Month: January 2026
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US and Canada
US suspends immigrant visa processing for 75 nations
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is suspending processing for immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries, a State Department spokesperson…
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Middle East
Tony Blair named in the Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
The White House announced on Friday the members of a so-called “Board of Peace” to oversee the temporary governance of…
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Entertainment
Jennifer Lawrence lost a role to Margot Robbie because trolls didn’t consider her ‘pretty enough’ for it
Oscar-winning actor Jennifer Lawrence recently recalled missing out on a role in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood…
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Denmark
Trump threatens tariffs on nations that don’t back Greenland takeover
The US president has questioned his country’s core role in Nato over Greenland. (AFP pic) WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump…
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US and Canada
Trump announces ‘board of peace’ for Gaza
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the formation of a Gaza “board of peace”, a key phase two…
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US and Canada
Venezuela’s Machado says she ‘presented’ Trump with Nobel medal
WASHINGTON: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Thursday she “presented” her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump,…
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Middle East
Iranian media says 3,000 arrested in recent protests
Around 3,000 people were arrested during the recent protests in Iran, according to security officials cited by the country’s Tasnim…
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Asia
South Korean ex-leader Yoon jailed for 5 years
A South Korean judge sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday to five years in prison for obstructing justice…
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Europe
Former Ukraine PM Tymoshenko released on bail in graft probe
KYIV: A court in Kyiv released former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on bail on Friday pending a trial to determine…
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Europe
US Congress members visit Denmark to support Greenland
COPENHAGEN: A bipartisan US Congress delegation began a visit to Copenhagen on Friday to voice support for Denmark and Greenland…
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