- 5 men sentenced to death for gang rape and murder of teen Yahoo! Voices
- 5 who raped tribal girl, killed her and 2 members of her family, handed death sentence in Chhattisgarh The Indian Express
- Chhattisgarh: 5 men sentenced to death for gangrape-murder of girl, killing of her 2 family members ThePrint
- POCSO court awards death sentence to 5 for rape & murder of minor in Korba The Times of India
- 5 Get Death For Gangrape, Murder Of 16-Year-Old Girl In Chhattisgarh NDTV
In Syria’s Golan Heights buffer zone, residents fear Israel is making a land grab – NPR
- In Syria's Golan Heights buffer zone, residents fear Israel is making a land grab NPR
- Syria, where Netanyahu and Erdogan converge The Cradle
- Syrians in the Golan Heights refuse to leave ‘in exchange for peace' with Israel FRANCE 24 English
- Israel 'building military bases' in occupied southern Syria The New Arab
- Israel has declared war on the promise of a strong, democratic Syria Al Jazeera English
Hezbollah demands Israeli forces complete withdrawal from Lebanon on time
Israel says the ceasefire agreement is not being implemented fast enough.
Israel continues Jenin raid as two Palestinians killed in West Bank
Thousands of Palestinians have been forcibly displaced as the Israeli army ordered evacuations of multiple areas.
Visiting leaky, crowded Louvre is ‘physical ordeal’, museum’s boss says
In leaked memo to culture minister, Laurence des Cars sounds alarm over state of Paris art gallery
Visiting the Louvre has become a “physical ordeal” as the throngs of tourists, leaks and substandard catering take a toll on the world’s most-visited museum, its director has said in a leaked memo.
The document, written by Laurence des Cars for the French culture minister, Rachida Dati, but leaked to the media on Thursday, sounded the alarm over the state of the Paris museum.
Continue reading...Teen Sentenced to 52 Years for Murdering Three Girls at Taylor Swift-Themed Dance Class – Rolling Stone
- Teen Sentenced to 52 Years for Murdering Three Girls at Taylor Swift-Themed Dance Class Rolling Stone
- Teen sentenced to 52 years in prison for deadly stabbing at Taylor Swift-themed event ABC News
- Against the death penalty, even for Axel Rudakubana The Spectator
- Teen who killed 3 girls at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in U.K. gets over 50 years in prison CBS News
- Why were warning signs missed for the UK teen who killed 3 girls in a stabbing rampage? The Associated Press
‘My daughter’s bones were scattered on the ground’ – the harrowing search for the missing of Gaza
Palestinian health authorities estimate 10,000 people are likely to be dead beneath Gaza's ruins.
‘My daughter’s bones were scattered on the ground’ – the harrowing search for the missing of Gaza – BBC.com
- 'My daughter's bones were scattered on the ground' - the harrowing search for the missing of Gaza BBC.com
- Grief in Gaza as families identify bodies recovered from rubble NBC News
- The Reconstruction of Gaza: Facts and Fantasies Haaretz
- Gaza is a nightmare after 15 months of war. A visual guide to life on the ground now CNN
- Rebuilding Gaza will be a massive project. Here are 5 things to know NPR
German opposition leader ramps up immigration rhetoric after knife attack
Friedrich Merz says he will boost border controls if he wins power in next month’s elections
Germany’s opposition leader has pledged to strengthen border controls and step up deportations if he becomes chancellor after elections next month, a day after an Afghan man was arrested over a knife attack in which two people died.
Friedrich Merz, whose conservative CDU/CSU alliance is leading in polls, said he would not allow attacks like the one in the Bavarian city of Aschaffenburg on Wednesday to become a “normal affair”.
