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Landfill collapse kills one and leaves dozens missing in Philippines 

09 January 2026

An avalanche of rubbish buried workers at a waste segregation facility in a central Philippine city, killing one person,...

Sudan in need of urgent aid as it marks 1,000 days of war: NGOs 

09 January 2026

Millions of people in Sudan are in urgent need of humanitarian help, aid organisations have warned, as the war in the ea...

Europe should prepare for Greenland’s annexation and end of NATO: Experts 

09 January 2026

US President Donald Trump’s abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3 has emboldened him to procee...

Venezuela releases imprisoned political figures in Trump-approved move 

09 January 2026

Venezuela has released a “large number” of high-profile political prisoners, including several foreigners, in an app...

Is the Eastern Mediterranean becoming Israel’s new front against Turkiye? 

09 January 2026

Two meetings, held almost simultaneously towards the end of December, offered a stark illustration of the competing stra...

Ceasefire in Aleppo after at least 22 people killed since Tuesday 

09 January 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content Video Duration 02 minutes 15 seconds play-arrow02:15 Fierce fighting in Aleppo: Third day of v...

What is Chavismo – and is it dead after US abduction of Venezuela’s Maduro? 

09 January 2026

For decades, the idea of a political alliance between Venezuela and the United States has seemed impossible with Caracas...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,415 

09 January 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Friday, January 9: Fighting: Overnight into Friday, Russia launche...

‘We just sit and cry’: Gaza’s cancer patients die waiting for treatment 

09 January 2026

For Hani Naim, the wait is not for a cure, but for permission to save his own life. Living with cancer for six years, Na...

Brazil’s President Lula vetoes bill to trim Bolsonaro prison sentence 

08 January 2026

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vetoed a bill that would have reduced the prison sentence of his right...