Winter storm brings ‘very heavy’ snow and more rain to California

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Avalanche warning for Sierra Nevadas while southern California experiences heavy rain and flooding

California is being blanketed by a winter storm that has brought the coldest air mass in three years to the state – along with heavy snowfall, road closures and power outages.

The University of California Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Lab, near Donner Pass, reported 28in of snow on Tuesday, with another 3ft expected in the next two days. I-80 is closed from Colfax to the Nevada state line due to snow.

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Boost to British Steel as Turkey places high-speed rail order

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‘Eight-figure agreement’ made to supply new line between Ankara and İzmir – but questions over plant’s future remain

British Steel has secured an order worth tens of millions of pounds to supply rail for a high-speed electric railway in Turkey, amid continuing uncertainty over the long-term future of the government-controlled steelworks in Scunthorpe.

The site will supply 36,000 tonnes of rail to ERG International Group, the company announced, in what it called an “eight-figure agreement”.

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Police assessing records of private flights at Stansted after publication of Epstein files

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Move comes after Gordon Brown’s claim that files show sex offender used airport in Essex to ‘fly in girls’

Police are assessing information about private flights to and from Stansted airport following the publication of files relating to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

It comes after former prime minister Gordon Brown claimed the documents showed in “graphic detail” how Epstein was able to use the Essex-based hub to “fly in girls from Latvia, Lithuania and Russia”.

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US says 11 people killed in latest strikes on alleged drug boats

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Three boats targeted in eastern Pacific and Caribbean as Trump continues pursuit of alleged ‘narco-terrorists’

US military officials have said American forces launched assaults on three alleged drug-smuggling boats, killing 11 in one of the deadliest days of the Trump administration’s months-long campaign against alleged traffickers.

The military action on Monday brought the number of fatalities caused by US strikes to 145 since September, when Donald Trump called on American armed forces to attack people deemed “narco-terrorists” on small vessels. There have been 42 known strikes in notorious drug-trafficking routes such as the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, according to the Associated Press reported.

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U.S. Indicts Captain of an Oil Tanker the Coast Guard Chased for Weeks – The New York Times

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  1. U.S. Indicts Captain of an Oil Tanker the Coast Guard Chased for Weeks  The New York Times
  2. Marinera sailors recount the tanker’s seizure  Вёрстка
  3. US Charges Captain of Marinera Tanker in Sanctions Violation Case  Букви
  4. U.S. Indicts Captain from Fugitive Shadow Tanker Reports NY Times  The Maritime Executive
  5. US Sets Free Two Russian Sailors Of Siezed Marinera Tanker  Taarifa Rwanda
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Middle East Buildup Continues as Six F-22 Raptors Stopover at RAF Lakenheath – The Aviationist

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  1. Middle East Buildup Continues as Six F-22 Raptors Stopover at RAF Lakenheath  The Aviationist
  2. Trump sends fighter jet squadron to ‘kick the door down’ in Iran  The Telegraph
  3. U.S. Gathers the Most Air Power in the Mideast Since the 2003 Iraq Invasion  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Major Deployment Of Rickety E-3 Sentry Fleet For Iran Crisis Highlights Worrisome Gaps  The War Zone
  5. US surveillance jets tracked from Alaska to UK air base as Iran tensions continue  BBC
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How the global effort to keep AI safe went off the rails – politico.eu

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  1. How the global effort to keep AI safe went off the rails  politico.eu
  2. Tech billionaires fly in for Delhi AI expo as Modi jostles to lead in south  The Guardian
  3. America-India Connect infrastructure connects four continents  Google Cloud
  4. AI Impact Summit 2026: How we’re partnering to make AI work for everyone  blog.google
  5. Accelerating discovery in India through AI-powered science and education  Google DeepMind
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Peru’s president ousted in ‘express impeachment’ after just four months

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Interim president José Jerí voted out by country’s congress amid scandal concerning secretive meetings

Peru’s interim president has been forced out of office in an “express impeachment” after a political scandal over his secretive meetings with Chinese businessmen.

Lawmakers voted by 75 votes to 24 to proceed with the removal of José Jerí, who had been at the helm for just four months.

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Role of far-right manosphere in homophobic attacks on men to be investigated in Victoria

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Exclusive: Greens move to call parliamentary inquiry after series of ‘disturbing’ attacks targeting gay and bisexual men lured via dating apps

The role of “far-right manosphere influencers” in fuelling homophobic attacks where victims were lured through fake dating app profiles before being assaulted is set to be investigated by a Victorian parliamentary inquiry.

Aiv Puglielli, the Greens’ equality spokesperson, will on Wednesday move a motion calling on the upper house’s legal and social issues committee to investigate the scale of such crimes, as well as the state’s current response and support available to victims.

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Panel rebukes EU nations for seeking ouster of UN’s Albanese over Israel-Gaza remarks – politico.eu

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  1. Panel rebukes EU nations for seeking ouster of UN’s Albanese over Israel-Gaza remarks  politico.eu
  2. UN staffers back Francesca Albanese, condemn European ministers for attacks  Al Jazeera
  3. Independent UN body condemns 'vicious attacks' on UN expert on Palestinian rights  Reuters
  4. Global: European states must retract outrageous attacks on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese  Amnesty International
  5. Artists for Palestine sends letter backing UN’s anti-Israel rapporteur Albanese  The Times of Israel
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“It’s ass”: Ukraine’s intelligence intercepts Russian troops struggling with Gazprom terminals after Starlink shutdown – Euromaidan Press

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  1. "It's ass": Ukraine's intelligence intercepts Russian troops struggling with Gazprom terminals after Starlink shutdown  Euromaidan Press
  2. Starlink Surprise  Futura Doctrina | Mick Ryan
  3. Russian official acknowledges Starlink systems down for two weeks  Reuters
  4. Russian military scrambles to find Starlink alternative after access blocked  The Guardian
  5. Starlink Shutdown Blunts Russia’s Newest Battlefield Advantage  The Wall Street Journal
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