US to approve tanks for Ukraine soon – Reuters
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Kiev could get dozens of M1 Abrams main battle tanks, sources told the agency

US President Joe Biden could formally launch the process of sending American battle tanks to Ukraine, for use in the conflict with Russia, as soon as Wednesday, unnamed US officials told Reuters.

The Biden administration has reversed its decision not to provide Kiev with M1 Abrams tanks under pressure from the Zelensky government, two sources, who spoke to the agency on Tuesday, claimed.

The lethal aid will likely be funded under the so-called Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), which allows the US government to purchase arms directly from the defense industry...

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What the papers say: Wednesday's front pages
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A look at Wednesday's front pages.

Gardaí investigating after shots fired in Co Longford
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The incident happened at Dundarragh at around 3.30pm on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: Freezing cold temperatures kills at least 124 people, Taliban confirms
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The 2023 winter has broken all records of temperatures and is creating havoc all over the world.

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Rupert Murdoch scraps plans to re-unite News Corp and Fox Corp
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Rupert Murdoch has scrapped plans to re-unite News Corp and Fox Corp, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.

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Gi­ant ice­berg breaks off near Antarc­ti­ca re­search sta­tion
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An ice­berg near­ly the size of Greater Lon­don is break­ing off due to a nat­ur­al process called ‘calv­ing’.
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Justin Bieber sells mu­sic rights for $200m
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Pop star sold his mu­sic pub­lish­ing and record­ing cat­a­logue shares to Hipg­no­sis Songs Cap­i­tal, the com­pa­ny said.
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In­dia se­cures three nom­i­na­tions at Os­cars, in­clud­ing RRR’s song
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The catchy Naatu Naatu num­ber and two doc­u­men­taries – All That Breathes and The Ele­phant Whis­per­ers – make the cut.
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Pho­tos: Pro­test­ers, po­lice clash; Peru pres­i­dent calls for truce
Po­lice fired tear gas and pel­lets amid clash­es with pro­test­ers de­mand­ing Pres­i­dent Dina Bolu­arte’s res­ig­na­tion.
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Türkiye puts NATO expansion on hold – media
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Ankara has indefinitely postponed a trilateral mechanism meeting with aspiring members Sweden and Finland, TRT reports

Sweden and Finland’s plans to join NATO are in limbo now that Türkiye has called off a three-way meeting with the two Nordic nations’ representatives, Turkish broadcaster TRT reported on Tuesday. Relations between Ankara and Stockholm took a nosedive over the weekend, following a Koran-burning protest outside the Turkish embassy in the Swedish capital.

TRT’s report, citing anonymous Turkish diplomatic sources, claimed that the meeting scheduled for next month in Brussels has now be...

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❗️Russia’s 360-Degree Missile, Drone And MLRS Protection — MoD Footage

Pantsir-S1 air defense missile crews continue destroying Ukrainian UAVs by providing 360-degree protection.

The Pantsir-S1 systems are operated by three crew members, have a range of 20-30km, and carry 12 missiles and 1,400 rounds.

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❗️Kiev Regime Involved In Planning Terrorist Attacks — Kremlin

Main points from Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov’s daily briefing:

▪Kiev is involved in planning terrorist attacks; this affirms Russia’s chosen path to defend itself

▪Russia has not been in contact with Germany over Berlin’s possible plans to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine

▪US-made Abrams tanks burn like the rest, only they are more expensive

▪President Putin met with the Chairman of the State Duma on January 24 and discussed work plans and priority tasks of parliament

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❗️Ukrainian Official Suggests ‘Fighter Jet Coalition’ After Germany Caves On Donating Tanks To Kiev

Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister has suggested on Twitter that Western nations should set up a “coalition” to provide fighter jets to Ukraine.

Andrey Melnik, who also previously served as Kiev’s ambassador to Germany, specifically wish-listed the following models: the US F-16 and F-35, the EU’s Eurofighter and Tornado, the French Rafale, and the Swedish Gripen.

Melnik’s proposal follows reports of Washington’s and Berlin’s favorable decision to provide Kiev with combat tanks.

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Turkish opposition backs exit from NATO – media
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Turks increasingly perceive the US as a threat and Russia as a friend, vice-chair of Vatan Party Ethem Sancak argues

Türkiye could leave NATO within months, a politician there has claimed, citing “provocations” by the US-led military bloc against his nation. Ethem Sancak is a Turkish businessman of Arab descent who is active in politics and who local media describe as close to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

He was commenting on an anti-NATO campaign in Türkiye that the Vatan (Patriotic) Party, where he holds the position of vice chairman for foreign relations, has organized....

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India, Pakistan came close to a nuclear war, claims Mike Pompeo in his new book
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Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated in a book released on Tuesday (January 24) that India and Pakistan were on the verge of a nuclear w

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Morning news brief: Pompeo's claims on India-Pakistan, Washington mass shooting, and more
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Former US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, in his memoir "Never Give an Inch" has claimed that in 2019, neighbouring countries India and Pakistan w

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1,550 sq kilometres 'Greater London-sized' iceberg breaks off of Antarctic ice shelf. Watch!
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A humongous iceberg the size of Greater London has broken off an Antarctic ice shelf.

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‘We are all chil­dren of God’: Pope says ho­mo­sex­u­al­i­ty not a crime
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In an in­ter­view with the AP, Pope Fran­cis calls on bish­ops to wel­come the LGBTQ com­mu­ni­ty.
Published On 25 Jan 2023

NASA, DARPA collaborate to test 'DRACO', a rocket engine that'll send humans to Mars ‘faster than ever’
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NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a research arm of the US Department of Defense, have unveiled plans to test nuclear

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Pho­tos: Pow­er cuts hit South Africa’s food sec­tor
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Sched­uled black­outs, known as load shed­ding, have bur­dened Africa’s most in­dus­tri­alised econ­o­my for years.
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