Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom called Olympic skier Eileen Gu a "traitor" for representing China, while talks on the Russia-Ukraine war continued in Geneva, and a climber went on trial in Austria for allegedly leaving his girlfriend to die on a mountain. These are among the top stories making headlines.
Freedom, speaking on Fox News' "Ingraham Angle," condemned Gu, who was born and raised in the United States, for competing for China. "She built her fame in a free country, and then chooses to represent an authoritarian regime," Freedom said.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian, Russian, and American officials reconvened in Geneva for a second day of trilateral talks aimed at securing peace in the ongoing war. According to the NY Times, negotiators offered no public sign of progress after the first day of discussions. The talks were expected to focus on the fate of Ukrainian-held territory in the east, which Moscow wants under its control as a condition for ending the war. This is one of two main obstacles to a peace deal, along with the question of postwar Western security guarantees for Ukraine.
In Austria, a climber went on trial accused of gross negligent manslaughter after his girlfriend died on a mountain climbing trip to the Grossglockner. The woman, Kerstin G, died of hypothermia. The boyfriend is accused of leaving her unprotected and exhausted close to the summit in stormy conditions in the early hours of January 19, 2025, while he went to get help, according to BBC World. The trial has sparked interest and debate in mountain climbing communities.
In other news, a specialist online investigator used a clue found on the dark web to rescue an abused girl. Disturbing images of the girl were being shared on the dark web, an encrypted corner of the internet. The abuser was conscious of "covering their tracks," according to the BBC Technology report. The investigator, Greg Squire, discovered that the clue to the 12-year-old's location was hidden in her bedroom.
Finally, women from Syria's Alawite minority are sharing accounts of kidnap and rape, according to BBC News Arabic. One woman, Ramia, said she was dragged into a vehicle by armed men who beat her and insulted her sect.
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