Israeli soldiers react while firing a mortar. January 22, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
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Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed in the Gaza Strip, the military said, the biggest Israeli death toll in a single day of the war against Hamas, as Israel pressed on with its biggest ground assault so far in 2024.
The two remaining candidates left in the Republican race, Donald Trump and Nikki Haley, head to the primary with entirely different approaches to foreign policy.
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Russia unleashed a mass air strike on Ukraine, local officials said, killing at least four people and wounding more than 60 others. Meanwhile, the lack of quality drones is affecting Ukraine’s ability to survey and attack Russian positions.
The US Supreme Court agreed to temporarily let US Border Patrol agents cut or remove razor-wire fencing that Texas officials placed along part of the Republican-governed state’s border with Mexico to deter illegal border crossings.
Turkey’s parliament is expected to approve Sweden’s NATO membership bid, clearing the biggest remaining hurdle to expanding the Western military alliance.
British businesses are warning of a new wave of post-Brexit trade disruption because EU exporters are not ready for UK customs changes which start this month, and Britain’s port infrastructure might be unprepared too.
Four of Canada’s biggest pension funds managing nearly C$1 trillion ($742 billion) in assets have begun a major expansion into private credit, moving into an area previously dominated by banks.
China’s gaming regulator has removed from its website rules it proposed last month aimed at curbing spending and rewards that encourage playing video games, checks by Reuters showed, in a move that boosted gaming company shares.
Riyadh has spent billions to try to turn itself into a hub for electric vehicles and overcome obstacles including a lack of infrastructure, talent and raw materials, as it seeks to catch up in the global race to reap the profits of the new industry. But the kingdom faces tough competition from China and the United States.
The frozen 7.8-km Rideau Canal Skateway, the world’s largest natural ice-skating rink, re-opens for skating for the first time in two years. REUTERS/Ismail Shakil
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