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APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War Blackout
Ukraine’s battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge – energy minister
Russia has not spared a single Ukrainian power plant from attack since its all-out invasion, Ukraine’s new energy minister said.

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

China Canada
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in break with US
Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, the country’s prime minister Mark Carney said.

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

France Macron
It’s the Eye of the Tiger – Macron laughs off ‘harmless’ eye condition
French president Emmanuel Macron has joked about a “completely harmless” eye condition during a New Year address to France’s armed forces. “Please pardon the unsightly appearance of my eye,” Mr Macron said at the beginning of his speech.

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

Trump US Venezeula
Venezuela’s Machado says she presented Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during meeting
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump “as a recognition for his unique commitment with our freedom”.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

Emirates Invitational Golf
Rory McIlroy: Brooks Koepka PGA Tour return indicative of LIV Golf decline
Koepka’s return has been widely welcomed by many of the top professionals.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

Scam Caller Uber Driver Killed
Man, 83, convicted of killing Uber driver who he thought was scamming him
A jury has convicted an 83-year-old US man of murder after he shot an Uber driver who he wrongly thought was trying to rob him after scam phone calls deceived them both.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

Iran Protest
Iran protests ease after week-long crackdown and internet outage
Nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy appear increasingly smothered, a week after authorities shut the country off from the world and escalated a crackdown that activists say has killed at least 2,615 people.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

Astronauts Medical Evacuation
Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in Nasa’s first medical evacuation
SpaceX guided its Dragon capsule to a middle-of-the-night splashdown in the Pacific near San Diego, less than 11 hours after the astronauts exited the International Space Station

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

Charlie Kirk-Speech
Israel to honour Charlie Kirk with award for fighting antisemitism
Several pro-Israeli leaders are expected to attend the event, among them Albanian prime minister Edi Rama and former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

Germany Iran Protest
Iran closes airspace to commercial aircraft for hours amid tensions with US
Iran closed its airspace to commercial flights for hours without explanation early on Thursday as tensions remained high with the United States over Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

Astronauts Medical Evacuation
Four astronauts head home in Nasa’s first medical evacuation from space station
An astronaut in need of care from doctors has departed the International Space Station with three crewmates in Nasa’s first medical evacuation.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Denmark Greenland US Meeting
Greenland and Denmark ministers hold talks with Vance after Trump threat
Ministers from Greenland and Denmark have met in Washington with top White House officials as President Donald Trump moved to ratchet up the pressure by suggesting that Nato should help the United States acquire the world’s largest island.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Israel Palestinians Gaza
US moving into next phase of Gaza ceasefire plan, says envoy
The United States has said it is moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan that involves disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs under ...

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Iran Protests Starlink
Iranian judicial chief warns of fast trials and executions despite Trump threat
The head of Iran’s judiciary has said there will be fast trials and executions for suspects detained in nationwide protests despite a warning from US President Donald Trump.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Spain Julio Iglesias Allegations
Spanish prosecutors investigate Julio Iglesias over sex assault claims
Spanish prosecutors are studying allegations that singer Julio Iglesias sexually assaulted two former employees at his homes in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

APTOPIX Greenland Daily Life
‘Unacceptable’ for Greenland not to be in US hands, says Trump
US president’s comments come hours before high-stakes talks between Denmark, Greenland and US

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Chile Iran Protests
Iran’s judiciary signals fast trials and executions for detained protesters
top judge has hinted at fast trials and executions for people detained in nationwide protests against the country’s theocracy, as activists said the death toll had risen to 2,572.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Thailand Train Accident
22 killed as crane collapses on to passenger train in Thailand
A construction crane has fallen on to a passenger train in north-eastern Thailand, killing at least 22 people and injuring 64 others, officials said.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Iran Protests Death Toll
Iran death toll jumps again as Donald Trump cancels meetings with officials
The death toll from nationwide protests in has surpassed 2,500 as US President Donald Trump said he has cancelled talks with Iranian officials amid a protest crackdownThe number of dead climbed to at least 2,571 early on Wednesday, as reported by ...

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Obit Claudette Colvin
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a segregated bus, dies aged 86
Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died aged 86. Her death was announced on Tuesday by the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

People - Timothy Busfield
West Wing actor Timothy Busfield turns himself in over child sex abuse claims
Director and Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday to face child sex abuse charges in New Mexico, stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he was ...

