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‘Easy way or hard’: Trump issues new demand for Hamas demilitarisation 

16 January 2026

President ‍Donald Trump has issued a new demand, accompanied by threatening language, that Hamas disarm, as the second...

US declares phase two of Gaza ceasefire, but what did phase one deliver? 

16 January 2026

The US has announced the Gaza ceasefire is moving to phase two, where “demilitarisation, technocratic governance, and ...

Australia declares child social media ban victory as 4.7m accounts closed 

16 January 2026

Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australi...

Canada’s Carney hails ‘strategic partnership’ in talks with China’s Xi 

16 January 2026

News|Business and Economy Faced with new global challenges, the leaders of China and Canada have pledged to improve rela...

Taiwan and US seal deal to lower tariffs, boost chip investment 

16 January 2026

News|Business and Economy Taiwan and the United States have struck a trade deal that will see the island nation boost te...

Will eliminating fraud clear the US national deficit as Trump claims? 

16 January 2026

United States President Donald Trump has claimed that unearthing and ending fraud nationwide would eliminate the country...

UN treaty to protect ‘extraordinary’ marine life due to come into force 

16 January 2026

A landmark United Nations treaty protecting marine diversity in international waters is due to enter into force, after 8...

Regained momentum sets Yemen government’s eyes on Houthis in the north 

16 January 2026

Sanaa, Yemen – Naef has been a government soldier in southern Yemen for nine years. When he joined the government army...

Why access to Venezuela’s ‘heavy’ oil is ‘tremendous’ news for US refiners 

16 January 2026

The United States’ bid to control Venezuela’s oil sector after abducting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has sho...

Gulf countries gear up diplomacy to stave off US-Iran escalation 

16 January 2026

Arab Gulf nations have been watching nervously as neighbouring Iran has been engulfed in nationwide protests. United Sta...