Trump announces plan to sell Venezuelan oil as US signals it is in talks with Caracas

US estimates killed about 75 people in the raid in Caracas.
7 January 2026

Magnitude 6.4 quake strikes off southern Philippines, no tsunami alert: USGS

Eastern Mindanao was rocked by a pair of earthquakes of 7.4 and 6.7 magnitude in October that killed at least eight people
7 January 2026

US adds Bangladesh to visa bond list; travellers required to deposit up to $15,000

The policy for the newly added nations will go into effect on January 21
7 January 2026

Trump weighs military option to acquire Greenland

US President Donald Trump is discussing options including military action to take control of Greenland
7 January 2026

New Venezuela leader says 'no foreign power' running country

Rodriguez has given mixed signals about how much she is prepared to cooperate with Trump
7 January 2026

Maduro copied my dance -- but Melania hates it, says Trump

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Nicolas Maduro of imitating his dancing, among other crimes, as he celebrated the capture of the Venezuelan leader in a freewheeling speech to Republican lawmakers
6 January 2026

Europe backs Greenland in face of US threat

Leaders from major European powers rallied behind Greenland yesterday, saying the Arctic island belongs to its people, following a renewed threat by US President Donald Trump to take over the Danish territory.
6 January 2026

Cambodia breaks truce with cross-border fire: Thailand

Thailand accused Cambodia of violating a 10-day-old truce yesterday, saying cross-border mortar fire wounded a soldier, while Phnom Penh said a “pile of garbage” exploded, injuring two of its own troops.
6 January 2026

Israel to introduce electronic tagging

The Israeli army said Monday it was introducing a new technological system to enforce movement restrictions in the occupied West Bank for both Israelis and Palestinians, in a move Israeli media said aims to rein in surging settler violence.
6 January 2026

Iranian security forces use tear gas on protesters

Iranian security forces yesterday fired tear gas to disperse protesters at the Tehran bazaar who were chanting slogans against the clerical authorities, according to rights groups and images posted on social media.
6 January 2026

Mahathir, 100, in hospital

Malaysia’s 100-year-old former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is being treated for a hip fracture after falling at his residence yesterday, an aide said.
6 January 2026

Military remains loyal after Maduro ouster

Real change has not come to Venezuela despite Maduro’s ouster as president and the armed forces remain loyal to the regime: that was the blunt assessment Monday of former security operatives living in exile.
6 January 2026

If we don't win midterms, I will get impeached: Trump

Said at a retreat for House Republican lawmakers in Washington
6 January 2026

US operation in Venezuela undermined international law: UN

States must not threaten or use force against political independence of any state, says UN
6 January 2026

Strong quake hits western Japan, no tsunami warning

Japan sits on top of four major tectonic plates
6 January 2026

US capture of Maduro tests limits of China's diplomatic push

China follows a policy of non-intervention and routinely criticises military activity conducted without the UN Security Council's approval.
6 January 2026

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado vows to return home 'as soon as possible'

Machado says she hasn't spoken to Trump since October
6 January 2026

Thai army says Cambodia border strike wounds soldier, violates truce

One soldier was wounded by shrapnel and being evacuated for medical treatment, it added.
6 January 2026

Strong quake hits western Japan, no tsunami warning

The epicentre of the first 6.2 magnitude earthquake was in eastern Shimane prefecture
6 January 2026
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