Turkey’s Erdoğan signs off on Sweden’s NATO bid
Move comes as U.S. promises rapid sale of F-16 jets to Turkey, while Hungary keeps stalling.
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Biden to deploy CIA director to help broker major Gaza deal
CIA Director William Burns will urge Israel and Hamas to agree on a deal that seeks the release of all hostages in Gaza in exchange for a two-month cease-fire.
US secretly warned Iran before deadly ISIS suicide bombings - report
ISIS-K first emerged in Afghanistan in 2015 after ISIS terrorists declared a caliphate in Iraq and Syria, and has since grown in strength since the US departure from Afrghastigan.
Turkey hikes interest rate again to 45% after inflation nears 65%
The rate hike comes amid an ongoing battle against double-digit inflation for Turkey's monetary policymakers.
For second day in a row, protesters block aid reaching Gaza from Israel
Only five bodies delivered to Belgorod morgue after mysterious Russian plane crash, Ukrainian intelligence suggests | CNN
Putin sparks fears of war with Nato as he visits Kaliningrad
President appeared to taunt Baltic nations as he flew into territory, which could become the flashpoint for a future conflict
France fines Amazon $35M for 'excessively intrusive' monitoring of warehouse staff
France’s privacy watchdog has fined Amazon’s French warehouse business $35 million for using an “excessively intrusive system” to monitor worker performance and activity
Senior Russian officials were supposed to be on Il-76 flight that crashed but did not board
High-ranking Russian officials were supposed to be on board the Il-76 aircraft that crashed in Belogorod Oblast on Jan. 24, but the Federal Security Service (FSB) did not allow them to board at "the last moment," Andrii Yusov, Ukraine's military intelligence spokesperson, told RFE/RL on Jan. 25.
Antisemitism quadruples in France, spikes in UK after October 7
French Interior Ministry data shows1,676 antisemitic incidents in 2023 up from 436 the previous year; Daily Mail reports London Police data records hundreds of antisemitic incidents across the country
Russia says Ukraine had 15-minute warning on PoW flight; Kyiv demands international probe
Russian forces employing new poison gas grenades, says armament research centre
Russia is escalating its use of weapons containing chemical substances, and deploying a new type of gas grenade.
Record $1.1 Billion Cocaine Stash Found By Army in Ecuador
The Ecuadorian military found $1.1 billion of cocaine in a pig farm in what they say is a big win against global organised crime.
Hungary parliament speaker sees 'no urgency' in voting on Sweden's NATO accession
Bellingcat’s investigator uncovers special Russian kill team sabotage plots across Europe
NATO Has Been Underestimating Russia’s War Machine, Estonia Says
Japan court sentences arsonist to death for deadly attack on Kyoto Animation studio | CNN
Russia's top diplomat accuses US, South Korea and Japan of preparing for war with North Korea
Russia’s top diplomat is accusing the United States, South Korea and Japan of preparing for war with North Korea.
Zelenskyy on the downing of Il-76: Ukraine will insist on an international investigation
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that it is necessary to establish all the facts and conduct an investigation into the downing of the Russian Il-76 aircraft on 24 January.
Gazans call for release of Israeli hostages in rare protest against Hamas
In footage shared by IDF Arabic spokesperson, group of largely women and children in central Gaza's Deir al-Balah seen chanting slogans in call for end to war