Seoul calls for freeze of North’s nuclear programme, Chinese mediation | Nuclear Weapons News

South Korean President Lee ‍Jae Myung proposes a halt to Pyongyang’s nuclear programme in exchange for ‘compensation’. Published On 7 Jan 20267 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share South Korean President Lee ‍Jae Myung has said he has asked his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to play a mediation role as … Read more

Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr has died at 70 : NPR

Hungarian director Béla Tarr at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Béla Tarr, the Hungarian arthouse director best known for his bleak, existential and challenging films, including Sátántangó and Werckmeister Harmonies, has died at the age of 70. The Hungarian Filmmakers’ Association shared a … Read more

Venezuela decries ‘cowardly kidnapping’ as officials back Maduro | US-Venezuela Tensions News

Venezuela’s Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez has denounced the United States’ move to abduct leader Nicolas Maduro as a “cowardly kidnapping”, adding that some of the president’s bodyguards were killed “in cold blood”, as well as military personnel and civilians on the Venezuelan side. In his televised statement on Sunday, Padrino Lopez also endorsed a … Read more

Did Tony Blair influence trial of UK soldiers accused of killing Iraqi man? | Courts News

The United Kingdom’s role in the Iraq war has come under the spotlight once again, as newly released UK government files appear to suggest that former Prime Minister Tony Blair pressured officials to ensure British soldiers accused of mistreating Iraqi civilians during the war would not be tried in civil courts. Documents released on Tuesday … Read more