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US boy, 11, allegedly shoots father to death after Nintendo Switch taken away

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T22:00:33+00:00

Pennsylvania boy facing criminal homicide charges after 13 January shooting at family’s homeAn 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy allegedly shot his father to death after previously having his Nintendo Switch handheld gaming system taken away.The boy is facing criminal homicide charges after a 13 January shooting at his family’s home in Duncannon Borough. Continue reading...

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Uganda’s opposition leader ‘taken by army’ as Museveni nears re-election

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T21:33:41+00:00

Bobi Wine flown to unknown location, his party says, hours after security forces allegedly killed 10 of his campaignersThe Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was taken from his house and brought to an unknown location on Friday, his party said as President Yoweri Museveni closed in on a landslide re-election.Wine’s National Unity Platform party said on Friday evening in a post on X that an army helicopter had landed in his compound in the capital, Kampala, and “forcibly taken him away to an unknown destination”. Continue reading...

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Why is there so much international interest in Greenland?

Fonte: BBC News - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T21:28:27+00:00

The BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler has been reporting from Greenland and dissects why the island has so much value in the eyes of President Trump.

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Syrian forces enter Deir Hafer after SDF withdrawal

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T21:19:01+00:00

Army enters the city of Deir Hafer in governorate of Aleppo and begins to comb neighbourhoods after the SDF withdrawal.

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US man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in death of elderly Asian man

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T21:09:57+00:00

The 2021 killing of Vicha Ratanapakdee in San Francisco helped spark a national movement against anti-Asian hateA 24-year-old man was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an elderly Thai man whose 2021 killing in San Francisco helped spark a national movement against anti-Asian American violence.A jury did not find Antoine Watson guilty of murder when it returned a verdict Thursday for the January 2021 attack on 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee. Jurors found Watson guilty on the lesser charges of involuntary manslaughter and assault. Continue reading...

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Virginia voters to decide on amendment to protect abortion rights

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T21:07:04+00:00

Lawmakers’ decision makes Virginia at least third US state in 2026 to vote on future of abortion accessThe Virginia state senate voted Friday to let voters decide whether to amend the state’s constitution to protect abortion rights, in a move that will make Virginia at least the third state in 2026 to vote on the controversial topic.The state legislature first approved the proposed amendment in early 2025, but Virginia law dictates that suggested constitutional amendments must pass in two consecutive state legislatures. The state house of delegates approved the 2026 version of the amendment ea

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Au Danemark, l’inquiétude de la communauté groenlandaise : « C’est notre existence même qui est en jeu »

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T21:05:32+00:00

Quelque 17 000 Groenlandais vivent au Danemark, soit l’équivalent d’un tiers de la population de l’île. A la veille de manifestations organisées dans le pays en soutien à la souveraineté du Groenland, certains veulent imaginer une réconciliation quand d’autres la jugent impossible.

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Au Danemark, l’inquiétude de la communauté groenlandaise : « C’est notre existence même qui est en jeu »

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T21:05:27+00:00

Quelque 17 000 Groenlandais vivent au Danemark, soit l’équivalent d’un tiers de la population de l’île. A la veille de manifestations organisées dans le pays en soutien à la souveraineté du Groenland, certains veulent imaginer une réconciliation quand d’autres la jugent impossible.

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Bobi Wine ‘forcibly taken’ from home as Uganda’s Museveni nears landslide re-election

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T21:03:54+00:00

Opposition leader taken by army helicopter to unknown location, his party says, hours after security forces allegedly kill 10 campaign staffThe Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was taken from his house and brought to an unknown location on Friday, his party said as President Yoweri Museveni closed in on a landslide re-election.Wine’s National Unity Platform party said on Friday evening in a post on X that an army helicopter had landed in his compound in the capital, Kampala, and “forcibly taken him away to an unknown destination”. Continue reading...

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Le président syrien proclame le kurde « langue nationale »

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T20:49:06+00:00

Un décret a été publié, vendredi, accordant des droits nationaux aux Kurdes de Syrie, au moment où l’armée de Damas est engagée dans des combats avec les forces kurdes dans le Nord.

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Trump set to pardon ex-Puerto Rico governor after ‘political prosecution’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T20:48:20+00:00

Wanda Vazquez Garced, who accepted plea deal over campaign finance violation, endorsed Trump in 2020Donald Trump reportedly intends to pardon Puerto Rico’s former governor Wanda Vazquez Garced, who was indicted in 2022 on federal corruption charges surrounding her earlier gubernatorial campaign.In addition to Vazquez, Trump plans to pardon her co-defendants including Julio Martin Herrera Velutini, founder of Britannia Financial Group; as well as Mark Rossini, a former FBI agent who served as a consultant for Herrera, according to CBS, which first reported the development Friday. Continue readi

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Gaza buried under millions of tonnes of rubble

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T20:43:24+00:00

More than two years of Israeli bombardment have left Gaza buried under an estimated 61 million tonnes of rubble.

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Donald Trump praises Iran for halting mass executions

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T20:12:25+00:00

US President Donald Trump praised Iran for halting what he said were plans to hang more than 800 political prisoners.

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President of Utah university where Charlie Kirk was killed to resign from role

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T20:03:21+00:00

Astrid Tuminez will step down as Utah Valley University president in May as school still reckons with Kirk’s murderAstrid Tuminez, Utah Valley University’s seventh president, will step down at the end of the semester. She announced the decision on Wednesday during a State of the University address, speaking to a packed audience of students and faculty.Tuminez, 61, said in an interview that the decision to step down had been building for some time. “There’s never a good time,” she said. “I love UVU so much.” The choice, she explained, came with a mix of grief and relief. “It is a swirl of emoti

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Virginia to vote on Democrat-favored redistricting after lawmakers advanced plan

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T19:39:05+00:00

Virginia joins states from California to Florida in mid-decade redistricting push after party-line senate voteVirginia lawmakers approved a measure on Friday that could ultimately clear the way for Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional maps and add as many as four Democratic-leaning seats.The legislature sent voters a constitutional amendment that would allow lawmakers to redraw the lines this year and circumvent a panel that is supposed to be in charge of drawing district lines. Democrats currently represent six of Virginia’s 11 congressional districts, and have said they will pursue

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Virginia to vote on Democrat-favored redistricting after lawmakers advance plan

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T19:39:05+00:00

Virginia joins states from California to Florida in mid-decade redistricting push after party-line senate voteVirginia lawmakers approved a measure on Friday that could ultimately clear the way for Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional maps and add as many as four Democratic-leaning seats.The legislature sent voters a constitutional amendment that would allow lawmakers to redraw the lines this year and circumvent a panel that is supposed to be in charge of drawing district lines. Democrats currently represent six of Virginia’s 11 congressional districts, and have said they will pursue

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Au procès de Mahdieh Esfandiari, l’apologie du 7-Octobre et le hors-champ diplomatique

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T19:38:09+00:00

Le parquet a requis contre l’influenceuse iranienne une peine de quatre années de prison dont trois avec sursis, sans retour en détention. Le jugement est prévu le 26 février. Mahdieh Esfandiari devrait être expulsée ou rapatriée en Iran, dans le cadre d’un probable échange avec les Français Jacques Paris et Cécile Kohler.

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US may punish nations resisting Greenland plan, says Trump

Fonte: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Pubblicato: 2026-01-16T19:35:11+00:00

Indigenous Inuit leaders criticised the White House for treating Greenland as an asset rather than a people, warning that such rhetoric undermines international norms and disregards the sovereignty and rights of Indigenous populations.

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