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Vietnam opens pivotal Communist Party meeting to pick top leaders
Vietnam's ruling Communist Party on Monday opened its National Congress, a closely watched political gathering that will determine the country’s top leadership for the next five years and set...
How the high-speed train crash in southern Spain unfolded: ‘Felt like an earthquake’
At least 39 people were killed and dozens more injured after two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain on Sunday evening, in one of the country’s deadliest rail accidents...
Arctic attack to start the week, another to finish and it may come with snow
A cold weekend is in the books. The weekend started with an arctic attack that generated snow flurries and kept highs below freezing Saturday. The cold relaxed a little...
Social media posts on deadly crane collapse in Thailand share AI-generated image
At least 32 people were killed by a crane that collapsed over a passenger train in Thailand in January 2026. An image spread online with a false claim it showed...
My children were recruited in a trafficking scam. I joined a police hunt to find them
Foday Musa looked broken as he listened to the last voice message he received from his son.It is 76 seconds long and the young man sounds desperate. He is...
Japan’s looming election heightens chance of sales tax cut
By Leika KiharaTOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Japan's expected snap general election is increasingly likely to lead to a cut in the ​consumption tax rate, as ruling and opposition...
IDF deploys soldiers, tank, attack helicopter to remove threat from Israel-Lebanon border
According to the military, activity in the area is currently ongoing and it is in contact with with the relevant authorities to provide updates on the situation as it...
More than 60 Labour MPs urge PM to ban social media for under-16s
More than 60 Labour MPs have called on the prime minister to impose a ban on under-16s access to social media platforms.In a open letter to Sir Keir Starmer...
Gov’t tells High Court it lacks authority to order state inquiry into October 7 failures
The government told Israel’s High Court of Justice it has no authority to compel a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 failures, citing separation of powers.The government...
Iranian protesters attack Palestinian Authority ambassador’s residence, injure ambassador
Palestinian Ambassador to Iran, Salam al-Zawawi (R) at a swearing-in ceremony hosted by PA President Mahmoud Abbas (L) at the presidentAround 200 protesters stormed the residence of the Palestinian...
Court jails Palestinian man for spitting on female IDF officer on bus, entering Israel illegaly
woman on a mehadrin bus_311 (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem)According to police, Muhammad sat on a bus beside a reservist officer in uniform, played loud music, and after she...
Iran projects calm amid blackout, labels protesters as ‘armed aggressors’
NetBlocks reported that at hour 238 of the digital blackout, there was a “significant return to some online services, including Google, suggesting that heavily filtered access has been enabled.”Tehran...