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Benin’s opposition loses all parliamentary seats, provisional results show 

18 January 2026

News|Elections President Patrice Talon’s ruling alliance has won full control of Benin’s National Assembly in legisl...

Sudan’s people endure ‘horror and hell’ in war, says UN rights chief 

18 January 2026

United Nations rights chief Volker Turk says the war in Sudan has put its people through “horror and hell”, as Sudan...

Syrian army advances on SDF stronghold of Raqqa: What’s the latest? 

18 January 2026

The Syrian army is advancing towards Raqqa, the stronghold of the United States-trained, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic F...

Israeli attacks wound civilians across Gaza in latest ceasefire violations 

18 January 2026

Israeli forces have wounded several Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, firing on civilians and launching air and artill...

Voters in Portugal electing new president, could be far-right winner 

18 January 2026

Portugal has begun voting in the first round of a presidential election in which a far-right candidate could, for the fi...

At least six killed in Pakistan as fire rips through Karachi shopping mall 

18 January 2026

News|Construction At least six people have been killed and about 20 injured when a fire tore through a shopping mall in ...

Two killed, dozens wounded in large Russian drone attacks across Ukraine 

18 January 2026

Two people have been killed and dozens injured in overnight Russian drone attacks across Ukraine, where strikes on energ...

Jerusalem Patriarch, churches say Christian Zionism threatens Christianity 

18 January 2026

Senior Christian leaders in Jerusalem have issued a warning against outside interference threatening the unity and futur...

Syrian forces capture Tabqa, nation’s largest dam amid swift push on Raqqa 

18 January 2026

The Syrian army has taken full control of the strategic city of Tabqa and its military airport on the Euphrates River, e...