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EU's Kallas: Russia is posing an existential threat to our security
Russia is posing an existential threat to the European Union's security and to only way to address that is to increase spending on defence, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday, adding that the EU had for too long offered Russia alternatives. "Russia poses an existential threat to our security today, tomorrow and for as long as we underinvest in our defence," she said during a speech at the annual conference of the European Defence Agency (EDA).
AFP
Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat, starts audit
Panama has complained to the United Nations over US President Donald Trump's "worrying" threat to seize the Panama Canal, even as it launched an audit of the Hong Kong-linked operator of two ports on the interoceanic waterway.The company, part of Hutchison Ports, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings, operates the ports of Balboa and Cristobal on either end of the canal.
AFP
Markets rise after Trump AI pledge but China tariff fears return
Most Asian markets extended a global rally Wednesday as investors gave a cautious welcome to Donald Trump's first full day in office amid hopes he will take a more cautious approach on trade than initially feared.Traders have been bracing for Trump 2.0 since his re-election in November, with an initial rally -- fuelled by hopes for market-boosting measures -- giving way to worries he would resume his trade war with Beijing and also target others.
AFP
Indonesia rescuers search for survivors as landslide kills 19
Hundreds of rescuers were searching through thick mud and debris to find survivors Wednesday after a rain-triggered landslide in Indonesia killed at least 19 people and left seven missing.In November, flooding triggered by intense rains in western Indonesia killed 27 people.
Associated Press
Davos 2025: Trade, tariffs, AI and UN chief Guterres dominate World Economic Forum agenda
A speech by the U.N. chief, economic growth potential in places like China and Russia, the challenges of artificial intelligence, and appearances by leaders from Spain to Malaysia are set to headline the agenda at the World Economic Forum's annual event in Davos on Wednesday. António Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general, has been one of the highest-profile advocates for the fight against climate change.
AFP
'Did not push hard enough': Navalny lawyer speaks of regrets
The top lawyer of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison in February last year, told AFP she regretted not finding the right words to stop him returning to Moscow in 2021.He died in a remote Arctic prison on February 16, 2024 in unclear circumstances.
AFP
Bulgaria court ruling turns spotlight on gambling addiction
Lazar was overcome by a "deep sense of fear": his wife had just found out that he had racked up thousands of euros worth of debt after his attempts to control his gambling addiction had failed.Gambling addicts can "easily hide" their vice, said Lazar.
CNN
UN experts urge Thailand not to deport dozens of Uyghurs to China where they face ‘real risk of torture’
International pressure is mounting on Thailand – including from the new US administration – over the fate of dozens of Uyghur men held in detention for more than a decade, following reports the Thai government planned to deport the group to China.
CNN
Strong winds remain a threat to Southern California as firefighters bat down new wildfires
Santa Ana winds will continue whipping through Southern California through Thursday, sparking fears that progress made fighting wildfires that have scorched over 40,000 acres and left 28 dead could be reversed and more blazes could break out.
TODAY
Social, serene and romantic: What to know about the Libra personality
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AFP
Mauricio Funes: journalist turned El Salvador president
El Salvador's ex-president Mauricio Funes died Tuesday at the age of 65 in Nicaragua, where he fled two years after leaving office and gained asylum following accusations of corruption in his country.Accused of embezzling $351 million from state coffers, among other corruption charges during his administration, Funes fled to Nicaragua in 2016 where he was granted asylum and later Nicaraguan nationality.
AFP
Lesotho's king pitches green energy to Davos elites
Lesotho's King Letsie III has embarked on an ambitious mission in snowy Davos, where global powerbrokers have converged, to make a royal pitch: invest in his small African nation's green transition.- 'Get things rolling' - UK bank Standard Chartered and South Africa's Standard Bank Group are providing financial advice to the fund, which was launched in February 2024 and is known as His Majesty King Letsie III Just Energy Transition Fund.
TODAY
Who are JD Vance’s parents? About mom Beverly Aikins and dad Donald Bowman
Who are JD Vance's parents? Beverly Aikins and Donald Bowman, plus stepfather Bob Hamel, explain JD Vance's name changes and his siblings.
Reuters
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party to meet jailed PKK leader again Wednesday
Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party said it will send a delegation to meet Abdullah Ocalan, head of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), in jail on Wednesday for a second time as part of a political effort to end a decades-long conflict. The PKK's insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984 has led to some 40,000 deaths. Last week Devlet Bahceli, the natinalist MHP leader and President Tayyip Erdogan's main ally, urged Ocalan to announce the group's "unconditional" disbandment after his next meeting with the opposition DEM, parliament's third-biggest party.
CNN
Hundreds of same-sex couples to marry as Thailand’s landmark marriage bill takes effect
Hundreds of same-sex couples are expected to tie the knot across Thailand on Thursday as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to recognize marriage equality.
TODAY
Patient, reliable and devoted: What to know about the Virgo personality
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Reuters
France issues new arrest warrant for Syria's Assad - source
French investigating magistrates have issued an arrest warrant against ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for suspected complicity in war crimes, notably the launch of a deliberate attack on civilians, a legal source said late on Tuesday. The mandate was issued on Jan. 20 as part of an investigation into the case of Salah Abou Nabour, a Franco-Syrian national, who was killed on June 7, 2017 in a bombing raid in Syria. This is the second arrest warrant issued by French judges, for the former Syrian leader, who was overthrown in early December 2024 by insurgent forces led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
AFP
Trump targets opponents, faces criticism from cathedral pulpit
Donald Trump targeted opponents and touted a huge AI project Tuesday in a shock-and-awe start to his second presidency -- but faced defiance including a rare public dressing down from a bishop.Trump also faced fresh criticism from an unexpected and powerful voice Tuesday when a Washington bishop told him from the pulpit that he was sowing fear among America's immigrants and LGBTQ people.
TODAY
Confident, generous and bold: What to know about the Leo personality
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EU's Kallas: Russia is posing an existential threat to our security

Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat, starts audit

Markets rise after Trump AI pledge but China tariff fears return

Indonesia rescuers search for survivors as landslide kills 19

Davos 2025: Trade, tariffs, AI and UN chief Guterres dominate World Economic Forum agenda

'Did not push hard enough': Navalny lawyer speaks of regrets

Bulgaria court ruling turns spotlight on gambling addiction

UN experts urge Thailand not to deport dozens of Uyghurs to China where they face ‘real risk of torture’

Strong winds remain a threat to Southern California as firefighters bat down new wildfires

Social, serene and romantic: What to know about the Libra personality

Mauricio Funes: journalist turned El Salvador president

Lesotho's king pitches green energy to Davos elites

Who are JD Vance’s parents? About mom Beverly Aikins and dad Donald Bowman

Turkey's pro-Kurdish party to meet jailed PKK leader again Wednesday

Hundreds of same-sex couples to marry as Thailand’s landmark marriage bill takes effect

Patient, reliable and devoted: What to know about the Virgo personality

France issues new arrest warrant for Syria's Assad - source

Trump targets opponents, faces criticism from cathedral pulpit

Confident, generous and bold: What to know about the Leo personality

Nurturing, loyal and intuitive: What to know about the Cancer personality