Officials say a 9-year-old child is among the 5 killed in the Christmas market attack in Germany
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Officials say a 9-year-old child is among the 5 killed in the Christmas market attack in Germany.
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The TelegraphDrug lord caught in Britain after wife posted holiday snaps online
A wanted drugs cartel chief was trapped in London after his wife’s social media posts about their luxury holidays gave away his location.
- The Telegraph
Luxury watch salesman killed himself after ‘not putting up enough of a fight’ during £1.3m robbery
A luxury watch salesman took his own life after he was accused of “not putting up enough of a fight” with robbers who grabbed £1.3 million worth of jewellery from his shop, a court heard.
- Fortune
Jeff Bezos gave $100 million to actress Eva Longoria and the retired admiral who oversaw the capture of Osama bin Laden to use as they see fit
The world’s second-richest person launched the Courage and Civility Award in 2021 to support philanthropists—and Eva Longoria and retired Navy admiral Bill McRaven are its latest winners.
- CNN
One minute, they were celebrating Gaza’s ceasefire. The next, they were killed
Thirteen-year-old Zakariya Barbakh had spent most of his life shuffling between hospitals across Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Israel.
- The Telegraph
Watch: Firefight erupts between Hamas and bandits over Gaza aid trucks
Hamas has been involved in a prolonged firefight with bandits trying to loot aid trucks, as the terror organisation struggles to assert control over Gaza.
- BBC
China hands death sentence to man who killed Japanese boy
It is the latest punishment imposed by the Chinese authorities following a series of mass attacks.
- People
Missing University of Pittsburgh Medical Student, 30, Found Dead Days After He Was Last Seen Walking His Dog
Luis Espinoza was last seen walking his Dobermann near South Side Park in Pittsburgh on Monday, Jan. 20
- HuffPost
California Woman Arrested After Police Find 27 Dead Horses On Her Properties
The living horses on her properties reportedly had little food and water.
- The Independent
Suspect who posed as a child care worker is arrested after ‘raping teen waiting for the bus’
Derrick Dwayne Thompson, 57, drove a black Chevrolet Suburban advertising a fake childcare business
- People
2,000-Year-Old Greek Statue Found Abandoned in a Bag Near Trash Cans: Police
Greek authorities said the statue is from the Hellenistic period
- The Independent
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana gloated he was ‘glad they’re dead’ after murdering three children
The court heard Axel Rudakubana, 18, talked about the attack while in police custody
- CNN
Pete Hegseth paid $50,000 to a woman alleging 2017 sexual assault
Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he paid $50,000 as part of a confidentiality agreement to a woman who alleged he sexually assaulted her, according to documents obtained by CNN.
- AFP News
China travel peaks as millions head home for Lunar New Year
Train stations and airports across China saw the biggest peak in travellers on Saturday ahead of the Lunar New Year, as millions of people returned home to spend the holidays with their families in an annual migration that is expected to be a record.Train and air travel are expected to "hit record highs" during this year's migration, Xinhua said.
- AFP News
Tajikistan launches crackdown on 'witchcraft' and fortune-telling
In a block of flats in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe, a turbaned woman cautiously opened the door of her apartment a chink, letting out a waft of incense. It could be a set-up," she says, as she closes the door again and locks it.
- BBC
Firefighters battle huge blaze near Los Angeles as winds pick up
Authorities warn Thursday is "the period of greatest concern" as conditions remain extremely dry.
- CNN
Southern California’s first rainfall of the year could help or hurt wildfire victims as fire spreads in San Diego area
With parts of Los Angeles County still smoldering from wildfires, the expected rain this weekend would seem like a welcome relief. But how the rain falls could make the difference between a disaster respite or a disaster repeat.
- Associated Press
Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails
When Dania Hanatsheh was released from an Israeli jail this week and dropped off by bus into a sea of jubilant Palestinians in Ramallah, it was an uncomfortable déjà vu. After nearly five months of detention, it was the second time the 22-year-old woman had been freed as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas to pause the war in Gaza. Hanatsheh’s elation at being free again is tinged with sadness about the devastation in Gaza, she said, as well as uncertainty about whether she could be detained in the future — a common feeling in her community.
- People
Evan Rachel Wood Says She's 'Endlessly Proud of Survivors' After D.A. Says Her Ex Marilyn Manson Won't Face Sex Abuse Charges
Wood first accused Manson, her ex-fiancé, of domestic abuse and sexual assault in 2021
- The Independent
Suspect drove around with dead girlfriend for nearly two hours after ‘accidentally’ killing her, police say
Julio Vasquez allegedly told police he was ‘testing’ Gissell Perez when the gun went off during an argument
- Associated Press
Trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship would overturn more than a century of precedent
President Donald Trump has said since his first administration that he wants to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right for everyone born in the United States. This week he issued an executive order that would eliminate it, upending more than a century of precedent. Over the years the right to citizenship has been won by various oppressed or marginalized groups after hard-fought legal battles.