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Tens of thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are living in temporary accommodation and waiting for government help after the country experienced its worst flooding in six decades. More than 300 people have died and 280,000 households in more than half the country have been forced to leave their homes since heavy rains started at the end of November. More than 1,500 schools, 267 health centres, 211 markets and 146 roads have been damaged. In January, the government declared a hydrological and ecological catastrophe after the Congo River overflowed, flooding the capital, Kinshasa. The country’s president, Félix Tshisekedi, who won his second term in office in December after a contested election, last week ordered ministers to deal with the crisis. Last Saturday, the minister for humanitarian action, Modeste Mutinga Mutuishayi, was dispatched to oversee the distribution of blankets, pots and tents to 900 households in the capital. But Jackson Lukungula, from Tshopo province in north-eastern DRC, said: “The government remains silent about this flooding. The government is yet to send people to affected provinces. “We have a high school here in Kisangani which is overwhelmed. The government does not act. Many pupils are changing the way they travel to school because the usual streets are flooded.” He said a Catholic convent was under water “but the central government and the provincial government are not acting”. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/feb/02/drc-worst-floods-in-decades-leave-tens-of-thousands-in-temporary-shelter Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@REGANELITE?sub_confirmation=1 Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

President Bernardo Arévalo said Thursday that with his political party suspended, little support in congress and an attorney general in hot pursuit, he will appeal to the Guatemalan people to help him overcome the entrenched old guard and achieve the change he campaigned on. “We are clear that in the current context, we depend on society and convincing them that together we begin to row,” Arévalo told The Associated Press in an interview two weeks after his inauguration. “We can’t depend on a political system where those criminal and patronage networks still lurk.” Arévalo won the presidency in August, beating the establishment candidate by a comfortable margin. He is the son of a former president credited with implementing some of Guatemala’s key labor protections, but Arévalo’s strong showing in a crowded field was still a shock. https://apnews.com/article/guatemala-bernardo-arevalo-consuelo-porras-f34f8d0da2eeedd98e7ff368e3462e91 Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@REGANELITE?sub_confirmation=1 Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

Malaysia has cut former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s 12-year prison sentence for corruption in half, according to authorities in the Southeast Asian country. Najib, who served as prime minister from 2009 to 2018, was found guilty of money laundering, abuse of power and other charges in 2020 related to the 1MDB scandal, which saw billions of dollars of taxpayers’ money embezzled out of Malaysia. In a statement Friday, the country’s Federal Territories Pardon Board said the former leader’s application to shorten his prison sentence to six years had been approved. Najib’s fine has also been reduced to 50 million ringgit ($10.6 million), but his sentence will be extended by a year if he does not pay it in full before his new scheduled release date of August 23, 2028, the board added. Najib has consistently denied wrongdoing, but Malaysia’s High Court rejected multiple appeals against his convictions on charges related to the onetime sovereign wealth fund, which prosecutors alleged he and his allies used as a personal piggybank to support luxurious lifestyles and fund electioneering. The 1MDB fund was created soon after Najib took office in 2009. The government pumped billions in public money into it, with the stated purpose of leading “market-driven initiatives to assist the government in propelling Malaysia towards becoming a developed nation that is highly competitive, sustainable and inclusive.” Instead, according to United States prosecutors, 1MDB was used as a slush fund by Najib and other high-ranking officials at the fund. Goldman Sachs, which underwrote much of the 1MDB fund and was facing a host of criminal and regulatory proceedings in Malaysia, agreed to a $3.9 billion settlement with the country’s government in 2020. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/02/asia/malaysia-najib-razak-prison-sentence-halved-intl-hnk/index.html Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@REGANELITE?sub_confirmation=1 Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

The United States has conducted a wave of air strikes on Iran-aligned targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for an attack that killed American soldiers in Jordan. On Saturday, Iraq said 16 people, including civilians, were killed on its soil, and a monitoring group reported 18 people were killed in Syria. Washington has warned of more strikes to purportedly deter the Iran-backed “axis of resistance” amid Israel’s war on Gaza. In announcing the overnight attacks, US President Joe Biden said: “Our response began today. It will continue at times and places of our choosing.” https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/3/overshadow-gaza-crimes-world-reacts-to-us-attacks-on-iraq-and-syria Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@REGANELITE?sub_confirmation=1 Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

