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India and EU clinch long-awaited free trade pact and launch new security partnership

After 20 years of talks, India and the EU finalized an ambitious free trade agreement and signed a new security pact focused on the Indo-Pacific.

#india, #europeanunion, #freetrade, #indopacific, #security

Milano-Cortina 2026 Faces a Warmer Alps, Raising Stakes for Snowmaking—and the Winter Games

As temperatures climb in the Italian Alps, Milano-Cortina 2026 leans on massive snowmaking, testing “green” Olympics claims and the Games’ future.

#winterolympics, #climatechange, #italy, #snowmaking, #alps

Landslide on Mount Burangrang Buries West Java Village and Marine Training Camp, Leaving Dozens Dead

A pre-dawn landslide after days of heavy rain swept through Pasirlangu in West Bandung, burying homes and a marine camp as rescuers search for the missing.

#indonesia, #landslide, #westjava, #disaster

Chile Declares State of Catastrophe as Wildfires Ravage Biobío and Ñuble, Leaving Lirquén in Ruins

Deadly wildfires in central–southern Chile have killed at least 21, burned over 45,000 hectares and destroyed thousands of homes, with Lirquén hardest hit.

#chile, #wildfires, #biobio, #nubile, #climate

Chile Declares State of Catastrophe as Wildfires Devastate Biobío and Ñuble

Fires burning since Jan. 16 have killed at least 21, injured hundreds and destroyed thousands of homes, exposing drought and plantation risks near towns.

#chile, #wildfires, #biobio, #drought, #evacuations

U.N. extends monthly reporting on Houthi Red Sea attacks as Yemen’s fragile calm frays

Security Council renews Houthi shipping-attack reporting mandate, as U.N. officials warn Yemen’s aid access, economy and hunger crisis are worsening.

#yemen, #unsecuritycouncil, #houthis, #redsea, #humanitariancrisis

Ukraine, Russia and U.S. Hold First Public Three-Way Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi Amid Intensifying Strikes

Senior officials from Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. met in Abu Dhabi for two days of talks on territory, cease-fire terms and security guarantees, with no breakthrough.

#ukraine, #russia, #peace talks, #uae, #diplomacy

Moderate quake in Pakistan’s far north kills two, triggers landslides and briefly cuts Karakoram Highway

A Jan. 19 magnitude-5.6 to 5.8 earthquake in Gilgit-Baltistan killed at least two, damaged 300+ homes and sent rockfalls onto a key Pakistan–China route.

#pakistan, #earthquake, #gilgitbaltistan, #karakoramhighway, #landslides

Myanmar’s Generals Stage Long-Delayed Election, Tightening Control Through New Laws

Myanmar’s 2025–26 polls, held amid civil war, show how the junta used party rules, voting changes and speech bans to cement power.

#myanmar, #election, #militaryjunta, #asean, #humansrights

Israel Bulldozes UNRWA East Jerusalem Compound, U.N. Calls It an Unprecedented Breach

Israeli forces demolished parts of UNRWA’s Sheikh Jarrah compound in East Jerusalem, citing new laws and taxes; the U.N. says its premises are immune.

#israel, #unrwa, #jerusalem, #unitednations, #internationallaw

U.S.-Backed Syria Deal Ends Kurdish Holdouts as Aleppo Clashes Displace Tens of Thousands

A U.S.-mediated pact shifts control of northeast Syria to Damascus after Aleppo fighting uproots more than 100,000 and raises ISIS security fears.

#syria, #kurds, #aleppo, #sdf, #unitedstates

Sudan war hits 1,000 days as WHO calls it the world’s worst health crisis

As Sudan’s war enters its 1,000th day, WHO warns of collapsing health care, mass displacement and spreading outbreaks amid aid shortfalls.

#sudan, #humanitariancrisis, #who, #displacement, #cholera

U.S. Seizes Seventh Tanker in Caribbean Crackdown on Venezuelan Oil Exports

U.S. forces seized the tanker Sagitta, the seventh ship detained since Dec. 10, as Washington intensifies a maritime “quarantine” on Venezuelan crude.

#venezuela, #sanctions, #oil, #shipping, #usmilitary

Massive Russian Barrage Knocks Out Heat and Water in Kyiv as Deep Freeze Bites

Ukraine says Russia launched 300+ drones and missiles at energy sites, plunging Kyiv into outages amid subzero cold and renewed peace talks.

#ukraine, #russia, #kyiv, #energy, #blackouts

Kremlin Says Putin Invited to Trump-Led U.N. Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

Moscow says Putin was asked to join Trump’s U.N.-mandated Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ a postwar governance and reconstruction body drawing scrutiny in the West.

#gaza, #russia, #putin, #trump, #unitednations