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Aerial view of the village of Niscemi near the Sicilian town of Caltanissetta, southern Italy, January 27, 2026, where severe storms provoked a landslide, and some 1,500 people had to be evacuated from their homes. Photo: Alberto Lo Bianco/LaPresse via AP
World / 28 January 2026
World in brief: January 28, 2026
28 January 2026
Palestinian children sit on an area near the tents of a makeshift camp for displaced people in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, January 27, 2026
Gaza / 28 January 2026
Deadly attacks on Gaza continue despite body of last Israeli hostage returning home
28 January 2026
People protest as part of the
United States / 28 January 2026
US 'No Kings' protest to challenge immigration crackdown
28 January 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters while meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan at the State Department in Washington, January 13, 2026
Venezuela / 28 January 2026
Rubio threatens Venezuela with further military action
28 January 2026
Sven Schulze, Minister for Economic Affairs, Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry of Saxony-Anhalt comes to the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament, January 28, 2026. Photo: Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa via AP
Germany / 28 January 2026
German state swaps out governor over AfD fears
28 January 2026
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists members (from left) Jon B. Wolfsthal, Asha M. George and Steve Fetter, reveal the Doomsday Clock, set to 85 seconds to midnight, January 23, 2026, in Washington
World / 28 January 2026
Doomsday Clock set to 85 seconds to midnight
28 January 2026
People walk out of an Amazon Go store in Seattle, March 4, 2020
World / 28 January 2026
Amazon to slash 16,000 jobs
28 January 2026
UNCHR High Commissioner Barham Salih talks during an interview with the Associated Press, in Rome, January 26, 2026
World / 27 January 2026
World in brief: January 27, 2026
27 January 2026
A person holds a sign of Alex Pretti during a protest outside the office of Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., January 26, 2026, in Minneapolis
United States / 27 January 2026
Republicans and gun rights advocates push back over White House blaming Pretti for death
27 January 2026
Sailors preparing a Boeing EA-18G Growler on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indian Ocean on January 21, 2026. Photo: Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman/U.S. Navy via AP
Iran / 27 January 2026
At least 6,000 killed in Iran crackdown as US aircraft carrier arrives in region
27 January 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre) welcomes European Council President Antonio Costa (left)and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen before their meeting in New Delhi, India, January 27,2026
Trade / 27 January 2026
India and EU sign free trade deal after nearly two decades of negotiations
27 January 2026
Broken window glass is seen in an apartment following a Russian air attack in the city center in Odesa, Ukraine, January 27, 2026
Russia-Ukraine / 27 January 2026
Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia under the false promise of civilian work and then forced to fight in the Ukraine war, investigation finds
27 January 2026
Young people use their phones to view social media in Sydney, November 8, 2024
France / 27 January 2026
France approves Bill to ban social media for children
27 January 2026
A migrant carries his belongings at an abandoned school building where hundreds of mostly undocumented migrants had been living, in Badalona, near Barcelona, Spain, December 17, 2025
Spain / 27 January 2026
Spain to grant legal status to thousands of immigrants lacking permission
27 January 2026
Philippine coast guard personnel carry a body bag in Zamboanga city, January 26, 2026, after M/V Trisha Kerstin 3, an inter-island cargo and passenger ferry sank
World / 26 January 2026
World in brief: January 26, 2026
26 January 2026
Two women embrace next to a banner with a photo of Ran Gvili after the announcement that the hostage, whose remains were the last to be recovered from Gaza, had been identified, in a plaza known as Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 26, 2026
Gaza / 26 January 2026
Remains of the final hostage in Gaza recovered
26 January 2026
People protest against ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) in downtown Minneapolis, January 25, 2026
United States / 26 January 2026
Judge to hear arguments to curb Minnesota immigration crackdown
26 January 2026
Vehicles along the flood-damaged N1 road in Maputo province road, Mozambique, January 17, 2026
Southeast Africa / 26 January 2026
Worst floods in a generation sweep Mozambique
26 January 2026
Then US president Barack Obama and then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shake hand after signing the ‘New Start’ treaty in Prague, April 10, 2010
Nuclear Weapons / 26 January 2026
