Belarus sends children from occupied Ukraine for training with Belarusian army (apnews.com)
More delays for NASA's astronaut moonshots, with crew landing off until 2026 (apnews.com)
Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and at least two years before landing on it, under the latest round of delays announced by NASA on Tuesday....
TikTok restricts tool used by researchers - and its critics - to assess content on its platform (apnews.com)
Among others, the social media company, which is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, has removed certain hashtags from the Creative Center that some online researchers had stored for analysis. They include topics that would be seen as controversial to the Chinese government – such as “UyghurGenocide” and...
Over 50 countries go to the polls in 2024. The year will test even the most robust democracies (apnews.com)
More than 50 countries that are home to half the planet’s population are due to hold national elections in 2024, but the number of citizens exercising the right to vote is not unalloyed good news. The year looks set to test even the most robust democracies and to strengthen the hands of leaders with authoritarian leanings....
Spain makes face masks mandatory in hospitals and clinics after a spike in respiratory illnesses (apnews.com)
Face masks will be mandatory in hospitals and healthcare centers in Spain starting Wednesday due to a surge in respiratory illnesses, the Health Ministry said....
AI-powered misinformation is the world's biggest short-term threat, Davos report says (apnews.com)
A man who claimed to be selling Queen Elizabeth II's walking stick is sentenced for fraud (apnews.com)
Airlines say they found loose parts in door panels during inspections of Boeing 737 Max 9 jets (apnews.com)
Airlines say they found loose parts in door panels during inspections of Boeing 737 Max 9 jets::Federal investigators are learning more about how a door panel flew off an Alaska Airlines jetliner last week.
Yellen says 100,000 firms have joined a business database aimed at unmasking shell company owners (apnews.com)
Video appears to show the Israeli army shot 3 Palestinians, killing 1, without provocation (apnews.com)
NRA lawyer says gun rights group is defendant and victim at civil trial over leader’s big spending (apnews.com)
A National Rifle Association lawyer acknowledged in court Tuesday that some former executives and outside vendors may have ripped off the influential gun rights group with lavish spending and self-dealing....
Person of interest arrested in slaying of Detroit synagogue president (apnews.com)
But Police Chief James White has said the attack does not appear to be a result of antisemitism.
Zelenskyy, Blinken, Israeli president and more will come to Davos to talk about global challenges (apnews.com)
More than 60 heads of state and government and hundreds of business leaders are coming to Switzerland to discuss the biggest global challenges during the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering next week, ranging from Israeli President Isaac Herzog to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy....
Armed men break into a live TV studio in Ecuador as the country is rocked by a series of attacks (apnews.com)
Microsoft's OpenAI investment could trigger EU merger review (apnews.com)
Arrest warrant issued for Montana man accused of killing thousands of birds, including eagles (apnews.com)
A federal judge issued an arrest warrant Monday for a Montana man who failed to show up for an initial court appearance on charges of killing thousands of birds, including bald and golden eagles. A second defendant pleaded not guilty....
Gaza cease-fire protests in New York block bridges, and over are 300 arrested (apnews.com)
Hundreds of protesters calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war blocked traffic in New York City at crucial bridges and a tunnel, disrupting the Monday morning commute and leading to more than 300 arrests....
Gabriel Attal is France's youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister (apnews.com)
Gabriel Attal was named Tuesday as France’s youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right....
A US citizen has been arrested in Moscow on drug charges (apnews.com)
A U.S. citizen has been arrested on drug charges in Russia, officials said Tuesday, a move that comes amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions over Ukraine....
Police probe UK Post Office for accusing over 700 employees of theft. The culprit was an IT glitch (apnews.com)
As if elephants weren't already awesome, they eat xmas trees! (apnews.com)
There’s a bit of post-Christmas cheer on the menu for elephants at the Berlin Zoo: they can chomp on Christmas trees that didn’t find a home.
Pope calls for universal ban on surrogacy in global roundup of threats to peace and human dignity (apnews.com)
Pope Francis called Monday for a universal ban on the “despicable” practice of surrogate motherhood, as he included the “commercialization” of pregnancy in an annual speech listing threats to global peace and human dignity....
The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies (apnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/supreme-court-abortion-medical-…
Defendant who attacked judge in wild courtroom video will face her again in Las Vegas (apnews.com)
A defendant who was captured in courtroom video leaping over a judge’s bench and attacking her, touching off a bloody brawl, is scheduled to appear before her again Monday morning....
Lily Gladstone is the Golden Globes' first Indigenous best actress winner (apnews.com)
When Lily Gladstone took the stage Sunday night to accept her first Golden Globe, she spoke to the live TV audience in the Blackfeet language....
