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Gulf countries gear up diplomacy to stave off US-Iran escalation
16 January 2026Arab Gulf nations have been watching nervously as neighbouring Iran has been engulfed in nationwide protests. United Sta...
Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act in Minnesota: What it means
16 January 2026United States President Donald Trump has warned he might invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy US troops to Minnesota if...
Saudi to Sudan: Can Pakistan expand military footprint across Arab world?
16 January 2026Islamabad, Pakistan – By the standards of mega arms deals, the $1.5bn deal for Pakistan to reportedly sell jets and w...
Syrian swimmer Sarah Mardini cleared by Greek court over migrant rescues
16 January 2026A Greek court has acquitted 24 rescue volunteers, including Syrian competitive swimmer and activist Sarah Mardini, of hu...
South Korea court finds disgraced ex-president guilty in martial law case
16 January 2026BREAKINGBREAKING, News|Military A court in South Korea has sentenced the country’s former president, Yoon Suk Ye...
S Korean firefighters tackle huge blaze in last of Seoul’s ‘shanty towns’
16 January 2026News|Construction Hundreds of South Korean firefighters are battling a major fire in a deprived area located on the frin...
UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on deadly protests in Iran
15 January 2026The United Nations Security Council has held an emergency meeting to discuss deadly protests in Iran amid threats by Uni...
US seizes sixth tanker as Venezuela’s interim leader vows oil sector reform
15 January 2026News|Donald Trump United States forces have seized an oil tanker in the Caribbean that the Trump administration said had...
Trump welcomes Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado in closed-door meeting
15 January 2026Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has travelled to Washington, DC, to meet with United States President ...
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,422
15 January 2026News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Friday, January 16: Fighting A Ukrainian drone attack killed two w...
