Unemployed youth scramble for polls jobs

Tens of thousands of young Nepalis have applied for temporary jobs policing upcoming elections, the first polls since a youth-led uprising spotlighted the Himalayan nation’s economic woes.
13 January 2026

‘I know the pain’

Barham Salih has known torture and the wrenching loss of exile. Four decades after his own ordeal, he has taken the helm of the UN refugee agency as it grapples with a funding shortfall and ever-rising needs.
13 January 2026

Iran ready for war, open to dialogue

Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran is keeping communications open with the US.
13 January 2026

Iran government stages mass rallies as alarm grows over protest toll

Thousands of people filled the capital's Enghelab (Revolution) Square
12 January 2026

Iran fighting 'war against terrorists', parliament speaker tells Tehran rally

Will teach Trump an 'unforgettable lesson' in case of new attack, he says
12 January 2026

Iran says communications open with US, Trump weighs response to crackdown on protests

Trump considers range of options, including military action against Iran
12 January 2026

Turkey seeks to join Pakistan-Saudi mutual defence pact, report says

"Any attack on either nation would be treated as an act of aggression against both," pledged the countries
12 January 2026

Iran 'not seeking war but fully prepared for war': foreign minister

'We are also ready for negotiations but these negotiations should be fair,' he says
12 January 2026

Australia tightens visa scrutiny for Bangladeshi students citing 'integrity' issues

Bangladesh placed on the highest-risk list after being shifted from Evidence Level 2 to level 3
12 January 2026

Iran internet shutdown has now lasted over 84 hours: monitor

Iran's shutdown of the internet, which activists fear masks a crackdown they say has killed hundreds, has now lasted more than three-and-a-half days
12 January 2026

Trump says US will take Greenland 'one way or the other'

'If we don't take Greenland, Russia or China will, and I'm not letting that happen', he says
12 January 2026

Myanmar pro-military party claims Suu Kyi's seat in junta-run poll

The junta says the current month-long vote, which has its final phase scheduled for January 25, will return power to the people.
12 January 2026

Trump vows to cut off Cuba's oil after toppling Venezuelan ally Maduro

US special forces seized Maduro and his wife this month in a lightning raid that left dozens of the ousted Venezuelan president's security personnel dead -- many of whom were Cuban
12 January 2026

Top UN court to hear Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled violence by the Myanmar army and Buddhist militias, escaping to neighbouring Bangladesh and bringing harrowing accounts of mass rape, arson and murder
12 January 2026

Son of ousted Iran shah urges security forces to 'stand with the people'

The ceremonial, pre-revolution flag has become an emblem of the global rallies that have mushroomed in support of Iran's demonstrations
12 January 2026

Trump says he will talk to Musk about restoring internet in Iran​

Musk and SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment
12 January 2026

Trump says Iran 'want to negotiate' and meeting 'being set up'

However, Trump added that 'we may have to act before a meeting.'
12 January 2026

Bomb attacks on Thailand petrol stations injure 4

Assailants detonated bombs at nearly a dozen petrol stations in Thailand’s south early yesterday, injuring four people, the army said, the latest attacks in the insurgency-hit region.
12 January 2026

Demonstrators in London, Paris, Istanbul back Iran protests

Demonstrators rallied in London, Paris and Istanbul on Sunday in support of protests in Iran that have been countered with a deadly crackdown by the country's security forces.
12 January 2026
12 January 2026