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North Korea slams US and Asian rivals for pursuing 'absurd' plans to denuclearize North
North Korea on Tuesday criticized the United States and Asian neighbors for pursuing the “absurd” goal of denuclearizing the North and said it will push to expand its nuclear forces under the direction of its authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un. The statement by Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry came after the top diplomats of the U.S., South Korea and Japan met at a security conference in Germany and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening military cooperation and reinforcing an international sanctions regime to counter Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. The North Korean ministry accused the U.S. of trying to realize an “outdated and absurd plan” of denuclearizing the North and warned of “overwhelming and decisive counteraction” against its rivals if it perceives its security is under threat.
AFP
Death toll from US winter storms grows to 14
The death toll from powerful winter storms in the central and eastern United States has risen to at least 14, officials said Monday, after floods, gale-force winds and bitterly cold temperatures swept the region.The death toll in Kentucky has now risen to 12," said Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear in a social media post on Monday, raising the toll from eight a day earlier.
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Delta plane flips upside down after crash landing in Toronto
Authorities say at least 18 people are injured after a Delta Air Lines plane flipped upside down while landing amid wintry conditions Monday at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Associated Press
Stock market today: Asia stocks mostly up as China's technology stocks rally
Shares in Asia were mostly up Tuesday, with Chinese technology stocks surging after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with entrepreneurs this week in what is seen as a show of support to the technology industry. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1.64% to 22,986.88, while the Shanghai Composite added 0.15% to 3,360.95. Japan's Nikkei 225 was up 0.39% to 39,296.11 after Japan's economic growth for the fourth quarter beat forecasts.
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Australian central bank cuts benchmark interest rate for the first time since October 2020
Australia’s central bank on Tuesday reduced its benchmark interest rate for the first time since October 2020 as the nation’s inflation cools. The Reserve Bank of Australia reduced the cash rate by a quarter percentage point from 4.35% to 4.1%. The cut was widely anticipated after inflation rose only 0.2% in the December quarter and 2.4% for calendar 2024.
AFP
India's infrastructure push engulfs Kashmir farmers' land
Farmers in Indian-administered Kashmir say a major government infrastructure drive is taking their deeply cherished land, fearing it spearheads a push to "Hinduise" the disputed Muslim-majority territory."Kashmiri farmers... are being dispossessed of their land and livelihoods in the name of Indian development as 'a gift' for Kashmir," Osuri told AFP. She called the project a bid to "'Hinduise' Kashmir at the expense of Kashmiri Muslims".
AFP
Tech rally helps Hong Kong lead Asian markets higher
Hong Kong resumed its tech-led rally on a healthy day for Asian markets Tuesday as a meeting between President Xi Jinping and China's top business leaders fanned hopes that a years-long crackdown on the private sector is coming to an end."This was seen as a strong signal that his crackdown on the tech sector is over and with forthcoming pro-business policies to help revive the economy," said National Australia Bank head of market economics Tapas Strickland.
CNN
Israel keeps some troops in southern Lebanon in defiance of withdrawal deadline
The Israeli military is keeping troops at five southern Lebanese posts despite a Tuesday withdrawal deadline and Hezbollah warnings that Israel is violating a ceasefire agreement.
CNN
Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information, sources say
The Social Security Administration’s acting commissioner has stepped down from her role at the agency over Department of Government Efficiency requests to access Social Security recipient information, according to two people familiar with the official’s departure who were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
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Ohio sex worker charged with fatally drugging 4 customers can stand trial, judge rules
An Ohio sex worker charged with fatally drugging four customers and trying to kill a fifth has been found competent to stand trial.
CNN
Four top deputies to Eric Adams have resigned, New York mayor says
Four top deputies in Eric Adams’ administration submitted their resignations Monday, in the latest sign of the New York City mayor’s cratering support among rank-and-file workers and the city’s elected officials.
CNN
A fiery upside-down landing and ‘hanging like bats’: Witnesses recount a Delta jet crash in Toronto
Stiff winds blew over Canada’s Toronto Pearson Airport Monday afternoon as a slim aircraft and its 80 passengers and crew drifted toward the snowy tarmac, cleared by air traffic controllers to make a landing. But within moments, the plane had inexplicably overturned and crashed into the runway, sending fire crews scrambling to extinguish the rising flames.
CNN
Trump officials struggled to reinstate nuclear weapons staff after firing hundreds
Officials backtracked on the terminations Friday after multiple members of Congress petitioned Energy Sec. Chris Wright to reverse course, explaining the dire national security implications.
Politico
Who’s in charge of DOGE? Not Elon Musk, White House says
A Trump administration personnel official says Musk has "no actual or formal authority to make government decisions."
AFP
Deadline for Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon expires
A deadline expired Tuesday for all Israeli troops to leave south Lebanon under a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, hours after Israel said it planned to remain in five strategic locations.Hours before the deadline, Israel's military said Monday it would remain temporarily "in five strategic points" dotted along the length of the shared border in order to "continue to defend our residents and to make sure there's no immediate threat".
AFP
Saudi Arabia hosts US-Russia talks, no seat for Ukraine
Top US and Russian diplomats will meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on resetting their countries' fractured relations and making a tentative start on trying to end the Ukraine war.Zelensky will travel to Turkey on Tuesday to discuss the conflict with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and then Saudi Arabia a day later.
AFP
Delta plane flips upside down in Toronto crash, at least 18 injured
A Delta Air Lines jet with 80 people onboard crash-landed Monday at Toronto's main airport, officials said, flipping upside down and leaving at least 18 people injured but causing no deaths.He confirmed that 18 people had been injured in the accident, with no fatalities.
Yahoo Finance
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq push higher to start holiday-shortened trading week
Investors are due for a quiet holiday-shortened week as markets find stable gains.
Associated Press
Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information: AP sources
The Social Security Administration 's acting commissioner has stepped down from her role at the agency over Department of Government Efficiency requests to access Social Security recipient information, according to two people familiar with the official's departure who were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. Acting Commissioner Michelle King's departure from the agency over the weekend — after more than 30 years of service — was initiated after King refused to provide DOGE staffers at the SSA with access to sensitive information, the people said Monday. The White House has replaced her as acting commissioner with Leland Dudek, who currently works at the SSA, the people said.
CNN
American arrested in Moscow on drug smuggling charges is freed ahead of Russia-US talks
American Kalob Byers, 28, who was recently arrested in Russia, has been released after several days in detention, according to a senior Trump administration official.

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