India and Germany eye defense industry boost to ties

Record low homicide rates in London as mayor defends policies

Australian firefighters warn of 'high-risk' bushfire season

Danish PM says Greenland showdown at 'decisive moment'

Trump says US will take Greenland 'one way or the other'

Life gradually resumes in Aleppo neighborhoods cleared of SDF

US vows to cut off Cuba's oil after toppling Venezuelan ally Maduro

U.S. President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to "make a deal" soon, pledging to cut off all oil and money flowing to the communist-run island after the toppling of Havana's key ally, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

Trump says studying ‘very strong options’ for Iran amid protests

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he was considering potential military action against Iran, amid mounting reports of deadly crackdowns against the country's mass anti-government protests.

Pro-Sisi parties dominate Egypt parliament vote: Election body

Egypt's election body on Jan. 10 announced the final results of a months-long parliamentary election, with a pro-government coalition dominating a vote critics said would further cement President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power.

Israeli police detain aide to Netanyahu

Israeli police said on Jan. 11 they detained a senior aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suspected of obstructing an investigation, with local media reporting that it was tied to leaks of military information during the Gaza war.

Scores of homes razed, one dead in Australian bushfires

Bushfires have razed hundreds of buildings across southeast Australia, authorities said on Sunday, as they confirmed the first death from the disaster.

Rallies across US after woman shot and killed by ICE agent

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Minneapolis on Jan. 10 chanting the name of the woman killed by a federal agent in the city, amid widespread anger at use of force in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Denmark cut asylum figures to historic low in 2025: Gov’t

Denmark's strict immigration policies drove asylum admissions to a historic low in 2025, with 839 requests granted by the end of November, the government announced on Jan. 10.

South Africa holds naval drills with China, Russia and Iran

South Africa on Jan. 10 began naval drills with Russia, Iran and China, describing the maneuvers off its coast as not merely a show of force but a vital response to rising maritime tensions.

UN Security Council plans emergency meeting on Ukraine

The U.N. Security Council will meet today to discuss Ukraine, a revised scheduled showed, after Kiev's mayor urged residents to leave the capital due to mass heating outages caused by Russian strikes.

Trump claims Venezuela is ‘rich and safe again’

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is “already making Venezuela rich and safe again.”

New protests hit Iran as alarm grows over crackdown

Iranians took to the streets in new protests against the clerical authorities overnight despite an internet shutdown, as rights groups warned on Jan. 11 that authorities were committing a "massacre" to quell the demonstrations.

New protests erupt in Iran despite internet shutdown

Iranians took to the streets in new protests Friday to press the biggest movement against the Islamic republic in more than three years, as authorities sustained an internet blackout as part of a crackdown that has left dozens dead.