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Landfill collapse kills one and leaves dozens missing in Philippines
09 January 2026An avalanche of rubbish buried workers at a waste segregation facility in a central Philippine city, killing one person,...
Sudan in need of urgent aid as it marks 1,000 days of war: NGOs
09 January 2026Millions of people in Sudan are in urgent need of humanitarian help, aid organisations have warned, as the war in the ea...
Venezuela releases imprisoned political figures in Trump-approved move
09 January 2026Venezuela has released a “large number” of high-profile political prisoners, including several foreigners, in an app...
Is the Eastern Mediterranean becoming Israel’s new front against Turkiye?
09 January 2026Two meetings, held almost simultaneously towards the end of December, offered a stark illustration of the competing stra...
Ceasefire in Aleppo after at least 22 people killed since Tuesday
09 January 2026Skip linksSkip to Content Video Duration 02 minutes 15 seconds play-arrow02:15 Fierce fighting in Aleppo: Third day of v...
What is Chavismo – and is it dead after US abduction of Venezuela’s Maduro?
09 January 2026For decades, the idea of a political alliance between Venezuela and the United States has seemed impossible with Caracas...
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,415
09 January 2026News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Friday, January 9: Fighting: Overnight into Friday, Russia launche...
‘We just sit and cry’: Gaza’s cancer patients die waiting for treatment
09 January 2026For Hani Naim, the wait is not for a cure, but for permission to save his own life. Living with cancer for six years, Na...
Brazil’s President Lula vetoes bill to trim Bolsonaro prison sentence
08 January 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vetoed a bill that would have reduced the prison sentence of his right...
Trump says meeting Iran’s ‘Crown Prince’ Pahlavi would not be appropriate
08 January 2026United States President Donald Trump has ruled out meeting with Iran’s self-proclaimed Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, sugg...