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Analysis: Why a ‘quick and clean’ US attack on Iran won’t be easy 

16 January 2026

Illiberal systems often look most permanent just before they change. But moments of upheaval can also produce a differen...

Ukraine scrambling for energy as Russian strikes hit infrastructure 

16 January 2026

Ukraine’s energy minister has sounded an alarm over the energy situation as Russian strikes ​on the country’s infr...

Why The Gambia wants Myanmar punished for Rohingya genocide 

16 January 2026

The Gambia’s landmark case, accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against its mostly Muslim Rohingya minority, be...

Photos: Residents flee as fire devastates Seoul shanty town 

16 January 2026

A massive blaze has swept through a shanty town on the outskirts of the South Korean capital, Seoul, destroying homes an...

Bulgaria set for another snap election after protests oust government 

16 January 2026

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has said the country will hold early elections after leading parties refused a mandate t...

Venezuela’s Machado gives Trump her Nobel Peace Prize: Is it his now? 

16 January 2026

Two weeks after United States special forces abducted Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro, opposition leader Maria Cori...

Indonesia sues six companies over environmental harm in flood zones 

16 January 2026

Indonesia’s government has filed multiple lawsuits seeking more than $200m in damages against six firms, after deadly ...

Prison rights, Elbit’s loss: How the Palestine Action hunger strike ‘won’ 

16 January 2026

London, United Kingdom – In the final days of their months-long hunger strike, three young pro-Palestine activists on ...

Incumbent President Museveni takes strong lead in Uganda election count 

16 January 2026

President Yoweri Museveni was reported to hold a commanding lead as officials conducted a vote count in Uganda’s elect...

‘Easy way or hard’: Trump issues new demand for Hamas demilitarisation 

16 January 2026

President ‍Donald Trump has issued a new demand, accompanied by threatening language, that Hamas disarm, as the second...