Category: Feeds
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Hong Kong begins national security trial for organisers of Tiananmen vigils
Rights groups condemn trial of three activists accused of ‘inciting subversion of state power’.
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Rescuers search for survivors after landslide at New Zealand campsite
Several people were missing after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides across New Zealand’s North Island.
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Trump’s Moves on Greenland
After assailing Europe in a long speech at Davos, the president said he had won an agreement on the future of the Arctic territory.
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Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before US Congress in Epstein probe
The convicted sex trafficker has previously said she would decline to answer questions unless she is granted immunity.
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Australia observes day of mourning for victims of Bondi Beach mass shooting
Flags will be flown at half-staff to honour the victims of the December 14 shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
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Trump’s Rift With Europe Is Clear. Europe Must Decide What to Do About It.
After President Trump aired his disdain for Europe, its leaders will gather in Brussels Thursday to take stock of what comes next.
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‘Catch of the day’: Trump launches new ICE immigration crackdown in Maine
The Trump administration singles out Maine Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, as one of the reasons for ICE’s operation.
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Blake Lively called Justin Baldoni ‘a clown’ in text messages
Newly unsealed court documents show Lively criticising the It Ends With Us director.
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Rifaat al-Assad, Paramilitary Leader and ‘Butcher of Hama,’ Dies at 88
The brother and uncle of Syrian tyrants, he commanded a unit that killed up to 40,000 civilians in a 1982 uprising against his family’s rule.
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At Davos, a Clash Between Trump’s World and the Old World
For decades, leaders have gathered in Davos to discuss a shared economic and political future. On Wednesday, President Trump turned the forum into a bracing clash between his worldview and theirs.
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Greenlanders and Danes Hopeful but Some Are Upset by Talk of a ‘Deal’
A lot of confusion was swirling in Denmark and Greenland after President Trump’s bombshell of a post on social media.
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Trump says he has ‘framework’ of a Greenland deal as he drops Europe tariffs threat
At Davos, the US president said he would not use force to take the island and later floated a possible “forever” deal.
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Can Israel flatten the UNRWA headquarters with impunity?
United Nations leads condemnation of Israeli demolition of headquarters of UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
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Ancient Khmer temples scarred by Thailand-Cambodia conflict
Ancient Khmer temples along the Thailand-Cambodia border have been damaged or destroyed by recent fighting.
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Fact-checking Trump’s Davos speech
The US president made a series of contested claims, ranging from the status of Greenland to Nato spending.
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Faisal Islam: What it was like inside the room with Donald Trump at Davos
Faisal Islam said there was mixed reaction in the room during Trump’s Davos speech.
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U.S. Starts Moving ISIS Detainees From Syria to Iraq
The U.S. military said it has transferred 150 and could eventually move as many as 7,000 Islamic State fighters out of prisons in Syria’s northeast to Iraq, as the Syrian government wrestles for control of the region from Kurdish-led forces.
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Majority of Latin Americans Endorsed Trump’s Intervention In Venezuela, Polls Show
Several surveys show that a majority of Latin Americans who were questioned endorsed the intervention, suggesting a shift, at least for now, from ideology to pragmatism.
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Israeli strike in Gaza kills three journalists, first responders say
Another eight Palestinians were killed by Israeli artillery and gunfire across Gaza on Wednesday, according to medics.
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U.S. Pivot in Syria Leaves an Old Ally in the Lurch
A Kurdish force that helped defeat the Islamic State is collapsing as the Trump administration turns to back the new Syrian government.
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Who was Rifaat al-Assad, commander of Syria’s 1982 Hama massacre?
The ‘Butcher of Hama’ and former Syrian vice president dies in exile at age 89.
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Thousands of Kenya’s Smallholder Coffee Farmers Risk Losing EU Market as Deforestation Law Takes Effect
NYERI, Kenya, January 21 (IPS) – For the last twenty years, Sarah Nyaga, a smallholder farmer from Embu County in central Kenya, has farmed coffee. Like most across Kenya, she relies on the export market. A greater percentage of Kenya’s coffee ends up within the European Union market, but a new law threatens to disrupt…
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Prince Harry Gives Emotional Testimony About Effects of U.K. News Coverage
Harry said in court that reading articles about him published by Associated Newspapers, which he has accused of acting unlawfully, had been “traumatic.”
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Taiwan’s $40 Billion Military Spending Plan Stalled by Political Impasse
Taiwan’s domestic gridlock is revealing a deep-seated fracture over how the island should defend itself and how much it can depend on the United States.
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Newsom Calls World Leaders ‘Pathetic’ for ‘Rolling Over’ to Trump
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California told world leaders to “stop being complicit” and to “have a backbone” in dealing with President Trump and his threats to Greenland.
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Can Europe break with Trump? A tale of energy, defence, economic dependence
Trump has angered European leaders with his Greenland ambitions and tariffs-for-all-who-oppose approach.
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Carney Speech on U.S. ‘Rupture’ and Canada’s Survival Draws Standing Ovation at Davos
Prime Minister Mark Carney got a standing ovation in Davos for starkly describing the end of Pax Americana. He is looking for new allies to help his country survive it.
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Europol busts Europe-wide drug ring in ‘largest-ever’ operation
Hague-based agency for fighting international and organised crime says it has dealt ‘massive blow’ to narco traffickers.
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Japan restarts world’s largest nuclear plant
Japan restars a reactor at the world’s largest nuclear plant nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster.
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Detained veteran Ugandan opposition figure critically ill in hospital, his party says
Kizza Besigye’s party says his condition is critical, but authorities say he was taken to hospital for a routine check-up.
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Nigeria police confirm mass church abductions after previous denial
More than 160 people were reportedly taken from three churches in the northern Kaduna state.
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Shock and confusion as Spain struggles for answers after deadly train crash
Investigators remain baffled by the cause of Sunday’s deadly crash in the south of the country.
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World Enters “Era of Global Water Bankruptcy”
UNITED NATIONS, January 21 (IPS) – The world is already in the state of “water bankruptcy”. In many basins and aquifers, long-term overuse and degradation mean that past hydrological and ecological baselines cannot realistically be restored. Read the full story, “World Enters “Era of Global Water Bankruptcy””, on globalissues.org →
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Bangladesh-India T20 World Cup dispute unresolved as ICC deadline looms
Bangladeshi official says his country will not back down under pressure as team captain Litton Das voices concerns.
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Alcaraz, Sabalenka, Gauff cruise into Australian Open third round
Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka progressed to the third round at the first Grand Slam of the year.
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US approves $2.3bn sale of torpedoes, air defences, aircraft to Singapore
Singapore’s Ministry of Defence plans to replace its fleet of Fokker 50 Maritime Patrol Aircraft with Boeing planes.
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Air Force One turned back as it carried Trump to Davos
US president resumed journey to Europe on Boeing 757 that departed just after midnight on Wednesday.
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Opinion – Near-Term Scenarios for US Strategy Towards Venezuela
Venezuela’s future depends Washington’s goals, which remain unclear and enshrouded in the general chaos of the second Trump term.
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Turkiye’s Sonmez storms into Australian Open 2026 third round
Zeynep Sonmez wins in straight sets to enter the third round of a Grand Slam for the second time in six months.