US showing ‘complete indifference’ to dismantling of New Start treaty, Moscow claims
26 January 2026
Central Africa / 26 January 2026
Islamic State group kills 25 in eastern Congo
26 January 2026
Government supporters carry portraits of kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro during a rally marking the anniversary of the 1958 coup that overthrew Venezuelan dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 23, 2026
Latin America / 26 January 2026
Venezuela's acting president argues for oil reform to bolster sovereignty
26 January 2026
In this photo released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), rescuers search for victims in Pasir Langu village after a landslide, in West Bandung district of West Java province, Indonesia, January 25, 2026
Round-up / 25 January 2026
World in brief: January 25, 2026
25 January 2026
Protesters gather at Embarcadero Plaza for a protest in San Francisco, January 24, 2026, in response to a fatal shooting in Minneapolis
US / 25 January 2026
Thousands take to the streets to protest latest ICE's latest killing in Minneapolis
25 January 2026
An Israeli soldier stands guard during the inauguration ceremony for a new illegal Israeli settlement of Yatziv, near the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the occupied West Bank, January 19, 2026
Middle East / 25 January 2026
Israeli forces kill a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank
25 January 2026
Government supporters carry portraits of kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro during a rally marking the anniversary of the 1958 coup that overthrew Venezuelan dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 23, 2026
Latin America / 25 January 2026
Thousands of Venezuelans demand the return of kidnapped President Maduro and Cilia Flores
25 January 2026
People take shelter in a subway station during Russia's night missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 24, 2026
Eastern Europe / 25 January 2026
Zelensky welcomes ‘constructive’ negotiations with Russia
25 January 2026
South Asia / 25 January 2026
Pakistani rights lawyers jailed for 17 years over social media posts
25 January 2026
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One after leaving the World Economic Forum in Davos for Washington, January 22, 2026
US / 25 January 2026
Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs over China trade deal
25 January 2026
Kurdish fighters with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are cheered by local residents ahead of the end of a four-day truce with the Syrian government in Hassakeh, northeastern Syria, January 24, 2026
Middle East / 25 January 2026
Ceasefire between Syrian and Kurdish-led force extended for 15 days
25 January 2026
A soldier stands at a North Korean military guard post with the country's national flag, seen from Paju, South Korea, June 26, 2024
Round-up / 23 January 2026
World in brief: January 23, 2026
23 January 2026
Pro-immigration protesters rally in front of Minneapolis City Hall, January 17, 2026, in Minneapolis
United States / 23 January 2026
Unions, progressives and clergy urge Minnesotans to join strike against ICE's deportation raids in Minneapolis
23 January 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) greets U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff (centre) and Jared Kushner at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin, in Moscow, January 22, 2026
Eastern Europe / 23 January 2026
Ukrainians freeze as power grid struggles to cope while Washington, Moscow and Kiev hash out peace deal in Abu Dhabi
23 January 2026
Protesters march on a bridge in Tehran, Iran, on December 29, 2025
Middle East / 23 January 2026
Iran has unleashed militarised clampdown to hide massacre of protesters, Amnesty says
23 January 2026
Syrian government forces stand guard at the al-Aqtan prison after taking control of it from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, SDF, in Raqqa, northeastern Syria, January 23, 2026
Middle East / 23 January 2026
Syrian government forces take control of second prison holding former Isis members
23 January 2026
Flags flap in the wind outside NATO headquarters in Brussels, January 19, 2026
Western Europe / 23 January 2026
Spain’s communists call for debate on quitting Nato
23 January 2026
Flames rise from flare stacks at the Amuay refinery in Los Taques, Venezuela, January 14, 2026
Latin America / 23 January 2026
Venezuela proposes bill to allow foreign fossil fuel firms access to its vast oil reserves
23 January 2026
Vietnam's Central Committee of the Communist Party holds a meeting to elect top leaders in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 23, 2026
South-east Asia / 23 January 2026
Lam re-elected as general secretary of Vietnam’s Communist Party
23 January 2026
Palestinians walk along a street surrounded by buildings destroyed during Israeli air and ground operations in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, January 22, 2026
Genocide / 22 January 2026
‘The people of Gaza deserve better than Trump’s gang of rogues’
22 January 2026

