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Are Russian sanctions working? Debate takes new urgency with Trump
The New York TImes, Published on 02/01/2025
» LONDON — Thousands of far-reaching sanctions have been imposed by dozens of countries on Russian banks, businesses and people since Moscow ordered tanks to roll across the border into Ukraine in the winter of 2022.
At least 27 die, dozens rescued as two migrant boats sink off Tunisia
Reuters, Published on 02/01/2025
» TUNIS - Tunisia's coast guard has recovered the bodies of 27 African migrants after two boats they were attempting to cross the Mediterranean in sank off the coast, the national guard said on Thursday.
S. Korea's Yoon, facing arrest over martial law, vows to 'fight until end'
Reuters, Published on 02/01/2025
» SEOUL - South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has sent a letter rallying his supporters saying he would "fight until the end" as he faces an attempt by authorities to arrest him over his short-lived Dec 3 martial law, a lawyer said on Thursday.
12 killed in Montenegro shooting spree
AFP, Published on 02/01/2025
» CETINJE, Montenegro - A gunman who started a shooting spree at a restaurant in southern Montenegro killed a total of 12 people, including two children, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
Taiwan reports first Chinese 'combat patrol' of New Year
Reuters, Published on 02/01/2025
» TAIPEI - Taiwan's defence ministry said on Thursday that Chinese warplanes and warships had carried out the first "combat patrol" around the island of the New Year, after Taiwan President Lai Ching-te again expressed willingness to talk to Beijing.
Afghan refugees suffer 'like prisoners' in Pakistan crackdown
AFP, Published on 02/01/2025
» ISLAMABAD - The space in which refugee Shaharzad has to live has shrunk to the small courtyard of a guesthouse in Pakistan's capital, reminiscent of her life under Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
One dead after Cybertruck explodes outside Trump hotel
New York Times, Published on 02/01/2025
» LAS VEGAS — One person was killed and at least seven people were injured after a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning, authorities said, and officials were investigating any possible links to an earlier attack on a crowd in New Orleans.
New Orleans ‘numb’ after truck attack that killed 15
AFP, Published on 02/01/2025
» NEW ORLEANS - The celebratory atmosphere of Bourbon Street in New Orleans, long an American byword for indulgence and revelry, was dimmed Wednesday as residents and visitors alike reeled from a deadly truck attack on New Year’s crowds.
2024 China’s hottest year on record
AFP, Published on 02/01/2025
» BEIJING - Last year was China’s warmest on record, its weather agency said, as the world experiences a surge in extreme weather fuelled by climate change.
Korean police raid airport where Jeju Air jet crashed
AFP, Published on 02/01/2025
» SEOUL - South Korean police on Thursday raided Muan airport and the Jeju Air office Thursday morning over the crash involving a Boeing 737-800 that killed 179 people.