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NPR News: 01-28-2024 11PM EST

Disposable vapes are to be banned in the UK as part of a drive to protect children’s health, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned that youth vaping could become “endemic”, Report informs via The Financial Times.

The EU will sabotage Hungary’s economy if Budapest blocks fresh aid to Ukraine at a summit this week, under a confidential plan drawn up by Brussels that marks a significant escalation in the battle between the EU and its most pro-Russian member state, Re

The Chinese authorities have permanently stationed four warships in the waters around the island of Taiwan, Tthe Japanese newspaper Yomiuri said, citing sources, Report informs via TASS.

Barcelona suffered their second defeat in four days after Villarreal struck twice in stoppage time for a dramatic 5-3 victory at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, Azernews reports citing Eurosport.

Iran-backed militia attack update: 34 US service members injured, 8 evacuated from Jordan  Fox News

Three US Army soldiers were killed and at least 34 were injured in a drone attack on a base in northeast Jordan, US officials said on Sunday. The attack was carried out by Iran-backed militants operating in Syria and Iraq, according to President Joe Biden, who vowed to hold them accountable.

The drone strike hit Tower 22, a small US outpost near the border with Syria, where US forces are advising and assisting Jordanian troops. It was the first time US troops have been killed by enemy fire in the Middle East since the start of the Hamas-Israeli conflict in Gaza.

The attack marked a significant escalation of the tensions in the region, where US troops in Iraq and Syria have faced more than 158 attacks by Iranian-backed militias amid the Gaza war.

In an unexpected step that caused surprise throughout Europe, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) took an unprecedented step to freeze the powers of the Azerbaijani delegation. This issue, initiated by German MP Frank Schwabe, is justified as a response to ongoing human rights violations, an increase…

GOP Hawks Bay for Blood After 3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iran-Backed Strike  The Daily Beast

Fire destroys thousands works of art at the main gallery in Georgia’s separatist region of Abkhazia  Alberta Prime Times