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US seizes a seventh Venezuela-linked oil tanker
20 January 2026The United States military announced that it has seized a seventh Venezuela-linked oil tanker, as the US tightens its co...
Syrian government, SDF agree on a four-day ceasefire
20 January 2026The Syrian government has announced a four-day ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) after the a...
Trump undermined antiwar vows in first year. Will Democrats seize on this?
20 January 2026Washington, DC – One year into US President Donald Trump’s second term in office, Democrats hope the Republican pres...
US envoy says SDF’s role in Syria has ‘largely expired’ after ISIL
20 January 2026News|ISIL/ISIS The role of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) as the “primary anti-ISIS force on the ground” has “...
Museveni’s son threatens Bobi Wine after Uganda election
20 January 2026News|Elections The son of Uganda’s newly re-elected President Yoweri Museveni has threatened to kill singer-turned-opp...
A year in images: Donald Trump’s return to the White House
20 January 2026On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump announced that, during his second term as president, the United States would enter a n...
‘Act fast’: How speed defined the start of Trump’s second term
20 January 2026But not all of Trump’s changes are necessarily built to last. Already, Trump is bracing for this year’s midterm elec...
Gul Plaza fire: How a deadly inferno exposed Karachi’s safety failures
20 January 2026Islamabad, Pakistan – A fire that tore through a shopping centre over the weekend in Pakistan’s largest city, Karach...
Sanctions request against Netanyahu filed by UK lawyers, rights group
20 January 2026An Arab human rights non-governmental organisation (NGO) has filed a request for United Kingdom sanctions to be lodged a...
Uganda’s Bobi Wine: ‘We have evidence’ of election fraud in Museveni win
20 January 2026Kampala, Uganda – Much of Uganda has returned to normal after millions voted in tense presidential and legislative ele...