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The annual Doomsday Clock report by atomic scientists has once again set the clock at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it has been to the end of the world since its inception in 1947. This reflects the possibility of nuclear escalation due to the Russian-Ukrainian war and the multiple impacts of the climate crisis on human survival after the Earth set a record high temperature last year.

Recently, more than 1.4 million people across Germany took to the streets to protest against the far-right’s expulsion of immigrants policy. Protesters condemned the far-right’s actions, believing that these actions seriously violated human rights values and threatened Germany’s multicultural society. They emphasized equal respect for all people, regardless of their race, religion, or nationality.

The second stop of the US Republican presidential primary, New Hampshire, will be held on January 23. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced his withdrawal earlier and endorsed former US President Donald Trump. Currently, the Republican nomination battle has almost become a one-on-one showdown between former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and Trump. The results of the New Hampshire primary have also become the focus of attention from all parties.

Iran, a Shia Islamic country, launched an air strike against Pakistan, a Sunni country, on the 16th of March, on the pretext of fighting against terrorist organizations, resulting in two deaths and three injuries. Pakistan retaliated by launching air strikes against separatist militants in Iranian territory on the 18th, killing at least nine people.

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, 83, announced her abdication on New Year's Day due to health reasons, ending her 52-year reign and making her the first Danish monarch to abdicate on her own in nearly 900 years. More than 100,000 Danes witnessed the historic moment in the capital, Copenhagen, as the new king, Frederik X, assumed the throne on the 14th and ushered in a new era.

In an effort to find common ground on a peace proposal for Ukraine, more than 80 countries began their fourth discussion in Switzerland on the 14th of this month. However, the co-host country, Switzerland, admitted that the long-term goal is for Russia to participate in the talks as well.

South Korea's Joint Staff Headquarters at 2:58 p.m. local time on the 14th pointed out that North Korea on the afternoon of the 14th to the direction of the Sea of Japan in the eastern part of the Korean Peninsula launched ballistic missiles; Japan's Ministry of Defense pointed out that the missile launched by North Korea may have already fallen into the sea, the location of Japan's exclusive economic zone outside the scope.

According to Japan's "Yomiuri Shimbun" reported that Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) a domestic flight on the flight cockpit window cracks, the plane turned back in an emergency, and no casualties.

A leader of one of Burma's rebel groups, the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), said on December 12 that he had reached a cease-fire agreement with the Burmese military government, and that Burma's neighboring country, China, had sent representatives to participate in the talks.

Tourism activities in North Korea have been disrupted by the strictest border control measures since the country imposed a border blockade in early 2020 to curb the COVID-19 outbreak. Media reports indicate that North Korea will reopen its borders to foreigners in early February, and the first group of Russian tourists will be allowed to enter the country.