Wed 07 January 2026: Army chief hits out at foreign ‘rhetoric’ targeting Iran, threatens decisive action to ‘cut off hand of any aggressor’. Iran’s top judge warned protesters who have taken to the streets during a spiralling economic crisis there will be “no leniency for those who help the enemy against the Islamic Republic”, accusing […]
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Wed 07 January 2026: The air force chiefs of Pakistan and Bangladesh held talks on a potential pact covering the sale of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to Dhaka, Pakistan’s military said, as Islamabad widens its arms supply ambitions and beefs up ties with Bangladesh. The talks in Islamabad come as Pakistan looks to capitalise on […]
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Wed 07 January 2026: The report, a follow-up to a 2024 study, documents how the war has radically altered the lives of children in Gaza. In addition to school destruction or closures, violence, hunger, and psychological pressure have eliminated the sense of a normal childhood. The study notes that some children faint from exhaustion, while […]
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Wed 07 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Future of SRD grant uncertain, says Treasury: It is not clear whether the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant will continue beyond March 2027. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said government departments are discussing linking the support for working-age adults to skills development […]
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Wed 07 January 2026: President Claudia Sheinbaum has sought to safeguard Mexican sovereignty while cooperating with the US on key issues. The attack on Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro over the weekend have sent shockwaves across Latin America, where many countries fear a return to a period of overt United States interventionism. Those fears […]
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Wed 07 January 2026: Coalition says it targeted secessionist forces after Aidarous al-Zubaidi fled hours before he was due for talks in Riyadh. The Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen has launched strikes on the country’s southern Dhale governorate, saying it was targeting secessionist forces after their leader fled instead of boarding a plane scheduled to […]
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Tue 06 January 2026: Venezuela transported gold worth almost 4.14 billion Swiss francs ($5.20 billion) to Switzerland during the early years of the leadership of ousted President Nicolas Maduro, customs data shows. The South American country sent 113 metric tons of the precious metal to Switzerland from 2013 – when Maduro took office – to […]
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Tue 06 January 2026: Mette Frederiksen’s warning comes after Trump again threatened to takeover control of Greenland. Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that any bid by the United States to take over Greenland will result in the end of the NATO military alliance, as reverberations from Washington’s military attack on Venezuela and the abduction of […]
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Tue 06 January 2026: Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera won a third term in office, according to provisional results Monday from the National Electoral Authority. Touadera got 76.15% of the vote in last month’s elections, the results showed. He was first elected in 2016 and reelected in 2020 with 53.16% of the vote in […]
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Tue 06 January 2026: Prisoners For Palestine says activist Teuta Hoxha needs to be hospitalised but has been denied medical treatment by prison authorities. Palestine Action activist Teuta Hoxha has paused her hunger strike in the United Kingdom after more than two months without food while demanding immediate bail and the right to a fair trial. The group […]
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