A train derailed in northeastern Thailand after a construction crane fell on three of its carriages, killing at least 19 people and injuring about 80, police said https://t.co/TiVpuJBfJn
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The Trump administration gave a formal green light to China-bound sales of Nvidia’s second most powerful AI chips, putting in place a rule that will likely kickstart shipments of the H200 despite deep concerns among China hawks in Washington https://t.co/ROTG1pc5Dh
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Democratic-led US states sue over HHS grant conditions targeting transgender people reut.rs/49SuCgW reut.rs/49SuCgW
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Taiwan prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for the chief executive officer of Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus, alleging he was involved in illegal business and recruitment activities in Taiwan reut.rs/4pJFHFX
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France is pushing very hard to exclude the U.S. from the EU’s €90 billion loan facility for Ukraine.
It could have detrimental effect for the maintenance and arming of U.S. weapon systems used in Ukraine such as F-16s, Patriots and Bradleys.
Europe needs a massive rearmament of its own armies and shouldn expand its own military production tenfold even without taking into consideration the weapons it should also send to Ukraine.Tom Rose (@TomRoseIndy)Big vote on EU €90 billion loan facility to support Ukraine today. If it’s actually SERIOUS about helping Ukraine the LAST thing it will do is ban US defence companies from participating in this program @Poland_MOD @PolandMFA @AndyPuzder
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— https://x.com/TomRoseIndy/status/2011225709277254105— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) Jan 14, 2026
An app called ‘Are you dead’ targeted at people living alone has gone viral in China, with surging downloads and widespread commentary on social media, prompting the company to introduce a subscription fee and change its name for a global audience https://t.co/pRPlvKfckg
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 14, 2026