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Former Canadian Olympian Ryan Wedding pleads not guilty to 17 felonies in California

Ryan Wedding, the Canadian former Olympic snowboarder, appeared on Monday in a Santa Ana, southern California, courtroom for arraignment and pleaded not guilty to 17 felony charges. He has been charged with drug trafficking, conspiracy to murder, witness tampering and money laundering, among other counts. Authorities allege that after his

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DHS says ICE agents will accompany U.S. Winter Olympics delegation, drawing Italian outcry

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will accompany the American delegation to the Winter Olympics in northern Italy next month, prompting a backlash and a request for clarification from the Italian government. D.H.S. said in a statement attributed to Tricia

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Twin pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei to leave Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo amid diplomatic row

Twin pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei are set to leave Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Tuesday, and their departure will mark the first time that Japan has been without pandas in more than half a century. Lucky lottery winners were given one minute each to say goodbye as crowds

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Albania’s A.I. minister Diella tied to agency whose leaders face house arrest

The avatar known as Diella, billed as the world’s first government minister generated by artificial intelligence and created by Albania’s National Information Agency to help curb corruption, is now at the center of a probe after the agency’s director and her deputy were placed under house arrest,

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Trump says he will raise tariffs on South Korean goods amid trade dispute

Donald Trump said he is raising tariffs on South Korean goods, including automobiles, lumber and pharmaceuticals, accusing Seoul of not living up to a trade deal struck last year and briefly sending shares in Korean carmakers tumbling. In a post on social media the president said tariffs on South Korean

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Trump says he will raise South Korea tariffs back to 25 percent

President Trump announced he was raising tariffs on South Korean exports, including cars, back to 25 percent, saying Seoul was not moving fast enough to implement a recent investment agreement. South Korean officials said the announcement caught them off guard. In October, Mr. Trump agreed to lower tariffs on South

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Heavy rains flood southern Mozambique, affecting at least 600,000 people

Weeks of intense rain in December and January have inundated southern Mozambique, displacing hundreds of thousands and affecting at least 600,000 people, NASA Earth Observatory reported. NASA imagery shows the scale of the flooding: the MODIS instrument on the Aqua satellite captured a false-color image of floodwaters moving down

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Rare Avalanche Blocks Coxton Road in Luzerne County During Winter Storm Fern

People reports Winter Storm Fern produced a rare avalanche in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, that blocked Coxton Road on Sunday, Jan. 25 at about 2:30 p.m., authorities said. Duryea Fire and Police, which responded to the scene, said a “large snow slide” occurred about 1.5 miles from the

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All-night zat pwe concerts draw crowds on Yangon outskirts as junta seeks normalcy

All-night zat pwe performances have returned on the outskirts of Yangon, drawing packed audiences for shows that stretch through the night into dawn. Performers such as U Than Zaw Htwe, known as San Yay Moe, and U Chit Myo Htike, known as Phoe Chit, have led long programs of music,

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Gunmen kill at least 11 at football match in Salamanca, Guanajuato

Gunmen opened fire at a football match in Salamanca in central Guanajuato state on Sunday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 12, the town mayor said. César Prieto, Salamanca's mayor, posted that the attackers arrived at the end of the match; ten people died at the scene

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Starmer to Visit China on Three-Day Finance Mission Amid U.S. Tensions

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will leave on Tuesday for a three-day, finance-focused visit to Beijing and Shanghai aimed at securing trade and investment from China to bolster Britain’s lagging economy and his Labour Party’s standing. Mr. Starmer, who took office 18 months ago pledging to improve relations with

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Toronto begins clearing after heaviest snowfall in city history

Toronto is beginning to dig out from the largest snowfall in the city’s history, a process officials say is likely to take "several days". Some parts of the city were buried under nearly 60cm (about 23in) of snow and more than 500 flights were cancelled on Sunday

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Floods kill more than 100 in southern Africa as crocodile attacks, hunger and disease fears rise

Devastating floods have killed more than 100 people in southern Africa since the beginning of the year and displaced hundreds of thousands, authorities and aid workers say, warning of hunger, cholera and attacks by crocodiles that have spread with the waters. More than 70 people have died in Zimbabwe and

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Canada conditionally approves plan to move Marineland belugas to U.S.