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

Epstein Congress Clintons
Clintons face contempt charges after refusing to give evidence in Epstein probe
Former US president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton say they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena for them to give evidence in an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

France Le Pen
Marine Le Pen’s appeal trial opens in Paris with 2027 presidential bid at stake
France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen returned to court to appeal an embezzlement conviction, with her 2027 presidential ambitions hanging on the outcome of the case.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Four killed as Russia launches another major attack on Ukraine’s power grid
Russia launched a second major drone and missile bombardment of in four days, officials said, aiming again at the power grid and apparently snubbing US-led peace efforts as the war approaches the four-year mark.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

France Le Pen
Marine Le Pen faces appeal trial that could decide her French presidential run
France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen was returning to court on Tuesday to appeal an embezzlement conviction, with her 2027 presidential ambitions hanging on the outcome of the case.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
US accuses Russia of ‘dangerous and inexplicable escalation’ of war in Ukraine
US deputy ambassador to the United Nations Tammy Bruce singled out Russia’s launch of a nuclear-capable Oreshnik ballistic missile last week close to Ukraine’s border with Poland

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

Iran Protests Death Toll
Iranians able to make calls abroad but internet remains offline after protests
Mobile phones in were able to call abroad on Tuesday after a crackdown on nationwide protests in which the internet and international calls were cut. Several people in Tehran were able to call The Associated Press and speak to a journalist there.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

Switzerland Bar Fire
Swiss court orders pre-trial detention for bar manager over fatal fire
A Swiss court has ordered three months of pre-trial detention for the manager of a bar that burst into flames during a New Year’s Eve celebration, killing 40 people and injuring 116 others, many seriously.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

Vatican Venezuela Pope Machado
Pope meets Venezuelan opposition leader Machado in surprise audience
Pope Leo XIV met with opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado in a private audience at the Vatican.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

Trump Greenland Rare Earths
China says US shouldn’t use other countries as ‘pretext’ to pursue Greenland
China says that the United States should not use other countries as a “pretext” to pursue its interests in Greenland and said that its activities in the Arctic comply with international law.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

Iran Protests
Trump says Iran wants to negotiate as the death toll in protests rises to 544
US President said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown on protesters, a move coming as activists said the death toll in the nationwide demonstrations rose to at Iran had ...

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

France Iran Prostest
Iran says protests turned violent to give Trump ‘excuse to intervene’
Iran’s foreign minister has claimed that nationwide protests in his country “turned violent and bloody to give an excuse” for US president Donald Trump to intervene.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

Grok Deepfakes
Malaysia and Indonesia block Musk’s Grok over explicit AI images
Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2026

Finland Extreme Weather
Thousands of tourists stranded in northern Finland as deep freeze halts flights
Thousands of tourists are stranded in northern Finland after flights at Kittila airport were cancelled due to severe cold.

Sun, 11 Jan, 2026

Myanmar Election
Myanmar holds second round of voting in first election since military takeover
Myanmar began a second round of voting on Sunday in the country’s first general election since a takeover that installed a military government five years ago.

Sun, 11 Jan, 2026

Iran Protests
Iran warns US troops and Israel will be targets if America strikes over protests
Nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy saw protesters flood the streets in the country’s capital and its second-largest city into Sunday, crossing the two-week mark as violence surrounding the demonstrations has killed at least 116 people, ...

Sun, 11 Jan, 2026

Russia Ukraine War Britain
One dead and three injured in Ukrainian drone attack on Russian city
A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said.

Sun, 11 Jan, 2026

United States Syria
US launches new retaliatory strikes against IS in Syria after deadly ambush
The US has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two US soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.

Sat, 10 Jan, 2026

Immigration Enforcement Minnesota
Protesters take to streets across US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland
The Trump administration has been surging thousands of federal officers to Minnesota under a sweeping new crackdown.

Sat, 10 Jan, 2026

Iran Protests
Iran escalates threat against protesters
Iran has escalated its threats against anti-government demonstrators, with the country’s attorney general warning that anyone taking part in protests will be considered an “enemy of God” – a death penalty charge.

Sat, 10 Jan, 2026

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
Ukrainian drones set fire to Russian oil depot after Russian missile launch
A Ukrainian drone strike has sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia’s southern Volgograd region, regional authorities said. There were no immediate reports of casualties, the regional governor was quoted as saying in a Telegram post.

Sat, 10 Jan, 2026

Iran Protests
Protests in Iran approach two-week mark
Protests sweeping across Iran are approaching the two-week mark, with the country’s government acknowledging the demonstrations as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world.

Sat, 10 Jan, 2026

Philippines Landfill Collapse
‘Signs of life’ found after deadly rubbish dump avalanche in Philippines
Rescuers have detected signs of life in an avalanche of rubbish that killed at least four workers and left more than 30 others missing in a central Philippines landfill site, and plan to intensify search efforts.

Sat, 10 Jan, 2026

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Unwelcome guest finally evicted as huge black bear living under home is moved on
A huge black bear that made its home in the crawl space under a man’s house in California for more than a month has finally been evicted.

Fri, 09 Jan, 2026

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