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SEOUL: Both North and South Korea violated the armistice that governs their shared border by sending drones into each other’s airspace in December, the US-led United Nations Command (UNC) said on Thursday (Jan 26). Five North Korean drones crossed into the South on Dec 26, prompting South Korea’s military to scramble fighter jets and helicopters as well as send surveillance aircraft into the North to photograph its military installations. The UN command, which has helped oversee the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas since an armistice ended fighting in the 1950 to 1953 Korean War, conducted a special investigation…

The ban on the BBC documentary comes after a proposal from the government to give its Press Information Bureau and other fact-checking agencies powers to take down news deemed “fake or false” from digital platforms. The Editors Guild of India has urged the government to withdraw the proposal, saying such a change would be akin to censorship. On Wednesday (Jan 25), tensions over the issue flared in the Indian capital of New Delhi where a student group at Jamia Millia University said it planned to screen the banned documentary. That prompted dozens of police equipped with tear gas and riot…

IBM has become the latest tech giant to slash thousands of jobs, with 3,900 positions, or 1.5% of its global workforce, expected to be eliminated. The company announced the cuts Wednesday, saying they were related to the previously announced spinoff and sale of two business units. The move will cost IBM (IBM) about $300 million this quarter, a spokesperson confirmed. The units affected are Kyndryl, an IT infrastructure services business that was officially separated from IBM in November, and IBM’s healthcare analytics business, which an investment firm is in the process of acquiring. The news comes as other major tech…

A dog dubbed “unlucky” after 14 failed adoptions finally found good luck — and a forever family to love him.The sweet and clumsy 64-lb. puppy, Ronald, has found his family after he was returned to the shelter following 14 pending adoptions, according to the SPCA of Wake County, a private, nonprofit animal rescue and welfare organization in Raleigh, North Carolina. The shelter welcomed Ronald into its care on Dec. 7, 2022, as a transfer pup from one of the nearby municipal shelters, said Samantha Ranlet, spokesperson for SPCA of Wake County.DOG GOES VIRAL AFTER TIKTOK VIDEO SHOWS IT’S OVERLOOKED AT NY…

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes ended any notions that he would not be available for Sunday’s high-stakes AFC Championship game.Shortly after coach Andy Reid told reporters that Mahomes would likely be a full-go in Wednesday’s practice, the quarterback stepped to the podium and revealed that his injured ankle was improving.”It’s doing good. A few days of treatment, a few days of rehab,” the MVP candidate said. “Excited to be on the practice field and kind of test it out and see where I’m at. But, it’s feeling good so far.”Mahomes suffered a high ankle sprain during the first half…

Hundreds of seats on Eurostar trains between London and Paris are going empty because of Brexit and understaffing.The company’s chief executive Gwedoline Cazenave said that post-Brexit border checks were leading to “bottlenecks in stations”.It has forced the company to cap ticket sales between the two capital cities to avoid long queues and delays.How has Brexit caused problems for Eurostar?Post-Brexit border controls mean all passengers have to have their passports stamped – even when using eGates.But a lack of border staff to carry out these checks is a problem. The time it takes to process passengers leaving from London’s St Pancras…

Meanwhile, Sabah has seen more than 6,000 new flood evacuees in just a day. According to Bernama, 26 flood relief centres were opened as of 8am on Thursday. The districts which recorded a sudden increase of evacuees on Wednesday include Kota Marudu, Kudat and Paitan. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) warned on Wednesday that rainfall is expected to last in several parts of the country, including the Borneo states, until next Monday. Last month, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is the Central Disaster Management Committee chairman, called for immediate long-term measures to resolve the country’s flood problem,…

“The Dukes of Hazzard,” an hour-long television sitcom about the rural adventures of two charming “good ol’ boys” and “modern day Robin Hoods” who evade corrupt local lawmen in their sizzling, southern-fried 1969 Dodge Charger, debuted on television on this day in history, Jan. 26, 1979. It became a surprise pop-culture phenomenon — defying industry experts and even the expectations of CBS executives. “The Dukes of Hazzard” ran for seven seasons and 147 episodes, drawing as many as 40 million viewers every Friday night — more than twice as many eyeballs as the average NFL game in 2022. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY,…

Mayor Eric Adams plans to crack down on “extreme, violent recidivists” in his second year at City Hall by increasing funding to a court system beleaguered by a 2019 discovery law that experts say slows down trials and even results in tossed cases. The focus, set to be revealed in his second State of the City address in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens Thursday, will be on delivering more city funds and lobbying Gov. Kathy Hochul to allocate state dollars to the city’s five district attorneys’ offices, as well as public defenders. “It’s both the city committing additional funding, but also…

Finally on the mend. Bristol Palin opened up about undergoing her ninth breast reconstruction surgery after a reduction left her with “tissue damage” and “scarring.“ “Sharing wayyyyy tmi right now, but had my 9th breast reconstruction surgery last night – yes, NINTH all stemming from a botched breast reduction I had when I was 19 y/o,” Palin, 32, wrote via her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, January 26. “I’ve had previous surgeries trying to correct that initial damage of muscle tissue and terrible scaring. The whole situation has honestly made me very self-conscious my entire adult life. Praying that this is the…