Nigel Farage distances himself from Elon Musk on Tommy Robinson – BBC.com

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  1. Nigel Farage distances himself from Elon Musk on Tommy Robinson  BBC.com
  2. Elon Musk demands UK act on grooming gang scandal amid growing calls for probe: 'National inquiry now!'  Fox News
  3. Elon Musk Trolls Britain and Defends Tommy Robinson in Flurry of Social Media Posts  The New York Times
  4. Musk accused of ‘politicising’ rape of young girls in UK to attack Starmer  The Guardian
  5. Who is Tommy Robinson and why does Elon Musk want him freed from jail?  NBC News
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The end of an era: Russia loses its gas grip on Europe – Euromaidan Press

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  1. The end of an era: Russia loses its gas grip on Europe  Euromaidan Press
  2. Slovakia threatens to reduce aid to Ukrainian refugees in spat over Russian gas  CNN
  3. Era of cheap Russian gas to EU ends as transit across Ukraine stops  BBC.com
  4. Russia Warns Europe Will 'Pay the Price' for Ukraine Cutting Off Gas  Newsweek
  5. Over 20 foreign citizens to be deported from Georgia for participating in protests.  Kyiv Independent
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Soul singer Brenton Wood, behind the 1967 hit Oogum Boogum Song, dies aged 83

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Born Alfred Jesse Smith, his smash title has repeatedly been used in film and television shows

Soul singer Brenton Wood has died at the age of 83, TMZ and Variety reported. Wood’s manager Manny Gallegos confirmed the news.

Woods, born Alfred Jesse Smith, is best known for his 1967 hit The Oogum Boogum Song which has repeatedly been used across film, television and in commercial campaigns. He died at his home in Moreno Valley, 63 miles east of Los Angeles, his manager Manny Gallegos told the publications.

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‘At a loss for words’: loved ones mourn victims of New Orleans truck attack

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Family remembers Terrence Kennedy, 63, as ‘nicest person in the world’ after reporting he was one of 14 people killed

More victims of the New Year’s attack in New Orleans, which killed at least 14 people and injured dozens more, have been identified by their relatives, as authorities continue to investigate the fatal incident.

The New Orleans coroner’s office has released the names of 12 of the 14 victims who were killed when a man drove a pickup truck into crowds on Bourbon Street and then opened fire before being killed in a shootout with police, in what officials are investigating as an act of terrorism.

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New Orleans coroner releases identities of most truck attack victims

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More than half of the 12 identified were from local areas and all ranged in age from 18 to 63

The New Orleans coroner’s office has released the identities of most of the 14 people killed in the deadly truck attack aimed at New Year’s Day revelers on the city’s famous Bourbon Street.

More than half of the 12 victims identified after being slain Wednesday by the attacker – a US army veteran who was shot dead by police – were from the New Orleans metropolitan area or other Louisiana communities. Others were residents of Alabama, Mississippi and New Jersey.

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FBI finds bomb-making material at home of New Orleans attack suspect

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Investigators recover equipment from house rented by attacker who killed 14 and injured dozens on New Year’s Day

Authorities have confirmed finding bomb-making materials at the New Orleans home that US military veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar rented before ramming a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers, according to an FBI statement containing the most complete account yet of the attack.

Investigators recovered from Jabbar’s rental truck a transmitter intended to trigger the two bombs, the statement read, confirming prior media reporting.

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Blinken heads to Asia, Europe on last expected trip as top US diplomat – ABC News

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  1. Blinken heads to Asia, Europe on last expected trip as top US diplomat  ABC News
  2. Blinken heads to South Korea, Japan and France  Reuters
  3. Secretary Blinken’s Travel to the Republic of Korea, Japan, and France  Department of State
  4. Blinken wades into political crisis with stop in South Korea  CNA
  5. Blinken heads to South Korea, Japan, France one last time  DW (English)
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 3, 2025 – Institute for the Study of War

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  1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 3, 2025  Institute for the Study of War
  2. Russia seized 1,600 square miles of Ukraine's territory in 2024 while losing 427,000 troops, ISW says  Yahoo! Voices
  3. Ukraine-Russia war map: Where are Putin’s forces making gains on the frontline as 2025 begins?  The Independent
  4. The most difficult year  Meduza
  5. ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 3, 2025  Kyiv Post
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