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Middle East live updates: Crowds trek into northern Gaza amid fragile ceasefire
Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Many residents of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon are expected to return to their homes in the coming days and weeks, with most of the fighting in both areas [Read More…]

Final 4 minutes of recordings on Jeju Air flight missing, preliminary report says
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images (SEOUL) — The final four minutes of flight recordings before a Jeju Air flight crashed into an embankment at the end of a runway in South Korea are missing, a preliminary report [Read More…]

Orphan describes pain of returning to Gaza with no family
Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images (GAZA CITY) — Alma Ja’arour is not like most children her age. Instead of talking about school and friends, her days are filled with memories of the family she lost [Read More…]

South Korean president indicted on insurrection charges after martial law declaration
Mauro Pimentel via Getty Images (SEOUL) — South Korean prosecutors formally indicted President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday, charging him with insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in December, according to opposition lawmakers [Read More…]

Middle East live updates: Hamas condemns Trump’s remarks on relocating Palestinians
Omar Al-qattaa/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect a week ago. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have started to [Read More…]

Middle East live updates: Returning hostages to undergo medical assessment
Omar Al-qattaa/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect on Sunday morning. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails will be freed [Read More…]

Middle East live updates: Israel to remain in Lebanon beyond ceasefire deadline
Omar Al-qattaa/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect on Sunday morning. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails will be freed [Read More…]

Climate and environment updates: Millions missing school due to extreme weather
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it’s happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying [Read More…]

Astronomers discover repeating radio bursts from distant ‘dead’ galaxy
(Jiojio/Getty Images) (LONDON) — Astronomers have detected fast-repeating radio bursts from a distant “dead” galaxy that should not contain the energy to produce these types of signals, according to new research. The source of the [Read More…]

Storm slamming Ireland and UK is ‘a likely danger to life,’ according to official
People walk about in the heavy rain on January 24, 2025 in Scotland, United Kingdom. The Met Office has issued rare red Warnings for wind for Northern Ireland as well as central and southwestern areas [Read More…]

Teen sentenced to 52 years in prison for deadly stabbing at Taylor Swift-themed party
(LONDON) — A teenager has been sentenced to 52 years in prison for fatally stabbing three girls at a children’s Taylor Swift-themed event in the United Kingdom last year. Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty to all charges, [Read More…]

Climate and environment updates: Funders to cover US after Paris Agreement withdrawal
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it’s happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying [Read More…]

Russia ‘very closely’ monitoring Trump’s sanctions threats, Kremlin says
(Soltan Frédéric/Getty Images) (LONDON) — Russia is “very closely monitoring all the rhetoric” from Washington, a Kremlin spokesperson said, after President Donald Trump threatened to impose new sanctions unless Russia ends its war against Ukraine. [Read More…]

How Trump is likely to wield America’s power around the world
Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump returned to office as president on Monday, reassuming his duties as commander in chief. His position once again puts him in charge of the world’s most powerful military, [Read More…]

Middle East live updates: At least 21 Palestinians hurt in West Bank settler violence
Omar Al-qattaa/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect on Sunday morning. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails will be freed [Read More…]

At least 76 dead in Turkish ski resort hotel fire
Ibrahim Yozoglu/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON and ISTANBUL) — A predawn fire at a hotel in the Kartalkaya Ski Resort in Turkey killed at least 76, with another 51 injured, Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya [Read More…]

Putin eyes reset in US-Russian relations as Trump enters 2nd term
Contributor/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In his first public comments following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated on Monday that he sees a second Trump presidency as an opportunity for a new era [Read More…]

Middle East live updates: Over 1,500 aid trucks enter Gaza in first days of ceasefire
Omar Al-qattaa/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect on Sunday morning. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails will be freed [Read More…]

At least 66 dead in Turkish ski resort hotel fire
Ibrahim Yozoglu/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON and ISTANBUL) — A predawn fire at a hotel in the Kartalkaya Ski Resort in Turkey killed at least 66, with another 51 injured, Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya [Read More…]

Americans freed from Afghanistan in prisoner swap, family and Taliban say
US soldiers board an US Air Force aircraft at the airport in Kabul on August 30, 2021. – Rockets were fired at Kabul’s airport on August 30 where US troops were racing to complete their [Read More…]