As Trump vows to end war, Ukraine’s deep strikes weaken Russia Ukraine is striking Russian oil refineries and war production with increasing success. A paratrooper from the 81st Separate Airmobile Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Troops attends a training near the town of Siversk, Donetsk, Ukraine [Viacheslav Ratynskyi/Reuters] By John T PsaropoulosPublished On 23 Jan…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events – day 1,064 Here are the key developments on the 1,064th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Paratroopers of the 81st Separate Airmobile Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Assault Troops, attend a training near the town of Siversk in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on January 21, 2025 [Viacheslav…
South Korea’s anti-graft agency recommends insurrection charges for Yoon Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials says president sought to ‘disrupt the constitutional order’. South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol attends his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on January 21, 2025 [Kim Hong-Ji/Pool via AFP] Published On 23 Jan 202523 Jan 2025 South…
Minister says Israel applying ‘lessons’ from Gaza in West Bank operation Israel’s defence minister says military applying ‘method’ from Gaza war in major raid on occupied West Bank’s Jenin. Palestinians women and children, one with arms raised, walk next to Israeli military vehicles on a damaged street as they flee the Jenin refugee camp in…
Jubilation as Thailand’s marriage equality law comes into effect Thailand has become the first country in Southeast Asia, and only the third in Asia, to legalise same-sex marriage. Thai actors Apiwat ‘Porsch’ Apiwatsayree, right, and Sappanyoo ‘Arm’ Panatkool, left, pose for pictures in front of the Thai national flag after registering their same-sex marriage in…
Trump administration promises ‘ironclad’ support for Philippines’ security New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticised China’s ‘dangerous’ actions towards the Philippines in the South China Sea. Members of the Philippine coastguard stand alert as a Chinese coastguard vessel blocks their way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea,…
Trump begins process to relist Yemen’s Houthis as ‘terrorist’ organisation US president orders aid agency to cut ties with entities that have paid rebel group or opposed efforts to counter it. Houthi fighters take part in a parade in Sanaa, Yemen, on December 18, 2024 [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters] Published On 23 Jan 202523 Jan 2025 United…
New US wildfire rips through mountain area north of Los Angeles Firefighting aircraft and ground crews are battling fast-moving wildfire in the Castaic Lake area north of Los Angeles. Emergency vehicles at the scene of the Hughes Fire in Castaic, a northwestern neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 22, 2025 [Frederic J Brown/AFP] Published…
US military sends troops to Mexico border amid Trump immigration crackdown The deployment is part of Trump’s executive action to declare a ‘national emergency’ at the US’s southern border. Members of the Mexican National Guard in Tijuana patrol the border wall separating Mexico from the United States on January 22 [Gregory Bull/AP Photo] Published On…
Musk clashes with OpenAI’s Altman over $500bn Stargate Hours after Trump announced the $500bn plan for Stargate, Musk questioned the value of the investment. The public clash over Stargate is part of a years-long dispute between Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman [File: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images] Published On 22 Jan 202522…