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Police have apprehended three suspects in connection to the shooting.

Japan unexpectedly slips into a recession Japan has unexpectedly slipped into a recession as its economy contracted for two consecutive quarters. In the final three months of 2023, Japan’s gross domestic product (GDP) unexpectedly shrank by 0.4% compared to the same period a year ago, following a 3.3% contraction in the previous quarter. These figures, released by Japan’s Cabinet Office, also reveal that Japan has yielded its position as the world’s third-largest economy to Germany. Economists had anticipated a growth of over 1% in Japan’s GDP for the fourth quarter of the preceding year. These initial figures mark the first…

Israel Gaza: Netanyahu vows to press ahead with Rafah offensive Benjamin Netanyahu has said his troops will advance on the Gazan city of Rafah, ignoring pleas to reconsider. France’s Macron was among those issuing a warning. He told Netanyahu that the human cost of Israel’s operation was “intolerable.” Netanyahu has ordered his army to prepare for a ground assault. There are currently around 1.4 million Palestinians crammed into Rafah – which has already been heavily bombarded.  Netanyahu said Israel’s “powerful” assault will continue until Hamas are eliminated from the southern city. ‘Calls for operations to cease’ President Macron phoned Netanyahu…

Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed at least seven civilians, security sources say, after Hezbollah rocket fire killed a soldier in Israel.

A woman and two children were killed in Souaneh, and at least four members of a family were later killed in Nabatieh.

Before Trump’s initial presidential campaign in 2016, Putin had lauded him as “outstanding and talented.” Biden has long been a vocal critic of Putin, labelling him a “killer” well before the invasion of Ukraine.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who endorsed the resolution, has been pressing for a resolution to the Assange case since assuming office in 2022.

Champions League Last-16 fixtures tonight – PSG & Bayern in action The last-16 of the Champions League is back, with Bayern Munich heading to Lazio and PSG welcoming Real Sociedad to Paris. Yesterday, Manchester City beat Copenhagen 3-1, taking them a step closer to retaining the Champions League title, and a Jude Bellingham-less Real Madrid squeezed past RB Leipzig 1-0.  The eight ties are split over a fortnight of action with Arsenal waiting until Wednesday, February 21 to begin their tie with Porto. That week also sees Inter Milan host Atletico Madrid, PSV face Borussia Dortmund and, in arguably the…

The rescheduled match will kick off at 19:00 GMT. You can watch via the FA Player.

PSG head into Champions League last 16 with all eyes on Kylian Mbappé The Paris Saint-Germain manager, Luis Enrique, was reluctant to talk about Kylian Mbappé before Wednesday’s Champions League match with Real Sociedad. Mbappé has been nursing a sore left ankle and was an unused substitute in Saturday’s league game against Lille. Asked on Tuesday if Mbappé was ready to start in the first leg of their last-16 contest, Luis Enrique replied with a terse “yes”. “He could have played four days ago if it was a final,” the coach said. “But since it wasn’t, it wasn’t worth taking…

New York special election: Tom Suozzi wins seat vacated by George Santos in boost for Biden The Democrat Tom Suozzi won the New York congressional seat vacated by the disgraced Republican George Santos on Tuesday night, in a boost for Joe Biden ahead of the presidential election. The victory narrows the slim Republican majority in the House and gives Democrats a much-needed win in New York City’s Long Island suburbs, where Republican candidates have shown strength in recent elections. The Associated Press called the result after 52% of votes were counted, with Suozzi garnering 59% compared with 41% for Republican…