US deploys jets and warships as Iran threatens Israel (www.bbc.com)
The US will deploy additional warships and fighter jets to the Middle East to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies, the Pentagon said....
Vietnam: To Lam confirmed as country's top leader (www.dw.com)
To Lam, who already served as Vietnam’s president, has been confirmed as the general secretary of the Communist Party. The former security officer vowed to continue a sweeping crackdown on corruption....
China hit by second bridge collapse in a month (www.dw.com)
Flooding and landslides struck a village and caused the collapse of a highway bridge in southwestern Sichuan province. At least two people were killed and around a dozen are missing....
Outbreak of Oropouche virus in Brazil should be a ‘wake-up call’, say experts (www.theguardian.com)
The deaths of two young women, miscarriages and birth defects in Brazil have been linked to Oropouche virus, a little-known disease spread by midges and mosquitoes....
Miss South Africa 2024: Chidimma Adetshina's participation sparks nationality row (www.bbc.com)
When law student Chidimma Adetshina clinched a coveted spot as a Miss South Africa finalist, her triumph unleashed a vicious backlash, unearthing a seam of xenophobia that lies close to the surface for some in the country....
Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it's happening earlier than expected (apnews.com)
Holder of one-fifth of the world’s fresh water, the Amazon is beginning the dry season with many of its rivers already at critically low levels, prompting governments to anticipate contingency measures to address issues ranging from disrupted navigation to increasing forest fires....
Guinea: Dadis Camara convicted, trial closes leaving questions. (www.justiceinfo.net)
How the EU elections pushed Germany’s far right to new extremes (www.semafor.com)
AP review of Venezuela opposition-provided vote tallies casts doubt on government’s election results
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Ukraine's desperate need for soldiers spurs exodus of young men (abcnews.go.com)
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Freed Russian dissidents refused to sign plea for mercy from Putin (www.bbc.com)
Mysterious $10m withdrawal fueled ‘secret probe’ into whether Egypt gave Trump campaign cash (www.independent.co.uk)
Israel’s January 6 moment (www.vox.com)
Russian Wagner mercenaries spotted amid Venezuela election protests (www.intellinews.com)
‘We didn’t sign that treaty’: in Canada, the Anishinaabe fight for land they never gave up (www.theguardian.com)
Explosion and gunfire rock hotel at popular beach in Somalia's capital, witnesses say (abcnews.go.com)
US warns a famine in Sudan is on pace to be the deadliest in decades as the world looks elsewhere (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The newly confirmed famine at one of the sprawling camps for war-displaced people in Sudan’s Darfur region is growing uncontrolled as the country’s combatants block aid, and it threatens to grow bigger and deadlier than the world’s last major famine 13 years ago, U.S. officials warned on Friday....
Riot police on standby across England and Wales for further far-right protests (www.theguardian.com)
From sanctuary to survival: Myanmar refugees in India caught amid communal strife (www.frontiermyanmar.net)
Myanmar people seeking shelter in India’s northeastern Manipur state have been scapegoated for local bouts of ethnic conflict, in contrast to the largely warm reception in neighbouring Mizoram state.
US recognizes Maduro's opponent as winner in Venezuela election (www.reuters.com)
Philippines, Japan militaries hold first joint exercises in South China Sea (www.reuters.com)
Russian prisoner swap deal was to have included Alexei Navalny (www.theguardian.com)
Russia's Gazprom net losses nearly double year on year (kyivindependent.com)
A Fraught Election Just Reshaped the Next Steps for Deep Sea Mining (www.bloomberg.com)
Putin greeted children of freed sleeper agents in Spanish as they had only discovered they were Russian on the flight to Moscow, Kremlin says (www.businessinsider.com)
Putin greeted the children of Russian sleeper agents in Spanish as they landed in Moscow as part of a prisoner exchange....