A United States federal court has dismissed a case accusing President Joe Biden and other senior US officials of being complicit in Israel’s alleged genocide in Gaza. Still, the court’s decision (PDF) urged Biden and his colleagues to examine “the results of their unflagging support” for Israel, including its human rights implications. US District Court Judge Jeffrey White dismissed the case on procedural grounds late on Wednesday, citing the division of powers under the US Constitution. He said in his decision that “disputes over foreign policy are considered nonjusticiable political questions” and fall outside his jurisdiction. “There are rare cases in which the preferred outcome is inaccessible to the Court. This is one of those cases. The Court is bound by precedent and the division of our coordinate branches of government to abstain from exercising jurisdiction in this matter,” he wrote. But White added that, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said in a provisional ruling last month, “it is plausible that Israel’s conduct amounts to genocide.” “This Court implores Defendants to examine the results of their unflagging support of the military siege against the Palestinians in Gaza.” https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/1/us-judge-urges-biden-to-examine-support-for-plausible-genocide-in-gaza Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@REGANELITE?sub_confirmation=1 Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

Unidentified gunmen killed nine Pakistani workers in the restive southeastern border region of Iran, Pakistani officials say, just over a week after Iran and Pakistan carried out military strikes on each other’s territory. No group or individuals have taken responsibility for the attack, in the city of Saravan, according to Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency. Pakistan’s Ambassador to Iran confirmed the incident in a post on social media. “Deeply shocked by horrifying killing of 9 Pakistanis in Saravan,” said Muhammad Mudassir Tipi. “Embassy will extend full support to bereaved families.” “We called upon [Iran] to extend full cooperation in the matter,” he added. The Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack, calling it “a horrifying and despicable incident.” “We are in touch with Iranian authorities and have underscored the need to immediately investigate the incident and hold to account those involved in this heinous crime,” Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said in a statement. “Such cowardly attacks cannot deter Pakistan from its determination to fight terrorism.” Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs “strongly condemned” the shooting attack, spokesman Nasser Kanani wrote in a Telegram post on Saturday. Investigations are being carried out by relevant Iranian authorities, Kanani wrote, adding that Iran and Pakistan “will not allow the enemies to harm the fraternal relations of the two countries.” No group or individual has taken responsibility for the attack, according to Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/28/middleeast/gunmen-kill-nine-pakistanis-in-iranian-border-region-days-after-military-strikes/index.html Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@REGANELITE?sub_confirmation=1 Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

Commodities trader Trafigura said on Saturday it was assessing the security risks of further Red Sea voyages after firefighters put out a blaze on a tanker attacked by Yemen's Houthi group a day earlier. The U.S. military said a U.S. Navy ship and other vessels provided assistance after the Marlin Luanda was hit by a Houthi anti-ship missile. "No further vessels operating on behalf of Trafigura are currently transiting the Gulf of Aden and we continue to assess carefully the risks involved in any voyage, including in respect of security and safety of the crew, together with shipowners and customers," a Trafigura statement said. Some shipping companies have suspended transits through the Red Sea, which is accessed from the Gulf of Aden, and taken much longer, costlier journeys around Africa to avoid being attacked by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi group, which began launching waves of exploding drones and missiles at vessels on Nov. 19 in response to Israel's military operations in Gaza. The Houthi attacks have primarily targeted container vessels moving through the Red Sea. Many fuel tankers have kept using the route. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/crew-battle-blaze-tanker-hit-by-missile-gulf-aden-2024-01-27/ Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@REGANELITE?sub_confirmation=1 Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

The secretary-general of the United Nations on Sunday called on countries to continue funding the main agency providing aid in Gaza after several of its employees were accused of taking part in the Hamas attack on Israel that ignited the war four months ago. The dispute engulfing the biggest provider of vital aid to Palestinians came as U.S. officials said negotiators were closing in on a cease-fire agreement. The emerging deal would bring a two-month halt to the deadliest-ever Israeli-Palestinian violence, which has stoked instability across the Middle East. Antonio Guterres warned that the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, would be forced to scale back aid to more than 2 million Palestinians as soon as February. The coastal enclave is in the grip of a severe humanitarian crisis, with a quarter of the population facing starvation. https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-01-28-2024-d5428ea92fd54213497c34b8f2c78182 Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@REGANELITE?sub_confirmation=1 Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

