Is the deportation dispute between Colombia and the US really over?
Furious row defused after US President Donald Trump's threat of sanctions over migration.
Israel says eight hostages to be freed in Gaza deal’s first phase are dead
A government spokesman says information provided by Hamas overnight matches Israel's intelligence.
Israel says eight hostages due to be freed in first phase of Gaza deal are dead – BBC.com
- Israel says eight hostages due to be freed in first phase of Gaza deal are dead BBC.com
- Hamas says 8 of remaining 26 hostages are dead, according to source NBC News
- Israel says 8 of 33 on Hamas list of captives to be freed are already dead Al Jazeera English
- White House Statement on Hostage Release The White House
- Hamas: Eight hostages to be released from Gaza are dead Yahoo! Voices
The Luckiest Months Of The Lunar Year Of The Snake For Each Chinese Zodiac Sign – YourTango
- The Luckiest Months Of The Lunar Year Of The Snake For Each Chinese Zodiac Sign YourTango
- Chinese Lunar New Year 2025: Which Zodiac Animal Are You? Forbes
- Lunar New Year: What to know as we slide into the Year of the Snake The Washington Post
- Happy Chinese New Year 2025: 30 best wishes, images, greetings, WhatsApp and Facebook status to celebrate Lunar New Year Hindustan Times
- A 2025 guide to Lunar New Year as we slither into the Year of the Snake CNN International
UK weather: major incident declared in Somerset as storms bring flooding
More than 100 people evacuated from their homes as Storm Herminia hits Britain after Éowyn
A major incident has been declared in Somerset after more than 100 people were evacuated from their homes because of flooding, while roads were blocked, trains delayed or cancelled and schools closed, as stormy weather once again battered parts of the UK.
Rest centres were set up for people forced to leave their homes in three Somerset towns – Chard, Ilminster and Somerton – with some residents reporting levels of flooding not seen for years. Highways teams dealt with almost 50 incidents.
Continue reading...First outbreak of rare bird flu strain reported at California poultry farm
Discovery of H5N9 came alongside detection of the more common H5N1 on the farm, leading to 119,000 birds’ deaths
The first outbreak of a rare bird flu in poultry has been detected on a duck farm in California, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.
Authorities said the discovery of H5N9 bird flu in poultry came alongside the detection of the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm in Merced county, California, and that almost 119,000 birds on the farm had been killed since early December.
Continue reading...Keir Starmer did not discuss threat of US tariffs on UK imports in first call with Donald Trump, No 10 says – UK politics live
Downing Street says PM’s call with Trump was ‘warm’ and did not include tariffs, Greenland, defence-spending or Ukraine
The hearing has stopped for a short break. Heather Hallett, the chair, tells Badenoch that her evidence will be finished by lunchtime.
Keith is now asking Badenoch about the fourth report produced by the Race Disparity Unit. It was produced in December 2021.
Relevant health departments and agencies should review and action existing requests for health data, and undertake an independent strategic review of the dissemination of healthcare data and the publication of statistics and analysis.
Government is not necessarily great at delivering these systems. They tend to be big boondoggles for the private sector, but there are private sector companies that can deliver this. There need to be caveats around that.
Continue reading...Swedish national security adviser quits after mislaying classified documents
Henrik Landerholm left behind documents at a hotel, a phone at an embassy and a notebook after a radio interview
Sweden’s national security adviser has announced his resignation as police opened an investigation after he inadvertently left classified documents at a hotel, one of a series of mishaps that Swedish media have revealed in recent weeks.
Henrik Landerholm, whose appointment two years ago sparked debate due to his longstanding friendship with the prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, also left a notebook behind after an interview and left his phone at the Hungarian embassy, incidents particularly embarrassing given his sensitive national security role.
Continue reading...Trump orders review of Fema after saying disaster agency ‘is not good’
Council including defense and homeland security secretaries will report within 180 days on future of agency
Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into whether there should be a radical shake-up of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), the US government’s body for responding to natural disasters, after saying he supported its abolition.
In a new executive order, the returning president appointed a review council to examine the workings of the agency, which he accused of political bias and of denying aid to his supporters.
