Palestinians in Gaza look ahead with hope and fear amid uncertain ceasefire
Displaced Palestinians in Deir el-Balah share mixed emotions, losses, and their plans for the future after the truce.
Norway cool on Trump’s demand for a massive defense spending increase – POLITICO Europe
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- NATO's Rutte says Trump's return will 'turbo-charge' pact's defence spending, production The Economic Times
Host of hospital builds delayed by up to 14 years – BBC.com
- Host of hospital builds delayed by up to 14 years BBC.com
- Work on some of Boris Johnson’s ‘40 new hospitals’ will not start until 2039 The Guardian
- Almost half of 40 hospitals promised by Conservatives delayed, says health secretary Sky News
- Timetable confirmed for Harlow hospital rebuild feeds.bbci.co.uk
- 'Significant delay' for hospital builds BBC
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Pope dissolves Peru-based Catholic movement after ‘sadistic abuses’ – The Guardian
- Pope dissolves Peru-based Catholic movement after ‘sadistic abuses’ The Guardian
- Pope dissolves Peru-based conservative Catholic movement after abuses uncovered by Vatican The Associated Press
- Sodality of Christian Life dissolved by Pope Francis, apostolate confirms Catholic News Agency
- Vatican to suppress Sodalitium Christianae Vitae The Pillar
- Vatican dissolves scandal-plagued Peru group Crux Now
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Pope dissolves Peru-based Catholic movement after ‘sadistic abuses’
Sodalitium of Christian Life ended after investigation found sexual and spiritual abuses and financial mismanagement
Pope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium of Christian Life (SCV), after years of attempts at reform and a Vatican investigation. The investigation uncovered sexual abuses by its founder, financial mismanagement by its leaders and spiritual abuses by its top members.
The Sodalitium on Monday confirmed the dissolution, which was conveyed to an assembly of its members in Aparecida, Brazil at the weekend by the pope’s top legal adviser, Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda. In revealing the dissolution in a statement, the group lamented that news of Francis’s decision had been leaked by two members attending the assembly, who were “definitively expelled”.
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Colombia vows ‘war’ as guerrilla violence kills 100 – FRANCE 24 English
- Colombia vows 'war' as guerrilla violence kills 100 FRANCE 24 English
- At Least 80 Dead and 18,000 Flee Amid a New Surge of Violence in Colombia The New York Times
- Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region The Hill
- 80 killed in Colombia’s deadliest wave of violence since peace accords The Washington Post
- Venezuela’s Maduro Sends Troops to Border as Thousands Flee Colombia Terror Bloomberg
Illegal mining ringleader escaped during South Africa disaster with help from officers, police say – The Associated Press
- Illegal mining ringleader escaped during South Africa disaster with help from officers, police say The Associated Press
- Hundreds of Miners Were Trapped for Months—Until an Extraordinary Two-Man Rescue Mission The Wall Street Journal
- Gang leader 'Tiger' evades South African police after 78 mine deaths Reuters.com
- South Africa police search for gold mine gangster 'Tiger' DW (English)
- Stilfontein mine: South Africa police launch manhunt for illegal mining 'kingpin' BBC.com
Palestinians begin search for Gaza’s missing as they return to ruined homes
Ceasefire celebrations replaced by shock and sorrow as people begin to assess the scale of devastation
After the first night in Gaza for more than a year without the sound of drones or bombing overhead following the successful implementation of a ceasefire, people in the besieged Palestinian territory have begun returning to destroyed homes and searching for missing loved ones.
The truce that took effect on Sunday with the release of the first three hostages held by Hamas in exchange for 90 Palestinians from Israeli jails was greeted with euphoria as a large influx of desperately needed aid supplies entered the strip.
Continue reading...After 15 months of war, Hamas still rules over what remains of Gaza – Yahoo! Voices
- After 15 months of war, Hamas still rules over what remains of Gaza Yahoo! Voices
- Fighting Has Halted in Gaza, but the War Is Not Over The New York Times
- Diplomacy Is All Hamas Has Left in the Arsenal The Atlantic
- Hamas Is Effectively Back in Control in Gaza The Wall Street Journal
- Is Hamas back? Financial Times
‘Beaten before release’: Israeli treatment of Palestinian prisoners casts shadow on celebrations – Middle East Eye
- 'Beaten before release': Israeli treatment of Palestinian prisoners casts shadow on celebrations Middle East Eye
- Palestinians celebrate release of 90 prisoners and detainees held by Israel in first phase of ceasefire deal NBC News
- Released female Palestinians say conditions in prison were 'very difficult' and 'chaotic' Yahoo! Voices
- Who are the Palestinian prisoners released by Israel? Al Jazeera English
- ‘My arrest was unjustified’: released Palestinians decry their imprisonment The Guardian
North Korean POW Tells Ukrainian Interrogators About Major Troop Losses – The Moscow Times
- North Korean POW Tells Ukrainian Interrogators About Major Troop Losses The Moscow Times
- 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
- Suicides, new tactics and propaganda iPads: details from captured North Koreans expose new foe in Ukraine The Guardian
- North Korean Troops Thought Ukraine War Was an Exercise Newsweek
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Why Hamas still stands: Failed military doctrine drives IDF thinking – JNS.org
- Why Hamas still stands: Failed military doctrine drives IDF thinking JNS.org
- Hamas Is Effectively Back in Control in Gaza The Wall Street Journal
- Fighting Has Halted in Gaza, but the War Is Not Over The New York Times
- Israel Achieved 'Military Deterrence,' the Primary Goal of the War. It's Time to Move On Haaretz
- Hamas emerges from Gaza’s tunnels, showing it never lost control - analysis The Jerusalem Post
Gaza doctors relieved but fear for the future after Israel-Hamas ceasefire
The WHO says only half of Gaza’s 36 hospitals remain partially operational after 15 months of Israeli attacks.
Sinner fights dizziness to set up de Minaur quarterfinal at Australian Open
Swiatek, Svitolina, Keys, Sonego and Shelton also make it through to the last-eight stage on a hot day in Melbourne.
Has South Korea just witnessed its own January 6 moment? – The Guardian
- Has South Korea just witnessed its own January 6 moment? The Guardian
- South Korean President Yoon shuns questioning as security tightened after court rampage NBC News
- South Korea’s Yoon begins jail term with mugshot, solitary cell South China Morning Post
- Protesters storm South Korean court after it extends President Yoon’s detention CNN
- South Korea's impeached president is arrested over martial law declaration and his supporters riot The Associated Press