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Friday, 26 January 2024

ICJ says Israel must prevent genocide in Gaza

But it stops short of ordering Israel to halt the war in Gaza, in a controversial case at The Hague.

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Thursday, 25 January 2024

'Putin has made mistakes' - Kremlin challenger

Boris Nadezhdin says he has more than 100,000 signatures to register for Russia's presidential election.

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Wednesday, 24 January 2024

The Trump-Haley Race After New Hampshire


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Amazon's record drought driven by climate change

The world's largest rainforest protects us from climate change but deforestation has left it vulnerable.

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Jon Stewart returns to The Daily Show part-time for election campaign

Nine years after leaving, he will host Monday nights each week until November's US election.

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Boeing boss faces Washington grilling after blow-out

A whistleblower calls Boeing manufacturing a "rambling, shambling, disaster waiting to happen".

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Tuesday, 23 January 2024


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Monday, 22 January 2024

Dying thief stole Wizard of Oz ruby slippers as 'one last score'

Terry Martin was convinced by an ex-mob associate to steal the shoes as "one last score".

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Sunday, 21 January 2024

Saturday, 20 January 2024

A Palestinian American teenager killed in the West Bank is mourned.


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Friday, 19 January 2024

Eisenkot: Key Israeli war leader challenges Netanyahu over Gaza strategy

Gadi Eisenkot condemns the prime minister, who insists Israel's offensive will go on until "complete victory".

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Thursday, 18 January 2024

Georgia Stalin: Icon removed from Tbilisi church

The icon showed the Soviet dictator being blessed by a saint, but the Church says it has to be changed.

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Wednesday, 17 January 2024

Tuesday, 16 January 2024

Two British brothers banned from Switzerland for museum heist

The Metropolitan Police issue mugshots of the Ahearne brothers following their sentencing.

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Monday, 15 January 2024

Iowa Caucus Results


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Italian culture minister probed over stolen painting

Vittorio Sgarbi is accused of possessing and exhibiting a 17th Century painting.

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Sunday, 14 January 2024

Democrats Fret That Biden’s Power Players Are Not at His Campaign Base


By Michael D. Shear and Katie Rogers from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/MsW34Kp

Frederik X kisses wife as he becomes King of Denmark

The new monarch blinks back tears as he greets the cheering crowds outside Christiansborg Castle.

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Saturday, 13 January 2024

Israel strikes southern Gaza city swollen with displaced people

Ten people in a Rafah house sheltering displaced people were killed, the Hamas-run health ministry says.

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Friday, 12 January 2024

Ariana Grande’s House-Groove Kiss-Off, and 9 More New Songs


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Amazon rainforest: Deforestation rate halved in 2023

Preliminary data shows more than 5,000 sq km were cleared, still over six times the size of New York City.

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Thursday, 11 January 2024

'This is my home’ – a 13-year-old vlogger's life in Gaza

Nadine Abdul Latif moved home three times since the war began, and an Israeli air strike killed her brother.

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Wednesday, 10 January 2024

Ecuador se tambalea tras días de violencia y disturbios


By Annie Correal, Genevieve Glatsky and José María León Cabrera from NYT En español https://ift.tt/qnPmNSX

Alexei Navalny jokes in first appearance from new prison

Jailed Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny made his first public appearance in a video call, since being moved to an Arctic penal colony.

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Tuesday, 9 January 2024

Global economy set for weakest growth since pandemic, warns World Bank

Concerns over interest rates and Middle East mean the World Bank expects growth of just 2.4% in 2024.

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Monday, 8 January 2024

Antony Blinken: On the US mission to stop Gaza igniting wider war

The US secretary of state wants to prevent the war escalating but the cauldron of tensions could boil over.

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Franz Beckenbauer: German legend was one of football's most important figures

Franz Beckenbauer, who has died aged 78, was the friend of Sir Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore and Pele and one of football's most important figures.

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Alaskan Airlines flight 1282: Key questions behind door plug blowout

Many questions remain after a 737 Max Boeing plane suffered a mid-air blowout in the US.

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Sunday, 7 January 2024

EU Council President Charles Michel to step down early

Charles Michel's decision to step down means EU leaders will need to find a replacement quickly.

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Saturday, 6 January 2024

House Dysfunction By the Numbers: 724 Votes, Only 27 Laws Enacted


By Annie Karni, Claire Hogan, Meg Felling and Kassie Bracken from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/doJ6imj

Japan earthquake: Woman in 90s found alive under rubble five days later

More than 120 people have been confirmed dead since Monday's 7.5 magnitude earthquake.

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Friday, 5 January 2024

Climate change: Former oil executive Mukhtar Babayev to lead COP29 talks in Azerbaijan

For the second year in a row, a man with vast experience of the oil industry will head COP negotiations.

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Thursday, 4 January 2024

8 New Books We Recommend This Week


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IS claims responsibility for deadly Iran bombings that killed 84

The Islamic State group says it carried out Wednesday's attack in southern Iran that killed 84 people.

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Francoise Bornet: Woman in Robert Doisneau’s Paris kiss photo dies aged 93

Francoise Bornet was part of a young couple who were seen embracing on the street in 1950.

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Tuesday, 2 January 2024

Here’s what to know about Claudine Gay’s resignation.


By Jennifer Schuessler, Alan Blinder and Anemona Hartocollis from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/40UxHdV

Japan jet crash: Passengers describe chaos inside flight 516

Nearly 400 people were trapped inside a burning JAL 516. What happened next has been described as a miracle.

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Monday, 1 January 2024

Ethiopia signs agreement with Somaliland paving way to sea access

The prime minister of the landlocked country has said that sea access was an existential question.

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