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Somalia calls Israeli FM visit to Somaliland an ‘incursion’

NewsJanuary 6, 2026

The Israeli foreign minister arrived in Somaliland on Tuesday in a high-profile visit, condemned by Somalia as an “unauthorised incursion”, after Israel recognised the breakaway region in the Horn of ...

European leaders voice support for Denmark after Trump claims on Greenland

NewsJanuary 6, 2026

A group of European leaders on Tuesday underlined their support for Denmark after US President Donald Trump again voiced designs on its autonomous Arctic territory of Greenland. The leaders of France,...

Head, Smith centuries put Australia in charge of final Ashes Test

SportsJanuary 6, 2026

Run-machine Travis Head hit a swashbuckling 163 and Steve Smith a composed unbeaten 129 as Australia built a 134-run lead over England to seize control on day three of the fifth and final Ashes Test o...

Smith in charge after Head’s 163 to put Australia seven behind England

NewsJanuary 6, 2026

Run-machine Travis Head hit a swashbuckling 163 and Steve Smith an unbeaten 65 as Australia moved to within seven runs of England’s first innings 384 at tea on day three of the fifth and final Ashes T...

China’s birth-rate push sputters as couples opt to stay child-free

NewsJanuary 6, 2026

BEIJING: Twenty-five-year-old Grace and her husband are set on staying child-free, resisting pressure from their parents and society to produce offspring, even as China strives to boost its flagging b...

Iran remains unbothered by US threats

BusinessJanuary 6, 2026

• Judiciary orders no leniency against ‘rioters’ amid unrest• Trump vows Tehran will ‘get hit very hard’ if it kills more citizens• 12 dead as protests expand to 45 cities; intelligence officers seize...

Venezuela’s Maduro, wife plead not guilty in US court appearance

NewsJanuary 5, 2026

Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to charges of narco-terrorism in a New York court on Monday, two days after being snatched by US forces in a stunning raid on his home in...

Palestinian embassy in UK officially inaugurated

NewsJanuary 5, 2026

The embassy of Palestine was officially inaugurated in London in a short ceremony on Monday, hailed by its ambassador as a “profound milestone” in British-Palestinian relations. “We gather today to ma...

Maduro arrives for first US court appearance after capture

NewsJanuary 5, 2026

Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro arrived at a New York court on Monday, just days after being seized in Caracas in a shock US military operation that paved the path for Washington’s plans t...

Iran judiciary chief says ‘no leniency’ towards ‘rioters’

NewsJanuary 5, 2026

Iran will offer no leniency to “rioters,” though the public has a right to demonstrate, the head of the judiciary said on Monday, following more than a week of protests. The demonstrations began last ...