UK can legally stop shadow fleet tankers, ministers believe – BBC

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UK ministers say they have identified a legal basis that could allow the British military to board and detain vessels in the so-called “shadow fleet”, officials understood. The move follows last week’s operation in which US forces, with UK support, helped seize the tanker Marinera while it crossed the North Atlantic between Iceland and Scotland. … Read more

Lord Mandelson says Epstein friendship ‘a terrible mistake’ in first interview since sacking – BBC

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Lead In his first broadcast interview since being sacked in September, Lord Peter Mandelson told Laura Kuenssberg he never saw young women when he spent time with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and described continuing the friendship after Epstein’s 2008 conviction as “a most terrible mistake.” Speaking on the BBC’s Sunday programme, Mandelson … Read more

Notre Dame denies battery allegation against Marcus Freeman

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Notre Dame denies battery allegation against Marcus Freeman Lead: Notre Dame says head coach Marcus Freeman did not make physical contact with anyone after a police report filed Jan. 3 alleged battery following an incident at his son’s high school wrestling meet. University sources told ESPN on Sunday that no charges are expected, and school … Read more

Allegiant and Sun Country Airlines to Combine, Creating a Leading, More Competitive Leisure-Focused U.S. Airline

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Lead: Allegiant will acquire Sun Country in a cash-and-stock deal announced January 11, 2026, creating a larger U.S. leisure-focused carrier that will serve roughly 22 million annual passengers from nearly 175 cities. The transaction values Sun Country at about $1.5 billion including $0.4 billion of net debt and gives Sun Country shareholders 0.1557 Allegiant shares … Read more

DHS restricts congressional visits to ICE facilities in Minneapolis with new policy

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Federal lawmakers were blocked from touring an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention site in Minneapolis this weekend after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rolled out a new visitation rule. A Jan. 8 memo from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem instructs staff to require at least seven days’ notice for visits to facilities the department … Read more

Human heads displayed at Ecuador tourist beach in warning to gangs

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January 11, 2026 — Police in Puerto López, a coastal whale‑watching town in Ecuador’s southwest, said five human heads were found hung on wooden posts on a popular tourist beach in the predawn hours, an apparent public threat aimed at local extortion networks. Images circulating on social media showed the heads tied with rope and … Read more

Beloved singer/songwriter dies with five others in plane crash – AL.com

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Lead: Colombian singer-songwriter Yeison Jiménez, 34, and five members of his touring team were killed when a small aircraft crashed Saturday afternoon while en route to a concert in Medellín. The crash occurred shortly after takeoff around 4 p.m. local time between the cities of Paipa and Duitama, authorities said. The plane, registered N325FA, carried … Read more

ICE Minneapolis shooting: Noem to deploy hundreds more federal agents to city

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Lead — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Sunday that the federal government will surge additional law-enforcement personnel to Minneapolis after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed a U.S. citizen during an operation earlier in the week. The shooting occurred on Wednesday when agents attempted to remove a woman from … Read more

Winter storms rip Gaza tents, exposing displaced families to the elements

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On Jan. 11, 2026, heavy rain and gale-force winds struck southern Gaza, tearing through improvised shelters and flooding tents in areas including Khan Younis and coastal displacement camps. Families sleeping in small tarpaulins woke to soaked bedding and collapsed poles as makeshift shelters failed to hold. Humanitarian agencies warn that hundreds of thousands of people … Read more

Noem Vows ‘Hundreds More’ Agents as Nationwide Protests Follow ICE Shooting

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Lead Thousands marched across the United States over the weekend of 10–11 January 2026 to protest the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good, a Minneapolis mother of three, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. The demonstrations centered on Minneapolis but spread to cities including Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and San Francisco. On … Read more

Sunday Preview – Angron Transfigured confronts the new Skitarii

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Lead Warhammer Community this week previews a major Horus Heresy release: Angron Transfigured, the Daemon Primarch, is entering pre-order next week alongside Lotara Sarrin and a full Skitarii Battle Group. The new centerpiece resin Angron miniature and a support model for the World Eaters join a boxed Skitarii force aimed at Horus Heresy players. The … Read more

Magnificent 7’s Market Dominance Shows Cracks as Gains Narrow to Few Winners

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On Jan. 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM UTC, market data and strategists signaled a shift in a once-reliable investment approach: loading up on the largest U.S. technology names. For years that concentration strategy outpaced the broader market, but in 2025 the pattern changed. The majority of the so‑called Magnificent 7 underperformed the S&P 500 for … Read more