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Trump cancels second wave of attacks on Venezuela after ‘cooperation’ 

09 January 2026

United States President Donald Trump has said he cancelled a second ⁠wave of attacks on Venezuela following “coopera...

Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council announces its dissolution 

09 January 2026

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Yemen’s main southern separatists ‍have decided to dissolve following talks in Sau...

Iran’s Khamenei lashes out as Tehran struggles to quell protests 

09 January 2026

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for “unity” in the face of “terrorist actions” as mass...

Why is Pakistan selling its JF-17 fighter jets to Bangladesh and others? 

09 January 2026

Islamabad, Pakistan – Less than a week into the new year, after a meeting between Pakistan’s Air Chief Marshal Zahe...

Somaliland recognition: Israel’s foothold in the Horn of Africa 

09 January 2026

When Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar visited Somaliland on Tuesday, he became the first Israeli official to visit t...

Conservative lawmaker in Honduras injured after being hit with explosive 

09 January 2026

A Honduran lawmaker has been injured after an unidentified assailant threw what appeared to be an explosive device into ...

Ukraine calls on allies to raise pressure as Russia fires Oreshnik missile 

09 January 2026

Kyiv has called on its allies to increase pressure on Russia after Moscow used a newly developed missile in strikes on w...

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...