/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 1442, Part 1 (Thread #1589)
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Day: February 5, 2026
I took apart the new AirTag 2 and found a serious flaw in Apple’s popular tracker
I disabled the new AirTag’s speaker in two minutes with just one tool. Here’s why that’s a major problem.
Australia says attempted bombing of national day protest was act of terror – Reuters
Australia says attempted bombing of national day protest was act of terror ReutersTerrorism charge laid over alleged attempted bombing at Invasion Day rally in Perth The GuardianInvasion Day: Man charged with terrorism over attack…
US police believe Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother is ‘still out there’
Nancy Guthrie’s family post their second video message this week appealing for the 84-year-old’s release.
South Korea trade envoy says making ‘good faith’ efforts to meet terms of US deal
US President Donald Trump threatened last week to hike tariffs on imports from South Korea, blaming a delay in enacting a trade deal in which the Asian ally promised to invest US$350 billion in the United States.
Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion can be rented for weddings, but there is a scary price
Disneyland announced that this July, its famed ghostly estate will become available for weddings for the first time.
‘I’m Heartbroken’: Ishan Tharoor Reacts After Being Laid Off By Washington Post
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s son, Ishaan Tharoor, was among one-third of the employees laid off by The Washington Post.
Researchers say TikTok’s server outage in late January disrupted all post categories, not just political content as users claimed, based on limited public data (Bobby Allyn/NPR)
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Researchers say TikTok’s server outage in late January disrupted all post categories, not just political content as users claimed, based on limited public data — As a consortium of investors led by Oracle’s Larry …
Relations with US ‘rock solid’, Taiwan president says after Trump-Xi call
“Taiwan-US relations are rock-solid; all cooperation programmes will continue and will not change,” said Taiwan President Lai Ching-te.
In forcing the Clintons to testify on Epstein, Comer sets a new precedent
The Republican chairman’s successful targeting of a former president who faces no charge of wrongdoing was the sort of tactic typical in an autocracy where leaders fear being jailed when they are out of power.