January 27, 2021: U.S., China confer on Ukraine, Supreme Court Justice Breyer, Synagogue hostage, North Korea, Omicron

1. China has told the United States it wants to see all sides involved in Ukraine remain calm and avoid increasing tension while the United States stressed de-escalation and warned of the security and economic risks from Russian aggression.

2. Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire, lawmakers said, giving President Joe Biden the opportunity to fulfill a campaign promise to nominate the first Black woman to the nation's top judicial body.

3. The U.S. Justice Department has filed criminal charges against a man for allegedly selling the gun that another man later used to take hostages at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas.

4. Nuclear-armed North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles, drawing condemnation from the United States for what would be the sixth round of missile tests this month.

5. After an uncomfortable but relatively brief return to coronavirus restrictions triggered by the Omicron variant, England is going back to "Plan A" - learning to live with a disease that is probably here to stay.

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