Tue 20 January 2026: US President Donald Trump has argued that Denmark is unable to adequately protect Greenland, its semiautonomous territory, suggesting the issue would be discussed with international leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “I don’t think they’re going to push back,” Trump told reporters on Monday when asked for comments to […]
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Tue 20 January 2026: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Monday his firm opposition to the deployment of Turkish or Qatari forces in the Gaza Strip, amid growing disagreements with the United States over post-war arrangements for the territory. Speaking during a weekly parliamentary session, Netanyahu said there would be “no Turkish or Qatari […]
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Tue 20 January 2026: Armed gangs kidnapped 163 Christian worshippers after storming two churches in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state on Sunday, a member of the clergy told AFP. “The attackers came in numbers and blocked the entrance of the churches and forced the worshippers out into the bush,” Reverend Joseph Hayab, head of the Christian Association […]
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Tue 20 January 2026: The Oscar-winning musical composer faces backlash from right-wing Hindus for saying he lost work due to ‘communal bias’ in Bollywood. New Delhi, India – Allah Rakha Rahman, popularly known as AR Rahman, is undoubtedly India’s most famous composer. He has won some of the world’s most coveted musical awards – including Oscars, […]
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Tue 20 January 2026: US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday that her department had arrested over 10,000 migrants in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of an ongoing crackdown on immigration. “We have arrested over 10,000 criminal illegal aliens who were killing Americans, hurting children and reigning terror in Minneapolis,” Noem said in a statement. […]
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Tue 20 January 2026: The International Criminal Court (ICC) said Monday it has found evidence that war crimes and crimes against humanity have been committed in Sudan’s Darfur region, citing repeated atrocities in El Fasher and the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. ICC deputy prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan told the UN […]
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Tue 20 January 2026: According to a recent Oxfam report, the combined wealth of the world’s billionaires increased by $2.5 trillion in 2025—enough to eliminate extreme poverty 26 times over—while the organization warns of escalating inequality and threats to civil liberties. Oxfam’s latest report describes the period as a “Billionaire’s decade,” highlighting that while extreme […]
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Tue 20 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Eskom says no to R213 billion from Western countries: The Electricity and Energy Minister said the terms for the R213 billion funding from major Western powers for Eskom’s decarbonisation are unappealing. He said Eskom will need to turn to other funding options, such […]
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Image Source: SABC News Tue 20 January 2026: Despite South Africa being the continent’s most developed economy with surplus agricultural production and an advanced food distribution system, nearly 1,000 children under the age of five died from severe acute malnutrition in public hospitals in 2025 alone. Activist Mark Heywood revealed that the actual death toll could […]
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Mon 19 January 2026: Growing up in rural India, my grandmother would feed the village dog half a chapati and a bowl of milk each afternoon, surely insufficient for its needs. The dog survived by scavenging from nearby homes. Years later, living in Delhi, I encountered street dogs refusing biscuits, overfed by households competing to […]
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