Continue reading...Paris’ Louvre museum, in dire state, cries for help – Reuters
- Paris' Louvre museum, in dire state, cries for help Reuters
- Leaky, crowded and hot: Louvre boss slams her own museum Yahoo! Voices
- In Leaked Memo, Louvre Director Warns of Leaks and Overcrowding, Calls for ‘Reassessing’ Display of Mona Lisa ARTnews
- Visiting leaky, crowded Louvre is ‘physical ordeal’, museum’s boss says The Guardian
- Louvre is damp, out of date and a pain to get round, laments boss The Times
French divorcee wins appeal in case over refusing husband sex
Europe's highest human rights court ruled the refusal of sex is not a valid ground for fault in a divorce.
Trump Blames OPEC for Continuation of War He Said He Would Stop By Now – Splinter
- Trump Blames OPEC for Continuation of War He Said He Would Stop By Now Splinter
- Trump urges Opec countries to slash oil prices BBC.com
- Oil Set for First Weekly Drop This Year as Trump Rattles Market Bloomberg
- Trump uses Davos address to accuse oil producers of prolonging Ukraine war The Guardian US
- Trump Calls on OPEC to Stop Russia in Ukraine. What He's Forgetting. Barron's
‘Shameful’: Rome mayor dismayed after Lazio thugs attack Real Sociedad fans
- Nine supporters injured before Europa League tie
- Victims set upon with clubs, chains, knives and hammers
Nine Real Sociedad football fans were injured, one seriously, in central Rome late on Wednesday, allegedly after being violently attacked by hardcore “ultra” Lazio supporters.
According to reports in Italian media, the Spanish fans were among a group of about 70 allegedly set upon by what appeared to be about 80 Lazio ultras, who were armed with clubs, chains and knives and hammers, outside a pub on Via Leonina in the Monti district of the Italian capital. Security in the city has been upped before the Europa League match at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico on Thursday night.
Continue reading...Rubio to visit Central America in late January in first foreign visit – Reuters
- Rubio to visit Central America in late January in first foreign visit Reuters
- A man, a plan, a canal: Rubio's first trip as secretary of state will take him to Panama NBC News
- Rubio to stop in Panama on first overseas trip as secretary of state CBS News
- Rubio to visit Central America on 1st trip as top US diplomat ABC News
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Panama after Donald Trump lashes out at country USA TODAY
The January 6 pardons: Who has Trump ordered to be released?
As one of his first actions as president, Trump pardoned hundreds of his supporters. Here's a look at who he set free.
Always Bet Against the Davos Man – The FP
- Always Bet Against the Davos Man The FP
- The Dissonance of Climate Promises at Davos The New York Times
- As WEF gets underway, the list of world leaders not attending Davos speaks volumes CNBC
- Analysis | In Davos and Washington, tech execs gather under divergent goals The Washington Post
- BI Davos Diary: After a night of parties, delegates packed the hall to hear what Trump had to say Business Insider
Marco Rubio’s First Official Visit Will Be to a Country Trump Already Offended – The Daily Beast
- Marco Rubio’s First Official Visit Will Be to a Country Trump Already Offended The Daily Beast
- A man, a plan, a canal: Rubio's first trip as secretary of state will take him to Panama NBC News
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Panama after Donald Trump lashes out at country USA TODAY
- What does China have to do with Marco Rubio’s trip to Latin America? South China Morning Post
- Rubio to visit Central America on 1st trip as top US diplomat ABC News
Rachel Reeves to soften non-dom tax changes – BBC.com
- Rachel Reeves to soften non-dom tax changes BBC.com
- Millionaire exodus same as losing half a million taxpayers, study shows The Telegraph
- Rachel Reeves to Relax UK Non-Dom Rules Amid Millionaires Leaving Bloomberg
- Rachel Reeves is getting an expensive lesson in economics The Spectator
- Rachel Reeves to soften non-dom tax changes to woo rich for growth push The Guardian
Russian ships return to Syrian base ahead of expected withdrawal
Analysts say the return suggests that Moscow is preparing to evacuate one of its most valuable overseas bases.
Micheal Martin returns as Irish prime minister
The Fianna Fail leader was elected for a second time after chaos in Ireland's parliament subsided.