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LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
(Updated) In Congo the M23 rebels backed by Rwandan forces entering the suburbs of the provincial capital of Goma.
Government forces ordered to surrender by 3am local time (8pm Eastern US Time)...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)...The commander of the M23 organization claims his forces control the city of Goma...(Reuters)
..Earlier developments in this story later in the summary.
(UPDATED) PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCED 25 PERCENT TARIFFS ON COLOMBIA AFTER THAT NATION REFUSED TO ALLOW DEPORTATION FLIGHTS TO LAND.
LEFTIST COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT GUSTAVO PETRO RESPONDED WITH AN OFFER TO FLY DEPORTEES HOME ON HIS PRESIDENTIAL AIRCRAFT.
LATEST WORD IS THAT THERE WILL BE NO TARIFFS AFTER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND COLOMBIA...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY
Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen hosting a dinner with the leaders of Finland, Norway and Sweden this evening.
US President Donald Trump's desire to acquire Greenland and the new order in the world under discussion...SVT Sweden (Translation Prompt)
POLITICAL TENSIONS IN ISRAEL JUSTICE MINISTER YARIV LEVIN REJECTING THE ELECTION OF A NEW SUPREME COURT PRESIDENT.
A JUDGE UNFRIENDLY TO PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANAYHU YITZHAK AMIT ELECTED TO THE POST...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
US President Donald Trump proposing that residents of Gaza be given new homes in Jordan and Egypt.
Trump says he has raised the issue with King Abdullah of Jordan and is raising it with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi...Times of Israel
THE INCUMBENT AUTHORITARIAN RULER OF BELARUS, ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO, PROJECTED THE WINNER OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
LUKASHENKO WITH 87.6 PERCENT OF THE VOTE IN AN EXIT POLL...TASS RUSSIA
This weekend the CIA releasing a report that links a lab in Wuhan, China to the origin of COVID. The report was kept under wraps during the Biden Administration.
The CIA saying it has 'low confidence' in the content of the report. The report saying it was likely COVID leaked from the lab...BBC News...
Meanwhile the Chinese Embassy in Washington says the United States must fully disclose the activities going on at US biolabs operating around the world...Tass Russia
(UPDATED AFTER SWEDEN SEIZED MERCHANT SHIP)
SWEDISH AUTHORITIES SEIZING A MERCHANT VESSEL THAT'S NOW ANCHORED OFF THE COAST...NEWS AGENCIES-TRT WORLD...
THIS AFTER THE BALTIC NATION OF LATVIA REPORTING DAMAGE TO AN UNDERSEA FIBER OPTIC CONNECTION WITH SWEDEN.
THE DAMAGE DESCRIBED AS LIKELY FROM 'EXTERNAL INFLUENCES'.
A MILITARY VESSEL SENT TO THE AREA OF THE DAMAGE NATO HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED ACCUSATIONS OF DAMAGE TO BALTIC SEA CABLES LINKED TO RUSSIA...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA
IMPEACHED SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT YOON SUK-YEOL INDICTED ACCUSED OF BEING THE:
"ringleader of an insurrection"
YOON IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN A PRISON SOUTH OF THE CAPITAL CITY OF SEOUL...THE WEEK INDIA
(Updated with latest death toll)
Israeli forces killing 14 (22 Killed BBC News) and wounding 80 in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military remaining in southern Lebanon in spite of a deadline to pull out under a ceasefire agreement...BBC News
IN SUDAN'S CIVIL WAR AN ATTACK ON A HOSPITAL IN THE CITY OF AL-FASHIR (AL-FASHER) WITH 70 PEOPLE REPORTED KILLED.
THE RAPID SUPPORT FORCES (RSF) SAID TO BE BEHIND THE ATTACK. THE RSF FIGHTING THE SUDANESE ARMY.
BOTH THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND SAUDI ARABIA, WHICH SUPPORTS THE HOSPITAL'S OPERATION, CONDEMNED THE ATTACK...NOS NETHERLANDS
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have to give three days of testimony at his corruption trial this week.
A court rejecting a request from his defense lawyer to limit testimony to one day citing health issues following recent prostate surgery.
The court sessions for the three days shortened to five hours instead of seven...Times of Israel
ELON MUSK SPEAKING AT A RALLY FOR THE ALTERNATIVE FOR GERMANY PARTY THIS WEEKEND...TASS RUSSIA
"I think we're going to have it"
US President Donald Trump optimistic about US acquisition of Greenland from Denmark. Trump telling reports that the 57,000 people of Greenland 'want to be with us'...BBC News
(Updated with additional casualties in fighting)
A UN Security Council session expected today regarding the situation in Congo...Tass Russia...
13 foreign soldiers from other nations including six UN peacekeepers killed in the fighting supporting the Congolese Army...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)
Earlier reporting was that nine UN peacekeepers wounded in the conflict involving advancing M23 rebels in eastern Congo.
M23 is advancing rapidly and beginning to surround the provincial capital of Goma...Associated Press-ABC News USA...
French President Emmanuel Macron speaking with the Congolese and Rwandan presidents.
Macron calling on the M23 forces and Rwandan troops to withdraw from Congolese territory...BFM-TV France
NORTH KOREA SAYS IT TEST FIRED A STATEGIC CRUISE MISSILE.
RULER KIM JONG-UN SUPERVISING THE TEST OF SEA TO SURFACE MISSILES THAT TRAVELED A 1,500 KILOMETER ROUTE. THE MISSILES SAID TO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY HIT THEIR TARGETS...YONHAP NEWS AGENCY SOUTH KOREA
On Saturday freedom for four Israel female soldiers held hostage in Gaza and the release of hundreds of Palestinian held in Israeli prisons.
It's the latest milestone in implementation of the deal between Israel and Hamas...Times of Israel Saturday 1/25/2025 Blog...BBC News Blog
ON SATURDAY MORNING THE US SENATE CONFIRMED SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR KRISTI NOEM AS DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
THE VOTE 59-34...THE HILL
On Friday night President Donald Trump ousted inspector generals in many government departments including State and Defense. Around 17 departments involved.
But Michael Horowitz retained his position as Inspector General of the US Justice Department.
The "Washington Post" suggests that Mr. Trump's action may be illegal...The Hill
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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