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Venezuela govt says 116 political prisoners released

It was announced last week that the government would begin freeing those jailed under president Nicolas Maduro

12 Jan 2026 8:21 pm
Pope Leo meets Venezuelan opposition leader Machado at Vatican

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

12 Jan 2026 5:39 pm
Inequality top economic concern for youth globally: WEF survey

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

12 Jan 2026 4:07 pm
Trump team ramps up attack on Federal Reserve Chair Powell with criminal indictment threat

At stake is the independence of the Fed the worlds most important central bank to set U.S. monetary policy without undue influence by elected officials like Mr. Trump who would prefer cheaper borrowing costs for their political appeal

12 Jan 2026 3:53 pm
Iran internet shutdown has lasted over 84 hours, says monitor

As Iran wakes up to a new day, metrics show the national internet blackout is past the 84 hour mark, monitor Netblocks said

12 Jan 2026 3:03 pm
World Court opens landmark Myanmar Rohingya genocide case

It is the first genocide case the International Court of Justice, will hear in full in over a decade

12 Jan 2026 2:55 pm
Trump says U.S. will take Greenland 'one way or the other'

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

12 Jan 2026 2:07 pm
U.S. sends more agents to Minneapolis despite furore over womans killing

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

12 Jan 2026 2:04 pm
Myanmar pro-military party wins Suu Kyi's seat in junta-run poll: party official

The final phase of the month-long vote is scheduled for January 25, with the junta saying the election will return power to the people

12 Jan 2026 12:39 pm
Venezuelans in U.S. are torn between joy, worry after ousting of Nicolas Maduro

For more than 7,70,000 Venezuelans living in the U.S., reactions to Donald Trump's moves in Venezuela are as intense as they are complicated

12 Jan 2026 12:38 pm
Danish PM says Greenland showdown at 'decisive moment' after new Trump threats

Germany and Sweden backs Denmark against Mr. Trump's latest claims to the self-governing Danish territory

12 Jan 2026 11:23 am
Irans Ambassador to India refutes claims of Indian nationals arrest amid ongoing protest

Iranian envoy to India Mohammad Fathali urges the people to get their news from the reliable source

12 Jan 2026 11:22 am
Trump 'inclined' to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after CEO calls it 'uninvestable'

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

12 Jan 2026 11:05 am
Severed human heads found hanging on a beach in southwestern Ecuador

A police report attributes the incident to a conflict between criminal groups

12 Jan 2026 10:35 am
Truck drives through anti-Iran protest in Los Angeles

Police detain the driver and said one person was hit by the truck but nobody was seriously hurt

12 Jan 2026 8:54 am
Trump says Iran pitched negotiations after U.S. leader threatened action for protester crackdown

Trump in comments to reporters aboard Air Force One said that his administration was in talks to set up a meeting with Tehran

12 Jan 2026 8:37 am
Wildfires in south Argentina rip through nearly 12,000 hectares of forest, threatening communities

The fires started almost a week ago in the Andean region of the Argentine province of Chubut and are putting a power plant and a school at risk as well as affecting rural properties, said the authorities

12 Jan 2026 7:24 am
Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over

Meanwhile, the post-ceasefire death toll continued to rise in Gaza, with Israeli gunfire killing three Palestinians, according to Palestinian hospital officials

12 Jan 2026 6:43 am
Iran protest deaths cross 500, says rights group; authorities call for counter-rally to condemn U.S., Israel actions

U.S.-based group says 490 protesters, 48 security personnel dead; Iran warns U.S. against 'miscalculation', threatens retaliation

12 Jan 2026 4:47 am
NATO talks on deterring Russian activity around Greenland business as usual, says U.K.

Reports said military chiefs from Britain and other European countries were drawing up plans for a possible NATO mission in Greenland, which Donald Trump wants to acquire

12 Jan 2026 3:49 am
U.S. announces large-scale strikes against IS in Syria

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees American military forces in the region, said multiple strikes argeted ISIS throughout Syria, using an acronym for the jihadist group

11 Jan 2026 10:40 pm
Trump tells Cuba to make a deal, before it is too late

U.S. President Donald Trumps remarks come a week after U.S. forces seized Venezuela's authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro in a nighttime operation in Caracas that killed dozens of Venezuelan and Cuban security forces

11 Jan 2026 10:21 pm
Venezuelans await release of more political prisoners, Maduro doing well

Interim President Delcy Rodriguez has begun to free prisoners jailed under Maduro, saying a large number would be released in a gesture of appeasement for which Washington took credit

11 Jan 2026 10:10 pm
U.K.'s former U.S. envoy apologises to Epstein's victims, not for his own ties

Peter Mandelson says he would only apologise for his own ties if he had known about Epsteins actions or been complicit

11 Jan 2026 9:56 pm
As German Chancellor Merz lands in Gujarat, activists demand that Modi ask for Arihas return

Officials say Ariha is meeting parents, Indian embassy in Germany regularly, no movement on government request that the five-year-old be brought up in Indian home

11 Jan 2026 9:23 pm
Trump delivers oil warning, suggesting Cuba should strikea deal with U.S.

Venezuela is Cubas biggest oil supplier, but since the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces, Mr. Trump has successfully pressed interim President Delcy Rodriguez to send Venezuelan oil to the United States

11 Jan 2026 8:59 pm
U.S. to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths

The meeting will include Finance Ministers or Cabinet Ministers from the G7 advanced economies, the European Union, Australia, India, South Korea and Mexico, the official said

11 Jan 2026 7:47 pm
Trump pushes 1-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates, banks balk

Strong opposition is certain from Wall Street and the credit card companies, which donated heavily to his 2024 campaign and to support his second-term agenda

11 Jan 2026 5:09 pm
Retouched images of Israels first lady, distributed by the State, ignite a fiery ethics debate

Israels official state photos from last year portend to show history in the making

11 Jan 2026 12:56 pm
Iran protests LIVE: Israel on high alert for possibility of U.S. intervention in Iran, sources say

Iran warned that the U.S. military and Israel will be legitimate targets if America strikes the Islamic Republic, as threatened by President Donald Trump.

