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....
Blast that Killed About 20 Soldiers Linked to Israeli Efforts to Create Gaza Buffer Zone (www.nytimes.com)
Israel says a buffer zone would protect its people; critics say the policy could be a war crime....
Filipino fisherman to Chinese coast guard in disputed shoal: `This is not your territory. Go away.' (apnews.com)
A Filipino fishing boat captain protested on Tuesday the Chinese coast guard’s aggression in the disputed South China Sea, where he asserted that Chinese officers drove him and his men away from a disputed shoal and ordered them to dump their catch in the sea....
Turkish parliament approves Sweden’s membership of Nato (www.theguardian.com)
UK nuclear plant hit by new multiyear delay and could cost up to £35bn | Latest overrun to Hinkley Point C a blow to UK energy plans and French constructor EDF (www.ft.com)
France’s Elites Are Turning Their Backs on Public Education (jacobin.com)
South Korea's Child Benefits: Increased to 29.6 million won ($22,100) over 8 years starting 2024 (stoppopulationdecline.org)
Canada sets two-year cap on foreign students (www.bbc.com)
Canada has said it will cap the number of foreign students admitted to the country for two years in an attempt to address pressure on housing and healthcare in the country....
Turkey set to approve Sweden's NATO membership bid after long delay (www.reuters.com)
Blinken begins Africa tour in Cape Verde, touting the US as a key security and economic partner (apnews.com)
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a tour of four African countries on Monday, meeting with the leaders of Cape Verde and Ivory Coast and touting America as the continent’s key economic and security ally at times of regional and international crises....
