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Thailand 2026 election: What you need to know After cycling through three PMs in less than three years, Thailand voters are going to the polls on February 8. They will also decide whether to draft a new constitution to replace the current military-backed charter. EU says TikTok's 'addictive design' harms children European Union regulators released preliminary findings that TikTok's constant flow of content puts users' brains into "autopilot mode." The social network has strongly rejected the accusations. Sudanese refugee dentists rebuild care in Uganda Sudanese doctors who fled the war are rebuilding their medical careers in Kampala, offering free treatment to refugees and modern care for locals as they reconstruct a sense of purpose in exile. German exports to US plummet, but Europe provides a boost The number of German goods sent to the US nosedived in 2025 due to tariffs, even as overall exports surprisingly rose, buoyed by orders from within Europe. Could Hungary win its case against the EU's Russian gas ban? The EU has banned the import of all Russian gas by the end of 2027. Hungary is taking the matter to the European Court of Justice — and some legal experts think it might have a case. Russian general hospitalized after 'several shots' in Moscow Russian officials said the deputy chief of military intelligence, Vladimir Alekseyev, was targeted by "an unidentified individual." US ambassador cuts ties with Polish parliament speaker The diplomatic row comes after Sejm speaker Czarzasty said Donald Trump didn't "deserve" the Nobel Peace Prize. Poland is one of the US' closest allies in Europe and lies on NATO's eastern flank. Berlin airport halts takeoffs, landings for second day The airport which serves Germany's capital and the surrounding Brandenburg state is cancelling flights as of Friday morning due to black ice and freezing rain. US destroys alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific The US military has said two alleged drug traffickers were killed in a strike in the eastern Pacific. It is the second such strike since the US captured the then-Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Epstein files show Norwegian ex-PM Jagland's ties to sex offender Police have requested the revocation of Thorbjorn Jagland's immunity linked to his past position as a senior diplomat. He is among many high-profile figures facing scrutiny after the latest Epstein files release. Venezuela: Interim president hails amnesty bill's first vote Venezuela's National Assembly has approved an amnesty bill in its first vote that could lead to the mass release of political prisoners. The bill marks a milestone in the post-Maduro transition. Trump says new nuclear treaty needed to replace New START The expiration of New START treaty has ended the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia.