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Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term as president in a landslide victory. He won 87% of the vote, in an election that saw three candidates stand against him – but many in the West argue that the three opposition candidates were not genuine contenders.  

Israeli forces conducted an overnight raid on al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, reportedly involving tanks and heavy gunfire at the facility. The IDF did not provide prior public notice of its intention to conduct a new operation at al-Shifa.

According to Czech authorities, there were 28 reported cases of whooping cough in the first week of January. This number has now surged to 3,084 – the highest seen since 1963.

Uber has reached an agreement to pay A$271.8 million (£140 million) to resolve a lawsuit in Australia, according to a law firm for taxi operators and drivers.

President Mahmoud Abbas has designated Mohammad Mustafa as the new prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, responsible for governing parts of the occupied West Bank.

Alec Baldwin’s legal team has asked a judge to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter charges against him stemming from a fatal shooting on a movie set in 2021. The latest court motion alleges that prosecutors have unfairly biassed the case against the Emmy award-winning actor.

Voting has started in Russia’s presidential election, widely expected to secure another six-year term for Vladimir Putin. The election spans three days, although the outcome is essentially predetermined, lacking any credible opposition.

Displaced Palestinians in Gaza are to be moved to “humanitarian islands” in the middle of the strip, ahead of any offensive in Rafah, according to the Israeli military. 

Survivors say that at least 60 migrants lost their lives after a rubber dinghy encountered difficulties in the Mediterranean Sea. The 25 survivors were rescued by the Ocean Viking, a vessel operated by the humanitarian organisation SOS Méditerranée.

James Crumbley, aged 47, has been found guilty of manslaughter in connection with a school shooting where his son, a Michigan school gunman, killed four students.