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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...

Which are Iran’s main opposition groups? 

12 January 2026

Protests in Iran that began in late December over soaring prices have evolved into a broader challenge to its religious ...

Which countries host the largest Venezuelan populations? 

12 January 2026

After the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the United States on January 3, nearby countries that host...

Malaysia blocks Grok amid uproar over non-consensual sexualised images 

12 January 2026

News|Technology Malaysia has blocked access to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence model Grok amid a global uproar ove...

The Sudanese army is renewing a military effort to retake Kordofan, Darfur 

12 January 2026

The government-aligned Sudanese armed forces (SAF) are renewing efforts for an operation to retake the Kordofan and Darf...

Photos: Syrians in Kurdish area of Aleppo pick up pieces after clashes 

12 January 2026

Residents of a Kurdish neighbourhood in Syria’s second-largest city, Aleppo, have passed through government checkpoint...

Australia festival faces mass boycott after dropping Palestinian author 

12 January 2026

Dozens of writers, four board members, and a sponsor have withdrawn from a top Australian arts festival after it cancell...

India’s VPN ban in Kashmir ‘adds to psychological pressure’, say residents 

12 January 2026

Basit Banday*, employed with an IT firm based in the southwestern Indian city of Pune, handles sensitive healthcare data...

Iran’s FM says protests became ‘bloody’ to give Trump intervention excuse 

12 January 2026

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has alleged that nationwide protests “turned violent and bloody to give an ex...