Jan 16 U.K. government considers blocking new gender designation change law in Scotland By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The law approved by the Scottish parliament allows people 16 or older to change the gender designation on their identity documents by self-declaration, removing the need for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria. Continue reading
Jan 16 Russian missile strike kills 40 in Dnipro, Kremlin seen preparing for long war By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Authorities said the death toll from Saturday's Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 40 and that 30 people remained missing Monday. Continue reading
Jan 16 Search crews in Nepal retrieve flight data from deadly plane crash By Anish Bhattarai, Krutika Pathi, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Investigators are looking for the cause of Nepal’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years. At least 69 of the 72 people aboard were killed, and officials believe the three missing are also dead. Continue reading
Jan 15 Clearance of German village for contested mine expansion said to be near-complete By Associated Press A village in western Germany that is due to be demolished to make way for a coal mine expansion has been cleared of activists, apart from a pair who remained holed up in a tunnel, police said Sunday. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 3:08 News Wrap: 30 killed in Russian strike on Dnipro apartment In our news wrap Sunday, California is bracing for more heavy rain amid weeks of storms, the death toll from Russia’s attack on an apartment building in Dnipro, Ukraine rose to 30, Israelis protested their government’s push to overhaul the… Continue watching
Jan 15 Rescuers search for survivors after deadliest Russian attack on Ukraine civilians in months By Vasilisa Stepanenko, Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press The death toll from a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 30 Sunday, the national emergencies service reported as rescue workers scrambled to reach survivors in the rubble. Continue reading
Jan 15 68 dead, 4 missing after plane crashes in gorge near Nepal resort town By Upendra Man Singh, Sheikh Saaliq, Anish Bhattarai, Associated Press A plane making a 27-minute flight to a Nepal tourist town crashed into a gorge Sunday while attempting to land at a newly opened airport, killing at least 68 of the 72 people aboard. Continue reading
Jan 15 South Korea's president travels to UAE, seeks expansion of strategic partnership By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol received an honor guard welcome Sunday on a trip to the United Arab Emirates as he hopes to expand his country's military sales here. Continue reading
Jan 15 Somalia launches military offensive against al-Shabab extremist group By Omar Faruk, Associated Press On Thursday, Somalia’s government announced a “people’s uprising” as it seeks to pressure al-Shabab from all angles, including financial ones. Continue reading
Jan 15 WHO appeals to China to release more detailed data on COVID-19 surge By Joe McDonald, Associated Press The World Health Organization has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its wave of COVID-19 infections after the government announced nearly 60,000 deaths since early December following weeks of complaints it was failing to tell the world what was happening. Continue reading