Unraveling Attacks, Net Neutrality Ruling, and Continued South Korean Legal Pressure

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Authorities discover more information regarding the New Year’s terrorist attack and a Tesla bombing in Las Vegas, the United States’ Court of Appeals ruled that the FCC does not hold the authority to reestablish net neutrality, and South Korean investigators close in on impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol with a warrant for his arrest.

Top Stories

• Soldier shot self in head before Cybertruck exploded outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel, officials say (AP)

• Texas man who backed Islamic State acted alone in New Orleans attack, FBI says (RT)

• ‘Crime against journalism’: Gaza journalists decry PA’s Al Jazeera ban (AJ)

• Meta replaces policy chief Nick Clegg with former Republican staffer Joel Kaplan ahead of Trump inauguration (CNBC)

• Nearly 200 ballots went uncounted in Wisconsin and officials want to know why (AP)

• Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Appeals Court (NYT)

• Fears Grow of Islamic State’s Re-Emergence in Syria (WSJ)

• Gaza police chief among dozens of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks (AJ)

• Johnson allies warn that a speakership battle could delay Trump’s victory certification (CNN)

• Stocks stumble as Tesla weighs, dollar hits 2-yr high (RT)

• South Korean investigators head to Seoul in attempt to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol (AP)

• The Palestinian Authority Takes on Hamas Militants in West Bank Power Struggle (WSJ)

• Oil prices settle up on China optimism as investors return from holiday (RT)

• Apple to pay $95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit (RT)

United States and Canada

• FBI seeks new leads on Washington suspect in Jan. 6, 2021, pipe bombs (RT)

• Tesla’s Global Vehicle Deliveries Fell in 2024 for the First Time in Years (WSJ)

• Biden Celebrates a Milestone on Judicial Confirmations After a Major Push by Democrats (NYT)

• Stock Market Today: Dow Industrials Fall to Start New Year (AP)

• U.S. Weighs Ban on Chinese Drones, Citing National Security Concerns (NYT)

• 10 people injured in drive-by shooting at a nightclub in Queens, New York (CNN)

• US President Biden awards presidential medal to Trump critic Liz Cheney (AJ)

• This place is ‘run by a mob’: Inside the prison where Robert Brooks was beaten to death (CNN)

• North Carolina’s latest Democratic governor is sworn in (AP)

Africa

• Fire engulfs major market in Ghana's capital (AN)

• At least 27 die, dozens rescued as two migrant boats sink off Tunisia (RT)

• Nigeria issues travel advisory on Australia amid rise in discrimination reports (AN)

• A Half-Ton Piece of Space Junk Falls Onto a Village in Kenya (NYT)

• Ghana ends visa requirements for Africans (AN)

• Africa Has Entered a New Era of War (WSJ)

• Nigeria to launch credit guarantee firm to boost economy (AN)

Middle East

• Israeli military says commandos raided missile plant in Syria in September (RT)

• Saudi Arabia says it executes 6 Iranians for drug smuggling (AP)

• Calls grow for release of jailed poet al-Qaradawi after arrest in Lebanon (AJ)

• Netanyahu approves sending negotiators to Qatar to resume Gaza deal talks (CNN)

• As Biden’s Term Ends, Gaza Truce Efforts Proceed Cautiously (NYT)

• Italy summons Iranian ambassador, demands release of journalist (RT)

• Record number of migrants, refugees reached Canary Islands by sea in 2024 (AJ)

Indo-Pacific

• Deadly cross-border attacks taking toll on Pakistan, Afghanistan (AJ)

• South Korean police ban Jeju Air chief from leaving country (AJ)

• China Hits Dozens of U.S. Companies With Trade Controls (NYT)

• Do Kwon pleads not guilty to US fraud charges in $40 billion crypto collapse (RT)

• Asia’s Manufacturing Expands Despite Export Woes, Waning Confidence (WSJ)

• Bangladesh court again rejects bail for Hindu leader charged with sedition (AJ)

• Cobalt miner Jervois in rescue deal to better compete with China (RT)

Europe

• Suspected people smugglers to face severe curbs under new UK laws (RT)

• Dutch online archive identifies suspected WW2 Nazi collaborators (RT)

• Are Russian Sanctions Working? Debate Gains New Urgency With Trump. (NYT)

• Dozens die in shipwrecks off Tunisia as 2025 is already deadly for migrants in Mediterranean (CNN)

• Former Estonian President Arnold Rüütel dies at age 96 (AP)

• Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Trump can be decisive in helping stop Russia's Putin (RT)

• Ukraine's military says it struck command post in Russia's Kursk region (RT)

Latin America

• Over 300,000 migrants crossed Latin America's Darien Gap in 2024, down 42% (RT)

• Venezuela’s government offers $100K reward for whereabouts of opposition’s presidential candidate (AP)

• Estalló guerra entre el ELN y disidencias en el Cauca: dos días de combate y tres fallecidos (SM)

• Ecuador president Noboa again names an interim vice-president amid ongoing spat (RT)

• Difunden fotos y videos de Nahuel Gallo, el gendarme detenido en Venezuela, como prueba de vida (CA)

• Puerto Rico’s new governor sworn in days after a major blackout left much of the island in the dark (AP)

• Yván Gil calificó a Argentina como ignorante y penosa por acudir a la CPI (LN)