Russia strikes Ukraine power plant in barrage

Russia battered Ukraine with more than two dozen missiles and hundreds of drones early yesterday, killing four people and pummelling another power plant, piling more pressure on Ukraine’s brittle energy system.
14 January 2026

Greenland could vote to join Russia

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said Greenlanders could vote to join Russia if US President Donald Trump did not move quickly to secure the Arctic island, Interfax reported on Monday.
14 January 2026

Pressure grows on Venezuela govt to free more prisoners

Washington announced Monday Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado will meet President Donald Trump this week as pressure grew on the interim leadership in Caracas to speed up the release of political prisoners.
14 January 2026

China rejects India’s claim over Shaksgam valley

Beijing has rejected New Delhi’s claim over the Shaksgam valley in Jammu and Kashmir and said that the territory “belongs to China”.
14 January 2026

‘2,000 killed in Iran unrest’

US President Donald Trump yesterday urged Iranians to continue nationwide protests, promising that help “was on its way,” as the death toll from more than two weeks of violence crossed 2,000.
14 January 2026

100 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire

At least 100 children have been killed by Israeli airstrikes and ground forces in Gaza since the start of a tenuous ceasefire three months ago, the United Nations said yesterday.
14 January 2026

Iran threatens death penalty for 'rioters' as concern grows

Will be charged with 'waging war against God', Tehran prosecutor says
13 January 2026

Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, says 'help' on its way

Urged protesters to keep records of 'killers and abusers'
13 January 2026

Iran official says 2,000 people have been killed in unrest

Says terrorists were behind the deaths of both protesters and security personnel
13 January 2026

UN rights chief 'horrified' by violent crackdown on Iran protesters

The United Nations rights chief voiced horror Tuesday at the mounting violence directed at protesters across Iran, amid reports that hundreds have been killed
13 January 2026

In 'big trouble'? The factors determining Iran's future

The demonstrations moved from protesting economic grievances to demanding a wholesale change from the clerical system that has ruled Iran since the 1979 revolution that ousted the shah.
13 January 2026

Germany plays down threat of US invading Greenland

Members of US congress also issued a statement Monday saying a delegation will visit Copenhagen on Friday and Saturday, en route to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
13 January 2026

Iran protest toll mounts as govt stages mass rallies

The government's call for rallies in support of the Islamic republic drew thousands
13 January 2026

Trump sets meeting with Venezuelan opposition leader, Caracas under pressure

Trump has warned Rodriguez to toe Washington's line or face the consequences
13 January 2026

Trump imposes 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran

Iran's main trading partners are China, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Iraq
13 January 2026

At least 648 protesters killed in Iran crackdown: rights group

Almost 4-day internet blackout makes it extremely difficult to independently verify deaths, says IHR
13 January 2026

Himalayas bare, rocky after reduced snowfall

Winter snowfall on the Himalayas has sharply declined, leaving many peaks bare and rocky, meteorologists report.
13 January 2026

Lanka seeks Chinese aid to rebuild key infrastructure

Sri Lanka asked China to help rebuild key infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Ditwah, which killed at least 641 people and caused extensive damage, the island’s foreign minister said yesterday.
13 January 2026

US working well with Venezuela’s interim leader

US President Donald Trump said Sunday his administration was working well with Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodriguez -- and that he would be open to meeting with her.
13 January 2026

Israeli drone strike kills three in Gaza

Three Palestinians have been killed in the southern Gaza Strip in Israel’s latest violation of October’s ceasefire in its genocidal war on the besieged enclave, according to sources in Gaza.
13 January 2026