Moment vibrating phones alerted UN to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (www.bbc.co.uk)
Bangladesh reports first death from Nipah virus this year (www.yahoo.com)
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh reported on Monday its first fatality this year from the brain-damaging Nipah virus when a man died after drinking raw date juice....
No Rest For Gaza Dead With Swift Burials, Bodies Dug Up (www.barrons.com)
Protesters throw soup at Mona Lisa in Paris (www.theguardian.com)
Visitors at Louvre look on in shock as Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece attacked by environmental protesters...
Over 2,000 shell companies have directors aged 123 years or older, Moody’s found. The oldest known human lived to 122 (fortune.com)
Moody’s Analytics has found 21 million “red flags” associated with shell companies that could be used to enable financial crimes, from ancient directors to dubious addresses....
German politician (Green) gives Hitler salute after being stopped by police while under the influence (taketonews.com)
A German politician from the centre-left Green party gave the Hitler salute when she was pulled over by the police for an alcohol test. […] Jutta Boden was found to be driving under the influence and had 1.34 permille of alcohol in her blood. The woman has since resigned....
Details Emerge on U.N. Workers Accused of Aiding Hamas Raid (www.nytimes.com)
One is accused of kidnapping a woman. Another is said to have handed out ammunition. A third was described as taking part in the massacre at a kibbutz where 97 people died. And all were said to be employees of the United Nations aid agency that schools, shelters and feeds hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip....
Ukraine says it has uncovered major arms corruption (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine’s security service says it has uncovered corruption in an arms purchase by the military worth about $40m (£31m)....
AfD narrowly loses first election since mass deportation meeting revelations (www.theguardian.com)
AfD faces first election since revelations about mass deportation meeting...
A man opened an emergency exit and walked on a plane's wing. Passengers are supporting his action (apnews.com)
At first it sounds like a typical case of bad behavior aboard airplanes....
Slower wage growth needed for euro zone rate cuts, ECB's Knot says (www.reuters.com)
The European Central Bank (ECB) will need to see proof of slowing wage growth in the euro zone before interest rates can be lowered, ECB governing council member Klaas Knot said on Sunday....
Drone Attack In Jordan Kills Three American Troops (Updated) (www.thedrive.com)
Guterres reveals new details of UNRWA probe: of 12 suspects 9 terminated, one dead (www.ynetnews.com)
Israel-Hamas war: Germany joins states pausing UNRWA funding (www.dw.com)
Japan suspends funding to UNRWA over alleged staff ties to Oct. 7 Hamas attack (www3.nhk.or.jp)
Georgia's stolen children: Twins sold at birth reunited by TikTok video (www.bbc.com)
Kerem Shalom crossing: Israeli protesters hold up aid trucks to Gaza (www.bbc.com)
Hundreds of Israeli protesters have blocked some humanitarian aid trucks from entering Gaza for a third day.
US to Sell 40 F-35 Fighter Jets to Greece, Gift Other Aircraft (www.bloomberg.com)
The US plans to sell as many as 40 F-35 jets to Greece and will also gift the country various defense equipment, according to a letter sent by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis....
OneFour: How drill music trailblazers have divided Australia (www.bbc.co.uk)
It’s here that Australia’s most successful hip-hop act is finalising their new single....
Negotiators Close In on Hostage Deal That Would Halt Fighting in Gaza for Weeks (www.nytimes.com)
American-led negotiators are edging closer to an agreement in which Israel would suspend its war in Gaza for about two months in exchange for the release of more than 100 hostages still held by Hamas, a deal that could be sealed in the next two weeks and would transform the conflict consuming the region....
Ukraine: Hack wiped 2 petabytes of data from Russian research center (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense claims that pro-Ukrainian hacktivists breached the Russian Center for Space Hydrometeorology, aka “planeta” (планета), and wiped 2 petabytes of data.
Israel says Paris talks on hostage deal were ‘constructive,’ will continue this week (www.timesofisrael.com)
‘Significant gaps’ remain, says Prime Minister’s Office, after US, Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian officials meet to weigh pause in fighting in exchange for release of hostages...
Ukraine levels up the fight with drone strikes deep into Russia (www.theguardian.com)
Over the past three weeks, Ukraine has wreaked havoc with Russia’s energy infrastructure. Soon after the new year, someone attached explosives to train carriages in the Urals city of Nizhny Tagil. A blast took place next to facilities owned by Gazprom Neft, the country’s third biggest oil producer. Next, a kamikaze drone...
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.”...
Russia projects confidence as it pursues alliances to undermine West (www.washingtonpost.com)
Russia is increasingly confident that deepening economic and diplomatic ties with China and the Global South will allow it to challenge the international financial system dominated by the United States and undermine the West, according to Kremlin documents and interviews with Russian officials and business executives....