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Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said “an unidentified individual fired several shots” at Vladimir Alekseyev, a general who has a senior role in Russia’s general staff, before fleeing the scene. — Reuters pic

Russian general shot in Moscow apartment building in apparent assassination attempt

People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration, in Sydney December 16, 2025. — Reuters pic

Israeli President Herzog to visit Sydney amid tensions over Bondi Beach massacre and Gaza war

Jimmy Lai’s case has sparked condemnation internationally from journalism rights groups to global leaders. — Reuters pic

Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai to be sentenced Monday after national security conviction

This combination of pictures created on February 4, 2026 shows a handout photograph provided by the office of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei showing him addressing a meeting with the people in Tehran on January 17, 2026 and US President Donald Trump speaking in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 3, 2026. — AFP pic

US and Iran prepare for first nuclear talks since conflict as war warnings linger

This photo illustration taken in Washington, DC, on December 23, 2025 shows a new batch of files released on Tuesday by the US government in relation to the notorious late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. — US Justice Department handout/AFP pic

Norway opens aggravated corruption probe into ex-PM Thorbjorn Jagland over Epstein links

Violence linked to Mokbel’s group, known as “The Company”, claimed dozens of lives and was later immortalised in the hugely popular Australian TV series “Underbelly”. — AFP pic

Notorious Melbourne gangland figure Tony Mokbel to walk free as prosecutors drop planned drug retrial

Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC News “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, is believed to have been kidnapped from her home in Tucson, sparking a massive hunt and a race against time to find her. — AFP pic

Race against time to find Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother as DNA confirms blood at home is hers

This TV screen shot from the Cuban TV channel released on February 5, 2026, shows Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel speaking during a press conference in Havana.— AFP pic

Cuba ready for dialogue with US, but rejects threats and preconditions

People walk past electoral campaign posters ahead of the general election in Bangkok on February 4, 2026. — Reuters pic

Thailand election: Shinawatra dynasty strains as reformist voters turn to People’s Party

A protester with a red blood-like stain on her forehead holds a placard during a rally in support of the Iranian people in Paris on January 17, 2026. — AFP pic

‘Censorship as a service’? China's great firewall technology spreading globally

Files show Epstein on multiple occasions talking about his desire to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, though there is no evidence they ever did. — AFP pic

Epstein as Kremlin spy? Moscow laughs off theory, says Putin never crossed paths with disgraced financier

Marius Borg Hoiby, Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s 29-year-old son from a relationship before her 2001 marriage to heir apparent Crown Prince Haakon, is on trial at a court in Oslo on 38 charges. — Reuters pic

Norway royal scandal deepens as crown princess’s son rejects drugging claims in high‑profile rape trial

A Thai military vehicle passes by a Thai national flag in Kantharalak district in eastern Sisaket province, after weeks of deadly border clashes between the two South-east Asian neighbours Thailand and Cambodia. — AFP pic

Cambodia turns to France for historical documents to resolve Thai border clashes

The United States has said any new nuclear agreement would have to include China, but international efforts to encourage Beijing to join fresh talks have so far failed. — Reuters pic

China says it will not join nuclear talks ‘at this stage’

Ryan W Routh poses in a jail booking photograph in Greensboro, North Carolina, US, February 10, 2010. — Guilford County Sheriff’s Office handout pic via Reuters

Man sentenced to life for 2024 plot to kill Trump at Florida golf course

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi smiles as she arrives at the Prime Minister’s Office ahead of a meeting with TSMC Chairman CC Wei in Tokyo, Japan, February 5, 2026. — Reuters pic

Japan’s first woman PM poised for landslide win amid economic and China jitters