Can Europe and Syria do business and what does each want?
European foreign ministers meet Syria's de facto leader in Damascus.
Arsenal held at Brighton while Man City bounce-back continues
Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw at Brighton to dent their Premier League title hopes, while holders Man City win again.
Austrian chancellor to resign after coalition talks collapse
Nehammer says his People's Party would not support measures that it believes would harm the economy or new taxes.
Watch: Michael J Fox, Bono and Anna Wintour awarded Medal of Freedom
President Joe Biden gave the US's highest civilian honour to 19 people, including Denzel Washington and Hillary Clinton.
Israel at War Day 456 | Missile Fired From Yemen Intercepted Before Crossing Into Israeli Territory, IDF Says – Haaretz
- Israel at War Day 456 | Missile Fired From Yemen Intercepted Before Crossing Into Israeli Territory, IDF Says Haaretz
- January 4: Parents promise to bring hostage Liri Albag home after Hamas video shows her alive The Times of Israel
- IDF intercepts Houthi missile targeting central Israel before it crossed into country The Jerusalem Post
- Israel army says intercepted missile, drone launched from Yemen VOA Asia
- Millions of Israelis woken up by missile alarms amid latest overnight Houthi attack All Israel News
Coalition talks between Austria’s two biggest centrist parties collapse
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.
Continue reading...Biden honours Wintour, Bono and Soros with Medal of Freedom
Campaigners, politicians and athletes are among those receiving the US's highest civilian award.
Washington Post cartoonist quits after Bezos satire is rejected
The newspaper decided not to run Ann Telnaes' cartoon of tycoons kneeling before Donald Trump.
Chile’s president completes historic Antarctica trip – UPI News
- Chile's president completes historic Antarctica trip UPI News
- A Frigid First: Chile’s President Visits Antarctica to Bolster Claims The New York Times
- Chilean president makes historic trip to south pole amid Antarctica sovereignty claim The Guardian
- News in Pics | January 5, 2025: Best photos from around the world Deccan Herald
- Chile’s President Boric leads journey to South Pole in historic trip CNN
Hamas releases video it says is of Israeli hostage held in Gaza since 2023 attack
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.
Continue reading...Central American troops arrive in Haiti to reinforce mission to restore order – The Associated Press
- Central American troops arrive in Haiti to reinforce mission to restore order The Associated Press
- Haiti: Guatemalan forces arrive to tackle gang violence BBC.com
- Another 75 Guatemalan soldiers arrive in Haiti to battle gangs Reuters Canada
- Guatemalan and Salvadoran forces arrive in Haiti to join fight against violent gangs CNN
- Police and soldiers from Guatemala, El Salvador arrive for Haiti mission Africanews English
Biden notifies US Congress of planned $8bn arms sales to Israel: Reports
Package to include precision-guided munitions, artillery shells and air-to-air missiles, according to US media reports.
Covid and flu rates rise across the US, according to the CDC
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.
Continue reading...Biden plans to send $8bn arms shipment to Israel
The weapons consignment, which needs approval from House and Senate committees, includes air-to-air missiles.
Biden plans to send $8bn arms shipment to Israel
The weapons consignment, which needs approval from House and Senate committees, includes air-to-air missiles.
Hamas releases video of hostage Liri Albag, 19. Parents: ‘This is not the Liri we know’ – The Times of Israel
- Hamas releases video of hostage Liri Albag, 19. Parents: ‘This is not the Liri we know’ The Times of Israel
- Hamas Shares Video Of Teen Israeli Hostage, Her Parents Say, "Time To..." NDTV
- Hamas Releases Video of Teenage Israeli Soldier Held Hostage in Gaza The New York Times
- Ex-hostage Yagil Yaakov: Albag video gave me flashbacks to having rifle pointed at me The Jerusalem Post
- Hamas releases video it says is of Israeli hostage held in Gaza since 2023 attack The Guardian
Ethiopia evacuates 80,000 after earthquakes, fears of volcanic eruption – VOA Asia
- Ethiopia evacuates 80,000 after earthquakes, fears of volcanic eruption VOA Asia
- Ethiopia: Thousands evacuate over volcanic eruption fears DW (English)
- Thousands evacuated in Ethiopia due to volcanic activity The Associated Press
- Seismic Shifts: Tremors Spark Government Action The Reporter Ethiopia
- Evacuations underway after 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Ethiopia Anadolu Agency | English
Days-long funeral procession for Jimmy Carter begins in south Georgia
Motorcade with flag-draped casket heads to boyhood home in Plains before moving to Atlanta, then Washington
Jimmy Carter’s long public goodbye began Saturday in south Georgia, where the 39th US president’s life began more than 100 years ago.
A motorcade with Carter’s flag-draped casket is heading to his hometown of Plains and past his boyhood home on the way to Atlanta. The procession began at the Phoebe Sumter medical center in Americus, where former Secret Service agents who had protected the late president served as pallbearers. A mournful train whistle filled the clear air as the pallbearers turned to face the hearse for a final goodbye, their hands on their hearts.
Continue reading...Russia promises retaliation after saying Ukraine fired US-supplied missiles
Outgoing US President Joe Biden has authorised Kyiv to use the long-range weapons against Russia.
Man dies after 70-metre fall from mountain ridge in Lake District
Callout ends in tragedy after an as yet unnamed person fell on Thursday and their body was recovered by a rescue team
A man has died after falling 70 metres from a mountain ridge.
Keswick Mountain Rescue said its first callout of the year ended in tragedy after the man fell from Sharp Edge on Blencathra in the Lake District on Thursday.
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