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At least seven dead, dozens missing as migrant boat capsizes off The Gambia 

01 January 2026

News|Migration At least seven people have died after a boat carrying more than 200 people capsized along a popular migra...

Peruvian municipal officials say three killed in attack on informal mine 

01 January 2026

News|Mining At least three people have been killed and seven remain missing following an attack on an informal mine in n...

‘Only sheets to cover us’: Sudan’s displaced face little shelter in Kosti 

01 January 2026

On the outskirts of Kosti, a city in south-central Sudan that has transformed into a giant way station for the desperate...

Israel faces widespread condemnation as NGO ban comes into effect 

01 January 2026

Israel faces mounting global condemnation as a ban on dozens of international aid organisations working to provide life-...

Donald Trump pauses US tariff hike on furniture, cabinets for one year 

01 January 2026

News|Donald Trump United States President Donald Trump has said that he will delay the implementation of tariffs on upho...

Brazil’s Supreme Court rejects Jair Bolsonaro’s request for house arrest 

01 January 2026

The Brazilian Federal Supreme Court has again denied a request from the defence team of former President Jair Bolsonaro ...

Several killed as Iran protests over rising cost of living spread 

01 January 2026

At least five people have been killed as demonstrations over the soaring cost of living in Iran spread to more parts of ...

Who are the Palestine Action hunger strikers? 

01 January 2026

Four members of the Palestine Action group, which has been proscribed as a terrorist organisation in the United Kingdom,...

Russia claims Ukrainian drone attack killed 24 people in Kherson 

01 January 2026

Russia has accused Ukraine of killing at least 24 people, including a child, in a drone attack on a hotel and cafe where...

Hundreds of thousands march in Istanbul in solidarity with Gaza 

01 January 2026

Hundreds of thousands of people are marching through Istanbul in a sweeping show of solidarity with Palestinians, condem...