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Starlink receivers served as internet backups after antennas burned near Caracas

Time reports that in the early hours of Saturday, January 3, explosions struck a cluster of antennas on a hill about a mile from a man’s home on the outskirts of Caracas, and the installation caught fire. The resident, who asked not to be identified, said, “I had never

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Co-owner of Le Constellation detained after deadly Crans-Montana bar fire

Jacques Moretti, co-owner of the Constellation bar, was arrested and is being held in custody after being questioned by prosecutors in Sion on Friday morning, a source told the Guardian. Swiss media and AFP reported the detention followed a six-hour hearing, with 24 Heures saying prosecutors decided to detain Moretti

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U.S. sanctions leave I.C.C. judges cut off from American services as court retools systems

Judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague say U.S. sanctions imposed by the Trump administration have shut them out of American funds, goods and services, complicating daily life and prompting the court to reconfigure its systems. On Dec. 18, Washington blacklisted two more I.C.C. judges,

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Iran internet blackout persists as Khamenei warns crackdown amid deadly protests

Independent.co reports that Iran's near-total internet blackout continued on Saturday as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned of a harsher crackdown on a growing wave of protests. In his first public remarks since demonstrations began on 28 December, Khamenei said the Islamic Republic would "not back

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Minnesota woman dies following shark bite on St. Croix, authorities say

A Minnesota woman, Arlene Lillis, 56, died after being bitten by a shark while in the water at Dorsch Beach on the island of St. Croix, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Ms. Lillis lost an arm in the attack and was taken to a hospital, where she died, Lt.

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Swiss Prosecutor Seeks Detention of Owner After Crans-Montana Bar Fire

Prosecutors in Switzerland asked a court on Friday to detain Jacques Moretti, a co‑owner of Le Constellation, the ski‑town bar in Crans‑Montana where a New Year’s Eve fire killed 40 people and injured more than 110. Investigators questioned Mr. Moretti and his wife, Jessica Moretti; she

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U.S. and Venezuela begin exploratory steps to restore embassies

Less than a week after the United States snatched its president under cover of night, Venezuela said it was exploring restoring diplomatic ties and sending a delegation to Washington to check on its long-shuttered embassy, according to a statement from interim president Delcy Rodríguez. Ms. Rodríguez said the two governments

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Teen charged in 2022 Kansas City murder says he has shot 400 people

According to Independent.co, Daimon Benson, now 19, who has been charged in connection with a 2022 murder in Kansas City, Missouri, has told detectives he has shot about 400 people, court records show. Authorities say detectives responding to a report of a shooting found a woman in a white

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Tens of thousands march across Iran despite internet blackout and threats

Tens of thousands of Iranians poured into the streets on Friday night in a second night of mass, nationwide antigovernment protests, despite a total internet blackout and threats of a severe crackdown from senior Iranian leaders. Videos posted on BBC Persian showed large marches in Tehran drawing supporters from working-class,

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Russia fires Oreshnik ballistic missile at western Ukraine near Poland border

Moscow said it fired an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile that struck western Ukraine near Lviv, about 40 miles from the border with Poland, a NATO country. Russia said the strike hit drone-making and energy infrastructure related to Ukraine’s war effort, and no casualties were reported. It was the second

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Families wait outside Caracas prisons after interim government pledges releases

Relatives of political prisoners waited for hours outside prisons in Caracas on Friday after Venezuela’s interim government said it would release an "important number" of imprisoned people, but as of Friday afternoon only nine had been confirmed freed. Family members sat under the scorching sun outside El

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Supreme leader threatens escalation as protests rock Iran

Protests have rocked Iran in recent weeks, and the country’s supreme leader has threatened to escalate a crackdown on demonstrators. Erika Solomon, our bureau chief for Iran and Iraq, discusses what’s fueling the protests with our senior writer Katrin Bennhold. It is not specified what measures the government

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Victoria declares state of disaster as heatwave fuels dozens of bushfires

Victoria’s premier, Jacinta Allan, declared a state of disaster after a severe heatwave fuelled dozens of bushfires across the state, authorities said. The declaration covers 18 local government areas and an alpine resort, the premier said, after fires destroyed at least 10 homes and razed more than 50,000

