Canada to delay assisted death solely on mental illness until 2027 (news.yahoo.com)
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadians suffering solely from mental illness will remain excluded from pursuing assisted death until 2027 because the health care system is not ready, Health Minister Mark Holland said on Thursday....
25% of New Car Sales in China Were 100% Electric in 2023! (cleantechnica.com)
Thailand deports dissident Russian rock band to Israel (www.reuters.com)
US charges Chinese nationals with smuggling US-made electronics to Iran (news.yahoo.com)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have charged four Chinese nationals with crimes related to the smuggling of U.S.-made electronic components, including some with possible military use, to Iran, the Justice Department said on Wednesday....
Hervé Bopda: Cameroon socialite accused of sexual assaults (www.bbc.com)
Earlier this month, Mr Bopda and his acquaintances were accused by a popular activist of committing a number of crimes against roughly 200 victims....
Foreign-born residents in Japan sue the government for alleged racial profiling (www.cnn.com)
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Amazon’s Expats series not available in Hong Kong, where it is set (www.theguardian.com)
First two episodes inaccessible to viewers in city, with some attributing censorship to umbrella protest scenes...
‘Let’s find out’: shipwreck mysteriously appears on Newfoundland coast (www.theguardian.com)
Nice video of the shipwreck from CBC: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GApsl5_4PsE
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger quit ECOWAS (www.dw.com)
The leaders of the three Sahel nations said it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the Economic Community of West African States “without delay.”...
Mud, Flooding, and Giant Puddles: Heavy Rain Exacerbates Misery of Displaced Gazans (www.haaretz.com)
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UK intelligence attributes rise in attacks on military draft offices in Russia to expectations of new mobilisation (www.yahoo.com)
UK Defence Intelligence believes that the upsurge in attacks on military enlistment offices and similar institutions in Russia may indicate a lack of confidence in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s promise not to conduct a new wave of mobilisation.
Revealed: UK granted asylum to Rwandan refugees while arguing country was safe (www.theguardian.com)
Haitians suffering gang violence are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment (apnews.com)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Radio stations across Haiti got jammed with calls just hours after a court in Kenya blocked the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force to help fight gangs in the troubled Caribbean country.
Ukrainian cyberattacks cripple Russian defense contractor, weather center. (euromaidanpress.com)
Ukraine and Lithuania agree to joint arms production for UA military (www.yahoo.com)
The Foreign Affairs Ministers of Ukraine and Lithuania, Dmytro Kuleba and Gabrielius Landsbergis, discussed joint arms production, including drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces during a meeting in Kyiv, Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform reported on Jan. 27...
More Countries Halt Aid to U.N. Agency Amid Claims Staff Involved in Israel Attack (www.wsj.com)
TEL AVIV—Growing numbers of Western countries suspended aid to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees Saturday after allegations that a dozen of its staff took part in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel that killed some 1,200 people, the biggest single loss of Jewish life since the Holocaust....
Russia struggles to sell Pacific oil, 14 tankers stuck (www.reuters.com)
Cuba and Russia strengthen relations as strategic allies (www.plenglish.com)
U.S. war plans for Ukraine don’t foresee retaking lost territory (www.washingtonpost.com)
Seoul court approves seizure of Japan firm's funds over wartime labor (english.kyodonews.net)
South Korean court has granted a request to seize funds deposited by Japanese shipbuilder Hitachi Zosen Corp., made by a plaintiff who seeks compensation related to a wartime labor lawsuit, a lawyer in the case said Wednesday....
State Dept. pauses funding for UN agency amid allegations employees involved in Israel attack: Any UNRWA employee involved will be prosecuted, the agency warned. (abcnews.go.com)
Thai woman charged over lion cub filmed cruising resort in Bentley (www.theguardian.com)
Sawangjit Kosoognern charged with illegal possession after video showing animal being driven around Pattaya gains 2.6m views...
Diplomats back non-violence as Venezuela, Guyana talk over border dispute (news.yahoo.com)
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Talks over a territorial dispute pitting Venezuela against Guyana yielded commitments on Thursday to avoid violence or threats, after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro revived claims over an oil-rich region on their shared border....