Campaigners brand the US President's so-called Board of Peace a ‘board of war’

Australia / 22 January 2026
Gunman at large in Australia after killing 3 and injuring 1
22 January 2026
A man takes a photo of the Russian embassy in Berlin, Germany, March 27, 2018
World / 22 January 2026
World in brief: January 22, 2026
22 January 2026
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen after a meeting in the Foreign Policy Committee at Christiansborg in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 20, 2026. Photo: Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix via AP
Greenland / 22 January 2026
Danish leader says her country will not negotiate over Greenland sovereignty
22 January 2026
Teyana Gibson Brown (second from right) wife of Garrison Gibson, reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before arresting Garrison Gibson, January 11, 2026, in Minneapolis
Authoritarianism / 22 January 2026
US immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a warrant, says memo
22 January 2026
People carry a Cuban flag during a government-organised rally protesting the killing of Cuban officers in Venezuela while US forces kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, in Havana, Cuba, January 16, 2026
Cuba / 22 January 2026
Trump wants ‘regime change’ in Cuba by the end of the year, says US media
22 January 2026
Uganda opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, famously known as Bobi Wine of the National Unity Platform (NUP), casts his vote during the presidential election at a polling station, in Kampala, Uganda, January 15, 2026
East Africa / 22 January 2026
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine insists from hiding that he is ‘not a criminal’
22 January 2026
US President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, January 20, 2026
Greenland / 21 January 2026
‘The thug in the White House doesn’t listen to grovelling’
21 January 2026

