South Africa has launched an inquiry into Iran’s participation in joint naval drills with BRICS nations last week, apparently against the orders of President Cyril Ramaphosa.
BRICS is a group of 10 countries: Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia,…

South Africa has launched an inquiry into Iran’s participation in joint naval drills with BRICS nations last week, apparently against the orders of President Cyril Ramaphosa.
BRICS is a group of 10 countries: Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia,…

Israel has spent more than two years attacking Gaza in its genocidal war on the Palestinian enclave. It has destroyed the majority of its housing and infrastructure, and killed more than 70,000 Palestinians, leaving the rest of Gaza’s…

Tigray, Ethiopia – Lately, 88-year-old Nireayo Wubet spends many of his days burying friends and family members. As he grieves, he worries about whether there will be anyone left to offer him a decent burial when the time comes, as severe…

Legal groups says Australia obliged to investigate Israeli President Herzog over his role in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
Three Australian and Palestinian legal groups have formally called on the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to investigate…
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Japan to hold election on February 8 after the country’s first woman premier, Sanae Takaichi, dissolves parliament.
Published On 23 Jan 2026
Japanese Prime…
US president says ‘big force going towards Iran’, but he would ‘rather not see anything happen’ as tension with Tehran ratchets up.
Published On 23 Jan 2026
United States President…

On Wednesday, United States President Donald Trump made clear to other world leaders in Davos, Switzerland, that he was unflinching in his demand to acquire Greenland, even as he said for the first time that he did not plan for the US to take the…

School official says the child, Liam Conejo Ramos, was ‘essentially’ used ‘as bait to apprehend his father, who is seeking asylum in the US.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have detained a five-year-old boy arriving…

Heads of Palestinian Arab parties sign a petition to form the Joint List under public pressure in Sakhnin Municipality
These are the key developments from day 1,429 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Published On 23 Jan 2026
Here is where things stand on Friday, January 23: