has provisionally agreed to its emergency use every year since leaving the bloc. It combats a plant disease known as virus yellows by killing the aphid that spreads it.
Continue reading...US President Trump threatens tariffs at 2025 Davos World Economic Forum
Trump repeats familiar grievances and threatens allies like Canada and the European Union with tariffs.
UK teenager jailed for minimum of 52 years for Southport girls’ murders – CNN International
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana jailed for minimum of 52 years for murder of three girls at a dance class in 2024 – as it happened
Rudakubana, 18, sentenced for murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe and attempted murder of 10 others
The legal counsel for the defence and prosecution have entered court.
The prosecution is led by Deanna Heer KC, with her junior Philip Astbury.
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