Court orders Rajab Butt to produce one video a month for a year after he was given cub as wedding gift.
Judge rejects US mother’s extradition challenge
Kimberlee Singler is wanted in Colorado to face a seven-count indictment – including first-degree murder.
President cuts short Davos trip as DR Congo fighting rages
Conflict in eastern DR Congo’s has forced 400,000 people to flee their homes this year alone, the UN says.
Trump pardons anti-abortion activists ahead of rally
The president will address the anti-abortion March for Life in Washington DC by videolink.
New Nigerian jihadist group declared terrorists
The Lakurawa group has been accused of attacks on top government officials and kidnapping.
Man jailed for 30 years for Charlie Hebdo meat cleaver attack
Zaheer Mahmood, from Pakistan, seriously injured two people outside magazine’s former offices after republication of Muhammad cartoons.
Ukraine claims drone strike on Russian oil refinery
Russia says it shot down more than 120 drones overnight, in what would be one of the largest attacks of the war.
New fires erupt in southern California ahead of Trump visit
The blazes – named Laguna, Sepulveda, Gibbel, Gilman and Border 2 – flared up on Thursday in Los Angeles, San Diego, Ventura and Riverside.
Hamas to name next Israeli hostages set to be released
Four are due to be freed in a second exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.
‘Hot garbage’: Australians react to smell of ‘corpse flower’ in bloom
Almost 20,000 people visited Sydney’s Botanic Gardens to catch a whiff of a rare plant in bloom.


