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Germany sends troops to Greenland for 'symbolic' NATO mission

Germany is joining France, Sweden, Finland, Norway and the Netherlands in a largely symbolic mission to the Arctic. 15 Bundeswehr soldiers are expected to arrive in the Greenlandic capital Nuuk.

DW News

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Seven Chadian soldiers killed in reported clash at Sudanese border

Chad said Friday seven of its soldiers had been killed in a clash at the Sudanese border, with an official blaming the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the group locked in a brutal civil war in Sudan.

Africanews

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14-year-old boy shot dead by Israeli forces

Israeli forces have killed a 14-year-old boy during a raid on a village near Ramallah in the West Bank. Soldiers and illegal Israeli settlers stormed the village of Al-Mughayyir after Friday prayers.

Al Jazeera

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Zelensky: Some Western air defense systems in Ukraine out of ammo

The Ukrainian president has repeatedly called on the country's allies to bolster its defence systems to protect its critical energy infrastructure amid ongoing Russian attacks.

Euronews

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Ukrainians brave winter cold as Russia targets energy infrastructure

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian homes are either entirely without heating, or with severely reduced heating. It’s the result of Russia’s campaign of drone and missile attacks on the country’s energy facilities.

France 24

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U.S. warns Tehran 'all options on the table' at UN Security Council

Donald Trump remains open to military intervention if Tehran continues to exact lethal force on protesters in the ongoing nationwide demonstrations, U.S. representatives told the UN Security Council on Thursday.

Euronews

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Iran's future as Gulf states jump in to push diplomacy

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt and Oman jumped in to push diplomacy and lower tensions between Iran and the U.S., according to a Gulf official. This comes after weeks of intense anti-government protests in Iran.

CBS News

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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...

Africanews

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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.

CBS News

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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...

CBS News

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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 ...

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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...

DW News

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Venezuela: Armed militias accused of intimidation and violence

Government-linked groups in Venezuela have long been controversial.

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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...

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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.

DW News

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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.

Reuters

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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.

DW News

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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...

Africanews

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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