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How is gum arabic fuelling the war in Sudan? 

06 January 2026

A raw material – not gold – is having an outsized influence on the fighting in Sudan as it is smuggled to help fund ...

Israeli FM visits Somaliland after world-first recognition storm 

06 January 2026

Israel’s foreign minister has arrived in Somaliland for the first high-level diplomatic visit since the country became...

Congress’s role questioned as Democrats vow to rein in Trump on Venezuela 

06 January 2026

Washington, DC – It has become a familiar pattern. United States presidents conduct unilateral military actions abroad...

Economic survival in Gaza decimated by Israeli counts on small initiatives 

06 January 2026

After more than two years of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, the daily unbearable churn of mass death and mourning, wi...

Can China and South Korea reset complex ties after Xi-Lee summit? 

06 January 2026

Seoul, South Korea – Chinese President Xi Jinping and his South Korean counterpart, Lee Jae Myung, held their second s...

What to know about Trump’s plan on Venezuela? 

06 January 2026

Following the abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, United States President Donald Trump said Washi...

Swiss bar hit by deadly New Year’s fire had no safety checks in five years 

06 January 2026

No safety inspections had been carried out for more than five years at a Swiss bar where 40 people were killed during Ne...

Three Syrian soldiers injured in drone attack by SDF in Aleppo 

06 January 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content New Syrian army soldiers march during a parade marking the first anniversary of the ousting of...

Maduro says he’s a ‘prisoner of war’: Why that matters 

06 January 2026

Two days after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, 63, was abducted by special forces of the United States during an op...

Ukraine’s top allies meet in Paris to push for Kyiv’s security guarantees 

06 January 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Ukraine’s key allies are meeting in Paris to discuss security guarantees for Kyiv in the event...