The Kenyan government is under pressure to urgently investigate and prosecute cases of femicide, after the brutal murders of two women. “This is a national crisis – we are not doing enough as a country to protect women,” said Audrey Mugeni, the co-founder of Femicide Count Kenya, an NGO that documents the number of women killed across the country each year. Last year, Femicide Count Kenya recorded 152 killings – the highest in the past five years. Representatives from the nonprofit, which records reported cases only, says the actual number of killings is likely to be much higher. At least four cases of femicide have occurred since the start of the year. Two gained public attention, including the murder of the 26-year-old Starlet Wahu on 4 January, who was stabbed by a man alleged to be part of a criminal ring, whose members violently extort and rape women they target through dating sites. A man is in police custody and investigations continue. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/jan/18/femicide-in-kenya-a-national-crisis-say-rights-groups Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqt-1YwX7bl_jNAV0aGiw Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

Forty countries – from India, the UK and the US to Russia and South Africa – are headed for national elections in 2024, in a highly sensitive geopolitical environment that has not been seen before. Europe is marching to the right, the US could well go the same way. India, which will have its general elections by May, is the world’s the largest democracy, will it too swing further to the right towards an electoral autocracy as many critics claim, or will its people reclaim its pluralist democracy? The ruling right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014, in coalition with parties of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), defeating the grand old Indian National Congress (INC) and its allies of United Progressive Alliance (UPA). In 2019 the BJP-led-NDA won a landslide victory with 353 seats in Lok Sabha (lower house) while reducing the Congress-led-UPA to a mere 91 seats. Since the BJP came to power, it has held sway over northern states while the southern states have shown a trend towards Congress and Opposition victories during recent state elections, indicating a growing division between the north and the south. Riding high on its recent victories, the BJP is readying itself for an extravaganza on 22 January – the inauguration of the Lord Rama Temple in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh (UP). Given the timing of the event, so close to the elections, it is thought that the temple opening is likely to be used to further garner the Hindu vote which could lead to a highly polarised and divisive election. https://bylinetimes.com/2024/01/19/is-india-becoming-a-hindu-majoritarian-autocracy/ Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqt-1YwX7bl_jNAV0aGiw Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

North Korea said Friday it has tested a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone in response to a combined naval exercise by South Korea, the United States and Japan this week, as it continues to blame its rivals for raising tensions in the region. The test of the drone, purportedly designed to destroy naval vessels and ports, came days after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared he is scrapping his country’s long-standing goal of a peaceful reunification with South Korea and that his country will rewrite its constitution to define South Korea as its most hostile foreign adversary. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have risen to their highest point in years, with Kim accelerating his weapons testing and threatening nuclear conflict. The United States and its Asian allies have responded by strengthening their combined military exercises, which Kim calls rehearsals for an invasion. The underwater drone, which North Korea said it first tested last year, is among a broad range of weapon systems demonstrated in recent years as Kim expands his arsenal of nuclear-capable weapons. South Korea’s military says North Korea has exaggerated the capabilities of the drone. North Korea’s military said it conducted the test in the country’s eastern waters in response to a naval drill by the U.S., South Korea and Japan which ended Wednesday in waters south of Jeju island. It did not say when the test occurred. “Our army’s underwater nuke-based countering posture is being further rounded off and its various maritime and underwater responsive actions will continue to deter the hostile military maneuvers of the navies of the U.S. and its allies,” North Korea’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-nuclear-attack-drone-fb0fdb72dee48931e1baa6c0c5be34c2 Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqt-1YwX7bl_jNAV0aGiw Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

Alexei Navalny, who is languishing in a remote Arctic Circle jail, says he is now forced to wake up to the Russian national anthem followed by a pop song by a pro-Vladimir Putin singer every day at 5am. The fierce Kremlin critic has been locked away in the IK-3 penal colony in Kharp in the Yamal-Nenets region, about 1,900km (1,200 miles) northeast of Moscow. Mr Navalny, 47, has kept up an unceasing campaign against the Kremlin from behind bars. He says he has been poisoned, handed a long prison term in one of Russia’s toughest prisons on trumped-up charges aimed at keeping him out of politics, and locked up in a cell where he can only pace back and forth for 11 steps. On top of all this, he now has to listen to a pro-Putin pop song by Yaroslav Dronov, who performs under the stage name Shaman, daily at the crack of dawn. “The singer Shaman appeared on stage when I was already imprisoned, so I could neither see nor listen to his music. But I know that he is now Putin’s main singer. And he has the most popular song: ‘I’m Russian’,” Mr Navalny said on X, formerly known as Twitter. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/alexei-navalny-arctic-jail-russia-shaman-b2483045.html Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqt-1YwX7bl_jNAV0aGiw Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

