Defiant Khamenei slams protests as Iran presses internet shutdown

The biggest protests seen yet in the movement took place late Thursday with large crowds marching through Tehran, chanting slogans.
9 Jan, 2026
Syria moves to drive YPG terrorists out of Aleppo after missed withdrawal deadline

Damascus sets new withdrawal deadline as security forces open corridors to transfer the members of the terror group east of the Euphrates.
9 Jan, 2026
Storm Goretti Leaves 380,000 Households Without Power in France

Storm Goretti has disrupted daily life in northern and eastern France, cutting electricity to 380,000 households, injuring six people, and causing flooding, transport disruptions and school closures.
9 Jan, 2026
US to oversee Venezuela, control its oil for years: Trump

President Trump earlier unveiled a plan to refine and sell up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil that had been stuck under a US blockade.
8 Jan, 2026

Trump signs memorandum withdrawing US from dozens of international, UN organisations

US will control Venezuelan oil sales ‘indefinitely’: US energy secretary

US demand for exclusive oil partnership with Venezuela a ‘typical bullying’ act: China

Trump says US will receive up to 50 million barrels of sanctioned Venezuelan oil

55 Cuban, Venezuelan troops killed during US capture of Maduro, official tolls show
6 Jan, 2026
Concern over Somali community as Trump sends 2,000 federal agents to Minnesota
Federal authorities are increasing their presence in Minnesota as immigration enforcement expands following viral allegations about fraud at Somali-run child care centres, later rejected by state officials.

5 Jan, 2026
Guterres criticises US at UNSC over Venezuela attack, Maduro abduction
Guterres calls on all Venezuelan actors to engage in an inclusive and democratic dialogue.

5 Jan, 2026
UK Bans Junk Food Advertising to Tackle Childhood Obesity
The UK has introduced a nationwide ban on junk food advertising on television before 9 pm and on paid online platforms to reduce children’s exposure to unhealthy food and combat rising childhood obesity.

5 Jan, 2026
Trump threatens second strike in Venezuela if ‘they don’t behave’, warns of operation in Colombia
US President Trump says an operation in Colombia “sounds good to me”, saying the country is run by a “sick man.”

4 Jan, 2026
US attacks in Venezuela killed at least 40 people: report
A senior Venezuelan official tells the New York Times civilians and soldiers were killed during a US operation targeting President Nicolas Maduro.

4 Jan, 2026
US plan for Venezuela: Abduct President Maduro, take oil and then what?
Vice President Rodriguez has not adhered to Trump’s script, stating that Maduro was the only president and demanded his return.

4 Jan, 2026
North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile Toward Sea of Japan
South Korea and Japan reported that North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Wednesday morning.

3 Jan, 2026
President Maduro and wife forced out of Venezuela, says Trump
President Trump announced that a US operation successfully removed Maduro and his wife from Venezuela during a large-scale military strike.

3 Jan, 2026
Explosions shake Caracas amid Trump’s warning of strikes on Venezuela
Night-time blasts in Caracas followed US threats of strikes, while Maduro denied wrongdoing and called for cooperation.

3 Jan, 2026
‘Dollar, oil, and Israel’ — US Republican lawmakers slam Trump’s threat to Iran
“We have problems at home,” says Representative Thomas Massie, and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene frames the Trump’s policy as betrayal of 2024 voter mandate.




