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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Germany’s Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that the extreme right-wing NPD should have its state subsidies withdrawn and its tax relief canceled for six years....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....

Germany considers recruiting foreigners to army in face of Russian menace (www.telegraph.co.uk)

Defence minister Boris Pistorius admits ‘foreign legion’ style move is being considered...

Will a war between Russia and NATO start in February? Here's how it could happen (news.yahoo.com)

Norway allocates $190 million to boost defense production for own needs, Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)

The Norwegian government announced on Jan. 17 the allocation of 2 billion Norwegian kroner ($190 million) to increase defense production capacities, namely regarding artillery shells....

Haiti's police force shrinks amid gang crisis -union (news.yahoo.com)

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti’s national police has lost nearly 3,300 officers in three years, according to data from the force’s main trade union, as under-gunned security officials battle powerful gangs estimated to control most of the capital....

UN staff on £1.5bn Iraq aid project ‘demanding bribes’ (www.theguardian.com)

'Wage-slavery to a handful of multimillionaires': Vladimir Lenin's Letter to American Workers (www.rt.com)

‘The Social Contract Has Been Completely Ruptured’: Ireland’s Housing Crisis (www.nytimes.com)

Soaring rents have left many struggling to afford homes in Dublin and have created a generational divide. Two-thirds of younger adults in the city live with their parents....

More than 42,000 Russian troops killed in Ukraine since launch of full-scale invasion (www.rferl.org)

At least 42,284 Russian military personnel have been killed since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, according to research by journalists from Mediazona and the BBC Russian Service who have established the deceased soldiers’ identities....

Move to expand mobilization brings Ukrainian society face-to-face with immense pressure of war (kyivindependent.com)

As Russia’s full-scale war approaches its third year and looks ready to drag on for several more, one topic is dominating the discussion in Ukraine: mobilization....

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