5⃣ stories you need to know today: Ukraine strengthens its forces in the eastern Donbas region and repels constant attacks on Bakhmut by Russian mercenary group Wagner, California braces for more severe weather after torrential rains and winds kill at least 12 people, and more pic.twitter.com/Mb6aD77qsn
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 9, 2023
Brazil’s president, Congress, and its top court have jointly said Jair Bolsonaro supporters committed “terrorist acts” when storming government buildings in the capital. An investigation has also been launched. https://t.co/nhAQgWUAQE
— DW News (@dwnews) January 9, 2023
President Joe Biden says the summit starting Monday with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will deepen coordination and advance “shared priorities for North America.” A big talking point is migration. https://t.co/Nb4Z5tt5Ht
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) January 9, 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida started a weeklong trip to Europe and North America in Paris where he held talks Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on key issues including North Korea and the war in Ukraine. https://t.co/LqNfjI1j98
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 9, 2023
Nearly 90% of people in China’s third most populous province infected with Covid, officials say https://t.co/8GCMx81VYA
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 9, 2023
Scores of workers have clashed with police at a COVID test kit factory in China.
Multiple social media users say the workers were protesting over unpaid wages and layoffs by the manufacturer. pic.twitter.com/YSH3UuFhvm
— DW News (@dwnews) January 9, 2023
A war game simulation suggests a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would fail at a huge cost to the US, Chinese and Taiwanese militaries, and it would be unlikely to result in a victory for Beijing, according to a prominent independent think tank. https://t.co/tWcmd55gqV
— CNN International (@cnni) January 9, 2023