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Swiss police identify 16 more bodies after deadly New Year’s Eve bar fire 

04 January 2026

News|Police Swiss police say they have identified 16 more of those who died during a fatal fire in a bar on New Year’s...

How the US attack on Venezuela, abduction of Maduro unfolded 

04 January 2026

In a move that stunned the world, the United States bombed Venezuela and toppled President Nicolas Maduro amid condemnat...

China urges US to ‘stop toppling’ Venezuelan government, release Maduro 

04 January 2026

China has called on the United States to immediately release Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after Washington carrie...

North Korea fires missiles towards sea as South Korean leader visits China 

04 January 2026

News|Weapons North Korea has launched multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast into the sea as South Korea’s lea...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,410 

04 January 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Saturday, January 4: Fighting The death toll from a Russian ballis...

Poverty, unemployment skyrocket in the Gaza Strip after Israel’s war 

04 January 2026

Gaza City- Crammed in a tiny tent at a United Nations-run school in central Gaza City, Alaa Alzanin, along with his wife...

Syria’s challenges to rebuild its armed forces 

04 January 2026

Syria is still facing numerous challenges a year after the toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Among the key priorit...

UK, France carry out joint strike on ISIL target near Syria’s Palmyra 

04 January 2026

News|ISIL/ISIS The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence has said its aircraft joined France in striking an underground...

Fact-checking Trump following US ‘capture’ of Venezuela’s Maduro 

03 January 2026

United States President Donald Trump said that a US military assault succeeded in capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas...

US Republicans back Trump on Venezuela amid faint MAGA dissent 

03 January 2026

Since coming down the escalator in 2015 to announce his first presidential run, Donald Trump has presented himself as a ...