Your daily round-up of today's news...
- The International Criminal Court denied the interim release of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte.
- The Malacañang has strongly denied the claim of former MECO Chief Silvestre Bello III that President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. offered him to run as congressman in Davao City 3rd District. According to Palace Press Officer Claire Castro, he personally confirmed Bello's accusation to the President and he directly denied it. The issue came to light after Bello said in a forum that he was allegedly offered ₱1 billion and a possible Cabinet post in exchange for running against Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab, who is connected to the previous administration.
- House Deputy Minority Leader and Mamayang Liberal Party-list Rep. Leila De Lima is not convinced by the Comelec-Political Finance and Affairs Department (PFAD) decision that Sen. Francis Escudero and his campaign contributor Lawrence Lubiano did not violate the Omnibus Election Code. De Lima believes that the PFAD's investigation into Escudero's receipt of a ₱30 million campaign donation from Lubiano, who is the president of Centerways Construction and Development, Inc., is insufficient.
- The death toll from the Hong Kong tower block fire has risen to 128.
- The UK government drops plan to give workers protection from unfair dismissal on the first day of their new job in a major reversal.
- US President Donald Trump says that Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two National Guard members shot by an Afghan suspect in Washington, DC, has died.
- The Aspark Owl Roadster was unveiled, and it will go 0-100kph in 1.78 seconds.
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- The last Bugatti powered by the 8.0L W16 engine, a final unit of the track-only Bugatti Bolide, rolled off the assembly line.
- Iron Dames ends their FIA WEC campaign after five seasons.
- Season 2 of the TV anime Hell's Paradise will air on January 11, 2026.
- Nintendo took over Bandai Namco Studios Singapore and renamed it Nintendo Studios Singapore.
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