- EU leaders urge more defense spending amid Trump push DW (English)
- EU’s Kallas pushes back against Trump for saying Europe lags behind US on Ukraine aid Reuters
- EU must spend more than 1% of GDP to 'prepare for the worst', Kallas says Euronews
- EU must boost defence spending to counter Russia’s threat, says Kallas Al Jazeera English
- Brace for 2028: EU Urged to Prepare for Potential Russian Aggression Kyiv Post
Meloni faces questions after Italy frees Libyan general accused of war crimes
Case of Osama Najim puts spotlight on controversial migration pact between Italy and Libya
Giorgia Meloni’s government is under pressure to clarify why a Rome court refused to approve the arrest of a Libyan general accused of war crimes, allowing him to return home to a hero’s welcome on an Italian secret services flight in what critics believe was a tactic to shield alleged abuses committed in the north African country as a result of a migrant pact with Italy.
Osama Najim, also known as Almasri, was detained in Turin on Sunday on a warrant issued by the international criminal court (ICC) before being freed on Tuesday owing to a procedural technicality.
Continue reading...Rupert Murdoch’s outlets rarely apologize. The Prince Harry case was different – CNN
- Rupert Murdoch’s outlets rarely apologize. The Prince Harry case was different CNN
- Partial Victory for Prince Harry as Murdoch’s U.K. Tabloids Admit Unlawful Activities The New York Times
- The real reason Harry dropped fight against Murdoch The Telegraph
- Murdoch's UK tabloids apologize to Prince Harry and admit intruding on the late Princess Diana The Associated Press
- Prince Harry will celebrate his settlement - but it's unlikely to be the end of his personal crusade Sky News
Surrendering North Korean soldier refuses to drop sausage at gunpoint – Yahoo! Voices
- Surrendering North Korean soldier refuses to drop sausage at gunpoint Yahoo! Voices
- What the North Koreans took into battle against Ukraine The Washington Post
- Inside an Elite Ukrainian Unit’s Mission to Capture a North Korean Soldier The Wall Street Journal
- Suicide and soap operas: North Koreans react to being Ukrainian POWs POLITICO Europe
- Russia Presses Attacks, Ukraine Shows New Video Of North Korean Soldier Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
‘The battlefield is about to shift’: West Bank braces for rising violence
As Israel presses ahead with West Bank raid on Jenin, Palestinians fear more attacks from military and settlers.
Nearly 40,000 Palestinian Children Orphaned by War in Gaza – Drop Site News
- Nearly 40,000 Palestinian Children Orphaned by War in Gaza Drop Site News
- Middle East crisis: Live updates for 23 January, UN relief chief says ‘we can save more lives’ if Gaza ceasefire holds Welcome to the United Nations
- No child should ever see the horrors of Gaza Al Jazeera English
- Gaza’s WCNSF Inquirer.net
- Mr. Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator – Briefing to the Security Council on the plight of children in the Gaza Strip, given the gravity of the humanitarian situation in Gaza, 23 January 2025 ReliefWeb
What does the future of Syria hold after the fall of the Assad regime?
Today on The Stream: We ask Syrians what they think the future holds following the fall of the Assad regime.
EU trade chief to Trump: Let’s deal – POLITICO Europe
- EU trade chief to Trump: Let’s deal POLITICO Europe
- EU open to US energy, arm sales talks to stave off tariffs Reuters
- Ursula von der Leyen warns on ‘fracturing’ global economy after Trump tariff threat Financial Times
- Video: How Europe Is Preparing for a New Era of Trump The New York Times
- Europe must be prepared for shifting US trade policy, Lagarde warns Euronews
Cat makes three flights in 24 hours after being left on plane
Mittens was flown three times between New Zealand and Australia after being forgotten in a plane's cargo hold.
