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Will the Board of Peace live up to its name? 

23 January 2026

United States President Donald Trump launched the Board of Peace on Thursday, saying it’s one of the most consequentia...

UK’s Starmer slams Trump over ‘insulting’ Afghanistan comments 

23 January 2026

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has suggested that Donald Trump should apologise for his claims that European troops...

FBI arrests ex-Canadian snowboard Olympian turned alleged drug lord 

23 January 2026

News|Drugs The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who allegedly be...

US sanctions Iran ‘shadow fleet’ it says fuels violent protest crackdown 

23 January 2026

The United States has imposed a new series of sanctions related to Iran, targeting the so-called “shadow fleet” it s...

Rights advocates welcome Canada’s exclusion from Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ 

23 January 2026

Canadian human rights groups have welcomed Donald Trump’s decision to revoke an invitation for Prime Minister Mark Car...

Former UK local politician pleads guilty to drugging, raping ex-wife 

23 January 2026

A former British town councillor has admitted to drugging and raping his ex-wife over the course of more than a decade, ...

One-year-old twin girls missing after migrant crossing to Italy: NGO 

23 January 2026

News|Migration One-year-old twin girls are missing at sea after a boat carrying dozens of migrants and refugees reached ...

Winter storm to impact at least 180 million across southern, eastern US 

23 January 2026

A winter storm bearing down on the southern and eastern United States was set to affect more than 180 million people –...

Who controls TikTok’s US platform under new deal? 

23 January 2026

Social media platform TikTok has reached an agreement with investors to launch an independent US entity, enabling it to ...

‘Imperial’ agenda: What’s Trump’s Gaza development plan, unveiled in Davos? 

23 January 2026

Glittering towers lining the Mediterranean coastline, a “New Gaza” and “New Rafah” in the offing, with more than...