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Civilian casualties in Ukraine up sharply in 2025, UN monitor says 

12 January 2026

Last year was the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine since 2022, as casualties soared amid flaring hostilities along the...

Somalia cancels all agreements with UAE over alleged sovereignty violations 

12 January 2026

Somalia has severed all agreements with the United Arab Emirates, annulling deals spanning key port operations, security...

Cuban president says no talks with the United States at present 

12 January 2026

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has said that there are no current talks between Havana and the United States, as US P...

Venezuela says over 100 political prisoners released; pope meets Machado 

12 January 2026

At least 116 prisoners have been released in Venezuela after their arrests during the presidency of Nicolas Maduro, the ...

What we know about the protests sweeping Iran 

12 January 2026

Protests in Iran over the country’s economic conditions, which broke out in late December 2025, have snowballed into a...

Israeli quadcopter kills three in Gaza’s Khan Younis; police chief slain 

12 January 2026

Three Palestinians have been killed in the southern Gaza Strip in Israel’s latest violation of October’s ceasefire i...

Writers declare solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike for Palestine 

12 January 2026

Dozens of global writers and scholars have signed a declaration of solidarity to support hunger-striking prisoners from ...

Yemen’s Saudi-backed government retakes southern areas from STC: What next? 

12 January 2026

The internationally recognised government of Yemen says its forces have taken full control of the south from the separat...

Syrian forces search for explosives, weapons after SDF pulls out of Aleppo 

12 January 2026

Syrian government forces have been carrying out security sweeps in the city of Aleppo after days of battles with the Syr...

Israel advances ‘fatal’ settlement plan for occupied East Jerusalem 

12 January 2026

Israel is set to advance two major illegal settlement plans for occupied East Jerusalem, which Palestinian officials and...