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Security Minister Luis Cordero gave the tolls for the blazes burning for two days now in the Nuble and Biobio regions about 500 kilometers (300 miles) south of Santiago
Ahead of a meeting with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, the Polish Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister says his country is pleased with Indian reduction in Russian oil purchases, and hopes for an EU-India FTA next week
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs of up to 25% on all goods sent to the United States from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland over their objections to his moves
The army placed the units on prepare-to-deploy orders in case violence in the northern State escalates, the Washington Post reported adding that it is not clear whether any of them will be sent
AFP was able to connect to the internet from its Tehran office, though the vast majority of internet providers and mobile internet remain cut on Sunday (January 18, 2026) morning
Any military action by the U.S. against Denmark's vast Arctic island would damage NATO and legitimize the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, says Spanish Prime Minister
It has not been confirmed whether the incident that occurred in the Kaliganj area of Gazipur district is related to the recent spate of violence against Hindus in Bangladesh
The SDF [Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces] organisation detonated the new Alrashid bridge in Raqqa city, says SANA news agency
As of Tuesday (January 13, 2026), the military had acknowledged killing 57 people around the yellow line, saying most were militants
More than 5,000 armed forces personnel, snipers at vantage points, AI-powered drones and special tools to counter spywares and espionage security is like never before
The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Police said an investigation would be launched once the blaze was extinguished
Interior Minister Marco Antonio Villeda said he was willing to talk with the inmates, but would not accede to their demands in seeking the release of the 46 guards.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who heads the EUs executive branch, portrayed the deal as a bulwark against the disruptive policies of the Trump administration
What began as a shopkeepers strike transformed into one of the largest anti-government protests the Islamic Republic has seen, triggering a violent state crackdown in which thousands are feared killed; Tehran says Western intelligence agencies hijacked the protest and unleashed domestic terror
The U.S. President said in a social media post that Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, U.K., the Netherlands, and Finland would face the tariff, which would be raised to 25% on June 1 if a deal is not in place
The plane was last tracked at 01:17 p.m. the Leang-Leang area of Maros, a mountainous district of South Sulawesi province
The incident, which took place in Rajbari district, marks the latest in a spate of violence targeting Hindus in Bangladesh.
Aidarous al-Zubaidi's UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council forces in December captured two Yemeni provinces in an offensive that was rolled back by Saudi strikes and Riyadh's allied forces on the ground
Mozambiques Institute for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction said 103 people had died in an unusually severe rainy season since late last year
According to court documents, beginning in early September 2023, Kaushik conspired with others to unlawfully obtain aerospace goods and technology from the U.S. for entities in Russia.
The notices come after nearly four months of U.S. military strikes against boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific that the U.S. alleged were trafficking drugs
In less than a year, we made eight peace deals and ended the war in Gaza. We have peace in the Middle East. Nobody thought that was going to be possible, Donald Trump said
The U.S. president also suggested on his social media site that more than 800 people had been set to be executed in Iran, but he said they now won't be
Mark Carney, the first Canadian prime minister to visit China in eight years, said better relations would help improve a global governance system that he described as under great strain
Mr. Trump made threat after a federal officer shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis on January 16, after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle. The incident further heightened the sense of fear and anger radiating across the city a week after an immigration agent fatally shot a woman in the head
The Seoul Central District Court said it found Yoon guilty of obstructing authorities from executing an arrest warrant related to his martial law declaration in December 2024, live broadcast of the ruling showed
U.S. Coast Guard boarded the tanker, Veronica. The ship had previously passed through Venezuelan waters and was operating in defiance of President Donald Trump's established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean, says Homeland Security Secretary
Local authorities said there was extensive damage in this densely populated area of the town
Hamas accused Israel of violating the ceasefire deal in place since October 2025, and attempting to reignite the conflict
The enthusiasm of Maria Machado and her supporters stood in contrast to Donald Trump having repeatedly raised doubts about the Nobel Peace Prize winner and his stated commitment to backing democratic rule in Venezuela
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

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