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Visitor notes wildlife, recovery and development on Kangaroo Island

A repeat visitor to Kangaroo Island described close wildlife encounters and the island’s recovery from the 2020 wildfires on the 96- by 34.5-mile island, about 70 miles off the coast of South Australia. The account recounts plunging into the sea with a pod of about 80 bottlenose dolphins

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Trump renews push to bring Greenland under U.S. control, drawing allied opposition

President Trump has renewed efforts to make Greenland part of the United States, telling reporters, “We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not,” and threatening economic penalties for European countries that side with Denmark against his demands. Administration officials say the move is justified

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Five men to stand trial in Peru over killing of Amazon Indigenous leader

Five men are due to go on trial on Tuesday in Peru over the killing of Kichwa tribal leader Quinto Inuma Alvarado, in a case seen as testing whether the state can hold perpetrators accountable for violence linked to illegal logging and drug trafficking in the Amazon. Prosecutors say Inuma

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ISIS-K Claims Bombing at Chinese Restaurant in Kabul; Seven Killed

A bombing that killed seven people and wounded more than a dozen tore through a noodle restaurant in central Kabul on Monday, Afghan officials said, and the attack was claimed by the Islamic State wing in Afghanistan. Abdul Mateen Qani, a spokesman for the Afghan Interior Ministry, told The New

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Trump calls UK Chagos deal 'an act of GREAT STUPIDITY' and reiterates Greenland claim

US president Donald Trump said the UK’s plan to cede sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was “an act of GREAT STUPIDITY” and cited the decision as one of the reasons he has pressed for the United States to acquire Greenland, writing on Truth Social. In the Truth

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Woman charged with aggravated assault after allegedly throwing 25-pound plate at gym

People reports that Aralyn Martinez, 24, was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly throwing a 25-pound weight plate at someone her partner was involved with at a 24 Hour Fitness in Spring, Texas. The Harris County Constable Precinct 4 Office said deputies learned the suspect assaulted the complainant inside the

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Chinese arrivals to Japan fall about 45% in December amid Taiwan row

Chinese tourism to Japan fell sharply in December, dropping about 45% from a year earlier to roughly 330,000 visitors, Japan's transport ministry said, amid a diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo over the security of Taiwan. The decline began toward the end of last year after Japan&

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Husband charged with first-degree murder in Coralville scientist’s stabbing

People reports that James Fuller Martin, 47, was charged with first-degree murder after police say he admitted to repeatedly stabbing his wife, 41-year-old Amber Nicole Martin, at their Coralville, Iowa, home on Friday, Jan. 16. Coralville police responded early that morning to a report of a stabbing; officers found the

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Second victim found after Indonesia Air turboprop crash; eight still missing

People reports that, according to AFP, a second victim — a woman not yet identified — was found on Monday, Jan. 19, in the wreckage of an Indonesia Air Transport turboprop that vanished while flying from Yogyakarta to Makassar. Rescuers had earlier recovered a man's body on Sunday, Jan. 18,

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Man gets life for sexually abusing 10-year-old during Destin family vacation

People reports that Justin Andrew Busby was sentenced to life in prison after a jury on Jan. 13 found him guilty of sexual battery of a victim under 12; the conviction also designated him a sexual predator. Florida State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden said in a news release that Busby,

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Prison uprisings in Guatemala leave nine police officers dead; 30-day emergency declared

Deadly riots at three prisons across Guatemala over the weekend left nine police officers dead, the police said, and prompted President Bernardo Arévalo to declare a 30-day state of emergency to crack down on gangs. Officials said inmates took dozens of guards hostage and that the riots and reprisal killings

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‘Make America Go Away’ caps become symbol of Danish and Greenlandic defiance

Red baseball caps spoofing Donald Trump’s Maga hats — reading “Make America Go Away” — have become a symbol of Danish and Greenlandic defiance after the US president’s threat to seize the frozen territory, appearing at protests and online. The caps, a parody of Trump’s “Make America Great Again”

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Surfer hospitalised after shark bite near Point Plomer, NSW fourth attack in 48 hours