11 Jan 2026 12:47 pm
Irans parliament meets to discuss ongoing protests shaking nation

Lawmakers at one point rushing to the front of the assembly to chant: Death to America!

11 Jan 2026 12:16 pm
23-year-old Hindu farmer shot dead by landlord in Pakistans Sindh

Kelash Kohli was shot at for allegedly constructing a shelter in the land owned by Nizamani in Talhar village of Badin district on January 4

11 Jan 2026 12:11 pm
U.S. may lift more Venezuela sanctions soon: Bessent

Bessent, who controls the dominant U.S. shareholding in the IMF and World Bank, said that the two institutions had already reached out to him about Venezuela

11 Jan 2026 11:10 am
Maduro loyalists stage rally as Venezuelan government courts U.S.

Waving flags and placards with the face of the moustachioed ex-leader and his wife Cilia, around 1,000 protesters rallied in the west of Caracas and a few hundred in the eastern Petare district far smaller than demonstrations Mr. Maduro's camp has mustered in the past.

11 Jan 2026 11:04 am
Myanmar votes in second phase of military-run election

The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is leading by a huge margin after winning 90 of the 102 lower house seats contested in the first phase on December 28, 2025, which saw only 52.13% voter turnout, much lower than elections in 2020 and 2015

11 Jan 2026 6:58 am
Anti-ICE protesters assemble across U.S. after shootings in Minneapolis, Portland

Minnesota leaders are urging protesters to remain peaceful as demonstrators converge on a Minneapolis park to protest the fatal shooting of a woman

11 Jan 2026 6:49 am
U.S. launches new retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria after deadly ambush

The U.S. administration is calling the response to the Palmyra attacks Operation Hawkeye Strike

11 Jan 2026 6:39 am
Nobel Institute says Venezuelan leader Machado can't give Peace Prize to Trump

The decision is final and stands for all time, it said, after Maria Machado said she'd like to give or share the prize with Donald Trump

11 Jan 2026 6:00 am
Is hiring lobby firms common in diplomacy? | Explained

How has India explained the use of an American firm for fixing meetings with leaders in Washington?

11 Jan 2026 5:30 am
How will the U.S. exit affect climate action? | Explained

Why has U.S. President Donald Trump moved to withdraw the U.S. from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change? What will be the financial impact? What will it mean for international cooperation on climate change?

11 Jan 2026 5:10 am
Fresh protests in Iran as internet blackout persists

Donald Trump said on Saturday the U.S. was ready to help the movement

11 Jan 2026 4:27 am
Southern Transitional Council | Yemens separatists

The STCs military and political advances led to its integration in Yemens government through the Riyadh Agreement, but dissatisfaction prompted recurring clashes

11 Jan 2026 1:44 am
Delcy Rodriguez| Pragmatic successor

Venezuelas interim leader must navigate the country from imminent economic collapse, while managing the interests of the Chavista rearguard

11 Jan 2026 1:21 am
Rubio and Vance| Arms of Trump

Two major events the U.S. capture of Venezuelas President and the ICE shooting in Minneapolis highlight the Trump administrations twin priorities foreign intervention and strict immigration enforcement; Rubio and Vance represent different strands of the MAGA movement

11 Jan 2026 1:00 am
Atleast six killed in Mississippi, suspect in custody

Authorities say a person was in custody Saturday after six people were killed in a series of related shootings in eastern Mississippi

10 Jan 2026 11:06 pm
Why is the U.S. targeting Greenland? |Explained

Greenland givestheU.S. a huge strategic advantage over theArctic and the northern hemisphere in general;moreover,theU.S.sees several economic opportunities in Greenland

10 Jan 2026 10:52 pm
Venezuela says in talks with U.S. to restore diplomatic ties

Officials said the U.S. envoys were in Caracas to discuss reopening the country's embassy, while in Washington, Mr. Trump met with oil companies over his plans to access Venezuela's huge crude reserves

10 Jan 2026 9:31 pm
Japan PM mulling snap election in coming weeks: Reports

She is considering dissolving the lower house at the start of a parliament session on January 23, the Yomiuri and Mainichi daily newspapers reported, citing unnamed government sources

10 Jan 2026 8:57 pm
EU countries override France to greenlight Mercosur trade deal

Most of the European Union's 27 nations backed the pact following an Ambassadors' meeting in Brussels, paving the way for it to be signed later this month in Paraguay.

10 Jan 2026 8:51 pm
Netanyahu hopes to 'taper' Israel off U.S. military aid in next decade

Benjamin Netanyahu told Mr. Trump during a recent visit that Israel very deeply appreciates the military aid that America has given us over the years, but here too weve come of age and weve developed incredible capacities.

10 Jan 2026 8:44 pm