Month: January 2026
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US and Canada
Trump to meet Venezuelan opposition leader Machado after praising its government
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrived at the White House for lunch with Donald Trump on Thursday, a meeting…
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UK
Badenoch sacks Conservative leadership rival Jenrick over defection plan
Britain’s Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch sacked one-time leadership rival Robert Jenrick from her senior policy team and suspended him…
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Middle East
Gulf states talk Trump out of Iran attack
Riyadh: Gulf countries including Oman, Saudi Arabia and Qatar led efforts to talk US President Donald Trump out of an…
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Europe
Bomb hoax forces Turkish Airlines to make a landing in Barcelona
MADRID – A false bomb threat delivered via an onboard mobile connection caused a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to…
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Middle East
Sudan food aid to run out in March, UN warns
PORT SUDAN: Food aid in Sudan is set to run out by the end of March unless new funding is…
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Australia and Pacific
Nearly 5 million accounts removed under Australia’s new social media ban
SYDNEY — Nearly 5 million social media accounts belonging to Australian teenagers have been deactivated or removed, a month after…
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US and Canada
ISS astronauts splash down on Earth after first-ever medical evacuation
WASHINGTON: Four International Space Station crewmembers splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, Nasa footage showed, after the first…
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Middle East
Iran vows to defend itself; Trump says he’ll ‘watch and see’
Iran vowed on Thursday to defend itself against any foreign threat, after US President Donald Trump said he would ‘watch…
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Middle East
Iran vows to defend itself; Trump says he’ll ‘watch and see’
Iran vowed on Thursday to defend itself against any foreign threat, after US President Donald Trump said he would ‘watch…
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US and Canada
Denmark says US Greenland ambition intact
Washington’s ambition to take control of Greenland remained intact, Denmark said on Thursday, as a European military mission arrived on…
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