Hindu group toughens stance on India's mosque-temple disputes (www.reuters.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)
(LEAD) N. Korea fires several cruise missiles from its east coast: JCS (en.yna.co.kr)
SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) – North Korea fired several cruise missiles from its east coast on Sunday, the South Korean military said, days after Pyongyang test-fired new strategic cruise missiles from the west coast....
UNRWA claims: UN agency condemns aid halt over alleged help for Hamas attacks (www.bbc.com)
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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.
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....
Pak pushing ISIS terrorists into Afghanistan, Kashmir-style (sundayguardianlive.com)
Among those who confirmed this development to The Sunday Guardian is former TTP commander Ehsanullah Ehsan, who called it a ‘Kashmir-style infiltration’ attempt on Afghan border by Pak army....
Jade mask discovered in pyramid tomb of Maya King (www.heritagedaily.com)
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Exclusive-Russia struggles to sell Pacific oil, 14 tankers stuck - sources, data (finance.yahoo.com)
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Kim Jong-un admits “terrible situation” in rural areas, pushes for regional development (english.hani.co.kr)
Kim Jong-un said that “failure to satisfactorily provide the people in local areas with basic living necessities” has emerged as “a serious political issue” in North Korea, according to a report Thursday by the state-run Rodong Sinmun.
Ukraine Says It Uncovers Mass Fraud in Weapons Procurement (www.usnews.com)
(Reuters) - Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Saturday it had uncovered a corruption scheme in the purchase of arms by the country’s military totalling the equivalent of about $40 million.
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.
Wildfires rage near Bogota amid record-high temperatures (www.dw.com)
Colombia is battling dozens of wildfires amid record-high temperatures in many parts of the country. President Gustavo Petro has declared a state of emergency to free up funds to fight the fires, which are also burning close to the capital, Bogota
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...
Ukraine says it has no evidence for Russia's claim that dozens of POWs died in a shot down plane (apnews.com)
Officials in Ukraine said Russia has provided no credible evidence to back its claims that Ukrainian forces shot down a military transport plane that Moscow says was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war who were to be swapped for Russian POWs....
Italian net closes in on 'Fleximan' - vigilante destroyer of speed cameras (www.bbc.com)
Japan bomber may have been found after 50 years (www.bbc.com)
Making Sense of the ICJ's Provisional Measures in South Africa v. Israel (www.lawfaremedia.org)
Iran sentences niece of DW journalist to jail (www.dw.com)
Norway to stand by UNRWA amid false Israeli claims (english.almayadeen.net)
Norway’s representative office to the Palestinian Authority stated on Saturday that it will continue to support the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), despite false Israeli allegations that its staff was involved in Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7.
How Israel controls $188 million of Palestinian money every month (www.aljazeera.com)
On Sunday, Israel approved a plan to send taxes earmarked for Gaza to Norway instead of the Palestinian Authority (PA), which exercises limited self-rule in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Is Kim Jong Un Preparing for War? - 38 North: Informed Analysis of North Korea (www.38north.org)
How Taiwan preserved election integrity by fighting back against disinformation (www.pbs.org)
The rumors about vote fraud started swirling as the ballots in Taiwan’s closely watched presidential election were tallied on Jan. 13. There were baseless claims that people had fabricated votes and that officials had miscounted and skewed the results....
Haitians suffering gang violence are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment (apnews.com)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Radio stations across Haiti got jammed with calls just hours after a court in Kenya blocked the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force to help fight gangs in the troubled Caribbean country.
