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Israel bulldozes Unrwa headquarters in East Jerusalem

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-20T16:29:02+00:00

Palestinian refugee agency compound is demolished, while teargas is fired at UN vocational school in West BankIsraeli crews have started bulldozing the Jerusalem headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Jerusalem and fired teargas at a UN vocational school in Qalandia, in the West Bank.Israel accuses the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Unwra) of collaborating with Hamas – a charge the agency denies – and last year banned it from operating on its territory. The demolition marks Israel’s latest step against Unrwa, which provides aid to millions of Palestinian refugees. C

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"Через півгодини не відчуваєш рук і ніг": енергетики ДТЕК розповіли про ремонти в морози

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-01-20T16:19:59+00:00

кадр з відеоВнаслідок морозів і масштабів руйнувань внаслідок ворожих обстрілів енергетикам ДТЕК доводиться подекуди працювати цілодобово, щоб повертати людям світло. Про це свідчить відео-репортаж. "У...

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AFCON: To walk or not to walk?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-01-20T16:16:16+00:00

In the #AFCON25 final between Morocco and Senegal, for a few minutes, the outcome risked being shaped by the rulebook

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Europe at a crossroads over Trump’s threats to seize Greenland, say leaders

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-20T16:09:15+00:00

US president says there is ‘no going back’ on goal of controlling Arctic territory, while Emmanuel Macron condemns ‘new colonialism’Europe live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesEuropean leaders have lined up to condemn Donald Trump’s “new colonialism” and warn that the continent was facing a crossroads as the US president said there was no going back on his goal of controlling Greenland.On Tuesday, after weeks of aggressive threats by Trump to seize the vast Arctic island, which is a largely autonomous part of Denmark, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, said he preferred “resp

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Nandy intends to refer Daily Mail’s Telegraph takeover to media regulator

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-20T16:05:47+00:00

Culture secretary ‘minded to’ intervene and ask Ofcom whether the £500m deal harms media pluralityThe culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, intends to ask the UK’s media and competition watchdogs to examine the proposed £500m takeover of the Telegraph titles by the owner of the Daily Mail.Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT) agreed a deal in November to buy the titles, in a move that will create a right-leaning publishing powerhouse. Continue reading...

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Editorial. IT’s a new normal

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-20T16:02:53+00:00

Even if the worst is over, IT sector needs to shape up

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Kurdish forces withdraw from IS detention camp in north-east Syria

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-20T15:59:36+00:00

Neighbouring states warned of chaos if IS prisoners were freed from camp they regard as hotbed of extremismKurdish-led forces in Syria have announced a withdrawal from a detention camp in north-east Syria housing tens of thousands of Islamic State-linked detainees, as Syrian government forces continued to advance in the region.The fate of al-Hol, which houses among others the most radical of foreign women suspected to have been members of IS, and their families, is of great concern to neighbouring states and the international community. These states have for years warned the camp is a hotbed o

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Девід Бекхем уперше відреагував на гучні звинувачення сина

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-01-20T15:59:00+00:00

Колаж УНІАН / фото instagram/brooklynpeltzbeckham, ua.depositphotos.comКолишній футболіст Девід Бекхем уперше публічно висловився після резонансних заяв свого старшого сина Брукліна Бекхема про їхню родину. Як...

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Judge allows Trump administration to block lawmakers’ access to ICE facilities

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-20T15:58:49+00:00

Judge rules homeland security can insist lawmakers provide week’s notice of intention to inspect facilities The Trump administration won a legal victory on Monday that temporarily allows it to keep elected officials out of immigration detention camps, while it advanced two other court actions in support of its surge into Minnesota.A federal judge in Washington DC ruled that the homeland security department (DHS) can continue to insist that lawmakers provide a week’s notice of their intention to inspect immigration facilities, even though she blocked an identical policy last month. Continue rea

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Russell Brand appears in UK court charged with further sexual offences

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-20T15:53:40+00:00

Comedian, 50, appeared via video link from US over charges of rape and sexual assault in relation to two womenRussell Brand has appeared in a UK court via video link from the US charged with two further sexual offences, including rape.The 50-year-old comedian was charged in December with one count of rape and one count of sexual assault in relation to two women. The two alleged offences took place in 2009. Continue reading...

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US lawmakers seek to block Trump’s threatened tariffs on European allies

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-20T15:53:32+00:00

Democrats lead legislative charge to block imposition of tariffs as some Republicans break from TrumpLawmakers from both parties promised legislative action to block Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs against European allies on Monday, though Republicans willing to publicly break with the president on Greenland remain in short supply.Senator Peter Welch, a Democrat, announced plans to introduce a resolution aimed at terminating tariffs Trump threatened to impose over the weekend on eight European nations, including Nato allies Denmark, the UK, Germany and France. The president first mused about

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Centre links vehicle services with pending toll dues

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-20T15:44:31+00:00

As per the provisions, a No Objection Certificate for transfer of ownership or transfer of a vehicle from one State to another will not be granted until any unpaid user fee is cleared

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Gavin Newsom attacks Europe’s ‘complicity’ over Trump Greenland demands

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-20T15:43:17+00:00

California governor says world leaders are ‘played’ by the US president and urges them to stop rolling overEurope live – latest updatesGavin Newsom, the governor of California, has decried Europeans for their “complicity” in failing to stand up to Donald Trump’s demands that he be allowed to buy or annex Greenland.Newsom, a frontrunner among Democratic candidates for president in 2028, told reporters at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday that Europeans were being “played” by Trump and that their efforts to negotiate with him were “not diplomacy, it’s stupidity”. Continue reading...

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