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‘Squid Game’ star Oh Yeong-soo goes on trial for sexual misconduct
Momodu Mansaray/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — Actor Oh Yeong-soo, who rose to global recognition after appearing in the Netflix hit “Squid game,” goes on trial for sexual misconduct on Friday. The prosecution charged Oh, [Read More…]

US to gain access to more bases in the Philippines with eye on China
Joeal Calupitan – Pool/Getty Images (MANILA, Philippines) — Seeking to deter China’s ambitions in the western Pacific, the U.S. and the Philippines have reached an agreement that will give the U.S. military access to four additional [Read More…]

What to know about the Wagner group, a ‘brutal’ Russian military group fighting in Ukraine
Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (MOSCOW) — Nearly one year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. is increasingly focused on denouncing what it calls a “brutal” paramilitary group aiding Russian forces there. The [Read More…]

Namibia reports record rise in rhino poaching
Gregory Sweeney/Getty Images (LONDON) — The Namibian government has announced that the number of Rhino’s poached in the Southern African nation reached a record-high in 2022 — rising by 93% since 2021. New data from [Read More…]

Canadian province decriminalizes drugs to fight overdose deaths
Liang Sen/Xinhua via Getty Images (VANCOUVER, Canada) — The Canadian province of British Columbia said it’s decriminalizing small amounts of some drugs to help combat the number of drug overdose deaths. During the three-year pilot [Read More…]

What we’ve learned from the latest charges in plot to kill Haitian president
KeithBinns/Getty Images (MIAMI) — But the four indictments laid out in federal court in Miami on Wednesday tell the very real story of a presidential assassination that has thrown Haiti into chaos for nearly two [Read More…]

Iranian exile wounded in demonstrations against regime speaks out
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Iranians protesting their country’s regime have been putting their lives on the line to call out injustices and, even in the face of violence, say they will continue to raise [Read More…]

Radioactive capsule found in Australia could have been deadly with prolonged exposure, expert says
Fairfax Media via Getty Images (PERTH, Australia) — The health effects of coming into contact with a radioactive capsule no bigger than a coin that was lost in Western Australia — and has since been [Read More…]

Fighting ramps-up in eastern Ukraine in ‘devastating WW1-like environment’
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (DONETSK REGION, Eastern Ukraine) — Russia has escalated its attacks on Ukrainian positions in eastern Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin presses for gains on the battlefield ahead of the one-year anniversary of [Read More…]

Blinken meets with Abbas amid heightened Palestinian tensions with Israel
Palestinian Presidency/ Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (RAMALLAH, West Bank) — Wrapping up a visit to the Middle East amid cascading violence between Israelis and Palestinians, Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced that [Read More…]

On This Day – January 31, 1981: Blondie lands their third number one with “The Tide Is High”
On this day, January 31, 1981… Blondie’s single “The Tide Is High” became their third number one song. The track was a remake of a 1967 rocksteady song originally recorded by Jamaican group The Paragons. In [Read More…]

Suicide bomber detonates inside mosque in Pakistan, killing and wounding hundreds
KeithBinns/Getty Images (ISLAMABAD) — A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a mosque in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing and wounding hundreds of worshippers, officials said. The blast occurred at a Sunni mosque inside a major [Read More…]

Saudi death penalty use has almost doubled under rule of Mohammed bin Salman: Report
Royal Court of Saudi Arabia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — The use of the death penalty under the rule of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his father, King Salman, has almost doubled [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine urged to investigate use of landmines in Izium
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]

Commander says Western tanks will give Ukraine battlefield ‘advantage’
ABC News (DONETSK REGION, Eastern Ukraine) — Eagerly awaiting the arrival of state-of-the-art tanks from Western allies, Ukrainian tank commander Ihor Levchenko told ABC News he’s confident that compared to the “rusty and old” contraptions [Read More…]

Suicide bomber detonates inside mosque in Pakistan, killing and wounding dozens
KeithBinns/Getty Images (ISLAMABAD) — A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a mosque in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of worshippers, officials said. The blast occurred at a mosque near police offices in [Read More…]

French bakers under pressure as food, energy costs rise
Philippe Ramakers / EyeEm/Getty Images (PARIS) — About 5,000 French bakers and other artisans in energy-guzzling fields, including butchery, dry-cleaning and carpentry, from all over the country marched in Paris last week, protesting against energy [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Reports of three dead, six wounded in Kherson from Russian shelling, Zelenskyy says
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]

Who rightfully owns a country’s artifacts? Greece’s fight over Parthenon marbles sparks debate
Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images (LONDON) –The Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the “Elgin Marbles” or “Parthenon Marbles” were taken from Greece in the early 19th century and have been displayed in Britain ever [Read More…]

7 killed in shooting at Jerusalem synagogue, suspect dead
Oren Ziv/picture alliance via Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — Seven Israelis have been killed in a shooting at a synagogue in Jerusalem’s Neve Yaakov neighborhood, according to Jerusalem District Police Commander Doron Turgeman. Ten others were [Read More…]