Russia’s Izvestia says reporter killed in drone strike in eastern Ukraine – Reuters

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  1. Russia's Izvestia says reporter killed in drone strike in eastern Ukraine  Reuters
  2. Russian newspaper says its reporter killed by Ukraine drone strike  BBC.com
  3. Ukrainian UAV kills 1 and injures 5 propagandists, Russians claim – video  Ukrainska Pravda
  4. Drone kills Russian war propagandist in Donetsk region  Ukrinform
  5. Drone strikes a car with Russian propagandists  Militarnyi
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German chancellor on Musk: ‘Don’t feed the troll’ – The Hill

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  1. German chancellor on Musk: ‘Don’t feed the troll’  The Hill
  2. Olaf Scholz chides Elon Musk: ‘Don’t feed the troll’  POLITICO Europe
  3. Chancellor Scholz’s Recipe Against Musk’s Attacks: “Stay Cool”  Bloomberg
  4. German leader is more worried about Musk’s backing of a far-right party than his insults  The Associated Press
  5. Elon Musk’s praise for the far right infuriates most of Germany  The Economist
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Young boy survives 5 days in ‘lion-infested’ African game park after wandering from home – NBC News

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  1. Young boy survives 5 days in 'lion-infested' African game park after wandering from home  NBC News
  2. Young boy survives 5 days in 'lion-infested' game park in Zimbabwe: Officials  ABC News
  3. Young Boy Found Alive After Spending 5 Days Surrounded by Lions and Elephants in Game Park  PEOPLE
  4. 'A true miracle': 7-year-old boy survives 5 days in lion-infested game park in Zimbabwe  USA TODAY
  5. Boy, 7, survives 5 days alone in African game park alongside lions, elephants  Fox News
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Reports: IDF may extend south Lebanon presence for 30 more days as Hezbollah regroups – The Times of Israel

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  1. Reports: IDF may extend south Lebanon presence for 30 more days as Hezbollah regroups  The Times of Israel
  2. The fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce is holding so far, despite violations  POLITICO
  3. UN continues to call for timely Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon  UN News
  4. Fragile Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire likely to hold, analysts say  Euronews
  5. 'Flagrant violation': UNIFIL claims IDF bulldozer destroyed a barrel, watchtower  The Jerusalem Post
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Israel at War Day 456 | Missile Fired From Yemen Intercepted Before Crossing Into Israeli Territory, IDF Says – Haaretz

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  1. Israel at War Day 456 | Missile Fired From Yemen Intercepted Before Crossing Into Israeli Territory, IDF Says  Haaretz
  2. January 4: Parents promise to bring hostage Liri Albag home after Hamas video shows her alive  The Times of Israel
  3. IDF intercepts Houthi missile targeting central Israel before it crossed into country  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Israel army says intercepted missile, drone launched from Yemen  VOA Asia
  5. Millions of Israelis woken up by missile alarms amid latest overnight Houthi attack  All Israel News
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Coalition talks between Austria’s two biggest centrist parties collapse

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Chancellor Karl Nehammer to step down after failure to form government without far-right Freedom party

Talks between the two biggest centrist parties in Austria on forming a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) have collapsed, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Saturday, adding that he would step down in the coming days.

The announcement came a day after a third party, the small, liberal Neos, threw the process into disarray by saying it was quitting the talks, blaming the other parties for failing to take the bold and decisive action it said it had called for.

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Chile’s president completes historic Antarctica trip – UPI News

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  1. Chile's president completes historic Antarctica trip  UPI News
  2. A Frigid First: Chile’s President Visits Antarctica to Bolster Claims  The New York Times
  3. Chilean president makes historic trip to south pole amid Antarctica sovereignty claim  The Guardian
  4. News in Pics | January 5, 2025: Best photos from around the world  Deccan Herald
  5. Chile’s President Boric leads journey to South Pole in historic trip  CNN
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Hamas releases video it says is of Israeli hostage held in Gaza since 2023 attack

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Family of now 19-year-old conscript Liri Albag appeals to PM to ‘take decisions as if it were your own children there’

The armed wing of Hamas has released a video it says is of an Israeli hostage held in Gaza since its October 2023 attack.

Liri Albag, described by local media as a soldier, was 18 when she was captured by Palestinian militants at the Nahal Oz base on the Gaza border along with six other women conscripts, five of whom remain in captivity.

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Central American troops arrive in Haiti to reinforce mission to restore order – The Associated Press

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  1. Central American troops arrive in Haiti to reinforce mission to restore order  The Associated Press
  2. Haiti: Guatemalan forces arrive to tackle gang violence  BBC.com
  3. Another 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrive in Haiti to battle gangs  Reuters Canada
  4. Guatemalan and Salvadoran forces arrive in Haiti to join fight against violent gangs  CNN
  5. Police and soldiers from Guatemala, El Salvador arrive for Haiti mission  Africanews English
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Covid and flu rates rise across the US, according to the CDC

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Less than half of Americans planned to get Covid vaccine in 2024, and slightly more than half planned to get flu shot

The amount of acute respiratory illness causing Americans to seek healthcare is at a high level, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

In an update issued on Friday, the CDC announced that in addition to Covid-19 activity increasing from low levels in most areas across the US, seasonal influenza activity continues to increase and is elevated across most of the country.

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