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Five things you need to know about protests in Iran 

02 January 2026

Protests about the soaring cost of living in Iran have entered their sixth day after the rial plunged to a record low ag...

US authorities arrest 18-year-old accused of plotting ISIL-inspired attack 

02 January 2026

Federal authorities in the United States have accused an 18-year-old of plotting to carry out a “potential terrorist a...

New Year’s Eve sparklers may have caused deadly Swiss bar fire: Official 

02 January 2026

Initial investigations suggest that sparklers attached to champagne bottles may have ignited the devastating fire that r...

Trump says he takes more aspirin than recommended: Is that dangerous? 

02 January 2026

United States President Donald Trump takes a higher daily dose of aspirin than his doctors recommend, he has revealed in...

Did Tony Blair influence trial of UK soldiers accused of killing Iraqi man? 

02 January 2026

The United Kingdom’s role in the Iraq war has come under the spotlight once again, as newly released UK government fil...

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy names military intelligence chief as top aide 

02 January 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has named military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov as his new chief of staff a...

Pakistan court sentences journalists to life over 2023 pro-Khan protests 

02 January 2026

News|Courts A court in Pakistan has sentenced several journalists and social media commentators to life imprisonment aft...

Fighting breaks out in eastern Yemen along border with Saudi Arabia 

02 January 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content Members of UAE-backed southern Yemeni separatist forces [File: Fawaz Salman/Reuters] By Stephe...

Over 400,000 Russians killed, wounded for 0.8 percent of Ukraine in 2025 

02 January 2026

Russia finished 2025 with what Ukraine described as an information operation designed to avoid engaging in peace talks a...

Yemeni province launches operation to take bases back from separatist STC 

02 January 2026

The Saudi-backed governor of Yemen’s Hadramout province has announced the launch of an operation to “peacefully” t...