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Travellers face severe delays as planes, trains and cars are halted due to snowstorms and high winds, as temperatures plummet to -20C. In Japan, the deaths of up to five people are being linked to the weather and thousands are forced to sleep in train carriages or stations.

The suspect, who has been arrested following the incident, was described by local media as wielding either a machete or a samurai sword as he allegedly attacked churchgoers in San Lorenzo parish in Algeciras.

Who is sending tanks to Ukraine? Germany has committed to sending one company of Leopard 2 A6 tanks, or 14 vehicles, to Ukraine after weeks of hesitation. Chancellor Olaf Scholz also said Germany would approve requests by other countries to do the same. The pressure on Mr Scholz mounted after Poland formally asked Germany to approve sending Leopard 2 tanks from Polish stocks to Ukraine. The goal is for Germany and its allies to provide Ukraine with a total of two battalions, or 88 tanks.

Aircraft giant Boeing will answer a fraud charge in court later over two plane crashes which killed 346 people. Both accidents were down to flaws in the flight control systems on the 737 Max aircraft which caused nosedives. Boeing was found to have failed to disclose information about the system but avoided a trial by agreeing to pay $2.5bn (£1.8bn) in fines and compensation. Relatives of those who died are trying to reopen the settlement. It means that for the first time, the company will be formally charged in court in relation to the two crashes, and will have to plead guilty or not guilty. Boeing has previously opposed reopening the agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), saying to do so would be "unprecedented, unworkable and inequitable." It declined to comment on the arraignment. Boeing 737 Max aircraft were cleared to fly again in the US in 2020 and the UK and EU in 2021 after being grounded following the crashes in 2019.

The truck brand is developing a new small pickup, and prototypes have been caught on camera while being tested in the European Arctic. The vehicle is set to be called the Ram 1200 and initially built on the other side of the world in Brazil for global sale. The trucks in the photos are covered in camouflaging panels that make them look like cardboard SUVs, but underneath they are fully functional vehicles.

A man in Germany fatally stabbed two people and injured seven others on a train before police finally arrested him Wednesday. "It is terrible," Interior Minister of Schleswig-Holstein state Sabine Suetterlin-Waack told German public broadcaster NDR. "We are shocked and horrified that something like this has happened." The man, identified as 20 to 30 years old, boarded a train traveling from Kiel to Hamburg and attacked several passengers at around 3 p.m. before the train reached the Brokstedt station in northern Germany.

ITV News' Emma Burrows explores the speculation surrounding the Russian leaders' health and assesses what impact any illness he may be suffering could have on the war in Ukraine Is Vladimir Putin unwell? Does he have Parkinson's? Cancer? A chronic illness? Does he use body doubles? Could he even be dead?As the war in Ukraine has progressed, more and more rumours have swirled about the state of Putin's health.

The United States and Germany announced they are sending Abrams and Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. CNN's John King speaks with Retired Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling on when the tanks will be ready for use.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the U.S. will send 31 of its frontline battle tanks to Ukraine, reversing his previous reluctance to provide armored vehicles as Ukrainian forces prepare for a new Russian offensive. The M1 Abrams tanks, which Kiev requested and Biden faced international pressure to deliver, are viewed as critical to stave off a springtime offensive by Russian forces and to help the Ukrainians claw back parts of their country seized during the invasion ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Two to three criminal cases against officers are expected to go to court every week in the coming months, the Met Police commissioner has revealed. Sir Mark Rowley apologised to the victims of former officer David Carrick and said the public should "prepare for more painful stories as we confront cases that… corrupt our integrity".

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says his country will send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine Scholz has told a cabinet meeting that Germany will send 14 Leopard tanks and give permission for other countries to send theirs too The move follows weeks of international pressure from Kyiv and its allies to approve the export of the German-made tanks Public opinion in Germany is divided and Scholz is said to have been insistent that the US jointly sends its M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine

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Chris Hipkins has been sworn in as New Zealand's 41st prime minister. The 44-year-old was formally appointed to the role in Wellington, a week after Jacinda Ardern's shock resignation. Ms Ardern, 42, had said she no longer has "enough in the tank" to lead the country. The country's governor-general Cindy Kiro accepted her formal resignation on Wednesday. Mr Hipkins built a reputation as the minister who led New Zealand's Covid-19 strategy.

The multiverse-skipping sci-fi indie hit "Everything Everywhere All at Once" led this year's Oscar nominations as Hollywood heaped honors on big-screen spectacles like "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Avatar: The Way of Water" a year after a streaming service won best picture for the first time. Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan's "Everything Everywhere All at Once" landed a leading 11 nominations on Tuesday. The 10 movies up for best picture are: "All Quiet on the Western Front"; "Avatar: The Way of Water"; "The Banshees of Inisherin"; "Elvis"; "Everything Everywhere All at Once"; "The Fabelmans"; "Tár"; "Top Gun: Maverick"; "Triangle of Sadness"; "Women Talking."

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) said the calving happened a decade after scientists first detected the growth of vast cracks in the ice. They relocated the Halley research station 23km inland in 2016 after what they called Chasm One began to widen.

Several senior Ukrainian officials have resigned as President Volodymyr Zelensky begins a shake-up of personnel across his government. A top adviser, four deputy ministers and five regional governors left their posts on Tuesday. Their departures come as Ukraine launches a broad anti-corruption drive. Recently, authorities have seen bribery claims, reports of officials buying food at inflated prices and one figure accused of living a lavish lifestyle. Senior aide Mykhailo Podolyak said Mr Zelensky was responding to a "key public demand" that justice should apply to everyone. The president has already banned state officials from leaving the country unless on authorised business.

The city of Monterey Park, California, had planned to gather in celebration this week. Instead, they joined together in mourning as the community held a vigil for 11 people murdered at a local dance hall just two days before. Residents and leaders of the city's Asian-American community organised a candlelight memorial outside the city hall on Monday evening to honour the victims, holding a powerful three-minute moment of silence and reciting prayers from a range of faiths. "Our joyous Lunar New Year celebration was turned utterly upside down into tragedy and fear," said Representative Judy Chu. "We must support one another and work our way through this."