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January 11, 2026

US and allies strike Islamic State in Syria after attack that killed three Americans

Military says it targeted the jihadist group throughout Syria in response to attack on US and Syrian troops in PalmyraUS and allied forces carried...

January 11, 2026

US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries

State department says armed ‘colectivos’ appear to be setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for AmericansThe United States has urged its...

January 10, 2026

Iran’s internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time

Experts note the blackout is unprecedented in its extent but also selective, allowing some government communicationsIran’s internet shutdown, now in...

January 10, 2026

Iran protesters tell of brutal police response as regime lashes out

Videos emerging despite internet and mobile phone blackout show demonstrations continuing despite reports of escalating crackdownDemonstrators have...

January 10, 2026

Trump promises oil companies ‘total safety’ in Venezuela as he urges them to invest billions

Country is ‘uninvestable’ today, president told, but CEOs signal they are ready to spend with supportDonald Trump promised oil g...

January 10, 2026

Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?

Trump’s attack on Venezuela suggests expansionism is under way but some argue it is simply standard US foreign policy stripped of hypocrisyThe attack...

January 10, 2026

Nicaraguan authorities arrests dozens for reportedly supporting Maduro capture

Human rights groups say ‘at least 60 arbitrary arrests’ have occurred for celebrating the US military operationAuthorities in Nicaragua have arrested...

January 09, 2026

Iran’s supreme leader sets stage for harsher crackdown as protest movement swells

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls protesters ‘vandals’ and ‘saboteurs’ and blames US for instigating the unrestIran’s supreme leader has vowed that...

January 09, 2026

Russia fires hypersonic Oreshnik missile at Ukraine in massive attack

Kyiv dismisses as ‘absurd’ Moscow’s attempt to portray missile launch as retaliation for supposed attempted drone strike on Putin residenceRussia’s...

January 09, 2026

Germany braces for more heavy snowfall as Storm Goretti hits northern Europe

France and Germany battered by strong winds and plunging temperatures, as schools closed and travel disruptedGermany is expecting heavy snowfalls of...

January 09, 2026

US military forces seize fifth tanker in effort to control Venezuelan oil

Pre-dawn assault on the Olina oil tanker was carried out by US marines and navy sailors in the Caribbean near Trinidad

January 08, 2026

‘Shadow fleet’ ships moving sanctioned oil reflagged to Russia at rising rate

Lloyd’s List analysis suggests 40 suspicious vessels joined Russian registry last year, with 17 reflagged last month

World-news Articles

US and allies strike Islamic State in Syria after attack that killed three Americans

US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries

Iran’s internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time

Iran protesters tell of brutal police response as regime lashes out

Trump promises oil companies ‘total safety’ in Venezuela as he urges them to invest billions

Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?

Nicaraguan authorities arrests dozens for reportedly supporting Maduro capture

Iran’s supreme leader sets stage for harsher crackdown as protest movement swells

Russia fires hypersonic Oreshnik missile at Ukraine in massive attack

Germany braces for more heavy snowfall as Storm Goretti hits northern Europe

US military forces seize fifth tanker in effort to control Venezuelan oil

‘Shadow fleet’ ships moving sanctioned oil reflagged to Russia at rising rate