Venezuelan authorities have arrested 32 civilians and soldiers after a months-long investigation into their alleged part in a US-backed "conspiracy" to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro, the prosecutor's office said Monday. All suspects have "confessed and revealed information about the plans," Attorney General Tarek William Saab told reporters in Caracas. He said they had been accused of treason and "convicted" for their crimes. Maduro loyalist Saab said arrest warrants have been issued for 11 other people, including rights activists, journalists and soldiers in exile, for the alleged plot that also targeted Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino. Padrino told the same press conference that an operation that started last year to uncover details of the alleged conspiracy was kept secret as it coincided with "talks" between Maduro and the United States that resulted in a prisoner swap. He blamed the plot on the "far right," as the Maduro government usually refers to the opposition, with "support" of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240122-venezuela-arrests-32-in-alleged-plot-to-assassinate-president-maduro Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqt-1YwX7bl_jNAV0aGiw Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

The UK has provided satellite photographs of North Korean cargo shipments to Russia to a panel of UN experts as part of an attempt to trigger an official investigation into arms deals in violation of international sanctions. North Korea has been accused of supplying ballistic missiles and hundreds of thousands of artillery shells to the Russian government for its war in Ukraine since Vladimir Putin met with Kim Jong-un in Russia’s far east in September. Their bilateral relationship appears to be expanding. Putin met the North Korean foreign minister, Choe Son-hui, in the Kremlin this week during a rare, five-day trip by the senior Pyongyang official. The two discussed “further development of our relations in all areas, including sensitive ones”, according to a Kremlin spokesperson. An unpublished UK defence intelligence report seen by the Guardian shows imagery taken between September and December of three Russian ships, the Maia, Angara and Maria, loading containers at North Korea’s revived Najin port before transiting to Russian ports in the far east. While the agency said it could not identify what was in the containers, it followed a US announcement last week that ballistic missiles from North Korea had been used by Russia in Ukraine last week. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/22/uk-sends-un-experts-photographs-north-korean-shipments-russia You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqt-1YwX7bl_jNAV0aGiw Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

Egypt's credit outlook has been revised from "stable" to "negative" by ratings agency Moody's, amid a worsening currency and debt crisis in the country. "A significant increase in interest payments and mounting external pressure have complicated the macroeconomic adjustment process," Moody's said in a statement late on Thursday. Last year, Cairo initially agreed a $3bn rescue package with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revive the flagging economy, under stringent monetary and fiscal conditions. The IMF delayed the payments of $700m of that due in 2023, however, after Egypt did not float its currency or make strides in selling state assets. Despite the stalling, in recent weeks Egypt has been in talks with the IMF to significantly increase the package, particularly given the impact of the Israel-Palestine war on Cairo's economy. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-credit-outlook-negative-suez-canal-revenues-drop You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqt-1YwX7bl_jNAV0aGiw Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

Taiwan's ruling party presidential candidate Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday he would maintain the status quo and pursue peace through strength if elected, remaining open to engagement with Beijing under the preconditions of equality and dignity. Beijing claims Taiwan as its own territory and has cast the island's presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday as a choice between peace and war across the Taiwan Strait. Beijing has denounced Vice President Lai of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as a separatist and warned that any attempt to push for Taiwan's formal independence means conflict. Taiwan's government rejects China's sovereignty assertion. Despite this, Lai pledged to try to engage with China, noting dialogue could decrease cross-straits risks, and that peaceful development is in the best interests of both sides and the world. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-ruling-party-candidate-will-maintain-status-quo-engage-with-china-2024-01-09/ You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqt-1YwX7bl_jNAV0aGiw Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

Benjamin Netanyahu should not be allowed by the international community to drag the Middle East into a wider regional war, Jordan has warned. The Arab country's foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, said the risk of the conflict spreading was "rising by the day" with Israel continuing to wreak "death and destruction in Gaza". The right-wing nationalist coalition government of Prime Minister Netanyahu was seeking to implicate the West directly in a regional war which would "doom the region to more conflict and destruction", Mr Safadi was quoted as telling French counterpart Catherine Colonna. "Israel's aggression against Gaza has exceeded all the human, legal and moral limits," according to Mr Safadi, who claimed there was no longer any pretext stopping the UN Security Council from adopting a mandatory resolution to end the war. https://news.sky.com/story/israel-hamas-war-danger-of-conflict-spreading-is-rising-by-the-day-warns-jordan-13044432 You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqt-1YwX7bl_jNAV0aGiw Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

