Deadly Hotel Fire at Turkish Ski Resort Stirs Grief and Outrage – The New York Times

  1. Deadly Hotel Fire at Turkish Ski Resort Stirs Grief and Outrage  The New York Times
  2. Turkey hotel fire: questions mount over safety measures at resort after 76 die  The Guardian
  3. Turkey detains 11 over ski resort hotel fire that killed 79  Reuters
  4. Ski Resort Blaze Killed 20 Children, Fire Department Officials Among 11 Now Arrested  PEOPLE
  5. Turkey: ski resort fire prompts safety measures questions  DW (English)
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Spate of Violent Antisemitic Attacks Rattles Australia – The New York Times

  1. Spate of Violent Antisemitic Attacks Rattles Australia  The New York Times
  2. Police investigate whether foreign actors are paying for antisemitic crimes in Australia  The Associated Press
  3. Anthony Albanese might have crumbled on a national cabinet meeting on anti-Semitism, but it's not an easy fix  ABC News
  4. Australia says ‘overseas actors’ may be funding wave of antisemitic attacks  Financial Times
  5. In Australia, Jew-Hate Is Out of Control  The FP
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A man pleads guilty to the murder of mother and 2 daughters in crossbow attack near London – Yahoo! Voices

  1. A man pleads guilty to the murder of mother and 2 daughters in crossbow attack near London  Yahoo! Voices
  2. Man admits to murders in crossbow attack on BBC presenter's family in U.K.  CBS News
  3. Kyle Clifford admits murdering Carol Hunt and daughters in crossbow killings  The Guardian
  4. Man Pleads Guilty to Murdering BBC Presenter's Wife and 2 Daughters in Crossbow Attack, Court Hears  PEOPLE
  5. The former soldier turned crossbow killer whose brother is serving life for murder  The Telegraph
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Gaza is a nightmare after 15 months of war. A visual guide to life on the ground now – CNN

  1. Gaza is a nightmare after 15 months of war. A visual guide to life on the ground now  CNN
  2. Rebuilding Gaza will be a massive project. Here are 5 things to know  NPR
  3. ‘Skull without a jaw’: Gaza survivors search for what remains of the dead  Al Jazeera English
  4. 'In every street there are dead': Gaza rescuers reckon with scale of destruction  BBC.com
  5. UNDP chief: Gaza must 'rebuild 60 years of lost development'  DW (English)
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Italy’s Meloni under fire after freeing Libyan warlord – POLITICO Europe

  1. Italy’s Meloni under fire after freeing Libyan warlord  POLITICO Europe
  2. Meloni faces questions after Italy frees Libyan general accused of war crimes  The Guardian
  3. Italy government under fire for releasing Libyan warlord accused of war crimes  Yahoo! Voices
  4. Situation in Libya: ICC arrest warrant against Osama Elmasry Njeem for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes  the International Criminal Court
  5. Libyan police chief arrested in Italy for alleged war crimes - reports  BBC.com
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With Cease-Fires on Two Fronts, Israel Takes Aim at West Bank – The Wall Street Journal

  1. With Cease-Fires on Two Fronts, Israel Takes Aim at West Bank  The Wall Street Journal
  2. Israel Embarks on an ‘Extensive’ Military Operation in the West Bank  The New York Times
  3. ‘The battlefield is about to shift’: West Bank braces for rising violence  Al Jazeera English
  4. Israeli minister says army applying lessons from Gaza in West Bank operation  Reuters
  5. Violence erupts in West Bank as settlers attack, Israel raids Jenin  The Washington Post
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Aryna Sabalenka shares the deal she made with Paula Badosa ‘a long time ago’ ahead of their Australian Open semi-final – The Tennis Gazette

  1. Aryna Sabalenka shares the deal she made with Paula Badosa ‘a long time ago’ ahead of their Australian Open semi-final  The Tennis Gazette
  2. Sabalenka stomps to third straight Aussie final  ESPN
  3. Australian Open 2025 LIVE: Iga Swiatek vs Madison Keys - live text and radio commentary  BBC.com
  4. Australian Open 2025, day 12: Swiatek, Keys endure 'nervy' start; 'Sublime' Aryna Sabalenka keeps three-peat dreams alive  Nine
  5. Australian Open 2025 Women’s Semifinals LIVE Thursday, January 23, at 3:30 a.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+  ESPN Press Room
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Sunfish that began ailing after aquarium’s closure recovers after human cutouts set up outside tank – ABC News

  1. Sunfish that began ailing after aquarium's closure recovers after human cutouts set up outside tank  ABC News
  2. ‘Lonely’ Sunfish Comforted by Cardboard Cutouts of People After Aquarium Closes Due to Renovations  PEOPLE
  3. Japan aquarium cheers up lonely sunfish by taping photos of human faces to its tank  The Guardian
  4. Solitary sunfish stops eating during Japanese aquarium's temporary closure  Yahoo! Voices
  5. Japanese aquarium places cardboard cutouts of people near sunfish tank to cure its loneliness  New York Post
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Freed hostage Emily Damari thanks London’s Tottenham Hotspur soccer team, fans for support – The Times of Israel

