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US envoy Witkoff says Ukraine talks with Russia ‘productive’ 

31 January 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war United States special envoy Steve Witkoff has said he held “productive and constructive meetin...

Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Howard Lutnick face new scrutiny over Epstein ties 

31 January 2026

Newly released investigative files concerning the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have cast more scrutin...

Drone strikes in Ethiopia’s Tigray kill one amid fears of renewed conflict 

31 January 2026

One person has been killed and another injured in drone strikes in Ethiopia’s ‍northern Tigray ‍region, a senior T...

Judge blocks US gov’t move to end deportation protections for Ethiopians 

31 January 2026

News|Migration A federal judge has halted the Trump administration’s plan to strip deportation protections from thousa...

‘Fascist, criminal’: Cuba slams Trump bid to ‘suffocate’ island’s economy 

31 January 2026

Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel has denounced what he called an attempt by his United States counterpart, Donald Tr...

Iran’s president says Trump, Netanyahu, EU stirred tensions during protests 

31 January 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that United States President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...

‘Like judgement day’: Sudanese doctor recounts escape from el-Fasher 

31 January 2026

Mohamed Ibrahim, a Sudanese doctor, feared he would not live to see the sun go down. “All around we saw people running...

Israel kills 12 Palestinians in Gaza as Rafah crossing set to open 

31 January 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content Video Duration 01 minutes 47 seconds play-arrow01:47 Rafah reopening set for Sunday as Israel ...

Suspected separatists kill 8 Pakistani policemen in ‘coordinated’ attacks 

31 January 2026

News|Conflict At least eight policemen have been killed by suspected separatists who launched “coordinated” attacks ...

Israeli forces kill 12 Palestinians across Gaza, attacks reported in Rafah 

31 January 2026

News|Israel-Palestine conflict At least 12 Palestinians, half of them children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since...