- Elon Musk's latest foray into politics: a live chat with Germany's far-right candidate NPR
- Elon Musk Is Trying to Break Germany’s Quarantine on the Far-Right AfD The New York Times
- Musk is courting the far right in Germany — and there's not much European leaders can do about it CNBC
- Elon Musk and far-right German leader Alice Weidel endorse each other in interview The Washington Post
- Musk urges Germans to vote for AfD in latest involvement in European politics CNN
Woman Who Lived to 116 Credited These Two Things She Ate Every Day as the Secret to Her Longevity – My Modern Met
- Woman Who Lived to 116 Credited These Two Things She Ate Every Day as the Secret to Her Longevity My Modern Met
- Tomiko Itooka of Japan, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 116 The New York Times
- Secret to long life of world's oldest person who died aged 116 was eating two specific things every morning UNILAD
- World’s oldest person Tomiko Itooka who credited long life to decades of hiking dies age 116... The Sun
- The world's oldest woman who died aged 116 and her successor shared their very different longevity secrets — from bananas to God Business Insider Africa
Trump Appointee Has Unhinged Plan for Purging Government Workers – Yahoo! Voices
US Supreme Court critical of TikTok arguments against looming ban
A law would require parent company ByteDance to sell off US operations of TikTok by January 19 or face a ban.
Almost 900 weapons seized in a year at Yorkshire young offender institution
Weapons such as sharpened objects and rocks taken from children aged 15-18 at YOI Wetherby
Almost 900 weapons were seized in one year from children detained in a young offender institution in the north of England, a prisons watchdog has found.
In its annual report published on Friday into HM young offender institution Wetherby in West Yorkshire, the institution’s independent monitoring board found that children were in possession of a range of improvised weapons. The children told IMB they carried the weapons because they felt unsafe behind bars.
Continue reading...Can a new president change Lebanon’s fortunes?
Appointment of Joseph Aoun ends two years of political paralysis.
Biden extends temporary status for immigrants from Ukraine, Venezuela
The US's decision to renew the 'temporary protected status' comes as President-elect Trump prepares to take office.
Venezuela’s Maduro sworn in for third consecutive term as president
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term as president.
Coalition Air Strike, Coordinated With Israel for the First Time Against Houthi Targets, Signals That Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Could Be Next – The New York Sun
- Coalition Air Strike, Coordinated With Israel for the First Time Against Houthi Targets, Signals That Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Could Be Next The New York Sun
- Israel Strikes Ports and a Power Plant in Houthi-Controlled Parts of Yemen The New York Times
- Updates: Israel bombs key sites in Yemen as Gaza carnage continues Al Jazeera English
- Yemen's Houthis announce attack on US aircraft carrier in Red Sea Anadolu Agency | English
- 20 Israeli jets attack two ports and a power plant used by Houthis in Yemen The Times of Israel
Biden extends temporary protections for more than 800,000 immigrants
US president moves to shield roughly 230,000 Salvadorans and 600,000 Venezuelans against Trump administration
The Biden administration on Friday extended temporary humanitarian protections for about 230,000 Salvadorans and 600,000 Venezuelans living in the US, in an effort to shield those groups from an incoming Trump administration that has promised to deport them.
The decision in the dying days of Joe Biden’s presidency came after immigrant advocates and lawmakers urged the Department of Homeland Security to extend temporary protected status (TPS), designed to protect immigrants from being deported to countries that are engulfed in disaster or conflict.
Continue reading...The UN can end the Middle East conflict by welcoming Palestine as a member
The June 2025 UN Conference on Palestine can be the long-awaited turning point for the region.
Ukraine’s highest profile combat unit to recruit English-speaking soldiers
Azov, a volunteer brigade, plans to form international battalion to boost numbers as Ukraine heads into fourth year of war
Ukraine’s highest profile combat unit is seeking English-speaking recruits at a time when the impending presidency of Donald Trump means that Kyiv is expected to come under intense pressure on the battlefield.
Azov, a volunteer brigade whose decade-old nationalist origins have made it a target of Russian propaganda, plans to form an international battalion to boost its numbers as Ukraine heads into a fourth year of full-scale war.
Continue reading...20 Israeli jets attack two ports and a power plant used by Houthis in Yemen – The Times of Israel
- 20 Israeli jets attack two ports and a power plant used by Houthis in Yemen The Times of Israel
- LIVE: Israel bombs ports, power station in Yemen as Gaza carnage continues Al Jazeera English
- Israel Strikes Ports and a Power Plant in Houthi-Controlled Parts of Yemen The New York Times
- Israel, US, UK launch coordinated airstrikes on Houthi stronghold in Yemen The Jerusalem Post
- Netanyahu: Houthis will continue paying price for attacking Israel The Times of Israel
Qatar sends Israel ‘positive message’ regarding hostage deal advancements – KAN – The Jerusalem Post
- Qatar sends Israel 'positive message' regarding hostage deal advancements - KAN The Jerusalem Post
- Updates: Blinken says ceasefire and captives deal in Gaza is ‘very close’ Al Jazeera English
- CIA chief says hostage talks ‘quite serious’; White House: Deal possible by Jan. 20 The Times of Israel
- Biden aides express optimism about Gaza ceasefire negotiations NBC News
- Hurdles remain as Israel and Hamas once again inch toward a ceasefire deal The Associated Press
‘I lost everything:’ Fire crews battle ‘unprecedented’ Los Angeles blazes
Officials hope improved wind conditions will allow firefighters to contain wildfires that have devastated the US city.
Greenland does not want to be American or Danish, PM says
Mute Egede, who previously said territory ‘not for sale’, underlined people’s desire to be ‘master of own house’.
The art of dealing with Donald Trump – Financial Times
- The art of dealing with Donald Trump Financial Times
- Drop the Outrage Over Trump’s Foreign-Policy Bluster The Atlantic
- Column | Trump hates ‘globalism.’ But he seems to like imperialism. The Washington Post
- Trump Is Treating the Globe Like a Monopoly Board TIME
- Donald Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ isn’t clever - it’s dangerous | Opinion Kansas City Star
Trump receives no punishment for felony hush money conviction
A judge did not impose fines, jail time, or probation on US President-elect Donald Trump for his hush money conviction.
JP Morgan Chase requires all workers to return to office five days a week
Executives acknowledge ‘not everyone will agree with this decision’ as bank calls time on remote and hybrid working
JPMorgan Chase is summoning all staff back to the office, becoming the latest corporate giant to call time on era of remote and hybrid working sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The US’s largest bank, which has some 316,000 employees worldwide, announced on Friday that all workers on hybrid work schedules will be required to return to the office five days a week from March.
Continue reading...Mark Rylance joins criticism of police ban on pro-Palestine march in London
Protesters planned to gather outside BBC HQ, which is near a synagogue, on the Jewish holy day
Mark Rylance, the star of the BBC’s Wolf Hall, has joined the singer Charlotte Church and actor Juliet Stevenson to condemn a decision by the police to ban a pro-Palestine protest outside the corporation’s Broadcasting House headquarters.
Protesters were planning to gather in Portland Place in central London on Saturday 18 January before marching to Whitehall. A ban was imposed on Thursday by the Met, with officers citing the risk of “serious disruption” to a nearby synagogue on the Jewish holy day, as congregants attend Shabbat services.
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