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Indonesian rescuers find wreckage of plane that had 11 people on board 

18 January 2026

News|Aviation Indonesian rescuers have recovered wreckage from a missing plane that is believed to have crashed with 11...

Thousands rally in Serbia as students continue fight against corruption 

18 January 2026

News|Protests Thousands of people have rallied in the Serbian city of Novi Sad, as university students who have led more...

Guatemala prisoners take workers hostages in riots across three facilities 

18 January 2026

News|Prison Prisoners in Guatemala have taken at least 46 workers hostage in riots across three detention centres, accor...

US-backed Palestinian committee shares mission statement on Gaza governance 

18 January 2026

The Palestinian committee tasked with overseeing the future administration of Gaza as part of a US-backed ceasefire plan...

US says it killed al-Qaeda-affiliated leader tied to deadly Syria ambush 

17 January 2026

News|Al-Qaeda The United States says an air strike in northwestern Syria has killed an al-Qaeda-affiliated leader who ha...

Trump’s ‘board of peace’ appears to seek wider mandate beyond Gaza 

17 January 2026

United States President Donald Trump has begun to invite world leaders and other prominent figures to be part of his so-...

Military leader Doumbouya sworn in as Guinea’s president 

17 January 2026

Mamady Doumbouya, a general who led a 2021 military takeover in Guinea, has been sworn in as the West African country’...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,424 

17 January 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Sunday, January 18: Fighting The General Staff of the Ukrainian mi...

US urges de-escalation as Syrian army advances on Kurdish-held territory 

17 January 2026

The United States has urged Syrian troops to halt their advance through Kurdish-held territory in Syria’s north, amid ...

EU, Mercosur bloc sign free trade deal after 25 years of negotiations 

17 January 2026

European and South American officials have signed a major free trade agreement, paving the way for the European Union’...