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Kenya ends two decades of sugar import protection from Africa's trading bloc 04 Jan 2026 - 08:35 pm
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30 killed in market attack in Nigeria 04 Jan 2026 - 08:09 pm
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Brazil recognises Venezuelan VP as head of state 04 Jan 2026 - 07:47 pm
(FILES) Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez speaks during a press conference in Caracas on August 11, 2025. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)
Four police killed in two armed attacks in northern Pakistan 04 Jan 2026 - 07:18 pm
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PJS records 99 Israeli abuses against Palestinian journalists in December 04 Jan 2026 - 07:14 pm
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Pakistan, Malaysia Reaffirm Commitment to Strengthening Bilateral Cooperation 04 Jan 2026 - 06:43 pm
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Joshua makes first public comments since fatal crash 04 Jan 2026 - 06:12 pm
Photo credit: Official Instagram account of Anthony Joshua.
Flights grounded in Greece after radio frequency loss 04 Jan 2026 - 06:12 pm
Passengers queue and wait with luggage at a departure hall of Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos international airport in Spata near Athens, on January 4, 2025.  (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP)
North Korea fires ballistic missiles in first test of 2026 04 Jan 2026 - 04:43 pm
People sit in front of a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on January 4, 2026. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Chinese embassy warns citizens in Japan to stay vigilant amid surging violent incidents 04 Jan 2026 - 04:25 pm
A woman walks on a street on the first snow day of 2026 in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)
Crans-Montana's ski tourism continues, in shadow of Swiss tragedy 04 Jan 2026 - 04:17 pm
Firefighters from the Municipality of Crans-Montana react as they gather around a makeshift memorial to pay their respects by laying flowers, candles and messages near the Constellation, on January 4, 2026, in Crans-Montana in honour of the victims of the fire that ripped through the venue in the luxury Alpine ski resort on New Year's Eve. Photo by MAXIME SCHMID / AFP
UK's embattled Starmer vows to see out five-year term 04 Jan 2026 - 03:47 pm
A handout picture released by the BBC, taken on January 3, 2026 and received on January 4, 2026, shows Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during an interview with journalist Laura Kuenssberg, broadcast on the BBC's 'Sunday' political television show. Photo by JEFF OVERS / BBC / AFP
Police accuse Swiss establishment operators of negligent homicide in deadly fire 04 Jan 2026 - 03:24 pm
Candles and flowers are displayed at a makeshift memorial following a fire at
How the military operation to capture Maduro unfolded 04 Jan 2026 - 01:56 pm
Armed police officers stand in front of the Metropolitan Detention facility in the Brooklyn borough of New York, where ousted president Nicolas Maduro is expected to be held, on January 3, 2026 in New York City. Photo by John Lamparski / AFP
Lightning kills two, injures 150 in South Africa 04 Jan 2026 - 01:47 pm
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Indonesia rescuers find Spanish tourist's body after boat sinks 04 Jan 2026 - 01:27 pm
This handout picture taken and released on January 4, 2026 by Indonesia's National Search and Resque Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescue personnel securing a body bag containing the remains of missing Spanish man Fernando Martin Carreras, from waters off Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara. Photo by HANDOUT / INDONESIA'S NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE AGENCY (BASARNAS) / AFP
Number of martyrs in Gaza rises to 71,386, with 171,264 Injured 04 Jan 2026 - 01:17 pm
Relatives react as they carry a white body bag containing remains of a fire victim that started after the inhabitants ignited candles to light up inside their tents at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on January 2, 2026. Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP
VIDEO: Maduro now in New York jail as Trump says US to 'run' Venezuela 04 Jan 2026 - 10:09 am
File photo of Nicolas Maduro