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Canadian-born actress Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71, her management agency said on Friday.  O'Hara was an Emmy-winner who starred in the series "Schitt's Creek" and the movie "Home Alone." She also starred in the movie "Beetlejuice" and the Hollywood satire show "The Studio." The management agency said O'Hara died at her

The handle of a Tesla Model Y electric vehicle sits flush against the vehicle's side inside a showroom in Beijing on February 3, 2026. China will ban hidden door handles on cars sold in the country starting next year, phasing out the minimalist design because of safety concerns. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

Skip next section Closing summary January 30, 2026 Closing summary Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Donald Trump asked Vladimir Putin to halt Russian strikes on Kyiv until February 1.  Russian strikes over the course of recent days on Ukraine's energy grid have severely impacted residents of the country, with thousands of people left without

New Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro. Ricardo Moreira/Getty Images for Disney hide caption toggle caption Ricardo Moreira/Getty Images for Disney The Walt Disney Company is getting a new CEO. Tuesday morning, the company's board of directors announced that Josh D'Amaro will replace Bob Iger, who's been at the helm for nearly two decades. D'Amaro is a

Skip next section We'll be back with the latest headlines from Germany tomorrow January 30, 2026 We'll be back with the latest headlines from Germany tomorrow Thank you for reading! We'll be back with the weekend edition of our blog tomorrow. https://p.dw.com/p/57mTY Skip next section German union calls for nationwide transport strikes on Monday January 30

Syrian-American cantor Henry Hamra at the Central Synagogue of Aleppo, once the center of a thriving Jewish community in the northern Syrian city. The Syrian government transferred control of Jewish sites in December to Hamra's Jewish heritage organization. Jane Arraf/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jane Arraf/NPR ALEPPO, Syria — Decades after almost the entire Syrian

The Common European Asylum System (CEAS) is the European Union's legal framework to create uniform, fair and efficient standards for processing asylum applications. The system's reform, agreed in 2024, will become legally binding in Germany and throughout the EU in June 2026. EU member states had a two-year implementation period during which the new rules — including

NASA has delayed the launch of its Artemis II lunar fly-by mission by at least a month. Testing of the rocket and capsule, shown here on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Sunday, revealed a number of issues. The launch, with four astronauts, would be the first crewed mission to the

Czech President Petr Pavel is not one given to rash pronouncements.  The ex-head of the Czech armed forces and former chairman of the NATO Military Committee cuts a calm, unflappable figure. His public remarks, whether scripted or unscripted, are usually delivered in a measured, steady tone, helped by his military bearing and impeccably clipped silver

Then-British Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson speaks during the rededication ceremony of the George Washington Statue in the National Gallery in London, June 18, 2025. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption toggle caption Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP LONDON — British police on Tuesday opened a criminal investigation into politician Peter Mandelson over alleged misconduct in public office related