- South Korea: Yoon Suk Yeol defiant as arrest deadline passes BBC.com
- South Korean anti-corruption agency asks police to arrest impeached President Yoon ABC News
- What to know about the siege outside South Korea’s presidential compound The Associated Press
- How ‘Stop the Steal’ Became a Protest Slogan in South Korea The New York Times
- Strength of South Korea democracy tested as president defies arrest The Washington Post
Chinese Vessel Cuts Taiwan Internet Cable in Apparent Sabotage – The Wall Street Journal
- Chinese Vessel Cuts Taiwan Internet Cable in Apparent Sabotage The Wall Street Journal
- Taiwan believes China is behind damage to one of its crucial undersea cables Yahoo! Voices
- Taiwan asks South Korea for help over Chinese ship after subsea cable damaged Financial Times
- Taiwan suspects China of latest attack on undersea cables POLITICO Europe
- Chinese Freighter Suspected of Severing Telecom Cable off Taiwan The Maritime Executive
Danish king changes coat of arms amid row with Trump over Greenland
Design shows intent to keep control of Faroe Islands and Greenland – which Trump says he would like the US to buy
The Danish king has shocked some historians by changing the royal coat of arms to more prominently feature Greenland and the Faroe Islands – in what has also been seen as a rebuke to Donald Trump.
Less than a year since succeeding his mother, Queen Margrethe, after she stood down on New Year’s Eve 2023, King Frederik has made a clear statement of intent to keep the autonomous Danish territory and former colony within the kingdom of Denmark.
Continue reading...Danish king changes coat of arms amid row with Trump over Greenland – The Guardian
- Danish king changes coat of arms amid row with Trump over Greenland The Guardian
- Denmark's King Sends Greenland Message to Donald Trump Newsweek
- Denmark changes coat of arms after Trump offers to buy Greenland The Telegraph
- Danish king changes royal coat of arms in apparent rebuke of Trump over Greenland row The Independent
- Trump Border Czar Eyes Third-Party Nations to Send Migrants The Daily Beast
Austria’s far-right Freedom party tasked with forming coalition government
Austrian president asks anti-migration, pro-Kremlin FPÖ to begin negotiations with conservative ÖVP
Austria’s president has tasked the anti-migration, pro-Kremlin Freedom party (FPÖ) with holding talks to form a ruling coalition, potentially paving the way for the far right to lead the government for the first time since the second world war.
After meeting the FPÖ leader, Herbert Kickl, at the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Alexander van der Bellen said the party, which narrowly won the most votes in September’s general election, could begin negotiations with the conservative Austrian People’s party (ÖVP) on forming a governing alliance.
Continue reading...Two men charged after young woman allegedly shot and killed in Brisbane
The pair each face one count of murder after Chloe Mason was found dying in the street in Caboolture on 22 December
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Queensland police have arrested and charged two suspects wanted for an alleged murder after a woman was chased and fatally shot in a Brisbane suburban street.
A 29-year-old Marsden man, Codye Thomson, and a 32-year-old Caboolture man, Kaine Thomson-Gleeson, were arrested without incident in Logan on Monday.
Continue reading...Nigeria’s military launch offensive on new rebel group
Nigeria’s military has launched an offensive against a new rebel group said to be affiliated with ISIL.
UK cut health aid to vulnerable nations while hiring their nurses, research finds
Royal College of Nursing says Labour has a duty to fix health ‘double whammy’ by raising aid and funding for UK nursing
The UK cut health aid to some of the world’s vulnerable countries at the same time as recruiting thousands of their nurses, in a “double whammy” for fragile health systems, new analysis has found.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN), which carried out the research, said Labour had a “duty to fix” aid cuts imposed by the previous government, and to work on increasing the UK’s domestic supply of nurses.
