New Orleans attacker did not act alone, FBI believes
The FBI says it is investigating the attack, which killed 10 and injured dozens, as an "act of terrorism".
South Korea plane crash investigators extract data from Jeju Air black box – The Guardian
- South Korea plane crash investigators extract data from Jeju Air black box The Guardian
- How the Jeju Air Plane Crashed in South Korea: Timeline, Maps and Photos The New York Times
- Aviation expert suggests ‘sinister’ cause of South Korea’s Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 New York Post
- Jet crash disaster in South Korea marks another setback for Boeing The Associated Press
- New year but no end to mourning as South Korea crash victims are identified The Washington Post
‘The scene was just horrific’ – witnesses tell of New Orleans carnage
Revellers had been celebrating the new year when a driver ploughed his pick-up truck into a large crowd.
Five killed and emergency workers targeted as firework chaos mars Germany’s New Year celebrations – CNN
- Five killed and emergency workers targeted as firework chaos mars Germany’s New Year celebrations CNN
- Germany: Police and doctors urge national fireworks ban DW (English)
- Five killed by fireworks across Germany after New Year's Eve chaos Euronews
- Berlin police arrest 390 on New Year's Eve but deem night a success Yahoo! Voices
- Five killed on night of fireworks chaos in Germany The Telegraph
Israeli strikes kill at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza on New Year’s Day
Officials say most of the victims were women and children as Israel’s war against Hamas continues into the new year
Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on New Year’s Day, mostly women and children, officials said, as the nearly 15-month war ground on into the new year.
One strike hit a home in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza, the most isolated and heavily destroyed part of the territory, where Israel has waged a major operation since early October. Gaza’s health ministry said seven people had been killed, including a woman and four children, and at least a dozen had been wounded.
Continue reading...Prisons in England and Wales record rapid rise in drones delivering drugs
Exclusive: tenfold increase in drone incidents since 2020 leads MPs to call for urgent action over security concerns
Prisons will need more money to combat the rapid rise in drones delivering drugs, the head of an influential Commons committee has said, as figures showed the number of aerial incursions predicted to have tripled in two years.
A freedom of information request by the Guardian found there were 1,296 drone incidents at prisons in England and Wales in the 10 months to the end of October 2024, a tenfold increase since 2020.
Continue reading...Scandinavians came to Britain long before Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, finds study
Genetic analysis of Roman soldier or gladiator buried in York reveals 25% of his ancestry came from Scandinavia
People with Scandinavian ancestry were in Britain long before the Anglo-Saxons or the Vikings turned up, researchers have found after studying the genetics of an ancient Roman buried in York.
The arrival of the Anglo-Saxons brought an influx of Scandinavians to ancient Britain in the fifth century, with the first major Viking raid – which targeted the monastery at Lindisfarne – occurring in AD793.
Continue reading...Israeli strikes kill at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza on New Year’s Day – The Guardian
- Israeli strikes kill at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza on New Year’s Day The Guardian
- Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza, including children, as war grinds into the new year The Associated Press
- Gaza Residents Endure Harsh Conditions as Israel-Hamas War Continues Into 2025 The New York Times
- Israelis celebrate the new year while their army kills Palestinians in Gaza Al Jazeera English
- West Bank Rescue Services: Three Palestinians Wounded by Gunfire in Clashes With IDF Haaretz
Major incident declared in Greater Manchester over widespread flooding – as it happened
Emergency services receiving reports of ‘damage, risk to life and stranded vehicles’
2025’s tempestuous start is also affecting Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
Both counties are seeing heavy rain and strong winds today with three “danger to life” weather warnings in place.
Continue reading...Watch: BBC visits scene of deadly New Orleans attack
The BBC's Anna Adams had been celebrating New Year in the city, just a few hours before the attack.
Al-Shifa was a dream and a nightmare
The hospital was my dream workplace, but it turned into a place of death and despair.
Thousands throng central Birmingham amid false rumour of New Year’s Eve fireworks
Revellers left disappointed after social media reports of display turn out to be a damp squib
Thousands of people gathered in the centre of Birmingham on New Year’s Eve despite a police warning that the announcement of a fireworks display was false.
Police and the city council had urged revellers not to travel after false reports there would be a spectacular show in Centenary Square.
Continue reading...Pro-Palestinian activists lambasted Biden and Harris. Trump will be an even bigger dilemma. – POLITICO
- Pro-Palestinian activists lambasted Biden and Harris. Trump will be an even bigger dilemma. POLITICO
- Fight for Palestine will intensify in 2025, peace activists vow Morning Star Online
- Pro-Palestinian Movement Faces Steeper Challenges as Trump Returns to Power Motorcycle Sports Australia
- Challenges for Pro-Palestine Activism in 2025 CodePink
Russian gas flow to Europe via Ukraine stopped: Who does it hurt?
Russia’s dominance of the EU energy market ends but it will likely cause energy crisis in several EU countries.
Most Puerto Ricans have power restored after massive New Year’s Eve blackout – Axios
- Most Puerto Ricans have power restored after massive New Year's Eve blackout Axios
- Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout NPR
- Puerto Rico Power Outages Plunge Many Into Darkness on New Year’s Eve The New York Times
- News Wrap: Most of Puerto Rico in blackout could take 2 days to repair PBS NewsHour
- Puerto Rico Power Outage Leaves Almost Entire Island in Dark Bloomberg
‘We are waging an existential war’: M23’s Bertrand Bisimwa on DRC conflict
Leader of the M23 group says its rebellion in eastern DR Congo is a ‘defensive’ one, hopes for dialogue with Kinshasa.
Truck ramming attack kills at least 10 people in New Orleans
An armed man in a truck has ploughed through a crowd in the US city of New Orleans, killing at least 10 people.
Israeli attacks kill at least 26 Palestinians across Gaza on New Year’s Day
Gaza’s Health Ministry said at least four children and one woman were among the dead.
US places sanctions on Australian man over alleged global narcotics trafficking role
David Jonathan Thackray, who was jailed in New Zealand in 2014, is one of three Australians now subject to such sanctions
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An Australian man has been sanctioned by the US treasury department over his alleged involvement in the global narcotics trade.
Australian David Jonathan Thackray and New Zealand national Ho Kai Leung were among 12 individuals and eight entities sanctioned by the department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac) in an action it said was being taken against “global narcotics traffickers”.
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Continue reading...Critic wrongly jailed by former president of Philippines hopes to return to politics
Leila de Lima enraged Rodrigo Duterte when she began investigating killings carried out during his ‘war on drugs’
Leila de Lima, one of fiercest critics of the former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody “war on drugs” who was jailed for more than six years on baseless charges, will try to return to politics in 2025.
De Lima was one of the few politicians who criticised Duterte during his time in office, and enraged the former leader when she began investigating killings carried out during his anti-drugs crackdowns. She knew to expect retaliation, she said. “I thought it would just be regular vilification, the slut-shaming, the verbal attacks,” she said. She did not anticipate that she would spend more than six and a half years in prison.
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