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These are the key developments from day 1,424 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Published On 18 Jan 202618 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Here is where things stand on Sunday, January 18: Fighting The General Staff of the Ukrainian military has estimated that Russian forces have lost about 1,225,590 … Read more
A Ugandan police officer unloads ballot boxes from a truck at a polling station set up in front of an electoral billboard supporting Uganda’s incumbent president Yoweri Museveni in Kampala on Jan. 15, 2026. LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images LAGOS, Nigeria — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni … Read more
Warnings come as Mexico’s Sheinbaum says ‘compelling results’ in tackling drug cartels, following Trump strike threats. Published On 17 Jan 202617 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued notices to airlines, urging them to “exercise caution” over Mexico and other Central American … Read more
Iranian senior cleric Ahmad Khatami delivers his sermon during Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 5, 2018. Ebrahim Noroozi/AP hide caption toggle caption Ebrahim Noroozi/AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As Iran returned to uneasy calm after a wave of protests that drew a bloody crackdown, a senior hard-line cleric called Friday for … Read more
National Unity Platform says opposition presidential candidate seized from his home a day after tense election. Published On 16 Jan 202616 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Bobi Wine‘s political party says the Ugandan opposition presidential candidate has been “forcibly” removed from his home and taken to an “unknown destination” … Read more
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/AP hide caption toggle caption Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/AP BEIJING — Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric … Read more
NewsFeed More than two years of Israeli bombardment have left Gaza buried under an estimated 61 million tonnes of rubble, much of it dangerous. UN teams warn clearing debris is essential for recovery but could take seven years without access, fuel, machinery and sustained support. Published On 16 Jan 202616 Jan 2026 Click here to … Read more
A picture of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is placed on a board as supporters gather outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption toggle caption Lee Jin-man/AP A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday … Read more
Israel killed at least 10 Palestinians across Gaza, just as the United States announced that the two sides had progressed to the second phase of a 20-point ceasefire deal with Hamas to end the conflict. The Wafa news agency reported that the Israeli military bombed two houses belonging to the al-Hawli and the al-Jarou families … Read more
Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt, left, and Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, arrive on Capitol Hill to meet with members of the Senate Arctic Caucus, in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP NUUK, Greenland — Troops from several European countries, including France, Germany, Norway and … Read more