Bird feathers found in engines of crashed Jeju Air jet
A preliminary investigation report on December's crash that killed 179 people has been released.
Bulgarian police ‘blocked rescue’ of teenage migrants who froze to death
Report by rights groups alleges border police refused to rescue boys and blocked activists’ efforts to save them
Bulgarian authorities have been accused of ignoring emergency calls and obstructing efforts to rescue three Egyptian teenage boys, who later died in sub-zero temperatures near the Bulgarian-Turkish border in late December.
A dossier of evidence compiled by two humanitarian organisations, seen by the Guardian, contains photos, testimonies and geolocations allegedly showing the authorities’ failure to save the boys, who called for help as they struggled cold and lost in the forests of Burgas, in south-eastern Bulgaria.
Continue reading...Can South Korea’s Democracy Survive? – Foreign Affairs Magazine
- Can South Korea’s Democracy Survive? Foreign Affairs Magazine
- South Korea President Yoon indicted for insurrection over martial law decree Reuters
- South Korean president indicted on insurrection charges after martial law declaration ABC News
- What to Expect After South Korean President's Indictment on Rebellion Charges Military.com
- South Korea’s President Yoon Is Indicted The New York Times
South Korea’s impeached president indicted on corruption charges over martial law attempt – Axios
- South Korea's impeached president indicted on corruption charges over martial law attempt Axios
- South Korea’s President Yoon Is Indicted The New York Times
- Can South Korea’s Democracy Survive? Foreign Affairs Magazine
- What to expect after South Korean president’s indictment on rebellion charges The Associated Press
- South Korea: Yoon charged with insurrection over martial law attempt BBC.com
Palestinian family was eating dinner when IDF sprayed bullets, killing two-year-old – Haaretz
- Palestinian family was eating dinner when IDF sprayed bullets, killing two-year-old Haaretz
- To prove it's 'different' this time, IDF rebrands Jenin's 'armed thugs' as Hamas battalion Haaretz
- Inside Jenin: 'Post' embeds with IDF counterterror ops. in West Bank The Jerusalem Post
- With Gaza quiet, Israel is turning its focus on the West Bank. Here’s why CNN
- Israeli forces kill 2-year-old Palestinian girl in occupied West Bank raid Al Jazeera English
Duck DNA in both engines of Jeju Air plane that crashed, report says – Reuters.com
- Duck DNA in both engines of Jeju Air plane that crashed, report says Reuters.com
- Jeju Air: Bird feathers found in engines of crashed South Korean jet BBC.com
- Jeju Air Crash Probe Focuses On Engine Damage After Bird Strike The Wall Street Journal
- Final 4 minutes of recordings on Jeju Air flight missing, preliminary report says ABC News
- South Korea’s Preliminary Jeju Air Crash Report Focuses on Bird Strike Bloomberg
Latvia: Undersea cable likely damaged by external influence – DW (English)
- Latvia: Undersea cable likely damaged by external influence DW (English)
- Sweden seizes ship after suspected Baltic Sea cable sabotage BBC.com
- CNN gets close-up look of NATO’s mission to protect undersea cables after some were damaged CNN
- Accidents, not Russian sabotage, behind undersea cable damage, officials say The Washington Post
- Fourth case of damaged submarine cable Euronews
Ukrainian long-range drones and missiles bringing war back to Russia – Zelensky – Ukrinform
- Ukrainian long-range drones and missiles bringing war back to Russia – Zelensky Ukrinform
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,069 Al Jazeera English
- Ukraine's air force says it downed 57 Russian drones launched overnight, infrastructure hit Reuters
- Retro car museum mauled in Russian drone attack Ukrinform
- Ukraine says Russian drone attacks hit infrastructure in several regions VOA Asia
Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized key city in Congo – NPR
- Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized key city in Congo NPR
- Rebels say they have taken DR Congo city as thousands flee BBC.com
- Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a 'declaration of war' The Associated Press
- Rebels enter outskirts of Goma and close the airport in the eastern Congo hub CNN
- UN chief calls for Rwandan forces to leave DRC as rebels press offensive Al Jazeera English
Australia news live: PM ridicules Sussan Ley’s ‘Mars’ analogy and calls out Grace Tame’s ‘disrespectful’ T-shirt
Albanese calls Ley’s comparison of First Fleet to SpaceX ‘very strange’. Follow today’s news live
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I’m just so appalled by it. I can’t believe someone should be so heartless that they could do this.
It’s also about, I guess, community standards. Look, it’s a big city. There’s some bad people that live in it. I am appalled by this. I just can’t believe someone would be so heartless to do it in such a special part of the city. We deliberately put the police memorial in the middle of Sydney in the Domain. It’s not parked away in the back lots somewhere, because it needs to be said that if someone loses their life serving the people of NSW, they won’t be forgotten.
Continue reading...Lebanon ceasefire deal extended as initial deadline passes
Lebanon and the US said the agreement will remain in place until 18 February.
Rebels say they have taken DR Congo city as thousands flee
Videos shared online by residents appear to show M23 rebels patrolling the main streets of Goma.
Woman charged with murder of boy in her care in Townsville home
Accused to face court on Monday after boy found dead from what police allege ‘appears to be blunt force trauma’
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A woman has been charged with the murder of a boy who was in her care inside what police describe as a “normal suburban household” in the suburbs of Townsville.
The woman and the boy shared “loose family connections” and her own children were present at the time of the alleged killing, Det Sen Sgt Dave Miles told media in the north Queensland city on Monday morning.
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Continue reading...Trump tells US government to override California water policies if necessary
Executive order comes two days after visit to LA, which has been devastated by wildfires that burned over 35,000 acres
Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order directing the federal government to override the state of California’s water management practices if they are found to be ineffective.
The order comes two days after the president visited the Los Angeles region, which has been devastated by a series of wildfires that have killed at least 28 people and burned more than 35,000 acres.
Continue reading...Impeached S Korean president charged with insurrection
The unprecedented indictment means Yoon Suk Yeol faces decades in prison if convicted.
Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to let in Palestinian refugees from Gaza. Here’s why the idea is rejected – PBS NewsHour
- Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to let in Palestinian refugees from Gaza. Here’s why the idea is rejected PBS NewsHour
- Trump wants to ‘clean out’ Gaza. Here’s what this could mean for the Middle East CNN
- Israelis reject Trump's plan to 'clean out' Palestinians from Gaza Middle East Eye
- Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza. Here's why the idea is rejected The Associated Press
- Trump's Dreams of Relocating Gazans Clash With Regional Realities Haaretz
Three children drown every day in India’s wetlands. But mothers are fighting back
Mothers in the harsh Sundarbans delta are battling the rising tide of child drownings.
Dam plan busted? World’s biggest hydropower project in the balance
The DR Congo is planning to build a massive dam delivering power to millions of people - but it is not easy.
Inside the race for Greenland’s mineral wealth
The territory's untapped mineral wealth has caught the eye of both mining firms and Donald Trump.
Inside the race for Greenland’s mineral wealth – BBC.com
- Inside the race for Greenland's mineral wealth BBC.com
- Looking Ahead to the Arctic Century: Greenland as Kingmaker PRESSENZA – International News Agency
- Negotiating Greenland’s Future: Associated Statehood or Co-sovereignty? Modern Diplomacy
- Greenland’s leader steps up push for independence from Denmark EURACTIV
- What Trump Sees in Greenland: A Treasure Trove of Oil, Gas and Rare Earths MSN