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Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, promised a “strong, swift and precise” response to a shooting near a synagogue in Jerusalem that killed seven people on Friday. The past few days have seen a series of lethal attacks. On Saturday a 13-year-old Palestinian boy shot and wounded two Israelis. And on Thursday Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians during a raid on Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.
The Memphis Police Department disbanded its Scorpion unit after five of its officers were tied to the death of Tyre Nichols, an unarmed black man. The unit was a specialised group tasked with patrolling crime hotspots. Video footage showed Mr Nichols being beaten during a traffic stop on January 7th. He died three days later. The officers involved have been sacked and charged with second-degree murder.
Japan and the Netherlands reached a deal with America to limit exports of chipmaking tools to China as the White House seeks to restrict China’s ability to develop advanced semiconductors and bolster its own chip industry. Dutch and Japanese support is essential: ASML, Nikon and Tokyo Electron are leading manufacturers of chipmaking kit.
Russian missile strikes killed three people and wounded at least two in Kostiantynivka, a small city in eastern Ukraine, according to local officials. Separately, reports emerged of fierce fighting in the town of Vuhledar, also in the Donetsk region. On Friday Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, described the situation at the front as “extremely acute”, especially in Donetsk.
Petr Pavel, a retired general, won the second round of the Czech Republic’s presidential election, beating Andrej Babis, an oligarch and former prime minister. With nearly all ballots counted, Mr Pavel had more than 58% of the vote. The country’s presidency is a largely ceremonial position, but Mr Pavel has been a strong supporter of NATO and providing aid for Ukraine.
Drones attacked an Iranian defence factory in Isfahan, in the centre of the country, on Saturday, according to Iran’s defence ministry. Three unmanned aerial vehicles were reported shot down. The ministry did not say whom it suspected of the attack.
Peru’s congress refused to bring the country’s presidential elections forward to December 2023, despite a plea from the incumbent, Dina Boluarte. Peru has been gripped by almost daily protests demanding her resignation since she took office after a bungled coup attempt by her predecessor, Pedro Castillo, in early December. Forty-seven people have been killed in clashes between demonstrators and security forces.
Word of the week: Blat, Russian for an “economy of favours”, meaning one based on contacts, cunning and petty bribery. Read the full story.
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