- Irish tourist falls to his death from mountain while taking photos at ski resort in Bulgaria CBS News
- Irish man (29) dies after accident at Bulgarian ski resort Irish Independent
- Irish Tourist, 29, Dies After Falling 1,900ft While Taking Pictures At Ski Resort NDTV
- Irish Tourist Dies After Fall in Pirin Mountain as Bulgaria’s Sole Medical Helicopter Fails to Respond Novinite.com
- Horror as tourist, 29, plunges 600m to his death at mountain ski resort after 'losing balance while group took Daily Mail
Noem defends DHS decision to revoke protections for Venezuelans – POLITICO
- Noem defends DHS decision to revoke protections for Venezuelans POLITICO
- 'We stopped that': Noem cancels Biden admin's 11th hour deportation shield for Venezuelan migrants Fox News
- Trump ends extension of temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants NPR
- Trump rolls back deportation protections for thousands of Venezuelans. Here’s what that means Miami Herald
- Venezuelan community in South Florida on edge over TPS CBS Miami
Five skiers killed in French Alps after avalanches hit off-piste areas
Four Norwegians and one Swiss person died in the Savoie and Haute-Savoie regions
An avalanche in the French Alps has killed four Norwegian skiers who were swept away by an off-piste torrent of snow and ice in the southeastern Savoie region.
Also on Wednesday, a separate avalanche near Chamonix, in the Haute-Savoie region, killed a Swiss skier, according to the public prosecutor’s office in Bonneville.
Continue reading...‘Let’s see what happens,’ UN says of Israeli laws shuttering UNRWA office – JNS.org
- ‘Let’s see what happens,’ UN says of Israeli laws shuttering UNRWA office JNS.org
- ‘We rely on God, then on UNRWA’: Palestinians fear drastic effects as Israeli ban on UN agency comes into force CNN
- Israel Breaks With U.N. Agency Critical to Gaza’s Aid Flow The Wall Street Journal
- Updates: Israel’s ban on UNRWA threatens Gaza peace, agency chief warns Al Jazeera English
- Fear hits east Jerusalem as Israel moves to close UN Palestinian refugee agency The Associated Press
Transnistria Suffers Russia’s Tough Love – Center for European Policy Analysis
- Transnistria Suffers Russia’s Tough Love Center for European Policy Analysis
- Moldova's separatist region says gas running out Reuters
- Moldova, government spokesman: It is cheaper to buy electricity than to produce it in Transnistria Agenzia Nova
- Memorial for Victims of Energy Crisis Unveiled in Transnistria Белтелерадиокомпании
- Moldova signs loan deal to supply 3M cubic meters of gas to its breakaway Transnistria region Anadolu Agency
Photos: Celebrations commence the Year of the Snake – NPR
- Photos: Celebrations commence the Year of the Snake NPR
- Year Of The Snake Kicks Off: What To Know About The Lunar New Year In 2025 (Photos) Forbes
- Lunar New Year kicks off the year of the snake 6ABC Philadelphia
- Chinese zodiac predictions: What’s in store for 2025 as we enter the Year of the Snake CNN
- Lunar New Year 2025: The Year of the Snake is all about shedding that bad energy NBC News
Trump’s Mideast envoy visits Gaza before meeting with Netanyahu – NPR
- Trump's Mideast envoy visits Gaza before meeting with Netanyahu NPR
- US applying pressure to release as many hostages as possible 'soon,' source tell 'Post' - exclusive The Jerusalem Post
- Steven Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East Envoy, Makes Rare Trip to Gaza The New York Times
- Trump Middle East Envoy Witkoff Makes Rare Trip by U.S. Official to Gaza The Wall Street Journal
- Scoop: White House envoy met senior Palestinian official in Saudi Arabia Axios
Ukrainian Drones Flew 500 Miles And, In A Single Strike, Damaged 5% Of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity – Forbes
- Ukrainian Drones Flew 500 Miles And, In A Single Strike, Damaged 5% Of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity Forbes
- Nearly 100 companies in Ukraine quietly change Russian ownership in 6 months, monitoring service reports Kyiv Independent
- Ukrainian drones and missiles target Putin’s war machine inside Russia Atlantic Council
- Ukraine mounts big drone attack, says it hit Russian refinery Reuters
- Russia claims nuclear plant targeted during massive Ukrainian drone attack Al Jazeera English
Five takeaways from RFK Jr’s first confirmation hearing
Senators grilled Robert F Kennedy Jr, Trump's pick for health secretary, on vaccine comments and his stance on abortion.
