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Sunfish that was unwell after aquarium's closure recovers after human cutouts set up
A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fishtank and appeared unwell days after the facility closed last month for renovations
January 22, 2025South Korea to remove concrete barriers near runways, reports say
South Korea will remove a concrete structure at the runway of one of its southern airports, the scene of a plane crash that killed all but two of the 181 people on board last month
January 23, 2025Palestinians returning home in Gaza torn between joy, loss and uncertainty
"I returned [...] and stayed next to the rubble of the house," one teen said.
January 23, 2025
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Ceasefire allows Palestinians to return to homes often reduced to rubble
After 15 months of war, the current ceasefire in Gaza is allowing some Palestinians to return to homes that have often been reduced to rubble, with family members buried beneath.
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Nearly 250 million children missed school last year because of extreme weather, UNICEF says
The United Nations Children's Fund says at least 242 million children in 85 countries had their schooling interrupted last year because of heatwaves, cyclones, flooding and other extreme weather
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Trudeau says Americans will pay more whenever Trump decides to impose tariffs on Canada
Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says prices for Americans will go up if President Donald Trump follows through with his vow to apply sweeping tariffs on Canadian products
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January 23
Palestinians returning home in Gaza torn between joy, loss and uncertainty
"I returned [...] and stayed next to the rubble of the house," one teen said.
January 23
January 23
Video diary: Palestinian family's home still standing among ruins in Gaza
Leena Almadhoun took ABC News on her journey by foot back to her home in Beit Lahia after a ceasefire was reached, miraculously finding her home still standing.
January 23
January 23
Teen sentenced to 52 years for deadly stabbing at Taylor Swift-themed event
Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty earlier this week.
January 23
January 23
Storm approaching Ireland and UK is 'likely a danger to life'
Storm Éowyn is expected to hit parts of the U.K. and Ireland, according to the United Kingdom’s national weather and climate service.
January 23
January 23
Displaced Palestinians beginning to return home after ceasefire
Thousands of Palestinians are returning home after the ceasefire and hostage agreement between Israel and Hamas. Many are returning to discover their homes and neighborhoods completely destroyed.
January 23
January 23
Teen sentenced to 52 years for deadly stabbing at Taylor Swift-themed event
Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced to 52 years in prison for fatally stabbing three girls at a children's Taylor Swift-themed event in the United Kingdom last year.
January 23
January 23
Why Netanyahu's political future is as fragile as the ceasefire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be flying high
January 23
January 23
Violence erupts after police in Jamaica kill a top gang leader they had sought for years
Police in Jamaica have killed a top gang leader whose death has unleashed a violent backlash near the capital of Kingston as authorities were placed under an extreme threat level
January 23
January 23
Spain's leader wants the EU to ‘make social media great again.’ Here's how
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is launching a crusade against what he sees as the downsides of social media
January 23
January 23
Top European rights court rules woman's refusal to have sex not a fault in divorce case
A French woman who had stopped having sex with her husband and had been considered at fault in a divorce, has won a case at Europe’s top human rights court
January 23
January 23
President Donald Trump virtually addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke remotely Thursday to business and world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
January 23
January 23
Italy's interior minister says he expelled Libyan warlord wanted by ICC because he posed 'danger'
Italy's interior minister has told lawmakers that he ordered the expulsion of a Libyan warlord sought by the International Criminal Court due to security concerns
January 23
January 23
Croatia protests detention and deportation of 5 citizens in neighboring Serbia
Croatia has sent a diplomatic protest note to neighboring Serbia after Belgrade detained and deported five Croatian citizens who were taking part in a meeting of civil society organizations in the Serbian capital
January 23
January 23
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January 23
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Trump speaking virtually to World Economic Forum in Davos
President Donald Trump will speak remotely Thursday to the World Economic Forum to an international audience in Davos, Switzerland with a speech and question-and-answer session.
January 23
January 23
Ukraine is reforming its recruitment efforts to attract younger soldiers and boost forces
Ukraine is in the final stages of drafting recruitment reforms to attract 18- to 25-year-olds who are currently exempt from mobilization as it looks for ways to bolster its fighting force
January 23
January 23
Spain says over 550 migrants reached its Canary Islands in 2 days
Spain’s marine rescue service on Thursday said that more than 550 migrants have reached its Canary Islands in boats over the past two days
January 23
January 23
Saudi foreign minister makes first official trip to Lebanon in a decade after years of strained ties
Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat has visited Lebanon for the first time in a decade following years of strained relations between the oil-rich kingdom and the tiny Mediterranean country
January 23
January 23
Paul Smith takes inspiration from father's photography for Paris Fashion Week
A vibrant energy pulsed through the Paris Fashion Week air as Paul Smith unveiled his fall menswear
January 23
January 23
Micheál Martin returns as Ireland's prime minister after securing backing of parliament
Irish lawmakers have voted to make veteran politician Micheál Martin prime minister for a second time at the helm of a coalition government
January 23
January 23
Greece says 66 migrants arrive on southern island of Crete after sailing from the Libyan coast
Greek authorities say 66 migrants have been found in two locations on the southern island of Crete after arriving on the island on a wooden boat that set sail from the Libyan coast – a route increasingly used by smuggling rings
January 23
January 23
ICC prosecutor requests warrants for Afghan Taliban leaders over persecution of women
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says he has requested arrest warrants for two top Afghan Taliban officials over the repression of women
January 23
January 23
5 treated after stabbing in south London, man arrested
London’s Ambulance Service says five people have been treated following a stabbing in south London
January 23
January 23
Mayotte's students are returning to school amid cyclone devastation
Students in the French territory of Mayotte are preparing to return to school on Monday, just over six weeks after the worst cyclone to hit the islands off Africa in nearly a century laid waste to entire neighborhoods and villages and left widespread d...
