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A dramatic new report has shed light on the mysterious crash of a U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz. According to The Wall Street Journal, U.S. officials believe the advanced helicopter may have been struck by a one-way attack drone during a patrol mission near the strategic waterway. The report says the drone exploded directly in front of the Apache, damaging its infrared guidance system and forcing the aircraft into the sea. The two pilots reportedly escaped the sinking helicopter moments before it disappeared beneath the water and survived for nearly two hours in the Strait of Hormuz before being rescued.

U.S. and Iranian officials said on Sunday they have agreed on a deal to end their war, halt the U.S. blockade of ​Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, possibly leading ​to lower energy prices once oil shipments resume through the critical waterway.

WHAT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS MEAN FOR UKRAINE President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that Russia intends to deprive ⁠Ukraine of this energy by planning to hit substations that supply nuclear power to consumers, plunging the country into a complete blackout.Also Read: US, Ukraine, Russia officials to hold trilateral meeting in UAE: Zelenskyy at Davos Ukraine currently operates three nuclear power plants with a total capacity of 7.7 gigawatts. The fourth plant, Europe’s largest, Zaporizhzhia NPP, is occupied by Russia and not operating. The current generation deficit is about 10 gigawatts, which is only partially compensated ‌for by imports, meaning authorities ‌must implement large-scale rolling blackouts during which entire regions are left without power for hours. One industry source, who asked not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the subject, said nuclear generation was ‌now providing up to 80% of the power consumed in Ukraine, which has virtually no other generating capacity left intact.

US President Donald Trump launched the “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos on January 22. Although it was originally proposed in 2025 as a mechanism to oversee the ceasefire and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, it is now supposed to expand to also address global conflicts. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed Trump’s Board of Peace charter in Davos along with other world leaders and views its participation as a way to support a permanent ceasefire and scale up humanitarian aid for the Palestinians.

US Exits WHO: The United States officially announced that it has formally withdrawn from the World Health Organisation (WHO). This move ends Washington’s membership in the global health body.  Meanwhile, according to the Trump administration, the move fulfills a promise made on the president’s first day in office. Also Read- Canada took on Trump in Davos, why is India staying silent? In a joint statement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated that the withdrawal was carried out through an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump and was aimed at freeing the United States from what they described as the organisation’s constraints.  Continue reading “Today, the United States withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO), freeing itself from its constraints, as President Trump promised on his first day in office by signing E.O. 14155,” the statement said. “This action responds to the WHO’s failures during the COVID-19 pandemic and seeks to rectify the harm from those failures inflicted on the American people.”