Continue reading...Charlie Hebdo marks 10 years after terror attack with special issue
Gunmen stormed satirical paper’s Paris offices, killing 11 people, over cartoons of the prophet Muhammad
Ten years on from the Islamist terrorist attack on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, France will ask: “Are we all still Charlie?”
The #JeSuisCharlie hashtag spread around the world in January 2015 after brothers Chérif and Saïd Kouachi stormed the paper’s offices killing 11 people in retaliation for it printing cartoons of the prophet Muhammad.
Continue reading...Tensions Rise Between Moldova and Russia as Transnistria Fears Electricity Collapse – The Moscow Times
- Tensions Rise Between Moldova and Russia as Transnistria Fears Electricity Collapse The Moscow Times
- A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway Region The New York Times
- Transnistria: Breakaway Moldovan region cuts heating and hot water after Russia stops gas flow CNN
- Thousands left without heat or gas in Moldova's pro-Russian separatist region Reuters
- Russia fueling Transnistria energy crisis for propaganda, destabilization, Moldova says. Kyiv Independent
U.S. Says Lebanese Army Struggling to Uphold Cease-fire, IDF Readies for Longer Stay – Haaretz
- U.S. Says Lebanese Army Struggling to Uphold Cease-fire, IDF Readies for Longer Stay Haaretz
- Israel and Hezbollah trade threats over future of ceasefire as deadline looms The Washington Post
- Report: Israeli Defence Minister warns Hezbollah ceasefire in danger Yahoo! Voices
- Israel talking about staying in Lebanon to put pressure on Lebanese army, official says The Times of Israel
- The fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce is holding so far, despite violations POLITICO
Pakistan Taliban threatens military-run businesses amid rising violence
The threat marks an escalation in the group's fight against the Pakistani military, warn analysts.
UK Prime Minister Starmer slams ‘lies’ after Musk tirade
Starmer defends record after billionaire Musk attacks him and other Labour figures over handling of child rape cases.
Russia will send advanced space tech to North Korea, Blinken says – POLITICO Europe
- Russia will send advanced space tech to North Korea, Blinken says POLITICO Europe
- Russia to share advanced satellite technology with North Korea, Blinken warns Fox News
- Blinken: China, North Korea helping drive Russia’s war in Ukraine VOA Asia
- Blinken warns of relationship between Russia and North Korea KXAN.com
- Blinken Says Russia Plans To Share Advanced Satellite Tech With N. Korea The Moscow Times
Israeli forces use ambulance to raid occupied West Bank
Israeli forces use an ambulance to carry out a raid in the occupied West Bank.
Trump, China and AI: Ian Bremmer’s top risks for 2025 – Axios
- Trump, China and AI: Ian Bremmer's top risks for 2025 Axios
- A ‘G-Zero’ world is the biggest geo-political risk this year, according to report CNN
- 'Rule of Don,' 'The G-Zero wins' are Eurasia Group's top risks for 2025 MSNBC
- Top geopolitical risks that could arise in 2025 CBS News
- Exclusive: Ian Bremmer’s Top Risks for 2025 GZERO Media
Nine killed in roadside bomb attack in central India
Police said eight policemen and a driver were killed in bomb blast set off by Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh.
Italy’s right-wing leader Meloni positions herself as Trump’s ally in Europe – CNBC
- Italy’s right-wing leader Meloni positions herself as Trump's ally in Europe CNBC
- Meloni’s Closeness to Musk and Trump Is a Win-Win — and a Big Risk Bloomberg
- Italy’s Prime Minister Visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago The New York Times
- Trump meets with Italian PM Meloni ahead of Jan. 6 vote certification MSNBC
- Trump appears with Italian Prime Minister Meloni at his Florida club The Associated Press
Indonesia kicks off first free meal programme for children, pregnant women
By 2029 the programme hopes to reach 82.9 million people in efforts to counter malnutrition.
What is a polar vortex, the weather event causing winter storms in the US?
The expanding of the polar vortex - an area of cold air around the Arctic - southwards is causing cold spells in the US.