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The Rum-Tum-Toker; BBC Ooh-la-la.

Ringing the dinner bell.

Bill Kurtis reads three quotes from the week's news: "Iran-dom Acts of Trumpness," "The Princess and the Flee" and "The Toilet Terminator."

An injured koala is treated at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Zoo on January 10 in Kangaroo Island, Australia.

Opinion: We May Never Know The Toll Fires Have Taken On Australia's Wildlife

A billion animals in Australia may have been impacted or killed by the wildfires so far, and some may have been pushed to the edge of extinction.

Joaquin Phoenix is Arthur Fleck, a party clown and aspiring stand-up comic who struggles with mental illness and turns violent in <em>Joker</em>.

Fresh Air Weekend: 'Joker' Director Todd Phillips; 'American Oligarchs'

Phillips explores mental health in his Batman villain origin story. Author Andrea Bernstein discusses the power and influence of the Trump and Kushner families. John Powers reviews HBO's The Outsider.

Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said, seen during a 2010 ceremony in Muscat, died at the age of 79 after suffering for years from an undisclosed illness. After a half-century reign, he has been succeeded by Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.

Omani Sultan Qaboos, Who Ruled Oman For Half A Century, Dies At 79

The long-serving monarch named his successor, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, who was sworn in as sultan Saturday. Under Qaboos, the tiny Middle Eastern state took on an outsize role in regional diplomacy.

U.S. soldiers keep watch near the wreckage of their vehicle at the site of a Taliban suicide attack in Kandahar in August 2017.

2 U.S. Troops Killed By Taliban Bomb In Southern Afghanistan

The soldiers were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban in Kandahar province. Two other U.S. troops were wounded in the attack.

Tsai Ing-wen's victory is a sign that Beijing's efforts to co-opt Taiwan's political and commercial institutions instead mobilized a younger, more pro-independence electorate.

Rebuking China, Taiwan Votes To Reelect President Tsai Ing-wen

More than 8 million voters cast their ballots for Tsai, who defeated a populist mayor running on a platform of closer ties to Beijing.

Mourners gathered for a candlelight vigil Saturday in Iran's capital, Tehran, to remember the victims of the Ukrainian plane crash.

Iran's 'Unforgivable Mistake' Downing Jet Elicits Furor At Home And Abroad

After many denials, Iran's admission that it accidentally downed a Ukrainian plane was cautiously embraced by world leaders as a "step forward." Back in Tehran, protesters' reaction was far angrier.

U.S. Protests Iraq's Call To Withdraw American Troops

The U.S. military says it has not received any official notice to withdraw from Iraq.

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