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On the Iran-U.S. tensions, the Foreign Office spokesperson said Pakistan attached great importance to Iran as a neighbouring country
The latest trade data, released on January 15, 2026, showed that Indias merchandise exports to the U.S. stood at a five-month high of $7.01 billion in December 2025, up from $6.89 in December 2024
The situation unfolding in the high latitudes is of serious concern to us, the Russian embassy in Belgium, where NATO is headquartered, Russian Embassy in Belgium said in a statement
Gustavo Petro's U.S. visit will come on the heels of a bitter war of words with Mr. Trump in the last year, including Washington's threats to take military action in Colombia
U.S. President Donald Trump said that hes been told on good authority that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran has indicated fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters
A collapsing rial, soaring inflation and years of sanctions have pushed Tehran into its largest unrest since 2022
Iran needs more freedoms and quick reforms, not another war
Somalia, Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, Brazil, Nigeria, Thailand are among the affected countries, according to the report.
U.S. President Trump repeatedly has warned that the United States may take military action over the killing of peaceful protesters
The case, reported by state and independent news outlets, provoked widespread outrage in Russia
Toby Kiers has been awarded for her work bringing this underground world into focus
Economists expect exports will continue to support Chinas economy this year, despite trade friction and geopolitical tensions
Over 70 employees were hired in Taiwan to conduct smartphone software application research and development, verification and testing for the Chinese smartphone maker, prosecutors said
In September 2018, North Korea and South Korea held military talks on their border to discuss implementing a broad-reaching military agreement to reduce tensions
The accident took place on morning in the Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, 230 k.m. (143 miles) northeast of Bangkok, on a train bound for Ubon Ratchathani province.
It comes after the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro in a stunning nighttime raid earlier this month
Irans government accused the United States of seeking to manufacture a pretext for military intervention
Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford, speaking with the media at an event later, called the incident unfortunate and said he was embarrassed by it
Jorge Torres, director of the Intelligence and National Security Directorate told journalists about the plot allegations as he prepared to file a formal complaint at the public prosecutor's office
Clintons call investigation a partisan exercise in letter to Representative James Comer, who threatens contempt charges for non-compliance
Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland's minister for business and mineral resources, said people in Greenland are very, very worried about the U.S. rhetoric.
The UN children's agency UNICEF said that at least 60 boys and 40 girls had been killed in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory since early October
President Museveni seeks to extend rule, has changed constitution twice; UN reports rights violations, Uganda says actions justified
The army's statement on Tuesday (January 13, 2026) said armed groups should withdraw to the area east of the Euphrates River
WEF President and CEO Borge Brende said the five-day annual meeting beginning January 18 will have a hard look at Ukraine, Gaza and Latin America, including Venezuela
The government bristled at former U.S. President Joe Biden's efforts to strengthen relations with Europe, Australia, India, Canada and others to confront China
In recent weeks, Israel recognised Somaliland as an independent state while across the Gulf of Aden, separatist factions renewed calls for the re-establishment of South Yemen. A quiz on the two breakaway regions
The destruction of this facility will reduce the enemys capacity to produce drones and weaken the Russian aggressors ability to strike civilian targets on Ukrainian territory, says the Ukrainian military
While improvements were recorded in heavy-emitting sectors like industry, agriculture and transport, they remained virtually flat in energy and waste treatment, Citepa, a non-profit organisation, says
Both sides are currently discussing the schedule for a concluding meeting, and an announcement will be made once it is confirmed, the Office of Trade Negotiations said in a statement.
The lawmakers will meet with high-level Danish and Greenlandic government officials and business leaders, according to the aide, granted anonymity ahead of a formal announcement
The United States is accusing Russia of a dangerous and inexplicable escalation of the nearly four-year war in Ukraine at a time when the Trump administration is trying to advance negotiations toward peace
The death toll from Irans nationwide protests has reached at least 646 people killed, with the number expected to rise further, says activists
The lawsuit accuses the Republican Trump administration of violating free speech rights by targeting a progressive state that favours Democrats and welcomes immigrants
Donald Trumps upbeat remarks came just over a week after Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was seized in a U.S. special forces raid and brought to New York to face drug trafficking charges
A former Iraqi president, Barham Salih, 65, became the first former head of state to run the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) at the start of the year
In a major foreign policy speech on Friday, the Pope decried the use of military force as a means of achieving diplomatic goals and called for human rights to be protected in Venezuela
The World Economic Forums Youth Pulse 2026: Insights from the Next Generation for a Changing World 2026 report sought to know how the next generation is interpreting, and responding to, rapid economic, political, technological and environmental change
As Iran wakes up to a new day, metrics show the national internet blackout is past the 84 hour mark, monitor Netblocks said
It is the first genocide case the International Court of Justice, will hear in full in over a decade
Mr. Trump says controlling the mineral-rich Danish territory is crucial for U.S. national security, given increased Russian and Chinese military activity in the Arctic
If protesters conduct violent activities against law enforcement, if they impede our operations, thats a crime, and we will hold them accountable to those consequences, Ms. Noem said in an interview
Several other executives at the meeting expressed similar reluctance, warning that the industry would first need to secure extensive security and financial guarantees before beginning oil production

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