Transatlantic row over Trump's attempt to grab Greenland intensifies

Police officers and firefighters inspect the damage after a commuter train derailed as a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks in Gelida, near Barcelona, Spain, January 21, 2026
World / 21 January 2026
World in brief: January 21, 2026
21 January 2026
Palestinians mourn over the body of Mohammed Al-Rajoudi, after he was killed by Israeli fire, during his funeral at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, January 21, 2026
Gaza / 21 January 2026
Israel agrees to join Trump's Gaza Board of Peace
21 January 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Senator Bernie Sanders, speak in front of members of the New York State Nurses Association union during a picket outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, January 20, 2026
United States / 21 January 2026
Mamdani and Sanders rally with striking nurses in New York City
21 January 2026
Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, center, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for his first sentencing trial in the insurrection case, in Seoul, January 21, 2026
South Korea / 21 January 2026
Former South Korean prime minister sentenced to 23 years in prison for insurrection
21 January 2026
People cross the damaged Al-Rashid Bridge on foot, destroyed by retreating Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) troops, a day after Syrian government troops took control of the area on the outskirts of Raqqa, northeastern Syria, January 19, 2026
Syria / 21 January 2026
Syrian military and Kurdish-led forces announce new truce
21 January 2026
Then President of Burkina Faso Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 23, 2022, at the UN headquarters
Burkina Faso / 21 January 2026
Ex-president accused of murder plot expelled from Togo to Burkina Faso
21 January 2026
Israeli authorities demolish a UNRWA compound, belonging to the U.N. agency that assists Palestinian refugees, in east Jerusalem, January 20, 2026
World / 20 January 2026
World in brief: January 20, 2026
20 January 2026
People march during a pro-Greenlanders demonstration, in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 17, 2026. Photo: Emil Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP
United States / 20 January 2026
Trump ratchets up rhetoric on Greenland
20 January 2026
Yemenis perform traditional dance marking the opening of the honey festival in Sanaa, Yemen, January 17, 2026
Yemen / 20 January 2026
Yemen faces worst food crisis since 2022, warns aid group
20 January 2026
Ire Gene Grovner walks through remnants of the old slave's quarters at the Chocolate Plantation where his ancestors lived some eight generations ago on Sapelo Island, Ga., on May 16, 2013
United States / 20 January 2026
Descendants of enslaved Africans go to the polls to protect their Georgia island homes
20 January 2026
Soldiers of the Kurdish-led, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) deploy with armoured military vehicles to secure roads leading to Gweiran Prison, northeastern Syria, January 19, 2026
Syria / 20 January 2026
Deal between Syrian government and Kurdish-led force unravels
20 January 2026
Deployed soldiers exit a vehicle around Congress in Guatemala City, January 19, 2026, after President Bernardo Arévalo declared a state of emergency
Guatemala / 20 January 2026
State of emergency declared in Guatemala as death toll rises to 10 in gangster attacks
20 January 2026
Firefighters battle a blaze at a house as wildfires burn in Lirquen, Chile, January 18, 2026
Chile / 20 January 2026
Chile fights wildfires that killed at least 19
20 January 2026
Relatives of school children who died when the minibus they were riding in collided with a truck, weep at the scene of the crash in Vanderbijlpark, South of Johannesburg, South Africa, January 19, 2026
World / 19 January 2026
World in brief: January 19, 2026
19 January 2026
Pro-immigration protesters rally in front of Minneapolis City Hall, January 17, 2026
US / 19 January 2026
Trump's plan to send troops to Minneapolis for immigration crackdown is unconstitutional, says mayor
19 January 2026
US President Donald Trump speaks during an event to promote investment in rural health care in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, January 16, 2026
International Law / 19 January 2026
UN chief accuses the US of placing its power above international law
19 January 2026
Emergency crews work alongside one of the trains involved in a train collision, in Adamuz, Spain, January 19, 2026
Disaster / 19 January 2026
Death toll in Spanish train collision rises to at least 39
19 January 2026
A deliver worker transfers the merchandise outside the Ritan International Trade Center in Beijing, January 19, 2026
East Asia / 19 January 2026
China's economy grew by 5% in 2025, despite Trumps tariffs
19 January 2026
Vietnam leaders attend a meeting in preparation for the opening of the National Congress in Hanoi, Vietnam, January 19, 2026
Southeast Asia / 19 January 2026
Communist Party of Vietnam National Congress opens
19 January 2026
Presidential candidate Antonio Jose Seguro, of the Socialist Party, delivers a speech at his campaign closing rally ahead of Sunday's presidential election, in Lisbon, January 16, 2026
Western Europe / 19 January 2026
Socialists win the first round of Portugal's presidential election
19 January 2026
People protest against Trump's policy towards Greenland in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, January 17, 2026
Greenland / 18 January 2026
‘It’s time to stop subservience to Donald Trump’
18 January 2026

