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Belarus President ‘Wins’ Reelection While American Is Freed (Worthy News Focus)
Belarus President ‘Wins’ Reelection While American Is Freed (Worthy News Focus)

Europe’s longest-serving leader, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, clinched his seventh straight election victory on Sunday and ordered the release of an American woman who had been held in the autocratically-ruled nation.

Trump Redesignates Houthis as Foreign Terror Organization
Trump Redesignates Houthis as Foreign Terror Organization

Newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump has re-designated the Iran-aligned Houthi Islamic militant group in Yemen as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, Reuters reports. Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden had dropped the terrorist designation Trump had given the Houthis in his first term because of humanitarian concerns in war-torn Yemen.

Philippine Detains Chinese Spy As US Moves Missiles
Philippine Detains Chinese Spy As US Moves Missiles

While Philippine authorities confirmed the detention of an alleged Chinese spy, the U.S. military moved Lyphon launchers – which can hit Chinese targets from Laoag airfield in the Philippines to another location on the island of Luzon, officials confirmed.

German Police Detain Afghan Over Deadly Knife Attack In Park
German Police Detain Afghan Over Deadly Knife Attack In Park

Stuffed animals and candles were seen at the site in southern Germany where a 2-year-old boy of Moroccan origin and a 41-year-old German man were killed in a knife attack that Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz called an “act of terror.”

India Mourning 12 Killed In Train Disaster After Fire Alarm
India Mourning 12 Killed In Train Disaster After Fire Alarm

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he is praying for those impacted by a railway tragedy in western India where at least 12 train passengers reportedly died after being struck by another train on an adjacent track.

Britain Launches Digital Passport And Robots Answering Questions (Worthy News Focus)
Britain Launches Digital Passport And Robots Answering Questions (Worthy News Focus)

The British government wants citizens to carry a digital version of their passport, driving license, social benefits account, and marriage and birth certificates on their smartphones “in tune with modern life.”

Poland’s Premier Condemns Green Deal; Urges Trump-Style Defense Of Europe
Poland’s Premier Condemns Green Deal; Urges Trump-Style Defense Of Europe

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has urged the European Union to cut the “Green Deal drastically,” saying the controversial environmental program would “bankrupt” the EU.

Iran Is “Pressing Gas Pedal” on Uranium Enrichment, UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Says
Iran Is “Pressing Gas Pedal” on Uranium Enrichment, UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Says

Continuing to raise the long-standing alarm that Iran is close to developing a nuclear bomb, the UN’s nuclear watchdog chief has announced that the Iranian regime is “pressing the gas pedal” on its enrichment of uranium to near weapons grade, Reuters reports.

Indonesia Hit By Deadly Floods, Killing Dozens
Indonesia Hit By Deadly Floods, Killing Dozens

Rescuers in Indonesia have recovered the bodies of dozens of people killed in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks on the nation’s Java and Bali islands, with more heavy rain expected.

Turkish Hotel Fire Kills Scores of People
Turkish Hotel Fire Kills Scores of People

At least 76 people have been killed in a fire engulfing a popular Turkish ski resort, prompting the detention of numerous people, officials say.

Australia: Day Care Center Near Jewish Synagogue Firebombed and Sprayed With Antisemitic Graffiti
Australia: Day Care Center Near Jewish Synagogue Firebombed and Sprayed With Antisemitic Graffiti

Amid a surge in threats and attacks on Australia’s Jewish community, a childcare center located near a Jewish school and synagogue in Sydney was firebombed and had antisemitic graffiti sprayed on its walls in the early hours of Tuesday morning, Haaretz reports. The center was empty at the time of the attack and there were no reports of injuries.

Russia and China Reaffirm Ties Following Trump Inauguration
Russia and China Reaffirm Ties Following Trump Inauguration

A day after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday had a phone conversation in which they affirmed their two countries’ ties based on ‘shared interests, equality, and mutual benefits,’ the Associated Press reports.

Officials: ‘Trump Seeks New Trade Deal Through Tariffs Threats’
Officials: ‘Trump Seeks New Trade Deal Through Tariffs Threats’

U.S. President Donald J. Trump wants to pressure America’s neighbors to renegotiate a continental trade deal by threatening to impose massive tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico as soon as next week, U.S. sources said Tuesday.

Iran Sentences Singer To Death
Iran Sentences Singer To Death

Iranian singer and rapper Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, widely known as Amir Tataloo, has been sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam, Iranian officials said Monday.

Panama’s President Rejects Trump’s Plan to Retake Panama Canal
Panama’s President Rejects Trump’s Plan to Retake Panama Canal

Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino firmly rejected President Donald Trump’s inaugural claim that the U.S. would “take back” control of the Panama Canal.