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Simulation says concrete runway wall caused all deaths in 2024 Jeju Air crash

A previously undisclosed government-commissioned computer simulation concluded that everyone on board a Jeju Air flight that crashed at Muan International Airport in 2024 would have survived if a concrete berm at the end of the runway had been built with materials that break apart easily, the report obtained by The

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Southern Transitional Council delegation in Riyadh announces dissolution amid dispute

A delegation from the Southern Transitional Council in Riyadh announced on Friday that the separatist group was dissolving, but members abroad and other officials rejected the declaration and said the announcement may not have been voluntary. The Southern Transitional Council, which has sought an independent state in Yemen’s south

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EU member states approve Mercosur trade deal with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay

European Union member states have backed a long‑running free trade agreement with Mercosur countries Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, ending 25 years of negotiations but provoking protests across the EU. The contentious deal prompted immediate protests in Poland, France, Greece and Belgium, with farmers blocking roads in Paris, Brussels

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US forces seize oil tanker Olina near Trinidad in Caribbean operation

US military personnel boarded and seized the oil tanker Olina in the Caribbean near Trinidad early on Friday, the US military said, in an operation aimed at targeting sanctions-busting vessels travelling to and from Venezuela. Video footage posted by officials showed US forces landing on the ship’s deck. Southern

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Trump and Colombia’s Petro Hold Abrupt Call, Shift Tone

President Trump and Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro spoke by phone in an abrupt, 55-minute conversation that both leaders described as cordial — Mr. Trump called it a "Great Honor" and Mr. Petro called it "Historic," Mr. Petro said in an interview in Bogotá. The call marked

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U.S. teams board tanker Olina in Caribbean as part of Venezuela oil operations

A joint U.S. Coast Guard and Navy team boarded the oil tanker Olina in the Caribbean Sea early Friday, the U.S. Southern Command said, in the latest operation tied to the Trump administration’s effort to control Venezuela’s oil exports. The Olina is the fifth vessel to

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U.S. seizes fifth oil tanker tied to Venezuela in Caribbean

Time reports the United States seized another oil tanker overnight in the Caribbean Sea, the fifth vessel taken in recent weeks as the Trump Administration intensifies efforts to choke off Venezuela’s oil exports. The vessel, the Olina, was boarded and taken into U.S. custody early Friday in an

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Trump says more U.S. attacks on Venezuela ‘will not be needed’ as ships remain

President Trump said he had canceled a "previously expected second Wave of Attacks" on Venezuela but that U.S. warships off the country's coast "will stay in place for safety and security purposes," praising cooperation from Venezuela's new leaders and the release

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Exiled Reza Pahlavi lacks domestic base as protests convulse Iran

Time reports that for 12 days protests fuelled by a deepening economic crisis have convulsed Iran, with demonstrators in Tehran and smaller cities such as Abadan and the Kurdish-majority Malekshahi. Reza Pahlavi, son of the deposed shah, has begun issuing statements and interviews calling for coordinated demonstrations, promising a smooth

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Man recovers safe from ocean off Shark Bay, finds only expired beef jerky

People reported that Quoin Sellenger recovered a small safe from the Indian Ocean off the coast of Shark Bay in Western Australia last week. A friend first spotted the box while diving on a reef between Denham and Eagle Bluff, and Sellenger’s 13-year-old daughter, Belle, helped retrieve it by

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Khamenei Says Government 'Will Not Back Down' as Protests Spread

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Friday in Tehran that the government "will not back down" as protests that began in late December have spread across the country, dismissing demonstrators as "vandals" trying to "please" President Trump. The demonstrations, initially led

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Heatwave pushes Melbourne above 42C as Victoria faces catastrophic fire risk

A severe heatwave across south-eastern Australia pushed Melbourne above 42C on Friday, and authorities urged Victorians to stay indoors as the state faced catastrophic bushfire conditions and a statewide total fire ban. Melbourne reached 42.9C at 3:40pm and was forecast to hit 43C, with temperatures up to 45C