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South Africa to probe Iran’s role in naval drills that angered U.S.

The controversy comes at a sensitive time for Pretoria, which is trying to repair strained relations with the United States. Ties have worsened under President Donald Trump’s administration, which has accused South Africa of anti-America...

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Civilians flee Kurdish-held region in northern Syria ahead of army deadline

Civilians fled a Kurdish-held region of northern Syria on Friday before a deadline set by the army, which seeks to expand its control over the area after driving Kurdish forces from Aleppo. The government is seeking to extend its authori...

France 24

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Venezuelan opposition leader presents Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado met with President Donald Trump on Thursday at the White House. She presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal, which was seen as a peace offering to win his support.

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NATO troops head to Greenland amid Trump's threats

A U.S. Senate delegation is meeting with Danish officials on Friday to defuse the standoff between President Donald Trump and Denmark over Greenland. Denmark sent soldiers to Greenland and they will be joined by military units from vario...

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U.S. delegation seeks to reassure Denmark and Greenland

A bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers will meet with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Friday to reassure them of congressional support despite President Donald Trump's threats to seize the Arctic island. Trump has said Greenla...

France 24

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Millions of Ukrainians affected by blackouts

As Russia keeps attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure, millions are affected by blackouts. Jaime Wah, deputy head of the Red Cross delegation in Kyiv, says the biggest challenge is the lack of heating when temperatures drop to minus ...

DW News

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Trump threatens to use military against Minneapolis protests

US President Donald Trump is threatening to use military force against Americans after clashes between protestors and law enforcement in Minneapolis. The city has been on edge since the fatal shooting of a protester, Renee Good, by an IC...

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Venezuela: Armed militias accused of intimidation and violence

Government-linked groups in Venezuela have long been controversial.

Al Jazeera

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Israel sees spike in PTSD and suicide among troops as war persists

Israel is grappling with a dramatic increase in post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide among its troops after its two-year assault on Gaza, precipitated by the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on southern Israel. Recent reports by the d...

Reuters

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Russian infrastructure attacks push Ukrainians to the brink

Russian attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure have plunged millions into darkness and cold. With temperatures below minus ten degrees Celsius, the worst energy crisis since the war began is pushing some to the brink.

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Iran, U.S. clash at UN over protests as calls grow for restraint

The United Nations Security Council has held an emergency meeting to discuss the deadly anti-establishment protests in Iran at the request of the United States. President Donald Trump has refused to rule out military action on Iran over ...

Al Jazeera

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Cuba: Remains of those killed in Venezuela return home

Cuba has received the remaining security personnel from Venezuela. Since a failed Washington-backed coup in 2002, Cuba has provided Venezuela with doctors, teachers, and counter-intelligence and security personnel, often in exchange for ...

Al Jazeera

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Iran protests show bitter schism among exiled opposition

Huge protests in Iran have galvanized exiled foes of the authorities but despite their hatred of the ruling clerics, a bitter schism dating to before the 1979 Islamic Revolution still afflicts the leading opposition factions.

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Trump's Golden Dome puts focus on space defense

President Donald Trump's plan for the Golden Dome missile shield has increased the focus on space defense. Laura Crabtree, former SpaceX engineer, joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

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U.S. sanctions Iranian officials accused of repressing protests

The U.S. Treasury announcement comes a day after President Donald Trump said that he’d been told "on good authority" that plans for executions in Iran have stopped.

Euronews

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Israel strikes eastern Lebanon

Israeli forces have carried out several attacks on what they say are "Hezbollah targets" in eastern Lebanon. Residents in the village of Sahmar were told to leave their homes just one hour before the strikes.

Al Jazeera

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Syria: How do survivors of Alawite mass killings cope?

Months after the deadly March 2025 violence in Syria's coastal town of Baniyas, survivors are still grappling with grief and trauma. DW meets Maya Nasser, who lost her father and uncle during the killings.

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'To remain free, one must be feared,' Macron says

On Thursday, the French president offered his New Year's address to the armed forces. The eagerly awaited annual event comes amid multiple geopolitical crises.

Euronews

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U.S. seizes sixth oil tanker linked to Venezuela

The United States has seized a sixth oil tanker linked to Venezuela, this time in the Caribbean. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata reports.

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Inside Sudan camp where women help each other heal from war trauma

Hundreds of women displaced by Sudan’s civil war have sought refuge at al-Salam Goz camp in White Nile state. Many are survivors of severe physical and sexual violence linked to the conflict. One displaced woman, Amal Hassan, has begun o...

Al Jazeera

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U.S. backs Palestinian civil engineer to administer Gaza

Ali Shaath, the Palestinian former government official chosen to administer Gaza under a U.S.-backed deal, has an ambitious plan that includes pushing war debris into the Mediterranean Sea and rebuilding destroyed infrastructure within t...

Reuters

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UN warns food aid in Sudan could run out by end of March

According to the UN, more than 21 million people — nearly half of Sudan’s population — are now facing acute food insecurity. Famine has been confirmed in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, and in Kadugli in neighbouring Kordofan, bo...

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Gazans skeptical of phase 2 of truce as strikes continue

Donald Trump has announced that the second phase of the plan to end the war in Gaza has started. With key elements of phase one still unfulfilled - like a complete ceasefire - the announcement of the second phase was met with a lot of sk...

France 24

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Iran's foreign minister speaks to Trump through Fox News

U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have dialed back threats of an imminent strike on Iran. Despite the shift in rhetoric, the airspace over the Islamic Republic has closed to commercial flights.

France 24

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Director's forgotten footage nominated at Europe's top film awards

'With Hassan in Gaza', recently screened at the Athens Innovative Film Festival, is nominated in two categories at the European Film Awards. Its director says the documentary is "an act of resistance against the erasure of memory".

Euronews

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Gaza deal's second phase to begin

The U.S. has announced the launch of the second phase of President Donald Trump's peace plan in the Gaza Strip, which will involve moving from a ceasefire to demilitarization.

Bloomberg

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U.S. reduces personnel at airbase in Qatar amid tensions with Iran

U.S. officials said some personnel have been advised to evacuate a major airbase in Qatar as a "precautionary measure" due to the tensions with Iran. The Al Udeid airbase is the largest U.S. military base in the Middle East.

CBS News

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Macron says troops will help Denmark step up exercises in Greenland

Danish officials met with U.S. officials on the future of Greenland as President Trump continues to push for a takeover of the Arctic island. France's President Emmanuel Macron says French troops will help Denmark step up military exerci...

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Maersk ramps up sailings via Suez Canal and the Red Sea

Maersk will resume sailings via the Red Sea and Suez Canal for one of its services this month, the shipping group said on Thursday, marking a first step towards ending two years of global trade disruption due to attacks on ships by Yemen...

Reuters

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Division remains over Greenland's future after White House meeting

The foreign ministers of Greenland and Denmark say differences remain about Greenland's future after meeting with officials at the White House on Wednesday. In the meeting, the Danes reiterated the territory is not for sale, but they wel...

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