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At least seven people have died and more than 80 others are missing after a landslide hit Indonesia’s West Java province, officials said.The landslide occurred in the West Bandung region, south-east of the capital Jakarta, following days of intense rainfall.More than thirty homes were destroyed after “landslide material buried residential areas, causing fatalities and affecting local residents”, Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency said in a statement.Flooding, landslide and extreme weather alerts have also been issued for the broader region.The landslide hit the village of Pasirlangu around 02:30AM on Saturday (19:30 GMT).Two dozen people were evacuated safely from the affected region, according…

Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s comments on Thursday about Nato soldiers fighting in Afghanistan angered many veterans and politiciansDonald Trump has praised UK soldiers who fought in Afghanistan after comments made by the president that allied forces avoided the front lines prompted criticism from veterans and politicians.Earlier this week Trump angered US allies by downplaying the role of Nato troops in the war and doubted whether the military alliance would be there for the US “if we ever needed them”.Prince Harry said the sacrifices of troops needed to be respected as he pointed out Nato’s collective security clause had…

Before Electronic Arts goes private in a groundbreaking sale, some US lawmakers are pleading for some federal oversight. Democratic members of the US Congress, as part of the Congressional Labor Caucus, penned a letter asking the Federal Trade Commission to “thoroughly review” the $55 billion acquisition of EA.EA confirmed the sale to the Public Investment Fund, or the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners in September, but the deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027. Before the official change of ownership, the 46 House Democrats who signed the letter to the…

A sever winter storm that could affect more than 200 million Americans has brought heavy snow, and freezing temperatures.Regions that could see more than a foot of snow stretch from Colorado to West Virginia, New York City and up to Boston, according to the National Weather Service.More than 10,000 US flights were cancelled over the weekend as the winter storm grips America.Video from Oklahoma shows the efforts to clear the snowfall from the states’ roads and airport runways.More on this story.

Andy Burnham has announced that he is seeking permission to stand in the upcoming Gorton and Denton parliamentary by-election.If he won and became an MP, Burnham could mount a leadership challenge against Sir Keir Starmer but the BBC has been told that allies of the prime minister may try and block him from standing in the constituency. Burnham is currently mayor of Greater Manchester and in a statement insisted that he wants to back the Labour government “not undermine it”, adding that the decision to announce his intentions had been “difficult”.The seat in Greater Manchester is vacant after Andrew Gwynne…

Thomas Frank’s sacking is as inevitable as Harry Wilson and Manchester City get the job done without Erling Haaland.   Burnley 2-2 Tottenham: Frank sack cannot be delayed any longer “Sideways and backwards everywhere we go,” was the chant from the visiting Tottenham fans – for whom a Champions League victory over Borussia Dortmund did close to nothing to assuage doubts over Thomas Frank’s ability to manage their football club – ironically just before Micky van de Ven hammered the ball into the bottom corner to give Spurs the lead. It was just about deserved, but there was again a very…

ReutersPolice say they are not expecting to find any more survivors from the landslide Rescue efforts for six missing people buried by a landslide in New Zealand on Thursday have been called off, with efforts now moving to recovering bodies, police have said. “Tragically it is now apparent that we will not be able to bring them home alive,” Anderson said, adding that formal identification is underway. Two teenagers are among those who remain unaccounted for, with the youngest aged 15 years old. Search teams located human remains beneath dirt and debris on Friday evening, Police Superintendent Tim Anderson said,…

Ukraine is now living through its most difficult winter in recent memory. With January temperatures plummeting below -15C, Russia has been attacking energy infrastructure, leaving about a million Ukrainians without heating.The capital, Kyiv, is the main target of such attacks. Following the latest Russian bombardment overnight into 24 January, almost 6,000 apartment blocks were left without heating, according to mayor Vitaly Klitschko.This is the third such Russian attack targeting Kyiv’s heating infrastructure in little more than two weeks, after strikes on 9 and 20 January also left hundreds of thousands freezing in their flats.”Living in Kyiv is a bit of…

Waymo has caught the attention of the National Transportation Safety Board as the federal agency launched an official investigation into the company for its robotaxis improperly passing school buses in Austin, Texas. The NTSB said on X that it would “examine the interaction between Waymo vehicles and school buses stopped for loading and unloading students.”The latest federal probe stems from a preliminary evaluation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that looked into how Waymo reacts to stopped school buses in the Texas city. That report led to Waymo’s voluntary software recall in December. However, the school district said in…

ReutersZhang Youxia was widely seen as President Xi’s closest military allyChina’s defence ministry says it has opened an investigation into the country’s highest-ranking general over “grave violations of discipline and the law”.The ministry gave no further details about accusations against General Zhang Youxia, who has widely been seen as President Xi Jinping’s closest military ally. However in China the accusation of wrongdoing is usually a euphemism for corruption.In its announcement, the ministry said another senior military officer, General Liu Zhenli, was also under investigation.Their removal follows the expulsion of nine top generals in October – one of the largest public…