Starmer seeks to build British ‘bridge’ between Trump and Europe

UK prime minister is expected to hold talks with US president later this month

Source: Financial Times

Booing an anthem? Three fights in nine seconds? Welcome to USA-Canada hockey.

Fans in Montreal continued to boo the American national anthem and a string of fights followed in a Team USA win over Canada in Saturday night’s 4 Nations Face-Off game.

Source: Washington Post

Children among 15 killed in crush at New Delhi train station in India

Indian officials said the accident happened amid a surge of passengers waiting for trains to a Hindu religious festival.

Source: Al Jazeera

UK housing market debt falls as older generations pay off mortgages

Fewer first time buyers have been able to get on housing ladder, Savills data shows

Source: Financial Times

Israel celebrates return of 3 more hostages, including an American-Israeli

Hamas released three more hostages in an exchange that almost never happened as part of a ceasefire that nearly collapsed. One of the hostages, an American-Israeli citizen, learned the name …

Source: CBS News

January 6th ... the board game?

Fight for America! is a new art installation about democracy that invites audiences to play a war game — battling over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Source: NPR

At least 9 dead, including 8 in Kentucky, as winter storms batter the US

Dead include mother and seven-year-old daughter swept away in rains in Kentucky.

Source: Al Jazeera

Queensland council denies ‘trying to make homelessness illegal’ as residents threatened with $8,000 fines

People living in tents at Suttons Beach Park, Redcliffe, forced to move to avoid fines for ‘storing goods on public land’

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Source: The Guardian

Australia news live: Littleproud says Dutton’s idea to break up insurers ‘not a policy’; crime syndicate busted over Pokémon card thefts

Nationals leader says Coalition is ‘prepared to use whatever policy lever we need’ to make sure insurance costs do not keep rising. Follow today’s news headlines live

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Source: The Guardian

Taiwan detects dozens of Chinese aircraft near island

Chinese jets tell Canadian warship transiting through the Taiwan Strait to change course.

Source: Al Jazeera

‘Karla Sofía I kiss you’: Emilia Pérez director extends Bafta olive branch to absent star

Jacques Audiard thanks lead actor Gascón during Bafta acceptance speech after weeks of controversy over her social media posts
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Source: The Guardian

Irish jockey Michael O'Sullivan dies from injuries sustained in fall

Michael O'Sullivan, a 24-year-old Irish jockey, died Sunday after falling during a race earlier this month, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board said.

Source: CBS News