Thu 22 January 2026: According to the UN, more than 1,800 Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians – about five per day – were documented in 2025. Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has approved the issuance of gun licences to Israelis in 18 additional illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, as the right-wing government […]
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Thu 22 January 2026: Thursday marks one year since US President Donald Trump ordered the country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) just hours after taking office. According to an agreement between the US and the Geneva-based UN agency, the withdrawal is due to be effective as of Thursday after the US saw out a mandatory one-year notice […]
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Thu 22 January 2026: Trump has been joined at a table next to the podium by leaders from Bahrain and Morocco to kick off the signing. “What we’re doing is so important,” Trump said. “This is something I really wanted to be here and do, and I could think of no better place.” Trump took […]
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Thu 22 January 2026: The Trump administration, encouraged by the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is looking for allies within Cuba’s government who might help negotiate an end to Communist rule in the country before the year concludes, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing. US officials believe Cuba’s economy is nearing collapse and that […]
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Thu 22 January 2026: US President Donald Trump is set to formally announce and sign the charter of the “Board of Peace” during a ceremony in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday. The ceremony is scheduled to start at 0930GMT. The initiative, initially conceived as a mechanism to oversee the Gaza ceasefire and post-war reconstruction, has since […]
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Thu 22 January 2026: Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today: ◼️ Trump reignites ‘white genocide’ claims against SA: “What’s happening in South Africa is terrible. It’s a terrible situation. What they’re doing to people, a certain group of people, is unbelievable. You wouldn’t think it could happen today,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday after […]
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Wed 21 January 2026: US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Tuesday that his country would respond forcefully if Tehran acts on alleged assassination threats against him. “They shouldn’t be doing it, but I’ve left notification. Anything ever happens, we’re going to blow the whole — the whole country is going to get blown up,” […]
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Wed 21 January 2026: Bills yet to be voted by Senate, with opposition to gun law likely from conservative Liberal-National Coalition. Australian lawmakers have passed tougher laws against hate crime and gun violence in response to last month’s mass shooting at a Jewish festival at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted in favour […]
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Wed 21 January 2026: Aid workers report growing numbers of severely malnourished or seriously ill children at displacement camps. Somalia is facing a deepening health and nutrition emergency as consecutive failed rainy seasons, soaring water prices and sharp cuts to humanitarian aid drive a surge in malnutrition and outbreaks of preventable diseases, Doctors Without Borders, […]
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Wed 21 January 2026: Only 6% of Americans are satisfied with the release of the files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, while most believe the government is intentionally withholding information, according to a recent CNN poll. Despite a law passed by Congress, the Justice Department says it has released less than 1% of […]
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