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Morocco and Senegal celebrate advancing to the AFCON final showdown
15 January 2026Jubilant crowds filled the streets across Morocco and Senegal as both nations celebrated advancing to the AFCON football...
‘Why rattle sabres?’: Decoding Russia’s muted response to Iran protests
15 January 2026The Kremlin is confident that mass protests in Iran have peaked, and Tehran’s leadership has managed to squash domesti...
Japan, Philippines sign new defence pacts amid surging China tensions
15 January 2026News|South China Sea The Philippines and Japan signed two defence pacts Thursday, including a deal allowing their forces...
Five US lawmakers investigated over warning troops about illegal orders
15 January 2026Five United States legislators say they have been contacted by the Justice Department after posting a video on social me...
Trump suspends immigrant visas for 75 countries: Who’s affected?
15 January 2026United States authorities have said they will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries...
Gaza plan phase two: US to discuss Hamas disarmament, Israeli withdrawal
15 January 2026Hamas leaders and representatives of other Palestinian factions in Gaza are in the Egyptian capital Cairo for talks on t...
Astronauts depart International Space Station after medical emergency
15 January 2026A SpaceX capsule transporting four astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) is due to splash down off the c...
Another crane collapses in Thailand, killing two, after 32 die previous day
15 January 2026News|Infrastructure A crane collapse has killed two people on the outskirts of Thailand’s capital Bangkok, one day aft...
Iran temporarily closes airspace to most flights amid threat of US attack
15 January 2026News|Aviation Iran temporarily closed its airspace to most flights amid United States President Donald Trump’s threats...
India shuts Kashmir medical college – after Muslims earned more admissions
15 January 2026India has shut down a medical college in Indian-administered Kashmir in an apparent capitulation to protests by right-wi...