Russian missiles slam into a Ukraine city, kill 17
At least 61 people, including three children, were wounded in the morning attack, Ukrainian emergency services said. Read more
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Ousted leader Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest due to heat, military says
Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said. On Wednesday it also granted amnesty for over 3,000 prisoners to mark this week’s traditional New Year holiday. Read more
Solomon Islanders cast votes in election that will shape relations with China
Voting has closed across Solomon Islands on Wednesday in the South Pacific nation’s first general election since the government switched diplomatic allegiances from Taiwan to Beijing and struck a secret security pact that has raised fears of the Chinese navy gaining a foothold in the region. Read more
Solomon Islands election tests China’s influence
Voters from among 700,000 people spread over the more than 900 islands that comprise the Solomon Islands will elect 50 lawmakers from 334 candidates. Read more
Israel is quiet on next steps against Iran
The military coalition, led by the United States, Britain and France and appearing to include a number of Middle Eastern countries, gave Israel support at a time when it finds itself isolated over its war against Hamas in Gaza. The coalition also could serve as a model for regional relations when that war ends. Read more
Germany’s Scholz visits China amid the Ukraine conflict, tensions
Scholz’s first destination was the industrial hub of Chongqing, where he and his delegation of ministers and business leaders were to visit a partially German-funded company and other sites in the vast city, which is a production base for China’s auto and other industries. Read more
A Chinese official meets North Korea’s Kim in Pyongyang
The visit by Zhao Leji, who ranks third in the ruling Communist Party hierarchy and heads the ceremonial parliament, came as North Korea has test-fired missiles to intimidate South Korea and its ally, the United States. Read more
More civilians die in Ukraine as U.S. aid remains delayed
Officials in the Kharkiv region also said Sunday that they had retrieved the bodies of a 61-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man killed by a Russian strike the previous day. Ten Russian Shahed-type drones were shot down over the Kharkiv region overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said Sunday. Read more
Police identify Sydney stabbing attacker who allegedly killed 6
New South Wales Police said Sunday that Joel Cauchi, 40, was responsible for the Saturday afternoon attack at the Westfield Shopping Centre in Bondi Junction, in the city’s eastern suburbs and not far from the world-famous Bondi Beach. Read more
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Settlers rampage in West Bank after Israeli teen’s body found
The disappearance of 14-year-old Binyamin Achimair sparked the attacks on Palestinian villages on Friday and Saturday. Read more
Ukraine warns of ‘significantly’ worsening battlefield situation
With the war in Ukraine entering its third year and a vital U.S. aid package for Kyiv stuck in Congress, Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces. Read more
U.S. shoots down Iranian drones; Biden pledges support for Israel
U.S. forces shot down some Iran-launched attack drones flying toward Israel, according to a U.S. defense official. Read more
Israel says it intercepted most of Iran’s barrage of over 200 missiles, drones
The attack marked the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel, despite decades of enmity dating back to the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. Read more
‘Run, run, run’: 6 people fatally stabbed at Sydney mall; suspect killed
The man was shot dead by a police inspector after he turned and raised a knife, police said. Read more
‘HELP’ sign points rescuers to men stuck 9 days on Pacific atoll
The men were fishing when they hit a coral reef, putting a hole in the boat’s bottom and causing it to take on water, Lt. Keith Arnold said in a Coast Guard video. Read more
Travel warnings issued as Israel prepares for possible Iranian strike
Iran has repeatedly vowed to strike back at Israel over the bombing of an Iranian Embassy complex in Damascus, Syria, this month that killed three generals and four other military officers. Read more
China sanctions U.S. defense firms over Taiwan arms sales
The announcement freezes the assets of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems held within China. Read more
Why did Yoon’s party lose in South Korea’s elections?
South Korean voters have handed liberals extended opposition control of parliament in what looks like a massive political setback to conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol. Read more
U.S., Japan and South Korea hold drills in disputed sea
A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a three-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea as U.S. President Joe Biden met for talks with leaders from Japan and the Philippines at the White House. Read more
Putin mocks Ukraine talks, insists on Russian interests
Putin charged that Russia hadn’t been invited to join June’s talks, while pointing at Swiss recognition that a peace process can’t happen without Russia. Read more
Sons, grandchildren of top Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrike
It was not immediately clear how their deaths might affect the monthslong cease-fire talks being brokered by international mediators. Read more
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