Cat makes three flights in 24 hours after being left on plane – BBC.com
- Cat makes three flights in 24 hours after being left on plane BBC.com
- Cat Accidentally Left on Plane Flies Between New Zealand and Australia 3 Times in 24 Hours PEOPLE
- Cat left in plane's cargo hold Boing Boing
- Cat left on plane ends up taking three flights before reaching its destination Sky News
- Air NZ apologises after Chch cat takes return trip to Oz New Zealand Herald
Elephants are not people, US court rules
Judges ruled a bid to free five elderly African elephants from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo was based on a law that only applied to humans.
India court orders seizure of ‘offensive’ MF Husain paintings
A complaint claimed that paintings of two Hindu deities at an art gallery "hurt religious sentiments".
What led to hotel fire disaster at Turkish ski resort? – BBC.com
- What led to hotel fire disaster at Turkish ski resort? BBC.com
- Deadly Hotel Fire at Turkish Ski Resort Stirs Grief and Outrage The New York Times
- Fire tears through Turkey ski resort hotel, killing at least 76 people and injuring dozens more CBS News
- Ski Resort Blaze Killed 20 Children, Fire Department Officials Among 11 Now Detained PEOPLE
- Deadly Turkey hotel fire sparks safety concerns and political blame game Reuters
What led to hotel fire disaster at Turkish ski resort?
Some survivors did not hear a fire alarm and there are claims of failures in the hotel's fire safety.
Does China ‘operate’ Panama Canal like Trump says?
The US president says the US should "take back" the famous waterway because China runs it now.
Prince Harry Gets 8-Figure Settlement From Rupert Murdoch’s UK Tabloids—Just Avoiding Trial – Forbes
- Prince Harry Gets 8-Figure Settlement From Rupert Murdoch’s UK Tabloids—Just Avoiding Trial Forbes
- Murdoch’s money protects him even from princes Financial Times
- Prince Harry settles lawsuit with Rupert Murdoch's newspapers after 'full' apology NBC News
- Prince Harry claims ‘monumental victory’ after reaching settlement with The Sun publisher CNN
- Diana would be proud of Prince Harry for winning Sun apology, says Earl Spencer The Guardian
A British submarine secretly tracking a Russian spy ship hanging around undersea cables suddenly surfaced close to send a message, UK says – Yahoo! Voices
- A British submarine secretly tracking a Russian spy ship hanging around undersea cables suddenly surfaced close to send a message, UK says Yahoo! Voices
- Royal Navy tracks Russian ‘spy ship’ closely after it enters UK waters The Guardian
- Russian spy ship found ‘gathering intelligence’ in UK waters Financial Times
- UK monitors Russian spy ship, steps up undersea cable protection Reuters UK
- Russian spy ship detected off U.K. as British official warns Putin: "We know what you're doing" CBS News
A British submarine secretly tracking a Russian spy ship hanging around undersea cables surfaced nearby to send a message, UK says – Business Insider
- A British submarine secretly tracking a Russian spy ship hanging around undersea cables surfaced nearby to send a message, UK says Business Insider
- ‘We see you’: How a Russian spy ship prompted a UK scramble Al Jazeera English
- Royal Navy Nuclear Submarine Surfaced Next To Russian Spy Ship To Send A Clear Message The War Zone
- Britain Says Russian Spy Ship Returned to U.K. Waters in Sign of Kremlin Threat The New York Times
- Royal Navy attack submarine warned off Russian spy ship from UK waters Sky News
Iran says Swiss national who died in custody photographed military sites
Iran's judiciary maintains that the unidentified man died by suicide after being arrested for espionage.
Top Iranian politician appeals to Trump to restart nuclear deal negotiations
Mohammad Javad Zarif says he hopes new Trump administration will be more serious, focused and realistic
A senior Iranian politician has appealed to Donald Trump to begin new negotiations with Tehran over its civil nuclear programme, saying: “I hope that this time around, [Trump 2.0] will be more serious, more focused, more realistic.”
Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s vice-president for strategic affairs, pointed out that the returning US president had not reappointed figures from his first term such as the former secretary of state Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton, who persuaded him in 2018 to quit the nuclear deal on the basis that withdrawal would lead to the regime’s collapse.
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