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Trump’s ‘board of peace’ appears to seek wider mandate beyond Gaza 

17 January 2026

United States President Donald Trump has begun to invite world leaders and other prominent figures to be part of his so-...

Military leader Doumbouya sworn in as Guinea’s president 

17 January 2026

Mamady Doumbouya, a general who led a 2021 military takeover in Guinea, has been sworn in as the West African country’...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,424 

17 January 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Sunday, January 18: Fighting The General Staff of the Ukrainian mi...

US urges de-escalation as Syrian army advances on Kurdish-held territory 

17 January 2026

The United States has urged Syrian troops to halt their advance through Kurdish-held territory in Syria’s north, amid ...

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...

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...