The Canadian government said on Monday that beluga whales kept at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, are now likely to be sent to marine facilities in the United States after the closed park had threatened to euthanize about 30 animals. Marineland had sought financial help and permission to export the

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NATO chief says Europe cannot defend itself without U.S., cites Greenland tensions

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told members of the European Parliament in Brussels that Europe cannot defend itself without the United States, saying, "If anyone thinks here again that the European Union, or Europe as a whole, can defend itself without the U.S., keep on dreaming." His

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Ferry Sinks Near Basilan in Philippines; At Least 18 Dead

A large passenger and cargo ferry sank early Monday near the island of Baluk-baluk in Basilan Province in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 18 people dead, the Philippine Coast Guard said. The M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 was carrying 332 passengers and 27 crew when it sank shortly before

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Bombardier Challenger 600 crashes at Bangor airport during takeoff; at least six killed

A Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed during takeoff Sunday evening at Bangor International Airport in Maine, killing at least six people, officials said. The jet went down around 7:45 p.m. as it was taking off. There were conflicting accounts of how many people were aboard: an FAA report on

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Delta crew allegedly used beverage carts to block disruptive passenger

According to People, Delta Air Lines flight attendants allegedly used beverage carts to block a disruptive passenger on a Jan. 18 flight from Minneapolis to Tokyo, resulting in an unplanned landing at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, a criminal complaint says. The complaint describes a so-called "Level 2"

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Israel says Rafah crossing to reopen within days for foot traffic

Israel has said it will reopen the Rafah border crossing with Egypt within days for travelers on foot, a move that would allow Palestinians who fled Gaza during the two‑year war to return home for the first time. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the crossing would open

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U.S. carrier moves closer to Gulf as Iran and allies vow retaliation

As a U.S. aircraft carrier and warships approach the Persian Gulf, Iran and its regional allies have intensified warnings that they will retaliate if attacked. President Trump announced the deployment last week, calling it an “armada,” and said, “We’ll see what happens,” as he returned from Davos. A

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Up to 380 feared drowned attempting Mediterranean crossing during Cyclone Harry

Italy's coastguard said up to 380 people may have drowned attempting to cross the Mediterranean last week as Cyclone Harry battered southern Italy and Malta, and Maltese authorities confirmed a shipwreck with the loss of 50 lives. One person survived and was hospitalised in Malta. The survivor was

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Israel recovers remains of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, last captive held in Gaza

The Israeli military said Monday that it had recovered the remains of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, an Israeli police officer whose body was the last one held in Gaza, a development the military said clears the way to the second phase of President Trump’s cease-fire plan even as the

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Kremlin says trilateral talks on ending war in Ukraine will resume next week

Talks among Russian, Ukrainian and American officials to end the war in Ukraine are set to resume next week, the Kremlin spokesman said on Monday, after a round of negotiations that President Volodymyr Zelensky described as constructive. Two days of face-to-face talks in Abu Dhabi — the first direct meetings between

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New York City shifts public schools to remote learning after heavy snow

New York City public school students will learn remotely on Monday after a winter storm dropped nearly a foot of snow, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on social media Sunday night. About half a million students are affected. Pre-K, elementary and middle school students will have remote classes, while high schools

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Drone warfare has cut into Ukraine’s traditional winter lull

Across regions including Dnipro and Kharkiv, fighting in Ukraine has continued through the winter as drones provide real‑time surveillance and enable strikes, removing the seasonal pause that once followed freezing ground. Earlier in the war, tanks and heavy armor shaped a winter slowdown because snow and mud impeded movement.