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In a move reinforcing the "Fortress America" doctrine that has rattled global markets, the United States plans to reduce personnel within critical NAT...
Two nights of violent riots in Ballymena have left 32 police officers injured and several homes and vehicles destroyed, following protests over an alleged assault involving two teenage boys.
Police in Northern Ireland reported that six individuals were arrested for public order offenses following two nights of violent unrest in Ballymena. One person has been formally charged. The clashes began after a protest over the alleged assault of a teenage girl.
On Tuesday night, for the second night in a row, masked rioters set fire to homes and vehicles and clashed with police. Seventeen officers were injured that night alone, raising the total number of injured officers to 32 since Monday.
Earlier that day, two 14-year-old boys appeared in court accused of assaulting a teenage girl. The charges were read to them with the help of a Romanian interpreter. Both teens denied the charges and were remanded in custody until July 2.
Police are also investigating a series of arson attacks on Monday in which four homes were damaged. Authorities are treating the incidents as racially motivated hate crimes.
Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani has died at the age of 93, his foundation said on Monday.
More than 100 vehicles were involved in a massive pileup on Interstate 96 in western Michigan on Monday (19 January), forcing the highway to shut in both directions amid severe winter weather.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose a 200% tariff on French wines and champagnes after France declined to join his proposed Board of Peace on Gaza initiative.
Syria's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that about 120 Islamic State detainees escaped from Shaddadi prison, after the Kurdish website Rudaw reported that a spokesperson for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Farhad Shami, said around 1,500 Islamic State members had escaped.
Syrian government troops tightened their grip across a swathe of northern and eastern territory on Monday after it was abruptly abandoned by Kurdish forces in a dramatic shift that has consolidated President Ahmed al-Sharaa's rule.
In a move reinforcing the "Fortress America" doctrine that has rattled global markets, the United States plans to reduce personnel within critical NATO command centres.
A South Korean court sentenced former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 23 years in jail on Wednesday for charges including engaging in a key action of insurrection concerning ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law in December 2024.
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A Japanese court sentenced 45-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami to life imprisonment for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, public broadcaster NHK reported. The ruling on Wednesday (21 January) brings to an end a three-and-a-half-year case that has stunned the nation.
A Russian air attack cut power to more than one million Kyiv residents and impacted substations carrying power from Ukraine's atomic plants on Tuesday.
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