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1. Around 40 dead, more than 100 injured in blaze at Swiss ski resort bar during New Year's Eve party

   

   About 40 people are dead and 115 others injured, most of them seriously, after a fire tore through a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve party in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana in Switzerland, officials said on Thursday.

2. Some snowbirds want out of Florida. A bad housing market makes it hard to leave

   

   As the era of bilateral bad blood between Canada and the U.S. drags on, some snowbirds are facing a choice this January: Go south to warmer climes, or boycott a country that has gone from friend to somewhat of a foe.

3. Several killed in Iran during violent protests sparked by economic conditions

   

   Several people were killed during unrest in Iran, Iranian media and rights groups said on Thursday, as the biggest protests to hit the Islamic Republic for three years over worsening economic conditions sparked violence in several provinces.

4. Trump's 'unprecedented' diplomat recall sparks concerns over politicization of foreign service

   

   The Trump administration’s recent recall of 30 career diplomats from around the world as part of its "America First" priority push is unprecedented, according to experts who say it may serve to politicize the American Foreign Service while populating it with those who lack the skills to deal with challenging diplomatic issues.

5. Mamdani vows to govern 'expansively and audaciously' in inaugural speech as NYC mayor

   

   Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as the mayor of New York City just after midnight Thursday, taking the oath of office at a historic, decommissioned subway station in Manhattan.