Iran Can Build 'Several' Nukes With Current Uranium Stockpiles, UN Says (themessenger.com)
Iran can likely build several atomic bombs with its current stockpiles of enriched uranium, the head of the United Nations’ nuclear agency said Thursday....
ethnic killings one sudan city left up 15000 dead- UN report (www.reuters.com)
In the report to the U.N. Security Council, independent U.N. sanctions monitors attributed the toll in El Geneina to intelligence sources and contrasted it with the U.N. estimate that about 12,000 people have been killed across Sudan since war erupted on April 15, 2023, between the Sudanese army and the RSF....
Biggest faction in Japan's ruling party decides to disband (english.kyodonews.net)
Hostage families protest outside Netanyahu's home, ramping up pressure for a truce-for-hostages deal (abcnews.go.com)
Donkey cart loaded with explosives kills a police officer and critically injures 4 others in Kenya (apnews.com)
A donkey cart carrying a suspected improvised bomb blew up at a checkpoint on the Kenya-Somalia border Thursday, killing one Kenyan police officer and critically wounding four others, authorities said....
South Korea says number of North Korean defectors nearly triples in 2023, including ‘elite’ diplomats | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Several Investigative Journalists Under Pressure in Ukraine. (text.hrw.org)
Ministers admit losing track of 5,600 asylum claimants - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Gangs in Haiti have attacked a community for 4 days and residents fear the violence could spread (apnews.com)
Alarm as Israeli forces move closer to crowded areas in southern Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
As Israeli forces have moved further into southern Gaza, airstrikes and close-combat fighting are approaching areas crowded with more than a million people seeking refuge from the destruction across the rest of the territory....
NATO official warns West: Be ready for ‘anything’ (www.politico.eu)
NATO countries need to be on red alert for war and “expect the unexpected,” the chair of the alliance’s military committee of national chiefs Rob Bauer said Wednesday....
Women and children are main victims of Gaza war, with 16,000 killed, UN says (abcnews.go.com)
Washington to Israel: Turn the lights back on in Gaza (www.politico.com)
The Biden administration is pressing Israel to restore telecommunications access to Gaza amid a massive blackout that has stretched a record six days and left millions of Palestinians without power or internet....
Israel Intensifies Raids Against Palestinians in West Bank (www.wsj.com)
Early on Friday, Israeli security forces ended a two-day raid in Tulkarem, a West Bank city straddling the wall separating Palestinian communities and Israel that hasn’t been known as a hotbed of militancy in recent years, leaving at least eight Palestinians dead....
Arnold Schwarzenegger Detained At Munich Airport Over Luxury Watch (www.huffpost.com)
US says 'no way' to solve Israel security, Gaza war without Palestinian state (www.reuters.com)
There is “no way” to solve Israel’s long-term security challenges in the region and the short-term challenges of rebuilding Gaza without the establishment of a Palestinian state, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Thursday....
Israeli drones attack hospital in southern Gaza, Palestinian Red Crescent says (www.reuters.com)
Map reveals where measles cases are surging across the UK (www.independent.co.uk)
There have been 216 cases in the West Midlands since October 2023, with 80 per cent in Birmingham...
North Korea: Rare footage shows teens sentenced to hard labour over K-drama (www.bbc.com)
North Korean defectors to South tripled in 2023, Seoul says (www.theguardian.com)
Ethnic killings in one Sudan city left up to 15,000 dead - UN report (www.reuters.com)
Netanyahu Says ‘From the River to the Sea,’ a Phrase Zionists Claim is Genocidal (www.rollingstone.com)
China’s Economy Is in Serious Trouble (www.nytimes.com)
Ukraine to continue operations in Crimea to degrade Russian logistics – Budanov (news.yahoo.com)
Ukraine will continue to conduct special operations in occupied Crimea to sabotage Russian logistics, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov told the Financial Times on Jan. 19....
