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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’...

Syrian army takes control of east Aleppo towns as Kurdish fighters withdraw 

17 January 2026

Syria’s army says its forces have taken control of dozens of towns in the east of Aleppo governorate after the Kurdish...

Zelenskyy demands faster energy imports as Ukraine reels from power outages 

17 January 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said imports of electricity and additional power equipment must be accelerat...

Indonesia searches for missing plane with at least 10 on board 

17 January 2026

News|Transport Indonesian authorities are searching for a plane carrying three government workers and at least seven cre...

Thousands join ‘Hands off Greenland’ protests amid Trump’s takeover threats 

17 January 2026

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Denmark to show support for Greenland and reject United States Pres...

Trump pledges to slap tariffs on European allies over Greenland 

17 January 2026

BREAKINGBREAKING, News|Donald Trump President Donald Trump has said a number of European allies will be hit with a serie...

Iran: The protests, the blackout and the narrative war 

17 January 2026

This past week, Iranian protesters were labelled “terrorists” and “saboteurs” by the state. That rhetoric was ac...

Trump asks Turkiye’s Erdogan, Egypt’s el-Sisi to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ 

17 January 2026

US President Donald Trump has invited the leaders of Egypt and Turkiye to join his “Board of Peace” to oversee the p...

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term: Electoral Commission 

17 January 2026

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected to a seventh term, says the country’s electoral commission. M...

Uganda’s Wine says escaped raid on house amid disputed presidential vote 

17 January 2026

News|Elections Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says he escaped a police and army raid on his house as veteran incumb...