The UN Security Council will hold an emergency session on Wednesday after North Korea said it had successfully detonated a hydrogen bomb. The claim has not yet been confirmed and many experts are already skeptical.
The country first conducted an underground nuclear test in 2006 and most recently in 2013.
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WORLD
British Prime Minister David Cameron is to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as part of negotiations over a reformed EU. Earlier, Merkel’s office in Berlin had been sealed off for several hours after a suspicious package was discovered. No explosives were found.
Meanwhile, in Cologne and Hamburg, police are still seeking “hundreds” of men responsible for an “unprecedented” wave of sexual assaults on women on New Years Eve.
In an emotional speech yesterday, President Obama outlined his plans for executive action on guns.
And in another in a string of powerful recent front pages, the New York Daily News goes for it…
In Britain, Jeremy Corbyn’s much-hyped “reshuffle” is apparently still going on…
It’s also PMQs. Watch live here:
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BUSINESS
So is Twitter planning to lengthen its character limit or not?
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SPORTS
So Pep Guardiola finally confirms that he wants to come to the Premier League in the summer. But where will he end up?
After a record-setting first innings in Durban, can England er, hang on for a draw..?
Regardless of the outcome, among the memorable moments in the match will be Temba Bavuma becoming the first black African player to score a Test century in South Africa.
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The Overnight Note 