Iran executes man, 23, with mental health condition over Mahsa Amini protests (www.independent.co.uk)
Germany's top court rules far-right party ineligible for funding (www.euronews.com)
The vice-president of the court said that the party’s political concept was incompatible with the German constitution’s guarantee of human dignity....
Support for far-right AfD eases after Germany-wide protests - polls (news.yahoo.com)
BERLIN (Reuters) - Support for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) dropped slightly in two polls published on Tuesday after 10 days of nationwide protests against the far-right party, although it remained firmly in second place....
Hamas rejects Israel’s offer of two-month pause in Gaza fighting — Egyptian official (www.timesofisrael.com)
A senior Egyptian who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity says terror group Hamas has rejected Israel’s proposal for a two-month ceasefire in which Hamas would release Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian security prisoners....
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....
Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, 245,000 Jewish survivors are still alive (apnews.com)
Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, about 245,000 Jewish survivors are still living across more than 90 countries, a new report revealed Tuesday....
'Never again': Huge protests against far-right continue in Germany (www.i24news.tv)
Hundreds of thousands of people took the streets across Germany this weekend as the nation enters a second week of protests against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party....
New Zealand to deploy Defence Force to Red Sea (www.rnz.co.nz)
New Zealand will send a six-member Defence Force team to help protect shipping in the Red Sea from Houthi attacks....
Orbán invites Swedish PM for talks on NATO bid (www.politico.eu)
Turkey is also promising to move on Sweden’s alliance application....
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....
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....
Mega-rich renew call on global leaders at Davos to 'tax our extreme wealth' (www.cnbc.com)
More than 250 billionaires and millionaires on Wednesday reiterated their call on elected representatives of the world’s leading economies to introduce higher taxes on the very richest in society....
New CIA video appeals to Russians disillusioned with Moscow elite (www.nbcnews.com)
The CIA released another video Monday appealing to Russians disillusioned with the country’s leaders, offering them a way to pass secrets to the American spy agency....
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....
Top German court strips financing of extreme-right party (www.dw.com)
Germany’s Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that the extreme right-wing NPD should have its state subsidies withdrawn and its tax relief canceled for six years....
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....
Russian missile strikes against Kyiv, other cities kill 5, injure over 40 (kyivindependent.com)
Russia launched a series of missile strikes on Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Kharkiv, and Pavlohrad in the early morning of Jan. 23, damaging civilian infrastructure, killing at least five people and injuring over 40, officials said....
Scoop: Israel proposes 2-month fighting pause in Gaza for release of all hostages (www.axios.com)
Israel has given Hamas a proposal through Qatari and Egyptian mediators that includes up to two months of a pause in the fighting as part of a multi-phase deal that would include the release of all remaining hostages held in Gaza, two Israeli officials said....
Philippines president sparks outcry for using presidential helicopter to see Coldplay concert (www.theguardian.com)
The Great Fall of China (www.economist.com)
The great fall of China? (www.economist.com)
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.'”...
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....