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![Top Israeli general says revised military plans against Iran are now 'on the table' as new US government takes power [File: Amir Cohen/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2017-11-09T150136Z_1496536416_RC1A3ED51600_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-DEFENCE-AERIAL-TRAINING.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
![A man cleans up broken glass from the smashed windows in a fast-food restaurant that was damaged in protests against a nation-wide curfew in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Monday, January 25, 2021 [Peter Dejong/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21025806224457.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
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![The latest disagreement between the two sides came after AstraZeneca rejected the European Union’s accusation that the company had failed to honour its commitments to delivering coronavirus vaccines [File: Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/astra.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![President Hassan Rouhani chairs a meeting next to his chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi [File: Iranian Presidency handout via AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/000_1NJ474.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![The abuse of identity checks has served for many in France as emblematic of broader alleged racism within police ranks [File: Eric Gaillard/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2019-10-16T124141Z_716608228_RC1220890570_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-SECURITY.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Young people under the age of 18 are more likely than any other age group to say climate change is an emergency, a new survey from the United Nations Development Programme has found [File: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/climate.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
![Top Israeli general says revised military plans against Iran are now 'on the table' as new US government takes power [File: Amir Cohen/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2017-11-09T150136Z_1496536416_RC1A3ED51600_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-DEFENCE-AERIAL-TRAINING.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
US military vet charged for threats to lawmaker in Capitol riot
Dozens of current and former US military are investigated for their role in the pro-Trump Capitol insurrection.
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Eritrean forces should leave Ethiopia’s Tigray immediately: US
US State Department cites ‘credible reports of looting, sexual violence, assaults in refugee camps’ and other abuses.
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Boeing posts record annual loss and again delays new 777X jet
Boeing Co posted a record $12bn annual loss on Wednesday.
![Boeing said it expects the 777X, a larger version of the 777 mini-jumbo jet, to enter service by late 2023, delaying the jet's launch for the third time and booking a $6.5bn pre-tax charge [File: David Ryder/Bloomberg]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/363596591.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Economic profiteering fuelling war in Yemen: UN
Analysts estimate Houthi rebels diverted at least $1.8bn in 2019 allocated for citizens’ basic services and salaries.
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‘No Honeymoon’: Progressives call for Biden to move left
Progressives say pressure on Biden, who is beginning to lay out legislative goals, is key for their movement.
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US assures two-state solution for Israel-Palestine at UN
The Biden administration will undo some Trump era actions, but says no substitute for ‘Israeli-Palestinian peace’.
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