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Olympics, Blackouts, and Borders: World News Heats Up

Milan and Cortina Gear Up to Co-Host 2026 Winter Olympics

Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, are preparing to jointly host the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, marking the first time the Winter Olympics will be officially co-hosted by multiple cities, according to Time. The games are scheduled to begin on February 6 and conclude on February 22, 2026.

More than 3,500 athletes are expected to participate in the games, which will be split between the fashion and finance hub of Milan and the alpine resort town of Cortina d'Ampezzo. Milan will host ice sports such as figure skating and hockey, while Cortina will host skiing, snowboarding, and other mountain events, Time reported.

The joint bid from Milan and Cortina won in 2019, beating out a bid from Stockholm and Åre in Sweden, according to Time.

Meanwhile, in Kyiv, Ukraine, residents are facing a difficult winter as Russia's war continues to impact the country's energy grid. "The fourth winter of Russia's war on Ukraine has been the most brutal in recent times, and the Russians have weaponized this by repeatedly attacking Ukraine's energy grid," Joanna Kakissis of NPR Politics reported. Candles have become a last resort for light during power outages, serving as a reminder of the ongoing conflict. "February ... is sobbing," the Ukrainian poet said, as quoted by Kakissis.

In Minneapolis, White House border czar Tom Homan announced Wednesday that 700 federal immigration agents would be leaving the city after a month-long enforcement surge, Time reported. Homan stated that the drawdown was made possible by unprecedented cooperation between federal and local officials. He added that approximately 2,000 federal law enforcement officers would remain in the area. "This is smart law enforcement, not less law enforcement," Homan said, according to Time.

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