Controversial Proposals and Tragedy: U.S. Gaza Plan, Postal Service Changes, and Sweden’s Mass Shooting

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President Donald Trump’s proposal for a US "take over" of Gaza and resettle its Palestinian residents was swiftly condemned by American allies and adversaries, the US Postal Service temporarily suspended parcel shipments from China and Hong Kong after President Donald Trump ended a trade provision allowing duty-free low-value imports, and Sweden's deadliest mass shooting left 11 people dead, including the gunman, and at least five seriously wounded at an adult education center in Örebro.

Top Stories

● Trump’s suggestion the US ‘take over’ the Gaza Strip is rejected by allies and adversaries alike (AP)

● US Postal Service suspends inbound parcels from China, Hong Kong (Reuters)

● Sweden’s worst mass shooting leaves at least 11 dead, 5 seriously wounded at adult education center (AP)

● World’s demand for gold hit another record high last year; appetite for bullion in 2025 remains firm (CNBC)

● Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons, surveillance (AJ)

United States and Canada

● Remains of all 67 victims of the midair collision near DC recovered as NTSB probes altitude data (AP)

● USAID places staff on leave, recalls personnel overseas (AJ)

● Neo-Nazi leader found guilty in plot to attack Baltimore power grid (Reuters)

● Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI may go to trial in part, judge says (AJ)

● FBI agents sue Trump administration over Jan. 6 scrutiny as FBI discloses list of over 5,000 agents to DOJ (CBS News)

● Trump Says He Would Jail Americans in El Salvador ‘in a Heartbeat’ (NYT)

Latin America

● Mexico implements measures to ensure stability of financial markets (Reuters)

● Colombia’s president orders national oil company to cancel US venture over environmental concerns (AP)

● El Salvador offers to jail US convicts in ‘unprecedented’ proposal (AJ)

● China lodges complaints with U.S. over Panama Canal remarks (Reuters)

Africa

● Uganda starts clinical trial to combat Sudan strain of Ebola (AJ)

● Ramaphosa speaks with Musk after Trump criticizes land reform (AN)

● What’s ahead for a 50-year-old West African bloc after 3 junta-led countries left the group? (AP)

● TotalEnergies CEO says US financing for Mozambique LNG project expected in coming weeks (Reuters)

● Uganda sends 1,000 more soldiers to east Congo near M23 conflict, sources say (Reuters)

● SADC and EAC summit to address Eastern DRC crisis in Tanzania (AN)

Middle East

● Jewish population in West Bank keeps rising. Settlers hope Trump will accelerate growth (AP)

● Iran displays Russian-made defence systems in military exercise (Reuters)

● U.S. drafts plan to withdraw all its troops from Syria, NBC News reports (Reuters)

● Syria’s al-Sharaa, Turkiye’s Erdogan talk Kurdish fighters, defence pacts (AJ)

● Iran praises US for cutting foreign aid funding as it looks for a Trump message on nuclear talks (AP)

● Hamas ready for talks with Trump administration, Hamas official tells RIA (Reuters)

Indo-Pacific

● North Korean troops reportedly pulled back from Russia-Ukraine front line (AJ)

● Philippine vice president impeached by House, faces Senate trial (AP)

● Australia, Japan, Philippines, US to conduct maritime cooperative activity (Reuters)

● Singapore passes law against foreign interference in race-based organisations (Reuters)

Europe

● IAEA chief warns of nuclear risk from Russia attacks on Ukraine power grids (AJ)

● Several Brussels metro stations closed after shooting incident (Reuters)

● Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg returns to government in Norway as finance minister (AP)

● Scholz's SPD up three points after German migration debate, poll shows (Reuters)

● Russia welcomes Trump's remarks on concerns over drawing Ukraine towards NATO (Reuters)

● JD Vance will attend AI summit in Paris and Munich security conference in first overseas trip as VP (AP)

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