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Weeks after Nicolás Maduro was removed and detained in the U.S., many Venezuelan families say promised political-prisoner releases are moving too slowly. Advocates estimate only about 250 detainees have been freed, with hundreds still held.
Ethiopia says it has ended its first Marburg virus outbreak after completing the required 42-day monitoring period with no new confirmed cases, following an emergency response supported by global health partners.
Toronto is struggling to recover after a record-breaking snowstorm dumped nearly 60 centimeters in parts of the city and pushed January snowfall at Pearson airport to levels not seen in decades. Transit disruptions, hundreds of collisions, and major flight cancellations highlighted the storm’s impact.
Weeks after Nicolás Maduro’s detention in the U.S., families in Venezuela say prisoner releases have been too slow and opaque. Rights groups report hundreds still behind bars even as the interim administration points to a limited number of releases as proof of change.
Ethiopia said it has ended its first-ever Marburg virus outbreak after completing the required 42-day period without any new confirmed infections. The outbreak began in November 2025 and involved 14 confirmed cases, including nine deaths, with WHO support across surveillance, lab testing, and infection control.
British police say 86 people were arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass after a protest group entered the grounds of Wormwood Scrubs prison in west London in a demonstration linked to a Palestine Action-associated activist.
Hundreds of Venezuelan families remain in limbo as they wait for relatives they consider political prisoners to be freed, even after the removal of Nicolás Maduro and a series of high-profile releases. Human rights advocates and relatives say the interim government has not moved fast enough and may be using staggered releases to ease international pressure without making deeper reforms.
Leaders and executives gathered in Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, weighing economic uncertainty and geopolitical friction while highlighting themes such as contested global cooperation, new sources of growth and responsible innovation at scale.
Ethiopia has officially ended its first Marburg virus outbreak after completing the WHO-recommended monitoring period with no new confirmed infections. Health officials say the response strengthened surveillance and infection-control capacity in border regions where the outbreak began.
New overnight attacks struck Kyiv and other areas, with officials reporting casualties, infrastructure impacts, and continuing pressure on Ukraine’s power system as air-raid alerts persisted.
Syria’s defense ministry announced an extension of a ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, as the U.S. moves detainees linked to the Islamic State from northeastern Syria to facilities in Iraq. The truce comes amid warnings of renewed escalation.
Russia said it has been invited to participate in a new Trump-backed “board of peace” aimed at overseeing a ceasefire and political transition in Gaza, a proposal that immediately drew criticism because of Moscow’s war in Ukraine. The Kremlin said it would seek clarification from Washington before deciding how to respond, while allies and rivals debated what authority, funding and legitimacy the body would have.