A 39-year-old surfer has been taken to hospital in a stable condition after being bitten by a shark off the Point Plomer campground on the New South Wales mid north coast, the state’s fourth reported incident in 48 hours. The Mid North Coast Local Health District said the man

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Dozens of IS inmates freed in Shaddadi amid clashes between SDF and Syrian forces

Dozens of inmates from a jail holding Islamic State prisoners were freed in Shaddadi as clashes broke out between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and government-affiliated fighters in north-east Syria. The SDF released videos it said showed IS members being broken out by balaclava‑clad figures and said it

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At least 40 killed as two trains collide near Adamuz in Andalucía

At least 40 people were killed when two trains collided near the town of Adamuz in Andalucía, southern Spain, on Sunday evening, officials and a preliminary investigation said. The preliminary report said two cars at the back of a Madrid-bound high-speed train derailed and crossed onto the track of an

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Spain declares three days of mourning after deadly train collision near Adamuz

Spain will begin three days of mourning on Tuesday as rescuers continue to comb through the wreckage after a train collision near Adamuz in Córdoba province that killed at least 40 people and injured dozens. The collision occurred just before 8pm on Sunday, when the rear part of a Madrid-bound

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Prince Harry replied ‘Good, very good’ after first day of tabloid trial

Prince Harry had a brief response when asked about his first day in court on Monday, Jan. 19, People reported, as he returned to London for the start of his trial; his spokesperson said he was "feeling confident and ready" for the proceedings. The trial kicked off at

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Trump’s Greenland demands and tariff threats strain U.S.-Europe alliance

President Trump said he would raise tariffs on several European countries unless they let him acquire Greenland, prompting leaders across Europe to ask whether the 80-year-old U.S.-Europe alliance is doomed. European officials are rushing to respond, with some — including President Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s finance minister Lars

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Trump invites countries to join new 'Board of Peace' to oversee Gaza cease-fire

President Trump has sent letters inviting numerous countries to join a newly created “Board of Peace” meant to oversee the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, with invitees including Canada, France, Britain, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Belarus. The board was described in Mr. Trump’s plan as an international

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Clashes at northeastern Syrian prisons after S.D.F. hands control to government

Clashes erupted on Monday around two prisons in northeastern Syria holding members of the Islamic State, Kurdish officials said, a day after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces agreed to hand control of prisons and other security infrastructure to the Syrian government. The S.D.F.’s agreement, which ended weeks

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19-year-old Canadian found dead on K’gari beach surrounded by dingoes

A 19-year-old Canadian woman was found dead on a beach on K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) on Monday morning; police said her body was discovered surrounded by a pack of dingoes. Wide Bay Burnett District Patrol Inspector Paul Algie said the woman had been working at a backpacker hostel on

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Davos 2026 opens in Switzerland as global leaders and CEOs gather

Businessinsider reports the World Economic Forum annual meeting has opened in Davos, Switzerland, running January 19–23, 2026, with an inaugural concert at 6 p.m. local time featuring Jon Batiste, violinist Renaud Capuçon, and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and an opening panel titled "Which 2050 do we want?

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At least 39 killed in high-speed train collision near Córdoba, Spain

At least 39 people were killed and scores injured after two high-speed trains collided near the town of Adamuz, close to Córdoba in southern Spain, around 7:45 p.m. local time on Sunday. A provisional investigative report said the last two cars of a northbound Iryo train derailed as

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At least 39 killed as two high-speed trains collide near Córdoba, Spain

At least 39 people were killed and dozens injured after two high-speed trains collided on Sunday near Adamuz, a small town close to Córdoba in southern Spain, officials said. The collision occurred at about 7:45 p.m., according to a provisional investigative report. The report said the last two

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Fire Ravages Karachi’s Gul Plaza, Killing at Least 23 as Response Is Criticized

A fire tore through the Gul Plaza shopping mall in downtown Karachi over the weekend, leaving at least 23 people dead and dozens more missing, officials said. The blaze burned through one of the city’s busiest wholesale marketplaces and reduced the building to a blackened shell. Rescue teams said