CHINA LOGS HISTORIC HIGH OF 92 SPACE LAUNCHES IN A SINGLE YEAR

Sun 04 January 2026: China carried out a record 92 space launches in 2025, the highest annual total in its history, state-run media reported on Saturday. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) said the year saw multiple breakthroughs and several firsts across manned spaceflight, deep-space exploration and commercial space activities, according to Global Times. As part of its […]

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PRO-GOVERNMENT FORCES SECURE FULL CONTROL OF YEMEN’S AL-MAHRA AFTER STC’S WITHDRAWAL

Sun 04 January 2026: Pro-government forces have taken control of all districts of Yemen’s eastern Al-Mahra province after the withdrawal of Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces, Anadolu Agency reports. Mohammed Omar Suwailim, director general of the Youth and Sports Office in Al-Mahra, said Saturday the National Shield Forces have extended their control over all nine districts […]

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MADURO COUPLE FLOWN TO NYC; US WILL ‘RUN’ VENEZUELA, SAYS TRUMP

Sun 04 January 2026: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores were taken off a plane in New York on Saturday after being forcibly transferred from Venezuela following a US operation in Caracas. According to US media reports, Maduro was flown by helicopter from Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, […]

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MUJAHID: NO CIRCLE IN PAKISTAN CAN CONTROL ISLAMIC EMIRATE

Sat 03 January 2026: Zabiullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, has warned that a specific powerful circle in Pakistan might have plotted a new “conspiracy” against Afghanistan, either to serve foreign interests or to assert control over the Islamic Emirate. Speaking in an interview released Thursday, Mujahid suggested that Pakistan’s recent attacks on Afghanistan […]

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SWISS OFFICIALS FACE PAINFUL TASK OF IDENTIFYING VICTIMS OF DEADLY BAR FIRE

Sat 03 January 2026: Valais cantonal police said Saturday it has identified the first four victims who died in a bar fire that broke out on New Year’s night at a bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. In a statement, police said that “in connection with the fire that occurred on New Year’s Eve at the bar […]

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IRAN’S KHAMENEI SAYS PROTESTERS’ CONCERNS VALID, BUT WARNS OF ‘ENEMY HAND’ BEHIND UNREST

Sat 03 January 2026: In his first public reaction to the ongoing protests across the country, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday said the concerns of merchants are legitimate, but warned there is a “hand of the enemy” behind the recent currency fluctuations. Speaking to a gathering in Tehran, the Iranian leader said […]

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HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY | SATURDAY – 03 JANUARY 2026

Sat 03 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:  ◼️ White people hate BEE: Mantashe shared his views on black economic empowerment during a discussion on Newzroom Africa about the mining sector. He said that under the Apartheid government, black people were seen as instruments in mining rather than as employees. “We were […]

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TRUMP SAYS ‘MADURO CAPTURED’ AS US CARRIED OUT ‘LARGE-SCALE STRIKE’ AGAINST VENEZUELA

Sat 03 January 2026: United States President Donald Trump has claimed that the US has carried out a “large-scale strike” against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Maduro and his wife had been “captured and flown out of the country” following the operation, which he said […]

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VENEZUELA SIGNALS OPENNESS TO US TALKS ON DRUG TRAFFICKING, OIL INVESTMENT

Fri 02 January 2026: Venezuela is open to talks with the US on cooperation to counter drug trafficking, President Nicolas Maduro said in a prerecorded interview aired Thursday on state television. Maduro said he is ready for dialogue, “whenever they want it, wherever they want it and however they want it.” He accused Washington of […]

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SAUDI ARABIA SETS EXECUTIONS RECORD IN 2025, PUTTING 356 PEOPLE TO DEATH

Fri 02 January 2026: Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an AFP tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year. Analysts have largely attributed the surge in executions to Riyadh’s ongoing “war on drugs” launched in recent years — with […]

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