January 23
January 23
UK watchdog targets Apple, Google mobile ecosystems with new digital market powers
Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS are facing fresh scrutiny from Britain’s competition watchdog, which unveiled investigations targeting the two tech giants’ mobile phone ecosystems under new powers to crack down on digital market abuses
January 23
January 23
Police in Hungary investigate bomb threats affecting over 240 schools
Police in Hungary say they are investigating bomb threats that were sent to more than 240 schools across the country, resulting in classes being cancelled at some schools
January 23
January 23
Turkey's central bank lowers benchmark interest rate to 45%
Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 45%
January 23
January 23
Scholz's challenger demands tougher migration rules as knife attack spills into German election
Germany’s opposition leader has vowed to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected as chancellor next month, as a knife attack by a rejected asylum-seeker spills over into an election campai...
January 23
January 23
Forecasters in Ireland and UK warn of danger to life as Storm Eowyn spirals in from Atlantic
Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland are braced for a storm spiraling in from the Atlantic, bringing gusts of up to 100 m
January 23
January 23
One miner dies and 15 others injured after methane fire at a coal mine in Poland
Hospital authorities in southern Poland say a coal miner who suffered burns from a colliery methane gas fire has died
January 23
January 23
'KKK cruise' blamed on misunderstanding
The cruise line later said the workers wearing the white hoods weren't aware of the resemblance and issued an apology.
January 23
January 23
Man who sailed from China to Taiwan in rubber dinghy indicted while Chinese jets surround island
A man who sailed across the Taiwan Strait from China in a rubber dinghy has been indicted for illegally entering the island, while an unusually large number of Chinese fighter jets flew through the area in an apparent show of force
January 23
January 23
Russia 'very closely' monitoring Trump's sanctions threats, Kremlin says
"We carefully record all the nuances," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.
January 23
January 23
Commercial flights between Turkey and Syria resume after 13 years
Commercial flights between Turkey and Syria have resumed after 13 years with a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Damascus
January 23
January 23
Waitress dies from Turkish ski resort blaze, one of 78 lives lost as concerns over safety revive
Officials say a waitress who jumped out of a burning hotel at a popular ski resort has succumbed to her injuries, becoming the latest victim of tragedy that has shocked the nation and revived concerns over lax safety regulations in the country
January 23
January 23
Chinese court sentences man to death over knife attack at a Japanese school bus stop
A Chinese man who injured a Japanese mother and her child and killed a Chinese bus attendant trying to protect them in a knife attack near Shanghai last June has been sentenced to death
January 23
January 23
Why meeting Trump's military spending target could be tough for NATO's lowest spender
Europe’s military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump’s potential challenge to spend up to 5% of their economic output on security would be challenging
January 23
January 23
Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas due to negative agriculture impact
Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas, with supporters urging humane methods to bring down the animal's population, which is wreaking havoc on the island's agricultural sector
January 23
January 23
Pakistani government proposes sweeping controls on social media
Pakistan's lower house of parliament has passed a bill with sweeping controls on social media that includes blocking platforms and sending users to prison for spreading disinformation
January 23
January 23
South Korea to remove concrete barriers near runways, reports say
South Korea will remove a concrete structure at the runway of one of its southern airports, the scene of a plane crash that killed all but two of the 181 people on board last month
January 23
January 23
Gabon's military government announces presidential election on April 12
Gabon will hold a presidential election on April 12, the council of ministers said
January 23
January 23
Trump heads back to Davos, this time virtually, for elite World Economic Forum gathering
U.S. President Trump is to speak to an international audience for the first time after returning into the White House with a speech and Q&A by video conference to the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos on Thursday
January 23
January 23
Lunar New Year giveaway of cash, food leaves 4 dead in Cambodia as crowd surges
Four people were killed and five others injured as a crowd scrambled for food and cash handouts from one of Cambodia’s richest men as a Chinese Lunar New Year gift
January 23
January 23
NATO chief says Russian victory over Ukraine would have a costly impact on alliance's credibility
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has warned that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world’s biggest military alliance and could cost trillions of dollars to restore the organization's credibility
January 23
January 23
Gunmen kill 2 soldiers, wound 12 others deployed to secure a UN project in the southern Philippines
Gunmen have killed two soldiers and wounded 12 others who were deployed to secure a U.N. livelihood project in the southern Philippines
January 23
January 23
Middle East latest: Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinian militants who carried out West Bank bus attack
Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian militants who carried out a deadly attack on a bus in the West Bank earlier this month
January 23
January 23
Rare plant emits a stink of death when it blooms. Thousands queued to get close to it
An endangered tropical plant that emits the stench of a rotting corpse during its rare blooms has begun to flower in a greenhouse in Sydney
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