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Australian writers’ festival apologises to Palestinian author after boycott
15 January 2026An Australian arts festival has apologised to Randa Abdel-Fattah after it was forced to cancel its entire writers’ wee...
Syrian army tells civilians to evacuate new front with SDF east of Aleppo
15 January 2026The Syrian army is telling civilians to evacuate parts of the rural Aleppo governorate after accusing the Syrian Democra...
Polls open in Uganda amid crackdown, fears of violence, internet blackout
15 January 2026News|Elections Uganda is on edge as polls have opened, with President Yoweri Museveni expected to extend his four-decade...
US-Iran tension lingers as Tehran reopens airspace
15 January 2026Skip linksSkip to Content Video Duration 00 minutes 58 seconds play-arrow00:58 Funerals in Iran for civilians and securi...
Russian attacks cause energy emergency in freezing Ukraine, says Zelenskyy
15 January 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that a state of emergency is being declared for Ukraine’s energy sect...
Venezuela’s Rodriguez vows release of more prisoners, holds call with Trump
14 January 2026Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez has pledged to continue releasing prisoners detained under the presidency...
US Senate defeats war powers resolution designed to rein in Trump
14 January 2026United States Vice President JD Vance has cast the tie-breaking vote to defeat a war powers resolution that would have f...
FBI conducts raid on Washington Post reporter’s home, seizes electronics
14 January 2026United States news agencies and press freedom groups have expressed concern after federal agents raided the home of a re...
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,421
14 January 2026News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Thursday, January 15: Fighting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelen...
Trump says he has been told killing of protesters in Iran ‘has stopped’
14 January 2026United States President Donald Trump says that the killings of antigovernment protesters in Iran have stopped, signallin...