Continue reading...Hamas list shows 8 hostages to be freed in first phase of ceasefire are dead, Israel says – PBS NewsHour
- Hamas list shows 8 hostages to be freed in first phase of ceasefire are dead, Israel says PBS NewsHour
- Some hostages’ families say IDF told them loved ones may be dead, as per Hamas ‘list’ The Times of Israel
- Hostage's Brother: He's Likely Dead; Israel Must Prioritize Returning Living Gaza Captives Haaretz
- Brother of hostage Itzik Elgarat: 'He'll probably come back dead, we could've returned him alive' The Jerusalem Post
- Middle East live updates: 8 dead hostages among 33 being released, Israel says ABC News
French residents rescued from flooded homes by boat as Storm Herminia hits Normandy and Brittany – The Associated Press
- French residents rescued from flooded homes by boat as Storm Herminia hits Normandy and Brittany The Associated Press
- Storm Herminia batters countries across Europe Euronews
- Western France put on high alert as storm ‘Herminia’ brings severe flooding FRANCE 24 English
- Storm Herminia Triggers Floods in France, Alpine Avalanche Risks Bloomberg
- Chinese startup DeepSeek rattles global markets as Nvidia shares plunge MSN
Survivors mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation – DW (English)
- Survivors mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation DW (English)
- ‘Nothing will be easy about returning:’ Survivors mark 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation CNN
- Auschwitz survivors mark Holocaust Remembrance Day 80 years after liberation NPR
- ‘Hell on Earth’: Who were the victims killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz? Al Jazeera English
- King Charles Makes History with Emotional Visit to Auschwitz as Prince William Leads Holocaust Memorial Service PEOPLE
France says EU will lift some sanctions on Syria after al-Assad’s fall
European countries say they are eager to help reconstruct war-ravaged country and build bridges with its new leaders.
Dangerous temperatures could kill 50% more Europeans by 2100, study finds
Net increase of 80,000 deaths a year projected in hottest scenario, with milder winters failing to redress balance
Dangerous temperatures could kill 50% more people in Europe by the end of the century, a study has found, with the lives lost to stronger heat projected to outnumber those saved from milder cold.
The researchers estimated an extra 8,000 people would die each year as a result of “suboptimal temperatures” even under the most optimistic scenario for cutting planet-heating pollution. The hottest plausible scenario they considered showed a net increase of 80,000 temperature-related deaths a year.
Continue reading...Study projects millions of European heat deaths as world warms – The Associated Press
- Study projects millions of European heat deaths as world warms The Associated Press
- Dangerous temperatures could kill 50% more Europeans by 2100, study finds The Guardian
- Where in Europe could see the most temperature-related deaths by 2099? Euronews
- European cities face millions more deaths from extreme temperatures New Scientist
- Climate change increases threat of heat deaths in European cities Financial Times
Water companies in England ‘use greenwashing playbook to hide environmental harm’
Researchers say companies have prolonged injustice and exaggerated cost of solving infrastructure problems
Water companies are adopting disinformation tactics similar to those used by the fossil fuel and tobacco industries with the widespread use of greenwashing to downplay the environmental harm they cause, a study says.
Environmental scientists analysed the communications of the nine main water and sewerage companies in England, and compared them with a framework of 28 greenwashing tactics employed, researchers say, by the tobacco, alcohol, fossil fuels and chemical industries.
Continue reading...Trump to sign executive order removing DEI from military, says Hegseth
Orders will also reinstate troops kicked out for refusing Covid vaccines during pandemic, says defense secretary
Donald Trump will soon sign executive orders removing diversity, equity and inclusion from the military and reinstating thousands of troops who were kicked out for refusing Covid vaccines during the pandemic, the defense secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday.
Hegseth, a former Fox News personality and decorated veteran, narrowly secured enough votes to become the next defense secretary, a major victory for Trump after fierce opposition from Democrats and even some Republicans to his controversial nominee.
Continue reading...A Bulgarian shipping company denies its vessel sabotaged a Baltic Sea cable – The Associated Press
- A Bulgarian shipping company denies its vessel sabotaged a Baltic Sea cable The Associated Press
- Suspected Sabotage of Deep-Sea Cable Triggers First NATO-Led Response The Wall Street Journal
- Sweden seizes vessel after new cable breach in Baltic Sea The Washington Post
- Ships, sea drones and AI: How NATO is hardening its defense of critical Baltic undersea cables CNN
- Sweden Suspects ‘Gross Sabotage’ After Damage to Cable Under the Baltic Sea The New York Times
M23 rebels claim capture of key DR Congo city of Goma
The M23 armed rebel group said it has captured the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s eastern city of Goma on Monday.