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Turkey's home prices so high even central bank governor can't pay rent (www.euronews.com)
Spain considers nationwide hospital mask rule, as flu, COVID hit Europe (www.reuters.com)
French PM Borne resigns, Macron to name new government (www.reuters.com)
Spain considers nationwide hospital mask rule, as flu, COVID hit Europe (www.reuters.com)
Spain’s government proposed a nationwide mandate for people to wear masks in hospitals and health clinics on Monday, and Italy said respiratory illness infection rates had hit a record, as flu and COVID spread across Europe....
Exporters turn to rail network as Red Sea attacks disrupt global supply chains (www.scmp.com)
Top White House budget official warns of ‘dire’ situation on Ukraine aid (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top budget official warned in stark terms Friday about the rapidly diminishing time that lawmakers have to replenish U.S. aid for Ukraine, as the fate of that money to Kyiv remains tied up in negotiations over immigration where a deal has so far been out of reach....
Exclusive: US intelligence confirms Islamic State's Afghanistan branch behind Iran blasts (www.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Communications intercepts collected by the United States confirmed that Islamic State’s (ISIS) Afghanistan-based branch carried out twin bombings in Iran that killed nearly 100 people, two sources familiar with the intelligence told Reuters on Friday....
Taiwan slams Chinese balloons as safety threat, psychological warfare (www.reuters.com)
Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after mid-air window blowout (www.theguardian.com)
Vietnam fined a TikToker $300 after he made a video suggesting Cambodia's Angkor Wat was in Thailand (www.businessinsider.com)
Evacuation orders for S. Korean islands as N. Korea fires over 200 artillery shells (www.france24.com)
Gaza refugees bombed in tented ‘safe zone’ (www.thetimes.co.uk)
There was little shelter and barely any services in al-Mawasi when the Abu Hatab family arrived seeking sanctuary from the intensifying bombardment around their homes in Khan Yunis....
Trump businesses received millions in foreign payments while he was in office (www.theguardian.com)
Donald Trump “repeatedly and willfully” violated the US constitution by “allowing his businesses to accept millions of dollars from some of the most corrupt nations on Earth”, prominently including China, the top Democrat on the House oversight committee charged on Thursday, unveiling a 156-page report on the matter....
Russia accidentally bombs own village, vows to rebuild homes (www.reuters.com)
Freed Israeli hostage says she endured ‘psychological warfare’ during 50 days of Hamas captivity | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
It's Clear to Everyone Gazans Must Be Destroyed, Israeli Lawmaker Says (www.haaretz.com)
Almost 100 dead in blasts at Iran memorial for assassinated commander (www.theguardian.com)
Two explosions at Kerman ceremony marking anniversary of killing of Qassem Suleimani raise Middle East tensions further...
Turkey detains 33 people suspected of spying on behalf of Israel (apnews.com)
A year after China ended its harsh COVID policies, it's struggling to rebound (www.kuow.org)
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German officials detain a fifth suspect in connection with a threat to attack Cologne Cathedral (apnews.com)
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities said Monday they detained another suspect in connection with an alleged threat of an attack on the world-famous Cologne Cathedral over the holidays, bringing the overall number of people detained in connection with the alleged plot to five....
Israel is pulling thousands of troops from Gaza as combat focuses on enclave's main southern city (apnews.com)
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Thousands of Israeli soldiers are being shifted out of the Gaza Strip, the military said Monday, in the first significant drawdown of troops since the war began as forces continued to bear down on the main city in the southern half of the enclave....
Exports via Ukraine's Black Sea corridor almost double in December (www.pravda.com.ua)
Exports through the Ukrainian temporary corridor totalled around 13 million tonnes as of the end of December, compared to 7 million tonnes at the beginning of this month....
Bulgaria, Romania get official green light for partial entry into Schengen area (www.politico.eu)
EU member countries reached agreement Saturday on removing air and maritime internal border controls with Bulgaria and Romania, but the two countries’ full entry into the bloc’s passport-free Schengen zone remains subject to further discussions....
Russia has deployed battalion of Ukrainian prisoners of war to frontline - ISW (www.ukrinform.net)
Russia has officially deployed a battalion formed of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) to the frontline in Ukraine, further confirming a myriad of apparent Russian violations of the Geneva Convention on POWs....
