US strikes in Somalia killed ‘key’ ISIL figures, says regional government
Strikes were carried out in north Somalia, where the Puntland Security Forces is carrying out operations against ISIL.
How executive orders shape presidential power
AJLabs examines the data behind executive orders.
The West is seeing Kim Jong Un’s army in action. The North Korean soldiers are brutal zealots undeterred in the face of death. – Business Insider
- The West is seeing Kim Jong Un's army in action. The North Korean soldiers are brutal zealots undeterred in the face of death. Business Insider
- North Korean Troops No Longer Seen on Front Lines Fighting Ukraine The New York Times
- Suicidal tendencies and ’80s battlefield tactics: How North Korean soldiers are operating in Russia’s war on Ukraine CNN
- Ukraine says N Korea troops may have quit front line after heavy losses BBC.com
- Better Armed, but No Helmets: How North Koreans Fought Ukraine Newsweek
Trudeau says Canada will retaliate by imposing 25% tariffs on US imports
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s been left with no option but to respond by imposing 25% tariffs on US.
Starmer should end UK’s ‘cycle of hesitation’ with EU, says Neil Kinnock
Former Labour leader says government should show greater willingness to work with bloc
Labour needs to end its “cycle of hesitation” over Europe and press ahead with an ambitious new relationship with the European Union, the party’s former leader Neil Kinnock has said.
Keir Starmer will head to a Brussels dinner with EU leaders this week as he attempts to negotiate a security and defence pact with the bloc. It is the first summit of its type to be attended by a British prime minister since Brexit.
Continue reading...Luka Doncic traded to Lakers for Anthony Davis: Reports
Dallas Mavericks ship superstar Luke Doncic to LA Lakers for Anthony Davis in a blockbuster three-team deal.
Medical plane carrying child and mother crashes in Philadelphia
A medical transport plane carrying a Mexican girl who had just completed treatment crashed in Philadelphia.
Rubio lands in Panama as Trump threatens to ‘take back’ canal
The US secretary of state follows up on President Donald Trump's extraordinary threat to seize the Panama Canal.
Germany: Protesters decry CDU/CSU over AfD collaboration – DW (English)
- Germany: Protesters decry CDU/CSU over AfD collaboration DW (English)
- German immigration bill rejected despite far-right backing BBC.com
- Merkel, Musk and the far right: What is going on in Germany’s election? POLITICO Europe
- Migration law gamble backfires for Germany's conservative chancellor hopeful Reuters
- German politicians signal to Syrian asylum-seekers: It’s time to go home The Washington Post
Trump aid spending freeze halts leading malaria vaccine programme
Global collaboration with US researchers likely to be set back by years, including on spread of drug-resistant HIV
A flagship programme to create malaria vaccines has been halted by the Trump administration, in just one example of a rippling disruption to health research around the globe since the new US president took power.
The USAid Malaria Vaccine Development Program (MVDP) – which works to prevent child deaths by creating more effective second-generation vaccines – funds research by teams collaborating across institutes, including the US university Johns Hopkins and the UK’s University of Oxford.
Continue reading...Trump’s vision for transforming Gaza – and how Hamas might surrender – Israel Hayom
- Trump's vision for transforming Gaza – and how Hamas might surrender Israel Hayom
- ‘Colonial erasure’: Iran slams Trump plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza Al Jazeera English
- Why Arab States Hate Trump’s Plan to Relocate Palestinians The Wall Street Journal
- Approx. 80% of Israelis support Trump's plan to relocate Gazans - survey The Jerusalem Post
- Trump's plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza may impede release of hostages Haaretz
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,074
Here are the key developments on the 1,074th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Hamas captors said to have tormented Yarden Bibas with incessant talk of wife, kids – The Times of Israel
- Hamas captors said to have tormented Yarden Bibas with incessant talk of wife, kids The Times of Israel
- Father of Hamas’ youngest hostages is released — but his family remains in Hamas captivity Fox News
- Israeli hostage's release brings some relief for family but fate of wife, children unknown Reuters
- Israelis brace to learn the fate of Hamas' youngest hostage, taken captive as a baby NBC News
- For Yarden Bibas, it's not a happy ending. It's not even the end. Ynetnews
NSW minister apologises after asking chauffeur to drive 446km for Australia Day weekend lunch
Transport minister Jo Haylen admits ‘I made the wrong decision’ after ministerial car booked out for 13 hours for Hunter Valley lunch at winery
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The NSW transport minister, Jo Haylen, has apologised after using her ministerial driver to chauffeur her and some friends to and from a three-hour private lunch on the Australia Day weekend – at a cost of $750.
“I made the wrong decision,” Haylen said on Sunday when apologising and confirming she would repay the money for the 13-hour, 446km trip to the Hunter Valley.
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Continue reading...How LA fires devastation will change the Grammys this year
Showrunners say the ceremony will look different as they honour fire victims and first responders.
How a train station tragedy is threatening to bring down a hardline European president – CNN
- How a train station tragedy is threatening to bring down a hardline European president CNN
- Major anti-corruption protests in Serbia add to pressure on President Vučić The Guardian
- Protesters block bridges in Serbia's Novi Sad over November train disaster Reuters
- Blockades, mass rally set in Serbia to mark 3 months since canopy collapse killed 15 people ABC News
- Thousands protest in Serbia to mark three months since deadly roof collapse Al Jazeera English
‘I will fight for justice and truth,’ freed hostage Karina Ariev says in first words since release – The Jerusalem Post
- 'I will fight for justice and truth,' freed hostage Karina Ariev says in first words since release The Jerusalem Post
- ‘I’m at home’: Freed hostage Steinbrecher sends first message to Tel Aviv rally, thanks public The Times of Israel
- 'I'm here thanks to you': Israeli hostage freed from Gaza addresses Tel Aviv rally Euronews
- Karina Ariev's 1st social media post: 'I will not forget those murdered in Nahal Oz, Ynetnews
- Ex-hostage Doron Steinbrecher vows to join protests, 'do everything' to bring others home Haaretz
Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding scores – The Associated Press
- Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding scores The Associated Press
- Omdurman: Shelling at busy Sudanese market 'fills morgue with bodies' BBC.com
- Deadly artillery shelling hits Omdurman market in Sudan, 56 killed Al Jazeera English
- Paramilitary group attacks an open market in Sudan, killing 54 people and wounding at least 158 CNN
- Sudanese army says it retakes key cities in Al Jazirah state Sudan Tribune
One dead in Ingham flood waters as Townsville ‘black zone’ suburbs urged to evacuate
Herbert River predicted to reach record levels as north Queensland seaside town of Rollingstone records 999mm of rain in 48 hours
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Hundreds of north Queensland residents have fled their homes as suburbs and towns are inundated by rising flood waters, with authorities warning a near-record deluge could become more severe than “once in a lifetime” storms five years ago.
A woman was killed on Sunday morning during an attempted rescue from flood waters at Ingham north of Townsville.
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Continue reading...Argentines protest President Milei’s diatribe against ‘wokeism’ at Davos – The Associated Press
- Argentines protest President Milei’s diatribe against ‘wokeism’ at Davos The Associated Press
- Argentines march in defence of diversity, blasting Milei's anti-woke diatribes FRANCE 24 English
- Feminist and gender equality groups march in Argentina after Milei speech Yahoo! Voices
- ‘Make Argentina Gay Again’: Argentines hold anti-fascist pride march Buenos Aires Herald
- Davos 2025: Special Address by Javier Milei, President of Argentina World Economic Forum