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Morning Digest | India’s reliance on Chinese goods surged in 2021; German Navy Chief resigns over remarks on Ukraine, Russia; and more

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Russian, U.K. defence ministers to meet over Ukraine

Germany's navy chief meanwhile resigned following a formal protest from Kiev over his comments on the Ukraine crisis

German Navy Chief resigns over remarks in India on Ukraine, Russia

He made the comments while speaking at a think tank in New Delhi

Peru declares 'environmental emergency' on coastal area hit by oil spill

Government said it plans "sustainable management" of 21 beaches tarred by 6,000 barrels of oil that spilled from a tanker ship unloading at a refinery

Activision Blizzard | Game for a big bet

The $69-bn buy will put Microsoft at the third spot in the video gaming market

World Economic Forum | For the rich and powerful

The Davos meet is driven by a set agenda based on global trends and challenges

Pak YouTuber jailed for justifying lynching of Sri Lankan citizen

The lynching incident had sparked outrage across Pakistan and in Sri Lanka

Saudi-led coalition denies targeting Yemen prison

Death toll in airstrike is at least 82, says aid group

Taliban delegation heads for Oslo talks

Afghan regime’s meeting with Western officials to focus on human rights and humanitarian aid

Watch | Spectacular rice terrace fields of Vietnam

A video on one of the most extraordinary landscaped sites in Southeast Asia

Ex-Malaysia PM Mahathir, 96, hospitalised at heart institute

Mahathir Mohamad had led the opposition to a historic election victory in 2018.

Biden, Kishida agree to boost security, economic cooperation amid mounting concerns

U.S.-Japan solidarity was on "full display" in the virtual session of about 90 minutes.

Indians’ death in brutal cold: Canadian PM Trudeau says working ‘very closely’ with U.S. to stop smuggling

Soon after the discovery of the four bodies on the Canadian side of the border, RCMP Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy called it "an absolute and heartbreaking tragedy"

Unsigned Trump order told Pentagon to seize voting machines, says report

It is among 750-plus records turned over to the House of Representatives select committee investigating the 2021 Capitol assault.

Thich Nhat Hanh, influential Zen Buddhist monk, dies at 95

The monk’s efforts to promote reconciliation between the U.S.-backed South and communist North Vietnam so impressed Martin Luther King that a year later he nominated Nhat Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Morning digest: Centre bans 35 Pakistan-based YouTube channels; four Indian nationals frozen to death along U.S.-Canada border, and more

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U.S. blocks flights by Chinese airlines in escalating dispute

The Transportation Department’s on Friday order affecting four Chinese airlines is the latest development in a long-running dispute over COVID-19 restrictions

Islamic State jailbreak, attacks in Syria, Iraq raise alarm; scores die

The bold assaults suggest militants have been revitalized after maintaining a low-level insurgency in Iraq and Syria over the past few years

Myanmar court sentences two prominent activists to death

Kyaw Min Yu, better known as Ko Jimmy, and Phyo Zeyar Thaw, also known as Maung Kyaw, were convicted under the country’s counter-terrorism law

Russia seeks exit of NATO from Bulgaria, Romania

Moscow said on Friday it wanted troops from NATO member states to leave Romania and Bulgaria as part of security demands it is seeking from the

Iran, Russia and China begin naval drill

The exercise will cover some 17,000 sq. km in the Indian Ocean’s north: report

More than 100 dead or injured in air strike on Yemen prison

The attack comes 5 days after Houthis hit UAE targets

Oil firms exit Myanmar over rights abuses

Oil majors TotalEnergies and Chevron Corp, partners in a major gas project in Myanmar, said on Friday they were withdrawing from the country, citing

U.S., India should set bold goals to achieve $500 billion in bilateral trade, says new USIBC president

Atul Keshap, the new president of the influential U.S. India Business Council, a veteran American diplomat, has served in various capacities during his career with the U.S. State Department.

Nepal civil society figures call for Minister’s removal after hate speech

Renu Yadav alluded to 2007 mass murder and threatened to target opponents

Family of four, believed to be Indians, frozen to death along U.S.-Canada border

U.S. officials say the family, including an infant, were thought to have been attempting to cross into the US

Meat Loaf, 'Bat Out of Hell' rock superstar, dies at 74

'Bat Out of Hell,' his mega-selling collaboration with songwriter Jim Steinman and producer Todd Rundgren, came out in 1977 and made him one of the most recognizable performers in rock

U.S., Russia hold high-stakes talks on Ukraine war fears

The talks between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov come just 11 days after their deputies met in Geneva

IS gunmen in Iraq kill 11 soldiers in brazen barracks attack

This was one of the deadliest targeting the Iraqi military in recent months.

Nine evacuated as Covid-19 hits Antarctic research base

Twenty-four of the 43 scientists and military personnel resident at Argentina's La Esperanza base have been infected.

Google launches fresh appeal to overturn $2.8 billion fine at top EU court

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager fined the world’s most popular internet search engine in 2017 over the use of its own price comparison shopping service to gain an unfair advantage over smaller European rivals.

Sri Lanka settles sovereign bond payment as reserves dwindle

The island nation is in its worst crisis in decades, with people facing shortages of essentials like milk powder, cooking gas and kerosene

Russia proposes ban on use and mining of cryptocurrencies

Russia has argued for years against cryptocurrencies, saying they could be used in money laundering or to finance terrorism.

EU Parliament agrees on proposal to take on U.S. tech giants

The European Parliament adopted the proposal with 530 votes in favour, 78 against and 80 abstentions.

U.S. bill targeting Big Tech approved by Senate panel despite hefty lobbying

The biggest technology companies, including Meta Platforms Inc’s Facebook and Apple Inc, have been under pressure in Congress because of allegations they abused their outsized market power.

Yemen loses internet connection after Saudi-led airstrike

The Houthi's Al-Masirah satellite news channel said the strike on the telecommunications building had killed and wounded people

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