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Honour your promises, says Zelensky

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskhy as called on allies to honour all promises to supply Ukraine with weapons, including those to counter Russian air attacks. Zelensky said that over the past week Russian forces had launched hundreds of strikes on Ukraine and nearly 700 aerial bombs and over 600 attack drones were used. Ukrainian air defences downed 60 out of 94 drones launched by Russia overnight, the air force said. It said that 34 drones were “lost”, in reference to Ukraine’s use of electronic warfare to redirect Russian drones.

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Africa

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Island voters decide next parliament

Voters in Comoros were heading to the polls to elect the Indian Ocean archipelago’s 33-seat parliament, a year after the re-election of President Azali Assoumani in a poll which the opposition alleged was marred by widespread irregularities. Officials from the ruling party have denied those allegations.

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Aviation

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Russian airport puts freeze on flights

Pulkovo airport in Russia’s St Petersburg has halted operations due to heavy snowfall, the airport has said. At around 0830 local time (0530 GMT) the airport announced it was halting all flights and planned to resume operations shortly. However, this has been postponed until weather conditions improve. Artyom Korenyako, a spokesman for the national aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia, wrote in his Telegram account that as of 1235 local time 33 planes bound for St Petersburg had been redirected to alternate airports, primarily in Moscow.

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Japan

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Paratroopers leap into new year

Paratroopers from Japan’s Self Defence Force (JSDF) jumped hundreds of metres from aircraft with their American counterparts for their annual New Year’s drills. Officially titled the “New Year Jump,” according to JSDF officials, the drill, which is held at the Narashino Exercise Area in central Japan’s Funabashi, is the first Japan-US paratrooper exercise of 2025, which also involved paratroopers from other allies of Japan, including the Philippines and Canada.

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Technology

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Bio Leg lends support to amputees

At CES 2025, the Bio Leg robotic prosthetic knee is being hailed as a game-changer for amputees, offering an advancement over traditional passive prosthetics. Unlike standard models, the Bio Leg incorporates a system of sensors, motors, and a battery that work in real-time to support the user’s movements. “This one has muscle. That makes a big difference. This muscle can have patient do some things they couldn’t do,” said Xiojun Sun, CEO of Bio Leg.

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Election

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Milanovic leads as Croatia votes

Croats are voting in a presidential run-off election, with incumbent Zoran Milanovic ahead in opinion surveys of Dragan Primorac of the ruling Croatia’s Democratic Union for the chiefly ceremonial position. Polling stations opened at 0600 GMT and will close at 1800 GMT, with exit polls expected minutes later. Preliminary results will be known around 1900 GMT and official results are expected in the following days.

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