Iran is attacking civilians, accusations of Israeli 'spy HQ' are baseless, Kurdish prime minister says ( www.reuters.com )
US attacks Houthi anti-ship missiles, vessel hit in Red Sea ( www.reuters.com )
Some wealthier Chinese say they can't afford marriage as economy slows ( www.reuters.com )
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Trump-linked stocks jump after former president's emphatic win in Iowa Republican contest ( www.reuters.com )
Shares of Digital World Acquisition (DWAC.O), the blank check firm set to take former U.S. President Donald Trump's social media platform public, rose on Tuesday following his victory in the first Republican contest in Iowa for 2024 presidential race....
Putin says Ukraine's statehood at risk if pattern of war continues ( www.reuters.com )
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Ukraine's statehood could suffer an "irreparable blow" if the pattern of the war continued, and Russia would never be forced to abandon the gains it had made....
Iran says Baluchi militant group bases attacked in Pakistan - state media ( www.reuters.com )
Putin says past U.S. elections were rigged ( www.reuters.com )
Russian President Vladimir Putin, running for a new six-year term in an election that his opponents say is a parody of democracy, said on Tuesday that past U.S. elections had been rigged by postal voting....
US Supreme Court Snubs Apple-Epic Games Legal Battle ( www.reuters.com )
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Another ship hit in Red Sea, disruption seen driving up prices ( www.reuters.com )
End Gaza war to stop Houthi attacks - Qatari PM at Davos ( www.reuters.com )
Shell suspends all Red Sea shipments ( www.reuters.com )
Iran says Revolutionary Guards attack Israel's 'spy HQ' in Iraq, vow more revenge ( www.reuters.com )
Egypt thwarts drug smuggling attempt on border with Israel ( www.reuters.com )
Trump wins Iowa caucus, second place up for grabs ( www.reuters.com )
Egypt's Suez Canal revenues down 40% due to Houthi attacks ( www.reuters.com )
Dollar revenues from Egypt's Suez Canal are down 40% from the beginning of the year compared to 2023, canal authority head Osama Rabie said on Thursday, after attacks on ships by Yemen's Houthis caused major shippers to divert away from the route....
Yemen's Houthis hit US-owned dry bulk ship, no injuries - US Centcom ( www.reuters.com )
Yemen's Ansar Allah hit US-owned container ship, no injuries - U.S Centcom ( www.reuters.com )
Apple offers iPhone 15 at rare discount in China as competition intensifies ( www.reuters.com )
Qatar pauses Red Sea tankers after Western strikes on Houthis ( www.reuters.com )
North Korea says it tested solid-fuel hypersonic missile ( www.reuters.com )
Taiwan loses ally Nauru, accuses China of post-election ploy ( www.reuters.com )
Canadians worry US democracy cannot survive Trump's return to White House, poll finds ( www.reuters.com )
About two-thirds of Canadians surveyed this month said American democracy cannot survive another four years of Donald Trump in the White House, and about half said the United States is on the way to becoming an authoritarian state, a poll released on Monday said....
As Davos crowd gathers, governments urged to rein in 'billionaire class' ( www.reuters.com )
The combined fortunes of the world's five richest men have more than doubled to $869 billion since 2020 while five billion people have been made poorer, anti-poverty group Oxfam said....