African elephant populations have stabilised in their southern heartlands after huge losses over the last century, according to the most comprehensive analysis of growth rates to date. The latest analysis also provides the strongest data so far showing that protected areas that are connected to other places are far better than isolated “fortress” parks at maintaining stable populations, by allowing the elephants to migrate back and forth between areas as they did naturally in the past. When numbers rise in highly protected core areas, corridors into less protected buffer areas allow the animals to disperse. They may also migrate if poaching increases or drought strikes. If numbers later fall in the core areas, or conditions improve, elephants can flow back again. However, many more people live in the buffer areas and the scientists said careful planning was crucial to minimise conflicts with the elephants, which can kill people and destroy crops. In contrast to the connected areas, the scientists found that isolated parks, which keep animals in and people out, can lead to unsustainable population booms, and in turn sometimes mass deaths or culling. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/05/african-elephant-populations-stabilise-in-southern-heartlands You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqt-1YwX7bl_jNAV0aGiw Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

Communications intercepts collected by the United States confirmed that Islamic State’s (ISIS) Afghanistan-based branch carried out twin bombings in Iran that killed nearly 100 people, two sources familiar with the intelligence told Reuters on Friday. "The intelligence is clear-cut and indisputable," one source said. That source and a second, both of whom requested anonymity to discuss the sensitive issue, said the intelligence comprised communications intercepts, without providing further details. The collection of the intercepts has not been previously reported. Wednesday's bombings, the deadliest of their kind in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, added to regional tensions over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and attacks by Yemen's Tehran-aligned Houthi group on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. ISIS on Thursday claimed responsibility for the bombings, saying two operatives wearing explosive suicide belts staged the attack during a memorial service for Qassem Soleimani, a senior military commander assassinated in Iraq in a 2020 U.S. drone strike. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-intelligence-confirms-islamic-states-afghanistan-branch-behind-iran-blasts-2024-01-05/ You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqt-1YwX7bl_jNAV0aGiw Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

Eight years after the image of three-year-old Alan Kurdi lying facedown on a beach in Turkey shocked the world, pictures of asylum seekers’ lifeless bodies washed up on the coast of Italy’s Calabria region in February once again stirred global outrage. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen responded to the tragic shipwreck just metres away from the coast of Steccato di Cutro by promising to “redouble our efforts”. “Member states must step forward and find a solution. Now,” she said. Yet as 2024 begins, activists and experts told Al Jazeera that 2023 has seen Europe reach for ever more drastic solutions to curb NGO search and rescue operations and outsource its border management to other nations. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimated at least 2,571 people died this year trying to cross the Mediterranean – one of the deadliest years ever. Since 2014, the United Nations agency has counted at least 28,320 men, women and children who lost their lives trying to reach Europe. “What is new is the popularity of the idea that you can externalise asylum processing,” said Camille Le Coz, associate director for Europe at the Migration Policy Institute. “That’s something we’re likely going to see more of moving forward despite shaky legal grounds.” https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/1/3/in-2024-europe-to-hunt-for-new-partners-to-offload-asylum-seekers You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqt-1YwX7bl_jNAV0aGiw Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

Taylor Swift has unexpectedly become a major talking point in the imminent Taiwanese elections after a politician alleged that the pop sensation refused to perform on the self-governed island, fearing a war would break out with China. Jaw Shaw-kong, a member of the opposition party The Kuomintang (KMT), claimed that as the chair of the Broadcasting Corp of China, he extended an invitation to Swift to hold a concert at the recently inaugurated Taipei Dome. Swift initially agreed to the performance but later declined due to “geopolitical risks”, Mr Jaw said during a televised debate on Monday. Taiwan is on edge ahead of the 13 January presidential and parliamentary elections, which China has heavily targeted in state media propaganda as a choice between war and peace. The island is self-governed and has a democratically-elected administration, but is claimed as a breakaway province by Beijing. Chinese president Xi Jinping pledged again in his New Year’s address to bring about “reunification” with the island – and has previously threatened to do so by force if necessary. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-taiwan-election-china-war-b2472460.html You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqt-1YwX7bl_jNAV0aGiw Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