Ahmed al-Sharaa named Syria’s transitional president
The country's de facto leader is appointed seven weeks after his faction overthrew Bashar al-Assad.
Millions celebrate the Lunar New Year around the world
As the Lunar New Year began on Wednesday, millions across the world are celebrating.
US Fed leaves rates unchanged
US Fed is in a holding pattern as it awaits more inflation and jobs data and clarity on President Trump's tariffs.
Fear hits east Jerusalem as Israel moves to close UN Palestinian refugee agency – The Associated Press
- Fear hits east Jerusalem as Israel moves to close UN Palestinian refugee agency The Associated Press
- ‘We rely on God, then on UNRWA’: Palestinians fear drastic effects as Israeli ban on UN agency comes into force CNN
- Norway says sending $24 million to UNRWA after Israel ban The Times of Israel
- Israel Breaks With U.N. Agency Critical to Gaza’s Aid Flow The Wall Street Journal
- What Israel’s UNRWA Ban Could Mean for Palestinians The New York Times
Rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa made transitional president of Syria
Appointment of former leader of group that led operation to topple Assad comes amid other political changes
The former leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist rebel group which led the military operation to topple the former president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, last month, has been appointed president of Syria for a “transitional period”.
The appointment of Ahmed al-Sharaa, who has been acting as the de-facto leader of the country since early December, came after a meeting of rebel faction leaders on Wednesday and was announced by a military spokesperson.
Continue reading...Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa named president for transitional period
Al-Sharaa was also authorised to form a temporary legislative council for the transitional phase, state media reports.
Israel says three Israeli and five Thai hostages to be released in Gaza Thursday – CNN
- Israel says three Israeli and five Thai hostages to be released in Gaza Thursday CNN
- Israel Says 8 of the 26 Hostages That Hamas Is Expected to Release Are Dead The New York Times
- Hamas to release three Israeli and five Thai hostages amid ceasefire Sky News
- Red Cross says it has no control over Hamas conduct during hostage handovers The Times of Israel
- Israel says eight captives to be released Thursday under Gaza truce deal Al Jazeera English
Canada and Mexico can avoid tariffs before Saturday’s deadline, says Trump’s commerce pick
Howard Lutnick testified at his US Senate confirmation hearing for his nomination to head commerce department
Donald Trump’s nominee to run the commerce department, Howard Lutnick, said on Wednesday that Canada and Mexico can avoid looming US tariffs if they act swiftly to close their borders to fentanyl, while vowing to slow China’s advancement in artificial intelligence.
Lutnick, a billionaire Wall Street CEO, at his US Senate confirmation hearing said he has advised Trump to pursue across-the-board tariffs country by country to restore “reciprocity” to America’s trading relationships and said he would erect stronger curbs on China’s access to US technology, including advanced AI semiconductors.
Continue reading...Pentagon strips Gen Milley of security detail and clearance
The former US general was critical of Trump in the past, at one point calling him a "fascist".
Pentagon strips Gen Milley of security detail and clearance
The former US general was critical of Trump in the past, at one point calling him a "fascist".
Lammy tells Rwanda it is putting $1bn in aid ‘under threat’ in DRC invasion
UK foreign secretary issues direct warning during phone call with Rwandan president after escalation of conflict
Rwanda has put $1bn of global aid under threat by taking part in the invasion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, has said.
He made the direct warning in a phone call to the Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, on Sunday after also speaking to the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, about the crisis.
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