‘Hamas is making a big comeback in Gaza’,TAU researcher says – Israel News – The Jerusalem Post

  1. 'Hamas is making a big comeback in Gaza',TAU researcher says - Israel News  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Hamas Takes Charge in Gaza After 15 Months of War  The New York Times
  3. Israelis and Palestinians Both Lost Their Futures  Foreign Policy
  4. ‘If Hamas survives, peace will be difficult,’ says Middle East expert  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Does Hamas Still Rule Gaza?  NPR
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Five key challenges for the Russian economy in 2025 – Reuters

  1. Five key challenges for the Russian economy in 2025  Reuters
  2. Exclusive: Putin growing concerned by Russia’s economy, as Trump pushes for Ukraine deal  Reuters
  3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 22, 2025  Institute for the Study of War
  4. Putin Believes Key Ukraine War Goals Achieved – Reuters  The Moscow Times
  5. Russia's Huge Overspending As War Rumbles On  Newsweek
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Trump to remotely address business, political leaders at Davos forum, topics unclear – Reuters

  1. Trump to remotely address business, political leaders at Davos forum, topics unclear  Reuters
  2. ‘Let sense prevail’: European CEOs still hope to avoid a U.S. trade war  CNBC
  3. Davos 2025 live: Trump to deliver first key speech at World Economic Forum  Al Jazeera English
  4. One by One, World Leaders in Davos Fall in Line in Trump Era  Bloomberg
  5. Column | A new age of global competition rises in Trump’s shadow  The Washington Post
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China families appeal to free relatives held by scam gangs in Myanmar – Reuters

  1. China families appeal to free relatives held by scam gangs in Myanmar  Reuters
  2. China Pushes Neighboring Countries to Rein In Scams After Rare Public Outcry  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Electric shocks, physical assault: inside Southeast Asia’s forced labour camps  South China Morning Post
  4. China, Southeast Asian Nations Pledge to Deal With Scam Centers  Bloomberg
  5. GT investigates: Why is eradicating telecom fraud in eastern Myanmar so difficult?  Global Times
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Thursday briefing: With a new wave of violence, the West Bank is on edge

In today’s newsletter: As Israeli security forces launch an operation in the city of Jenin and violence by settlers escalates, Emma Graham-Harrison explains what happens next

Good morning.

A few days after a ceasefire brought at least temporary relief to Gaza, violence erupted in the occupied West Bank. On Tuesday, the Israeli military launched what was described as an extensive raid in the city of Jenin, a day after Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians, setting vehicles and property ablaze in a violent rampage. Two Israeli were arrested even though dozens of armed settlers were involved in the rioting. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, condemned the attacks, but it is evident that extremist settlers feel emboldened by government policies and ministers who back their agenda.

Media | The Duke of Sussex has settled his high court legal action against the publisher of the Sun, News Group Newspapers. 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. It will also pay “substantial damages”.

US politics | Donald Trump has threatened Russia with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if a deal to end the war in Ukraine is not struck soon, as the new US president tries to increase pressure on Moscow to start negotiations with Kyiv.

Social media | TikTok’s power to deliver “exhilaration” and the UK’s relationship with China are shaping the UK government’s acceptance of the short video app despite “genuine concerns” about how the data of millions of Britons may be used, the technology secretary has said.

Politics | Campaigners will be blocked from “excessive” legal challenges to planning decisions for major infrastructure projects including airports, railways and nuclear power stations as part of the government’s drive for economic growth.

UK news | A former soldier has pleaded guilty to murdering three women with a crossbow at their home in Hertfordshire last year. Kyle Clifford admitted killing Carol Hunt and her daughters Hannah and Louise in Bushey on 9 July.

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U.N. chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti’s capital without additional support – NPR

  1. U.N. chief warns gangs could overrun Haiti's capital without additional support  NPR
  2. Support for Haiti needed now ‘more than ever’, Security Council hears  UN News
  3. Haiti’s goal to elect new president by 2026 endangered by political setbacks, UN says  Miami Herald
  4. Almost one in eight children internally displaced in Haiti as armed violence continues  UNICEF
  5. UN warns Haiti in need of urgent international support amid gang violence rise  JURIST
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China Pushes Neighboring Countries to Rein In Scams After Rare Public Outcry – The Wall Street Journal

  1. China Pushes Neighboring Countries to Rein In Scams After Rare Public Outcry  The Wall Street Journal
  2. China families appeal to free relatives held by scam gangs in Myanmar  Reuters
  3. A Chinese actor's kidnapping ordeal raises fears over traveling to Southeast Asia  Fortune
  4. Electric shocks, physical assault: inside Southeast Asia’s forced labour camps  South China Morning Post
  5. Is China Really Powerless to Stop the ‘Scamdemic’?  Yahoo! Voices
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