Activists and political leaders hit out at US tariff threat for opposing Greenland takeover 

This photo provided by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows debris of an ATR 42-500 turboprop airplane at Mount Bulusaraung in South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. Photo: BASARNAS via AP
World / 18 January 2026
World in brief: January 18, 2026
18 January 2026
Displaced Palestinians gather outside a tent at a temporary camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, January 17, 2026
Gaza / 18 January 2026
Israel objects to list of leaders White House says will oversee next steps in Gaza
18 January 2026
Jake Lang, center in the vest, who organized the March Against Minnesota Fraud, clashes with pro-immigration counterprotesters near Minneapolis City Hall, January 17, 2026, in Minneapolis
United States / 18 January 2026
Counter-protesters in Minneapolis drown out far-right influencer
18 January 2026
A supporter of leading opposition candidate Bobi Wine cheers while watching election officials count ballots, after polls closed at a polling station in Kampala, Uganda, January 15, 2026
Uganda / 18 January 2026
Ugandan opposition slam the 'fake' result of presidential election
18 January 2026
Syrian government forces enter the town of Deir Hafer, January 17, 2026, following the withdrawal of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces
World / 18 January 2026
Syrian government forces enter two northern towns after Kurdish-led fighters withdraw
18 January 2026
People gather as firefighters try to control a massive fire that broke out in a multi-story shopping mall, in Karachi, Pakistan, January 18, 2026
Pakistan / 18 January 2026
At least six dead in Karachi shopping mall fire
18 January 2026
Members of the Sudanese Red Crescent rebury the remains of victims of Sudan’s two-year conflict, transferring bodies from makeshift graves to a local cemetery in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026
Round-up / 16 January 2026
World in brief: January 16, 2025
16 January 2026
Federal immigration officers confront protesters outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, January 15, 2026
United States / 16 January 2026
Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end Minneapolis protests
16 January 2026
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez arrives at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, January 15, 2026
World / 16 January 2026
Venezuela's acting leader calls for opening oil industry to foreign investment
16 January 2026
This frame grab from videos taken between January 9 and 11, 2026, and circulating on social media purportedly shows images from a morgue with dozens of bodies and mourners after crackdown on the outskirts of Iran's capital, in Kahrizak, Tehran Province
Middle East / 16 January 2026
US warns Iran ‘all options are on the table’ in emergency UN meeting
16 January 2026
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (centre) arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2025
South Korea / 16 January 2026
Ousted former South Korean president sentenced to 5 years in prison
16 January 2026
Pic: Julian / Creative Commons
Mental Health / 16 January 2026
Australian social media platforms remove 4.7 million children's accounts
16 January 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping (left, centre) and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney (second right) talk during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, January 16, 2026
World / 16 January 2026
China and Canada seek new chapter in relations
16 January 2026
Houses covered by snow are seen on the coast of a sea inlet of Nuuk, Greenland, on January 12, 2026
World / 15 January 2026
World in brief: January 15, 2026
15 January 2026
People take part in a rally in support of anti-government protests in Iran, Berlin Germany, January 14, 2026
Iran / 15 January 2026
China calls for restraint in Iran crisis as UN Security Council sets for emergency session
15 January 2026
Palestinians girls play amid buildings destroyed by Israeli air and ground attacks in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City, January 14, 2026
Gaza Genocide / 15 January 2026
Netanyahu: ceasefire phase 2 is largely symbolic
15 January 2026
Cops stand amid tear gas at the scene of a reported shooting , in Minneapolis, January 14, 2026
United States / 15 January 2026
Fear and anger continue to spread after another immigration shooting in Minneapolis
15 January 2026
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez (centre) with Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello (right) and National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez after a press briefing at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, January 14, 2026
Venezuela / 15 January 2026
Venezuela's acting president Rodriguez holds talks with Trump
15 January 2026
Britain’s Charge d'Affairs to Russia, Danae Dholakia (centre), arrives at the Russia's Foreign Ministry after she was summoned to receive a notice, in Moscow, Russia, January 15, 2026
Eastern Europe / 15 January 2026
Russia expels British diplomat over spying claims
15 January 2026
Rescuers work amid the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, January 14, 2026
Thailand / 15 January 2026
Another construction crane collapses in Thailand, killing 2 people
15 January 2026
Residents pass by one of emergency tents where people can warm up following Russia's regular air attacks against the country's energy, that leave residents without power, water and heating in the dead of winter, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 13, 2026
Round-up / 14 January 2026
World in brief: January 14, 2026
14 January 2026
Nouzha Owkal, cleans her tent after it was damaged by a storm at a displacement camp in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip, January 13, 2026
Gaza / 14 January 2026
Five Palestinians die from the cold as living conditions worsen in Gaza
14 January 2026
Protesters march with placards during a rally in support of the nationwide mass demonstrations in Iran against the government in Paris, January 11, 2026
Middle East / 14 January 2026
Iran protest death toll tops 2,500
14 January 2026
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, January 9, 2026, in Washington
United States / 14 January 2026
US Senate set to vote on war powers resolution to curb Trump's actions on Venezuela
14 January 2026
Town employees walk next to an inflatable boat punctured by French police and used by migrants to cross the Channel, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 on the beach of Gravelines, northern France
Western Europe / 14 January 2026
France bans British anti-migration activists targeting migrant boats
14 January 2026
Uganda opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine, addresses supporters during his final campaign rally at Aga Khan Grounds, in Kampala, Uganda, January 12, 2026
Uganda / 14 January 2026
Ugandan voters go to the polls amid soldiers on the street
14 January 2026
People walk along a street in downtown of Nuuk, Greenland, January 13, 2026
Greenland / 14 January 2026
US VP Vance set to meet with Denmark’s Foreign Minister and his Greenlandic counterpart
14 January 2026
Aerial view of a container terminal in Nanjing in eastern China's Jiangsu province, January 14, 2026
China / 14 January 2026
China's trade surplus surges despite Trump's tariffs
14 January 2026
Buses carrying displaced residents drive past a building in ruins as they return to the Achrafieh neighborhood after days of fighting between government forces and Kurdish fighters in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, January 12, 2026
World / 13 January 2026
World in brief: January 13, 2026
13 January 2026
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen (centre) is framed by Louis Aliot (left) and conservative lawmaker Eric Ciotti during National Rally president Jordan Bardella's New Year address to the press, January 12, 2026 in Paris
France / 13 January 2026
Far-right Le Pen's appeal trial opens in Paris
13 January 2026
Federal immigration officers are seen outside Bishop Whipple Federal Building after tear gas was deployed, January 12, 2026, in Minneapolis
United States / 13 January 2026
Tensions continue to flare in Minnesota as federal agents and protesters clash
13 January 2026
Nurses strike outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital, January 12, 2026, in New York
United States / 13 January 2026
Thousands of nurses strike at New York City hospitals
13 January 2026
United States / 13 January 2026
Education unions slam US withdrawal from international organisations and treaties
13 January 2026
People protest against Israel’s recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland in Mogadishu, Somalia, January 8, 2026
Somalia / 13 January 2026
Somalia cancels all agreements with the UAE over alleged sovereignty violations
13 January 2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at the presidential palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, January 7, 2026
Russia-Ukraine / 13 January 2026
Russia says Ukraine and its allies won't 'escape responsibility' for killing reporters
13 January 2026
Protesters participate in a demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, January 11, 2026
Middle East / 12 January 2026
Iranian government claims anti-government protests are ‘under total control’ as US mulls attacking it
12 January 2026
A tent camp for displaced Palestinians stretches across an area in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, January 10, 2026
Middle East / 12 January 2026
Hamas to dissolve government in Gaza once a Palestinian leadership committee takes over
12 January 2026

Meanwhile, fallout from Israel's recognition of Somaliland continues to raise tensions

