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US says Chinese military drills around Taiwan cause unnecessary tensions
01 January 2026News|Conflict The United States has called on China to exercise “restraint” and avoid actions that raise tensions fo...
Venezuela releases more prisoners amid US pressure campaign: Rights groups
01 January 2026The government of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has released dozens of prisoners held for protesting his disputed vic...
‘My health is perfect’: Trump dismisses scrutiny of his age and fitness
01 January 2026United States President Donald Trump has dismissed concerns about his health in a new interview with The Wall Street Jou...
At least seven dead, dozens missing as migrant boat capsizes off The Gambia
01 January 2026News|Migration At least seven people have died after a boat carrying more than 200 people capsized along a popular migra...
Peruvian municipal officials say three killed in attack on informal mine
01 January 2026News|Mining At least three people have been killed and seven remain missing following an attack on an informal mine in n...
US federal employees file complaint against Trump’s anti-transgender policy
01 January 2026News|Donald Trump A group of federal government employees in the United States has filed a class action complaint agains...
Several killed as Iran protests over rising cost of living spread
01 January 2026At least five people have been killed as demonstrations over the soaring cost of living in Iran spread to more parts of ...
Firework accidents kill two in Netherlands as fire ravages Amsterdam church
01 January 2026Two people have died in the Netherlands in fireworks accidents, and there were scattered instances of violence ...
‘Only sheets to cover us’: Sudan’s displaced face little shelter in Kosti
01 January 2026On the outskirts of Kosti, a city in south-central Sudan that has transformed into a giant way station for the desperate...
Israel faces widespread condemnation as NGO ban comes into effect
01 January 2026Israel faces mounting global condemnation as a ban on dozens of international aid organisations working to provide life-...