HONG KONG, Jan 2 (Reuters) - China removed an official at a government body overseeing its press and publications regulator, five sources who were briefed on the matter said, days after Chinese gaming stocks were hit by proposed rules to curb spending on video games. Feng Shixin was removed last week from his position as head of the publishing unit of the Communist Party's Publicity Department, the sources said. The department oversees the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) which in turn regulates China's vast video games sector. China's State Council Information Office, which handles media queries on behalf of the Chinese government, including on personnel matters, did not immediately respond to a request for comment and Reuters was unable to obtain Feng's contact details to reach him for comment. The five sources said Feng's removal was linked to rules the NPPA announced last month that sent stocks in the world's largest video games sector, including industry giant Tencent (0700.HK), plunging. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-removes-official-after-video-games-rules-spark-turmoil-sources-2024-01-02/ You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqt-1YwX7bl_jNAV0aGiw Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

All crew and passengers onboard a Japan Airlines jet managed to make what has been described as a “miracle” escape after a horrific collision on a runway at Haneda airport in Tokyo that killed five crew members of a coastguard plane. JAL flight 516, an Airbus A350-900, was engulfed in flames soon after landing as it struck the smaller coastguard aircraft, which was waiting to deliver aid to the earthquake-hit Noto peninsula. Once the captain of the commercial jet managed to bring the burning aircraft to a stop, its 379 passengers, including eight children, plus 12 crew fled the plane’s smoke-filled cabin by sliding down inflatable slides at its front. The jet was soon entirely overcome by fire, with flames seen licking out of the cabin’s windows. The Tokyo fire department said 14 of those evacuated from the passenger plane suffered minor injuries including burns to the throat. Four were taken to hospital. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/02/japan-airlines-plane-fire-tokyo-haneda-airport You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqt-1YwX7bl_jNAV0aGiw Join Patreon for Exclusive Content https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite All my social media links here: https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.instagram.com/reganelite_shorts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@reganelite https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite

Hamas said on Sunday it had handed over 13 Israeli hostages, three Thai nationals and a person with Russian citizenship who had been held in the Gaza Strip to the Red Cross on the third day of a truce between Israel and the militant group. The release of some of the hostages captured when Hamas fighters rampaged through southern Israel on Oct. 7 is expected to be mirrored by the Israelis freeing another group of 39 Palestinian prisoners as on previous days in the truce. The four-day truce is the first halt in fighting in the seven weeks since Hamas killed 1,200 people and took about 240 hostages back into Gaza. In response to that attack, Israel has vowed to destroy the Hamas militants who run Gaza, bombarding the enclave and mounting a ground offensive in the north. Some 14,800 Palestinians have been killed, Gaza health authorities say, and hundreds of thousands displaced. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday met security forces inside the Gaza Strip and indicated that the campaign was far from over. "Nothing will stop us, and we are convinced that we have the strength, the power, the will and the determination to achieve all the goals of the war, and that is what we will do," he said. Netanyahu is expected to speak to U.S. President Joe Biden later on Sunday. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-releases-israeli-thai-hostages-under-temporary-truce-2023-11-26/ Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqt-1YwX7bl_jNAV0aGiw You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite

A truce in the Israel-Hamas war appeared to be extending into a fifth day as the two sides completed their fourth release of captives from Gaza in exchange for Palestinians held in Israeli jails under an original four-day truce deal while mediators said the process would continue. Qatar, which along with Egypt has facilitated indirect talks between Israel and Hamas, said that there was an agreement to extend by two days the original four-day truce that was to expire on Monday. “We have an extension … two more days,” Qatar’s Ambassador to the United Nations Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani told reporters after a closed-door UN Security Council meeting on Monday, saying both sides were to release more people. “This is a very positive step,” Al-Thani said. While the Israeli government had yet to officially confirm the truce extension by early on Tuesday morning, Israel’s Army Radio, citing the prime minister’s office, reported that a new list of captives – who are expected to be released later in the day – had been received. Israel has said it would extend the ceasefire by one day for every 10 additional captives released by Hamas. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/28/gaza-truce-appears-set-to-extend-as-israel-receives-new-list-of-captives Reganelite YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxIqt-1YwX7bl_jNAV0aGiw You can catch Myself & Lee Corne every Wednesday 9PM UK Time on The Snowflake Show https://www.youtube.com/@TheSnowflakeShow https://linktr.ee/reganelite https://discord.gg/xCjFtYdSJp https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Reganelite Exclusive Content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Reganelite