Sat 24 January 2026: Iran released figures Friday detailing the scale of damage and casualties during recent nationwide protests, in remarks framed as a response to comments by US Vice President JD Vance on dealing with unrest, Anadolu reports. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shared the figures on US social media company X, describing the protests as […]
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Sat 24 January 2026: At least eight people died while 82 others remain missing after a landslide hit West Java, Indonesia, on Saturday. Dozens of houses were reportedly buried under the landslide. A search and rescue team is searching for the missing in the area, which has difficult terrain, with a weather forecast of possible […]
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Sat 24 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Why is South Africa upset about Iran joining BRICS naval drills? In a statement on January 15, the US embassy in South Africa accused the South African military of defying orders from its own government and said it was “cozying up to Iran”. […]
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Sat 24 January 2026: South Africa’s government is facing backlash from the US and from within its own administration for hosting Iran’s navy. South Africa has launched an inquiry into Iran’s participation in joint naval drills with BRICS nations last week, apparently against the orders of President Cyril Ramaphosa. BRICS is a group of 10 […]
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Fri 23 January 2026: US actions have ended the post-World War II order, analysts say, but how much that ‘order’ applied to the Global South is unclear. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the quiet part out loud at the World Economic Forum: what many call the global rules-based order was either collapsing or had collapsed already. […]
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Fri 23 January 2026: Saudi Arabia has intensified its media campaign against the United Arab Emirates, exposing a deepening rift between the two Gulf states over Yemen, regional dominance and influence in the wider Middle East. Saudi state broadcaster Al-Ekhbariya has aired reports accusing the UAE of operating secret prisons in Yemen and backing separatist militias that threaten Saudi […]
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Fri 23 January 2026: President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to European nations, signalling an aggressive response should they begin offloading American stocks and bonds in retaliation for US trade or security policies. “If that would happen, there would be a big retaliation on our part,” he told Fox Business on Thursday when […]
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Fri 23 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in *South Africa today:* 👇🏼 ◼️ SA police not yet able to defeat gangs: Gang violence, alongside robberies, accounts for many murders in South Africa, which has one of the world’s highest homicide rates. Cachalia said gang violence had become increasingly complex, especially in the Eastern Cape and […]
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Fri 23 January 2026: US President Trump has said that a “massive armada” is heading towards Iran, even as he seeks to avoid further conflict in the Middle East. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday while travelling from Davos to Washington, Trump said the United States is positioning a large naval presence […]
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Fri 23 January 2026: South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed a plea on Thursday that sought to stop Nelson Mandela’s eldest daughter, Makaziwe, and a former prison warden, from auctioning some of the late icon’s artifacts. The South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA), the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and the Robben Island […]
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