12 January 2026, 01:59 AM

Tension rises as Israeli fire kills 3 in Gaza

Israeli fire killed at least three Palestinians in two separate incidents across the enclave, local health authorities said, as tension rises over continued violence.
12 January 2026, 00:18 AM

Tens of thousands protest in Minneapolis

Tens of thousands of people marched through Minneapolis on Saturday to decry the fatal shooting of a woman by a US immigration agent, part of more than 1,000 rallies planned nationwide this weekend against the federal government’s deportation drive.
12 January 2026, 00:17 AM

Ex-king voices concern over state of Nepal after protests

Nepal’s former king Gyanendra Shah has expressed concern over the state of the country four months after a youth-led uprising toppled the previous government.
12 January 2026, 00:15 AM

US, allied forces carry out strikes against IS in Syria

US and allied forces carried out “large-scale” strikes against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria on Saturday, the US military said, the latest response to an attack last month that killed three Americans.
12 January 2026, 00:15 AM

Myanmar votes in 2nd phase of junta-run polls

Myanmar’s junta held the second phase of elections yesterday that democracy watchdogs warn will let the military prolong its rule, opening polling in the constituency of deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
12 January 2026, 00:13 AM

Avalanches claim three lives in French Alps

Two separate avalanches claimed the lives of three off-piste skiers in the French Alps Satuday, local officials said.
12 January 2026, 00:00 AM

Flee Venezuela ‘immediately’

The US State Department on Saturday urged Americans in Venezuela to leave the country “immediately,” citing risks from armed militias searching vehicles for US citizens at roadblocks.
12 January 2026, 00:00 AM

Colombia’s rebel leader calls for guerrilla unity

The head of the largest dissident branch of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group called on other rebel groups to come together to fight US interventionism in the region, in a video message confirmed by the group as authentic on Friday.
12 January 2026, 00:00 AM

‘Over 500’ killed in Iran anti-regime unrest

Unrest in Iran has killed more than 500 people, a rights group said yesterday, as Tehran threatened to target US military bases if President Donald Trump carries out threats to intervene on behalf of protesters.
12 January 2026, 00:00 AM

Cuban president to US: 'No one tells us what to do'

Ready to defend the homeland to the last drop of blood, he said
11 January 2026, 22:35 PM

Trump reposts suggestion that Rubio become next Cuba leader

Republished an X post on his Truth Social platform
11 January 2026, 22:28 PM

ICJ to begin public hearings on Rohingya genocide case Monday

Hearings will include examination of witnesses
11 January 2026, 21:48 PM

Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal, before it is too late’

Havana since 2000 has increasingly relied on Venezuelan oil
11 January 2026, 19:44 PM

Israel says supports Iranian people’s ‘struggle for freedom’

Iran accuses the country of undermining its national unity
11 January 2026, 19:39 PM

UAE president pardons 25 Bangladeshis jailed over protests

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed’s clemency follows Bangladesh’s request
11 January 2026, 17:56 PM

Reza Pahlavi, son of Iran's toppled shah, seeks a role as protests expand

He has been living outside Iran since 1979 Islamic Revolution
11 January 2026, 17:40 PM

International law applies to everyone, including US, says German finance minister

Says Germany has a strong interest in expanding international cooperation
11 January 2026, 16:41 PM

Iran would target US military, shipping if attacked: parliament speaker

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf told parliament in comments broadcast by state TV, apparently also referring to Israel
11 January 2026, 16:35 PM

Syria's Kurdish fighters agree to leave Aleppo after deadly clashes

Kurdish forces had controlled pockets of Syria's second city Aleppo and operate a de facto autonomous administration
11 January 2026, 10:04 AM