  1. Freed hostage Emily Damari thanks London's Tottenham Hotspur soccer team, fans for support  The Times of Israel
  2. What was in the brown bags handed to Israeli hostages released by Hamas?  Fox News
  3. Middle East latest: Released Israeli hostage says she has ‘returned to life’  The Associated Press
  4. Freed hostage Emily Damari’s wounded hand swiftly becomes symbol of Israeli defiance  The Times of Israel
  5. 'Life after death': Romi Gonen shares first post since release from Gaza  The Jerusalem Post
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Freed hostage Emily Damari thanks London’s Tottenham Hotspur soccer team, fans for support – The Times of Israel

  1. Freed hostage Emily Damari thanks London’s Tottenham Hotspur soccer team, fans for support  The Times of Israel
  2. What was in the brown bags handed to Israeli hostages released by Hamas?  Fox News
  3. 'Life after death': Romi Gonen shares first post since release from Gaza  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Israelis rejoice at hostages’ release, yet worry a sacred vow was broken  The Christian Science Monitor
  5. Middle East latest: Released Israeli hostage says she has ‘returned to life’  The Associated Press
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Europe needs to be armed to survive, says Donald Tusk – POLITICO Europe

  1. Europe needs to be armed to survive, says Donald Tusk  POLITICO Europe
  2. EU needs to end its military dependency on the US and arm itself ‘to survive,’ says Tusk  The Associated Press
  3. Europe should welcome Trump's NATO spending call, says Poland's Tusk  Reuters
  4. It's time to return to Cold War-era defense spending, says Poland's president  CNBC
  5. Tusk calls for an 'armed' Europe and rails against the Green Deal  Euronews
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‘They Destroyed Everything’: With Russia Gone, Syrians Begin a Long, Painful Process of Rebuilding – The Moscow Times

  1. ‘They Destroyed Everything’: With Russia Gone, Syrians Begin a Long, Painful Process of Rebuilding  The Moscow Times
  2. Syria Terminates Russian Naval Base Deal – Reports  The Moscow Times
  3. Russian submarines may be forced out of Mediterranean  Yahoo! Voices
  4. Syria's New Government Cancels Russian Port Lease at Tartus  The Maritime Executive
  5. Syria cripples Moscow’s Mediterranean presence  EURACTIV
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Iran is ‘pressing the gas pedal’ on uranium enrichment, IAEA chief says – Reuters

  1. Iran is 'pressing the gas pedal' on uranium enrichment, IAEA chief says  Reuters
  2. UN chief Guterres calls on Iran to renounce nuclear weapons  Reuters
  3. UN urges diplomacy as Iran hits nuclear 'gas pedal,' conservative commentator tells Trump ‘do not appease’  Fox News
  4. Iran Needs to Strike Nuclear Understanding With Trump, IAEA Says  Bloomberg
  5. UN Nuclear Watchdog Reveals Iran Has 200 Kg Of Uranium Close To Bomb-grade | Watch  The Times of India
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PMQs live: Starmer to face Badenoch after announcing plan to end teenage access to knives online in wake of Southport attack

PM to face Tory leader following decision to announce tougher checks for people buying knives online

A new online train ticket retailer backed by the UK government is to be created, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced, with the aim of simplifying the process of buying tickets from different rail operators. Joanna Partridge has the story.

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Bishop asks Trump to ‘have mercy’ on migrants and LGBTQ+ people | First Thing

Right Rev Mariann Budde’s appeal followed executive orders preparing US for mass deportations and targeting of transgender people

Good morning.

The Episcopal bishop of Washington implored Donald Trump to “have mercy upon” immigrants and LGBTQ+ people across the country after he unleashed a slate of executive orders targeting communities.

What executive orders does it follow? Trump has already signed directives undoing Biden-era protections for transgender Americans and paving the way for mass deportations.

Who supports the Patriotic Millionaires’ campaign? The group has sent a letter calling on world leaders to implement a wealth tax, which is signed by more than 370 millionaires and billionaires from 22 countries. This includes the film producer and philanthropist Abigail Disney, the musician Brian Eno and the director Richard Curtis.

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Prince Harry settles legal claim against Sun publisher

NGN apologises to royal ‘for phone hacking, surveillance and misuse of private information by journalists and private investigators’

The Duke of Sussex has settled his high court legal action at the eleventh hour against the publisher of the Sun, News Group Newspapers (NGN).

NGN offered “a full and unequivocal apology” to Prince Harry “for the phone hacking, surveillance and misuse of private information by journalists and private investigators instructed by them” at the News of the World.

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