North Korea demolishes symbol of hope for reunification with South – report (www.theguardian.com)
Russian plane carrying 65 Ukrainian PoWs has crashed, Moscow says (www.theguardian.com)
Ministry says aircraft that went down in border region of Belgorod was carrying prisoners who were to be swapped...
A Quarter of Gaza Faces Catastrophic Hunger as Unrelenting Israeli Attacks Target Schools, Hospitals (www.democracynow.org)
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to worsen. The United Nations is warning 570,000 Palestinians face catastrophic hunger. Health officials in Gaza say 195 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours. Israeli forces have reportedly surrounded the city of Khan Younis while attacking areas where...
Moment innocent civilian brandishing white flag in Gaza 'safe zone' is shot dead in the street (www.itv.com)
Canada announces new military assistance (kyivindependent.com)
Authorities dismantle suspected Dutch smuggling network accused of violating sanctions, 3 people arrested (kyivindependent.com)
2 years into full-scale war, Ukraine under pressure to draft hundreds of thousands of new soldiers (kyivindependent.com)
Stable world is impossible without justice and punishment. France will help bring these about (www.eurointegration.com.ua)
Destruction of the 12th-century St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral by the Soviet authorities and the theft of its mosaics (www.pravda.com.ua)
Death threats in Ukrainian allegedly sent to Hungarian Foreign Minister ahead of future visit (www.pravda.com.ua)
US launches strikes in Iraq on militia groups backed by Iran (www.theguardian.com)
The US has carried out strikes in Iraq against three facilities linked to Iran-backed militia, the Pentagon has said, after a weekend attack on an Iraqi airbase that wounded US forces....
Philippines' Marcos says does not endorse Taiwan independence, seeks to avoid conflict (www.channelnewsasia.com)
‘Anti-European’ populists on track for big gains in EU elections, says report (www.theguardian.com)
Populist “anti-European” parties are heading for big gains in June’s European elections that could shift the parliament’s balance sharply to the right and jeopardise key pillars of the EU’s agenda including climate action, polling suggests....
S. Korea continues natural fall in population amid record low births (m-en.yna.co.kr)
SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Yonhap) – South Korea continued to experience a natural decline in it population in November as deaths continued to outnumber births, data showed Wednesday....
Sanctions, compensations, international jurisprudence: what has been done by the end of the second year of the great war (www.pravda.com.ua)
Canada to provide Ukraine with boats and train Ukraine on F-16s (www.pravda.com.ua)
Air defence responds in Poltava Oblast, UAV downed (www.pravda.com.ua)
Germany to provide Ukraine with military helicopters for first time (www.pravda.com.ua)
Archaeologists say single word inscribed on iron knife is oldest writing ever found in Denmark (www.cbsnews.com)
Archaeologists in Denmark have found a small knife inscribed with runic letters dating back almost 2,000 years, the oldest trace of writing found in the country, the Museum Odense said on Tuesday. Runic letters, called runes, are the oldest alphabet known in Scandinavia....
Sexism row at Australian Open after organisers ask women to move court (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Eurosport analyst Tim Henman questioned why it was the women’s match that was slated to move, rather than the concluding men’s quarter-final...
The plants used to make the world’s best mezcal are disappearing | Soaring demand is draining Mexico of its wild agave (wapo.st)
Australia: 'Golden visa' scheme for wealthy investors axed (www.bbc.com)
Myanmar's army is losing - and facing fire from a militant monk (www.bbc.co.uk)
The Houthis are not a group that can be bombed into extinction – here’s why (www.theguardian.com)
'Send back our husbands' - Russian women in rare protest (www.bbc.com)
A group of women are publicly criticising the Russian authorities. Their husbands are among the 300,000 reservists mobilised by Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war in Ukraine in autumn 2022....
