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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 ...

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...

Photos: Thousands march in Turkiye in support of Gaza on New Year’s Day 

01 January 2026

Thousands of protesters have marched through the Turkish city of Istanbul in support of Gaza. A similar demonstration al...

Israel looking to reopen Rafah crossing after US pressure: Israeli media 

01 January 2026

News|Gaza Israel is preparing to reopen the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in both directions after Pri...

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...

Somaliland denies agreeing to host Israeli bases, resettle Palestinians 

01 January 2026

Somaliland has rejected accusations that it agreed to host Israeli military facilities and resettle displaced Palestinia...

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,...

‘Dozens’ killed in Swiss ski resort explosion: What we know 

01 January 2026

A blast killed “dozens” of people and injured more than 100 others when a fire broke out in a bar in a ski resort as...

Yemen’s separatist STC refuses to withdraw from provinces near Saudi Arabia 

01 January 2026

News|Conflict Tensions in Yemen continue to simmer as Rashad al-Alimi, the head of the internationally recognised Presid...

Photos: Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City’s first Muslim mayor 

01 January 2026

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City’s mayor just after midnight in a historic ceremony at a decommissioned Ma...