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U.K. Announces Rapid Review into Scale of Child Sexual Abuse by Grooming Gangs

New York Times Britain’s Labour government came under pressure to act after Elon Musk reignited a decade-old scandal involving child sexual abuse mainly by men of Pakistani heritage. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/europe/england-grooming-gangs-investigation.html

Dozens of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes since ceasefire deal

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Dozens of Palestinians were killed as Israel pounded several areas of the besieged territory since the announcement of the deal. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/16/741028/Palestine-Gaza-Hamas-US-

Hamas: Continuing Israeli strikes endanger captives held in Gaza

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas’s armed wing has warned that Israel’s continuing airstrikes and shelling in Gaza after the announcement of a ceasefire deal are risking captives meant to be released. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/16/741029/Israeli-strike-targeted-place-where-female-hostage-was-being-held,-says-Qassam-Brigades

Blinken on ceasefire: ‘I am confident and fully expect the implementation will begin on Sunday’

Jerusalem Post “So on the ceasefire, yes, I am confident, and I fully expect that implementation will begin, as we said on Sunday,” Blinken said. “ https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-837892

French Pay Final Respects to Far-Right Firebrand

New York Times The memorial for Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was known for his racist and antisemitic remarks, comes as the National Rally has become the driving force in French politics. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/europe/france-politics-lepen-farright-memorial.html

Israel Launches Deadly Strikes Despite Announcement of Cease-Fire Deal, Gazan Officials Say

New York Times Gaza’s health ministry said that eight Israeli attacks had killed 81 people and injured nearly 200 others over the past day. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-strikes-ceasefire.html

Netanyahu Faces a Political Crisis Over the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal

New York Times With his far-right coalition partners refusing to end the war, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may soon have to choose between them or the agreement. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/middleeast/netanyahu-israel-cease-fire.html

Sudan’s Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials Say

New York Times The determination comes as the United States prepares to announce sanctions against the Sudanese military chief, saying there is strong evidence of atrocities in the country. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world/africa/sudan-chemical-weapons-sanctions.html

Iraq wants Iran-backed factions to lay down weapons, foreign minister says

Jerusalem Post The push comes with a backdrop of seismic shifts in the Middle East that have seen Iran’s armed allies in Gaza and Lebanon heavily degraded and Syria’s government overthrown by rebels. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-837882

Extinct Human Species Lived in a Brutal Desert, Study Finds

New York Times A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/science/extinct-human-species-lived-in-a-brutal-desert-study-finds.html