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Panama court rules Chinese control of canal ports unconstitutional 

30 January 2026

Panama’s Supreme Court has ruled that the contracts under which a Chinese company operates ports on the Panama Canal a...

Iran warns retaliation to US attack will not be limited 

30 January 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content Video Duration 01 minutes 27 seconds play-arrow01:27 Iranians fear war as US threats add press...

UNRWA staff cuts deepen in Gaza as Israel restricts critical aid access 

30 January 2026

Gaza City — After 18 years as a teacher with an UNRWA-run school, Maryam Shaaban (name changed for safety reasons) fai...

ASEAN does not recognise Myanmar’s elections ‘as of now’: Philippine FM 

30 January 2026

News|ASEAN The 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) does not recognise the recently held elections i...

Russia to pause bombing Kyiv during extreme winter conditions, says Trump 

30 January 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has welcomed United States President Donald Trump’s an...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,436 

29 January 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Friday, January 30: Fighting A Russian drone attack killed two wom...

Countries supplying oil to Cuba threatened with US tariffs 

29 January 2026

United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to impose new tariffs on any country that supplies oi...

Iran prepares for war as US military ‘armada’ approaches 

29 January 2026

Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities have signalled that they are ready to defend their country as the United States con...

Gaza-based journalist Bisan Owda regains TikTok account after outcry 

29 January 2026

Award-winning Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda says she has regained access to her TikTok account, one day after saying...

Venezuela’s Rodriguez signs oil reform law while the US eases sanctions 

29 January 2026

Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez has signed into law a reform bill that will pave the way for increased p...