US/UN suspends travel to Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen after staff arrest
The United Nations has suspended all travel to areas held by Yemen's Houthi rebels after seven of its staff were arrested by the group.
The Houthis have previously arrested UN employees, as well as individuals associated with the then-US Embassy in Sanaa and aid groups.
USA/ Los Angeles fires: Residents sue over water shortage
Even before the fires are extinguished, LA residents seem to blame the lack of water for the devastation.
The Los Angeles fires have caused devastation across the county, with more than 12,000 homes and buildings lost to the blaze.
As Californians seek to reclaim the pieces of their lives, some have turned to legal means to recover their losses.
Germany/ German opposition leader Merz under criticism for vow to crack down on immigration
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz is under fire for vowing stricter border controls if elected chancellor, with the leader citing a deadly knife attack allegedly carried out by a rejected asylum seeker as justification for a migration overhaul.
The leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) presented a five-point migration plan on Thursday that calls for, among other things, a "de facto entry ban" for all people without valid documents and permanent control of all of Germany's borders.
Indonesia agrees to repatriate ailing French citizen who spent nearly 20 years on death row
Indonesia and France have signed an agreement for the repatriation of Serge Atlaoui, a French citizen who has been on death row since 2007 for suspected drug offences, but who will now return to France on February 4.
Atlaoui was arrested in 2005 for his alleged involvement in a factory that produced the psychedelic drug MDMA. Police accused him of working as a "chemist" in a factory on the outskirts of Jakarta.
Source: Euronews
