Large crowds of displaced Palestinians head to northern Gaza
Thousands of displaced Palestinians walked along the main roads leading to northern Gaza.
The day millennials’ hip-hop went to the Klan’s ball
Amid all the celebrations of Trump returning to US power, turncoat rappers kissing his ring have left the rawest wound.
Fighting rages as rebels and army clash in DR Congo
Videos shared online by residents appear to show M23 rebels patrolling the main streets of Goma.
France seeks UN resolution naming Rwanda as backer of M23 rebels in DRC
M23’s lightning advance into east DRC being supported by up to 4,000 Rwandan troops, say UN officials
France is seeking western support for a UN security council resolution that names Rwanda as being behind the M23 rebel group attacks inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the surprise weekend seizure of parts of Goma, the largest city in eastern DRC.
UN officials said as many as 4,000 Rwandan troops were escorting the M23 rebels. The UN secretary general, António Guterres, on Sunday called on “the Rwandan defence forces to stop supporting the M23 and to withdraw from the territory of the DRC”. It was his clearest statement of Rwandan responsibility for much of the violence.
Continue reading...One of Europe’s most-wanted drug traffickers living in Sierra Leone, say Dutch prosecutors
Jos Leijdekkers, reportedly the son-in-law of African country’s president, was sentenced to 24 years in prison
One of Europe’s most wanted men, the Dutch crime boss Jos Leijdekkers, is hiding out in Sierra Leone, Dutch prosecutors have said.
The statement came after Dutch media published footage that appeared to show the violent drug trafficker at a New Year’s Day church service seated close to Sierra Leone’s presidential family. Sierra Leone’s information office said it was investigating reports that he was benefiting from high-level protection.
Continue reading...Israel forces kill two in south Lebanon as displaced people try to return
Seventeen people also wounded a day after Israeli forces killed 24 people in south Lebanon following delayed withdrawal.
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.
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