Firefighters stand on a truck as wildfires blaze in El Hoyo, Patagonia, Argentina, late January 8, 2026
Latin America / 12 January 2026
Wildfires burn through Argentina’s Patagonia
12 January 2026
Danish military forces participate in an exercise with hundreds of troops from several European NATO members in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, September 17, 2025
US Imperialism / 12 January 2026
China says Trump should not use its presence in the Arctic as a justification for seizing Greenland
12 January 2026
A shadow of a man with a clenched fist as a woman cowers in
Northern Ireland / 12 January 2026
PSNI sees rise in domestic abuse over Christmas and New Year, figures show
12 January 2026
Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House, May 30, 2025, in Washington
Southeast Asia / 12 January 2026
Malaysia and Indonesia first to block Grok after slew of AI-generated sexually explicit and non-consensual images
12 January 2026
In this September 7, 2017, file photo, smoke rises from a burned house in Gawdu Zara village, northern Rakhine state, where the vast majority of the country's 1.1 million Rohingya lived, Myanmar
The Hague / 12 January 2026
International Court of Justice hears Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar
12 January 2026
Search and retrieval operations continue for missing workers at a collapsed waste management facility in Binaliw, Cebu city, central Philippines, January 11, 2026
Round-up / 11 January 2026
World in brief: January 11, 2026
11 January 2026
Minneapolis Public Schools families, educators and students portest against the killing of Renee Good by ICE agents last week, in Minneapolis, January 9, 2026
United States / 11 January 2026
Thousands of anti-ICE protesters held across US
11 January 2026
Protesters participate in a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, January 10, 2026
Middle East / 11 January 2026
Iran warns US troops and Israel will be targets if Trump launches attacks over protests
11 January 2026
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Germany / 11 January 2026
Bigger school strikes to come on March 5, Rosa Luxemburg conference hears
11 January 2026
Palestinians inspect damaged tents at a displacement camp following an Israeli strike in Gaza City, January 9, 2026
Palestine / 11 January 2026
Israelis kill at least three more Palestinians in Gaza
11 January 2026
People protest against Israel’s recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland in Mogadishu, Somalia, January 8, 2026
East Africa / 11 January 2026
Somalian minister accuses Israel of plotting to expel Palestinians to Somaliland
11 January 2026
Supporters of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a coalition of separatist groups seeking to restore the state of South Yemen, hold South Yemen flags during a rally, in Aden, Yemen, January 2, 2026
Middle East / 11 January 2026
Supporters of UAE backed separatist group rally in southern Yemen
11 January 2026
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni holds her annual start-of-the-year press conference in the press room at the Lower Chamber, in Rome, January 9, 2026
World / 9 January 2026
World in brief: January 9, 2026
9 January 2026
Demonstrators protest outside the White House in Washington, January 8, 2026, against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis
US / 9 January 2026
Two more protesters shot and wounded as Trump's immigration clampdown continues
9 January 2026
Protesters march on a bridge in Tehran, Iran, on December 29, 2025
Iran / 9 January 2026
Iran's Supreme Leader says protesters are 'ruining their own streets' to please Trump
9 January 2026
Women who are members of the Bolivarian National Guard attend a women's march to demand the return of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, January 6, 2026
Venezuela / 9 January 2026
US Senate advances resolution to curb Trump military action against Venezuela
9 January 2026
A residential building is seen damaged after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 9, 2026
Russia-Ukraine / 9 January 2026
Russia says it used new Oreshnik ballistic missile against Ukraine
9 January 2026
Members of Syrian government forces deploy on the streets as they take over the Achrafieh neighborhood from Kurdish fighters during ongoing clashes that erupted Tuesday in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, January 8, 2026
Syria / 9 January 2026
Syria announces ceasefire after days of clashes in Aleppo
9 January 2026
People participate in a protest and vigil after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, on January 7, 2026. Photo: Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP
United States / 8 January 2026
‘This is what happens when a far-right government emboldens a violent death squad’
8 January 2026

