Nine dead and 75 injured in an attack on a UNRWA shelter for displaced people in Khan Yunis. This evening there will be a meeting of the UN Security Council on the case of the Russian plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners that was shot down in the Belgorod region of Russia
Von der Leyen to European farmers: The efforts for a Green Deal are existential
“We are all making great efforts to contribute to our common goals of the European Green Deal. It is existential. Because we all live with nature and from nature. And while we may not always agree on every issue, we can all agree that the challenges are increasing. Whether competition from abroad or excessive regulation at home, whether climate change and biodiversity loss or population decline.” This was explained by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in her speech at the opening of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of Agriculture. “What the agri-food sector in Europe needs is a long-term perspective to address these challenges, a predictable path forward.” And driving this path forward will be the task of you, the 27 people who will be involved in this in the coming months “Be present in the room,” he emphasized.
Gaza, Tajani: Support for Israel, but a two-state solution is needed
“We strongly support the Israeli government’s actions against terrorist organizations and at the same time want to discuss with our Israeli friends the preparations for a return to political and diplomatic confrontation.” Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said this at a meeting with President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem. “Following the military operations in Gaza,” he added, “it will be necessary to immediately find a political path to prevent the current clashes from repeating” and spreading in the region. We must “take a political path that leads inevitably to the formula of the two-state solution.”
Argentina: 6 deregulation articles of the Maxi-Decree declared invalid
A labor judge, Liliana Rodríguez Fernández, declared invalid six articles of the mega-decree on deregulation and privatizations (Decree of Necessity and Urgency, DNU) issued by Argentine President Javier Milei that came into force on December 29 last year . The invalidated articles (73, 79, 86, 87, 88 and 97) deal with issues such as union dues and collective bargaining. The DNU deviates from over 300 laws, including some regulations on contract and compensation issues, and introduces restrictions on the right to strike. Fernández made the comments in response to an injunction from the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), the country's largest union, which sponsored the first general strike against the government. However, the ruling clarifies that the articles in question will remain in force if the DNU is ratified by Congress. With this in mind, he called on parliamentarians to express their opinion on the issue. “There is no legal option to remain silent: both chambers must express themselves, either accept or reject,” the ruling says
Mon: Raisi, “Isolate Israel politically and economically”
The conflict in Gaza shows that the United Nations and other world organizations have lost their effectiveness. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said this and called on Muslim countries and other nations to unite for a new “just world order,” writes Al Jazeera. Raisi called for Israel's political and economic isolation and said that “cutting the lifeline” was an effective way to end “Israel's oppression and killings,” adding that Israel would be the “defeated party” in the war in Gaza.
Mon: UN, “Houthis have ordered US and British personnel to leave Yemen”
The United Nations has confirmed that Yemen's Houthi rebels have ordered American and British U.N. personnel stationed in the capital Sanaa to leave the country within a month amid shelling in response to attacks on ships in the Red Sea. UN General Secretariat spokesman Stéphane Dujarric told a news conference that he had “received communications from the de facto authorities” calling for a withdrawal from controlled areas of the country, which include Sanaa and other areas to the north and west belong, be called. “Any requirements for United Nations personnel based solely on their nationality are incompatible with the UN legal framework,” the spokesman said, adding that this measure also “hinders” the organization’s ability to support its mandate of the Yemeni people.
North Korea: New cruise missiles have nuclear capabilities
The Pulhwasal-3-31 missile, which North Korea tested in large numbers yesterday, is still under development but is “strategic” and has nuclear capabilities. “The launches had no impact on the security of neighboring countries and have nothing to do with the regional situation,” the official KCNA agency reported, saying the operation was also part of the process of modernizing Pyongyang's defense system and the missile administration. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said they believed the launch was aimed at testing upgrades to existing missile capabilities through several tests Wednesday morning toward the Yellow Sea off the west coast. Defense Minister Shin Won-sik's condemnation of activities defined as a “serious threat to South Korea” is sharp given the North's cruise missile program with possible nuclear capabilities, launched in September 2021.
These are vectors that cause less interest than ballistic ones, as they are not expressly banned by UN Security Council resolutions, but still pose a serious threat. Tensions on the Korean peninsula have increased in recent months amid North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's military buildup plans. Today, Seoul announced that it is beginning mass production of medium-altitude reconnaissance drones, with the goal of deploying them in 2027 to improve surveillance capabilities and contribute to defense exports. As South Korean special forces exercises continue off the country's east coast, “given the serious security situation” with North Korea.
Japan: Death penalty for fire in Kyoto that killed 36 people
The Kyoto District Court sentenced Shinji Aoba, the man accused of causing a fire at an animation studio in 2019 that left 36 people dead and 32 injured, to the death penalty because he suffered from a mental disorder. Judge Keisuke Masuda said the defendant committed the crime “out of free will and grudge” against society, without influence or deception, and rejected the argument that he had any mental problems. The judge further stated that at the time of the incident the defendant was capable of judging what was right and what was wrong, thereby endorsing the prosecutor's argument regarding his ability to accept responsibility.
In addition, he pointed out that some survivors saw their comrades go down in flames, which is why they suffered psychological effects and felt feelings of guilt and remorse. “The deaths of 36 people are extremely serious and tragic. They were immediately engulfed in flames and smoke and were unable to escape,” he added. “The fear and pain of the victims who died in Studio 1, which immediately became hell, and who died afterwards are indescribable,” he said as the death sentence was announced, Japanese public television NHK reported.
Kiev: “11 of 14 Russian drones shot down during the night”
Russian forces launched 14 kamikaze drones over Ukraine at night, 11 of which were shot down by Kiev's air defense: the air force announced this on Telegram. “On the night of January 25, 2024, the enemy launched 14 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs (drones) from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk region (Russia) and Cape Chauda (Crimea), as well as four S-300 air defense missiles from the Belgorod region (Russia) towards Kharkiv and one from the occupied Donetsk region,” the post says. The 11 drones were destroyed in the Odessa and Mykolaiv regions.
Zelensky calls for an international investigation into the crashed Russian plane
This evening there will be a meeting of the UN Security Council on the case of the Russian plane shot down in the Belgorod region of Russia. Moscow blames Kiev, saying the plane was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners for a planned exchange with Russian soldiers. Zelensky has called for an international investigation into the incident.
Gaza: 4 children killed in raid on refugee camp
Palestinian media reports that four children were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the center of the Gaza Strip last night. “Israel has a responsibility to protect humanitarian sites,” reminds the White House.
UNRWA shelter massacre in Gaza, Israel: It was a Hamas rocket
Nine dead and 75 injured in an attack on a UNRWA refuge for displaced people in Khan Yunis, although the IDF suspects a Hamas rocket caused the massacre.
View at ilsole24ore.com