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asia pacific January 30, 2026
Second fatal shooting prompts Trump to ‘de-escalate a little bit’
Xi Jinping purges two generals. Albanese visits Timor-Leste to fast-track gas. Pro-regime party wins Myanmar election.
middle east January 23, 2026
Russia intensifies strikes on Ukraine’s energy system
New Caledonia agreement signed in Paris. Protest death toll grows as Iran authorities reassert control. China’s shrinking population.
middle east January 16, 2026
Thousands killed in Iran’s anti-government protests
Indonesia blocks AI chatbot Grok. Investigation into US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. Trump’s ‘invasion’ of Minnesota.
south america January 9, 2026
Trump’s Venezuela snatch and grab upends rule of law
As deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro faces criminal charges in the US, Donald Trump vows to revitalise the South American nation’s oil industry, and issues warnings to Cuba, Colombia and Greenland.
europe December 19, 2025
Zelensky willing to trade NATO ambitions for peace
Tonga’s new PM. Pro-democracy billionaire guilty of sedition. Chilean hardliner wins election.
europe December 12, 2025
Trump urges Zelensky to make concessions on peace deal
Two thirds of PNG women experience domestic violence. Cambodia–Thailand clashes kill 14. China trade soars despite tariffs.
europe December 5, 2025
Ukraine war ‘neither further nor closer’ to resolution: Kremlin
Hundreds die in Indonesian flooding. Hong Kong arrests over high-rise fire criticism. Hegseth denies boat strike.
europe November 28, 2025
Frantic hunt for survivors as Hong Kong towers burn
Trump and Zelensky back revised peace plan. Gunmen kidnap 300 children from Nigerian school. US ‘may go in’ to Venezuela.
north america November 22, 2025
Trump’s MAGA rift over the Epstein files
The US president has signed legislation to release all Epstein case files, but it’s unclear if this win for the abused will reveal any more about the paedophile’s powerful allies.
middle east November 21, 2025
UN backs Trump’s Gaza plan, but Hamas rejects security force
Samoan PM blocks country’s daily newspaper. Philippine protests allege misuse of flood funds. China–Japan tensions.
europe November 14, 2025
Australia and Indonesia sign landmark security treaty
Russian troops advance in Ukraine. Pakistan-based militant group blamed for Delhi bombing. BBC in crisis.