Protests erupt across US after ICE agent shoots woman dead

Tractors line up near the Eiffel Tower as farmers protest the European Union intention to move forward with the Mercosur trade deal with five South American nations, in Paris, January 8, 2026 in Paris
World / 8 January 2026
World in brief: January 8, 2026
8 January 2026
This image from video provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, shows the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Munro shadowing the MV Bella 1 in the North Atlantic Ocean during the maritime interdiction operation, January 7, 2026. Photo: Department of Defense via AP
World / 8 January 2026
US set to file criminal charges against the crew of seized Russian-flagged oil tanker
8 January 2026
Residents flee the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighborhoods after clashes broke out on Tuesday between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in a contested area of the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, January 7, 2026
Syria / 8 January 2026
Syrian authorities urge evacuation of Aleppo amidst continuing clashes with Kurdish forces
8 January 2026
Burkina Faso / 8 January 2026
Plot to kill Burkina Faso leader thwarted
8 January 2026
Workers distribute food aid from the World Food Program at a refugee camp in Dolo, Somalia on July 18, 2012
Somalia / 8 January 2026
US suspends assistance to Somali government over alleged seizure of aid
8 January 2026
Jillian Siegel, Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism in Australia listens to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speak to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, January 8, 2026. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP
Australia / 8 January 2026
Australia announces royal commission into antisemitism
8 January 2026
Kim Jong Un, center, inspects test-flights of hypersonic missiles, in Pyongyang, North Korea, January 4, 2026
Round-up / 7 January 2026
World in brief: January 7, 2026
7 January 2026
Graffiti that reads in Spanish: ‘Trump: murderer, kidnapper, pedophile, damned,’ (left), and ‘Long live peace,’ covers a kiosk during a march to demand President Nicolas Maduro's return, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 6, 2026
The Americas / 7 January 2026
US demands Venezuela halt all economic ties with China, Russia, Iran and Cuba
7 January 2026
An Israeli army bulldozer demolishes homes in the Palestinian urban refugee camp of Nur Shams, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, December 31, 2025
Middle East / 7 January 2026
Israel presses ahead with settlement plan that would cut the West Bank in two
7 January 2026
Venezuela / 7 January 2026
Two Venezuela-linked oil tankers seized by the US
7 January 2026
People look at a damaged private clinic after a Russian drone hit a hospital room killing a patient, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 5, 2026
Eastern Europe / 7 January 2026
Ukraine's allies agree on defence strategy should it and Russia sign peace deal
7 January 2026
Iran's army chief Major General Amir Hatami speaks to military academy students, in Tehran, Iran, January 7, 2026
Middle East / 7 January 2026
Iranian army chief threatens pre-emptive attack after hostile rhetoric
7 January 2026
Governor general of Canada Mary Simon speaks at the Invictus Games opening ceremony in Vancouver, Canada, February 8, 2025
The Arctic / 7 January 2026
Canada's indigenous governor general to visit Greenland as Trump renews annexation threat
7 January 2026
The president of the Yemen's Southern Transitional Council Aidarous Al-Zubaidi sits for an interview, September 22, 2023, in New York
Middle East / 7 January 2026
Yemen's anti-Houthi forces expel separatist leader
7 January 2026
Northeast Africa / 7 January 2026
Children killed during paramilitary drone attack on Sudanese home
7 January 2026
Government supporters gather for a women's march to demand the return of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, January 6, 2026, three days after U.S. forces captured him and his wife
The Americas / 6 January 2026
Future of Venezuela ‘must be determined by the Venezuelan people alone,’ says top UN human rights official
6 January 2026
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (left) and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, speak on April 27, 2025, in Marienborg, Denmark. Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP
Europe / 6 January 2026
‘Greenland belongs to its people,’ European leaders tell US
6 January 2026

Danish Prime Minister says if US were to invade Greenland, then it would be the end of Nato

People walk as shops are closed during protests in Tehran's centuries-old main bazaar, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026
Iran / 6 January 2026
Protesters tear-gassed during sit-in demonstration at Tehran's Grand Bazaar
6 January 2026
Migration / 6 January 2026
US to send deportees to tiny Caribbean island of Dominica
6 January 2026
Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadéra (bottom center) speaks to the media after being declared the winner of the presidential election in Bangui, Central African Republic, January 5, 2026
Central Africa / 6 January 2026
Central African Republic president wins third term in election boycotted by opposition
6 January 2026
People look through the rubble of a destroyed building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike at a commercial district in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, January 6, 2026
Middle East / 6 January 2026
Israel breaks truce again with air strikes on southern Lebanon
6 January 2026
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his 2026 New Year message in Beijing on December 31, 2025. Photo: Yan Yan/Xinhua via AP
East Asia / 6 January 2026
China bans exports of goods to Japan that could be used by the military
6 January 2026
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, visiting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping prior to their bilateral meeting in Beijing, January 5, 2026. Photo: Yue Yuewei/Xinhua via AP
Round-up / 5 January 2026
World in brief: January 5, 2026
5 January 2026
Palestinians walk through the ruins of destroyed buildings as the sun sets over Gaza City, January 4, 2026
Middle East / 5 January 2026
Survivors forced into increasingly cramped spaces as Israeli soldiers push past truce line in eastern Gaza – reports
5 January 2026
A supporter holds a poster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country
Latin America / 5 January 2026
‘We need total access to the oil,’ Trump says following kidnapping of Venezuela's Maduro
5 January 2026
Cubans attends a rally in Havana, January 3, 2026, in solidarity with Venezuela after the U.S. captured President Nicolas Maduro and flew him out of Venezuela
Latin America / 5 January 2026
Over 32 Cubans killed in US's kidnapping raid on Venezuela
5 January 2026
Passengers make their way to Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos international airport in Athens, Greece, January 4, 2026, as many flights were disrupted across Greece
Southern Europe / 5 January 2026
Cyberattack behind radio failure that grounded flights in Greece, government claims
5 January 2026
Qasim Rasool, father of Umar Khalid, arrives at the Supreme Court for the hearing of the bail plea of his son in New Delhi, India, January 5, 2026
Southeast Asia / 5 January 2026
India's Supreme Court denies bail to Muslim activists after 5 years in jail without trial
5 January 2026
Crown Court at Laganside in Belfast as the start of a month long withdrawal of services in legal aid funded cases in the Crown Court in an ongoing dispute over fees, January 5, 2025
Northern Ireland / 5 January 2026
Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland launch indefinite strike
5 January 2026

