Myanmar's army is losing - and facing fire from a militant monk (www.bbc.co.uk)
Zelenskiy proposes bill allowing Ukrainian citizenship for foreign fighters (www.rferl.org)
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy marked Ukraine’s Day of Unity with the introduction of a draft law that allows multiple citizenships, a move that would make it possible for foreign fighters and ethnic Ukrainians outside the country to hold Ukrainian passports while not giving up other citizenship....
South Korea's Child Benefits: Increased to 29.6 million won ($22,100) over 8 years starting 2024 (stoppopulationdecline.org)
Seoul vs. the rest: University pyramid crumbling at the bottom (www.koreaherald.com)
“I would rather give up another year of my youth studying and trying again if I don’t make it ‘in-Seoul.'”...
Canada sets two-year cap on foreign students (www.bbc.com)
Canada has said it will cap the number of foreign students admitted to the country for two years in an attempt to address pressure on housing and healthcare in the country....
Russia clashes with US and Ukraine supporters, ruling out any peace plan backed by Kyiv and the West (apnews.com)
Russia’s foreign minister clashed with the United States and Ukraine’s supporters at a U.N. meeting Monday where Moscow ruled out any peace plan backed by Kyiv and the West, and China warned that further global chaos could impact the slowing global economy....
90,000 NATO Troops To 'Beat Back' Russia With Biggest-Ever Drills - Steadfast Defender - Since Cold War (www.eurasiantimes.com)
India's stock market seizes global fourth place from Hong Kong (www.lemonde.fr)
With $4.3 trillion in total share value on Monday, January 22, India booming stock exchange is seen as emblematic of the country’s rising economic fortunes, while Hong Kong’s market has sturggled with a fourth consecutive year of losses....
Blinken begins Africa tour in Cape Verde, touting the US as a key security and economic partner (apnews.com)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a tour of four African countries on Monday, meeting with the leaders of Cape Verde and Ivory Coast and touting America as the continent’s key economic and security ally at times of regional and international crises....
Russia's Navalny says he is forced to listen to pro-Putin singer every morning (news.yahoo.com)
(Reuters) - Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has complained of being poisoned, assaulted and deprived of proper medical care, but on Monday he disclosed he faced a new challenge: being forced to listen to a pro-Putin pop singer at 0500 every morning....
EU foreign policy chief says Israel failed to engage with Brussels peace summit (www.theguardian.com)
One of the EU’s most senior diplomats has criticised the Israeli foreign minister for not properly engaging with a summit in Brussels designed to pave the way for a peace plan in the Middle East....
Families of hostages storm Knesset meeting after Netanyahu rejects Hamas offer (www.theguardian.com)
Family members of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip have stormed a parliamentary meeting in Jerusalem to demand that Israel’s government does more to return their loved ones, as fighting in Khan Younis reached unprecedented levels....
‘The Social Contract Has Been Completely Ruptured’: Ireland’s Housing Crisis (www.nytimes.com)
Soaring rents have left many struggling to afford homes in Dublin and have created a generational divide. Two-thirds of younger adults in the city live with their parents....
“It Will Be A Shock”: Ukraine Lost 500,000 Soldiers In War So Far, Nearly 30,000 Per Month: Lutsenko Claims (www.eurasiantimes.com)
Orbán invites Swedish PM for talks on NATO bid (www.politico.eu)
Turkey is also promising to move on Sweden’s alliance application....
West Must Be Prepared For War With Russia, NATO Official Warns Ahead Of Major Military Drills (www.rferl.org)
Zelensky signs decree recognizing some Russian territories as historically inhabited by Ukrainians (kyivindependent.com)
US calls on Israel to protect staff and patients as military reportedly storms Gaza hospital (www.theguardian.com)
The White House has called on Israel to protect innocent people as Palestinian officials said the Israeli military had stormed one hospital in Gaza and placed another under siege....
How British American Tobacco lobbied Kenya to water down nicotine pouch warnings (www.theguardian.com)
7.1 magnitude quake rattles western China, killing at least 3 people and collapsing 47 homes (apnews.com)
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck a sparsely populated part of China’s western Xinjiang region early Tuesday, killing three people and causing extensive damage in freezing cold weather, officials said. It was the latest in a series of temblors and natural disasters to hit the country’s west....
Ukraine war: Civilians killed in missile strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv (www.bbc.com)
Four people have been killed and dozens of people wounded in Russian missile attacks targeting the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and second biggest city Kharkiv, according to officials....
Saudi Arabia won’t recognize Israel without a path to a Palestinian state, top diplomat says (apnews.com)
The Great Fall of China (www.economist.com)
DragonFire laser: MoD tests weapon as low-cost alternative to missiles (www.bbc.com)
The UK has successfully fired a high-power laser weapon against an aerial target for the first time in a trial....