Bar Council of Northern Ireland calls for urgency in addressing justice system crisis

Guinea's President, Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya, arrives with his wife, Lauriane Doumbouya, to cast their votes in the presidential election in Conakry, Guinea, December 28, 2025
West Africa / 5 January 2026
Supreme court upholds General Mamadi Doumbouya's presidential election
5 January 2026
Passers-by stand in the light of a fire department help point in Berlin, Germany, January 3, 2025, during a power cut in south-west Berlin after a fire on a cable bridge. Photo: Christoph Gollnow/dpa via AP
World / 4 January 2026
World in brief: January 4, 2026
4 January 2026
A supporter of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro displays a sign reading in Spanish 'We want our Nicolás' during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026
Venezuela / 4 January 2026
US kidnapping of Maduro condemned around the world
4 January 2026
Government supporters burn a U.S. flag in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces had captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife
Venezuela / 4 January 2026
Venezuelan vice-president appointed interim leader after Maduro's kidnapping
4 January 2026
Bedouins gather to protest Israeli police raids and against discrimination toward their community, January 1, 2026, on a road near the village of Bir Hadaj in Negev region, southern Israel
World / 4 January 2026
Bedouin man shot dead by Israeli police
4 January 2026
Nigeria / 4 January 2026
Gunmen attack village in northern Nigeria, killing at least 30
4 January 2026
In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting, in Tehran, Iran, January 3, 2026. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP
Iran / 4 January 2026
Iran's top leader calls for 'rioters' to be 'put in their place'
4 January 2026
A Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 returns to RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, June 27, 2025
Syria / 4 January 2026
Britain and France strike alleged Isis weapons store in Syria
4 January 2026
A civilian runs from the sound of explosions in Caracas overnight
World / 3 January 2026
United States bombs Venezuela overnight – Caracas calls for full popular mobilisation to resist feared invasion
3 January 2026
People mourn behind flowers and letters near the sealed off Le Constellation bar, where a devastating fire 40 left dead and 119 injured during the New Year's celebrations in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, January 2, 2026
Round-up / 2 January 2026
World in brief: January 2, 2026
2 January 2026
Fatima Abu al-Bayd inspects what remains of her mother's tent after her mother, Amal Abu Al-Khair, and grandchild, Saud, were killed when it caught fire overnight at the Yarmouk displacement camp in Gaza City, January 2, 2026
Middle East / 2 January 2026
Grandmother and grandson burn to death in tent fire as Gazans struggle to survive winter conditions in wake of Israel's genocidal war
2 January 2026
New York mayor Zohran Mamdani (left) stands with his wife, Rama Duwaji, during his inauguration ceremony, January 1, 2026
US Politics / 2 January 2026
Socialist Mamdani inaugurated as mayor of New York City
2 January 2026
Southern Yemen soldiers of Southern Transitional Council (STC) at a check point, in Aden, Yemen, December 31, 2025
Middle East / 2 January 2026
Saudi warplanes strike UAE-backed faction in Yemen
2 January 2026
Protesters march in downtown Tehran, Iran, December 29, 2025
Middle East / 2 January 2026
Trump and Iranian officials exchange social media threats after at least 7 deaths in protests across country
2 January 2026
Kneecap's Liam Og O hAnnaidh, aka Mo Chara, speaks to supporters outside Woolwich Crown Court, London, September 26, 2025
Gaza Solidarity / 2 January 2026
Kneecap will ‘not be silent’ as British government announces appeal against decision to end terror case
2 January 2026
Ukrainian servicemen of the 48th artillery brigade fire a 2s22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions at the frontline in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026
Eastern Europe / 2 January 2026
Ukrainian drone strike in Russian-occupied territory kills 24, officials say
2 January 2026

Meanwhile, President Zelensky says peace deal is ‘90% ready’ in New Year’s message

US TARGET: President Nicolas Maduro joins a rally in Caracas, on December 10, to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Santa Ines in 1859, when the progressive forces, led by the Hugo Chavez of the time, general Ezequiel Zamora defeated the oligarchy
Latin America / 2 January 2026
Venezuela open to working with US to tackle drug trafficking, President Maduro says
2 January 2026