Archives for January, 2026

Teacher Samuel Paty was murdered after showing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in class

Appeal trial over 2020 teacher's beheading opens in France

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius speaks during a joint press conference with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and European Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas (not pictured) in Berlin, Germany, January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo

German defence minister urges Trump to apologise for Afghanistan remarks

Reuters

Demonstrators gathered under steady rain outside Iran's consulate in Istanbul

Rights group says confirmed Iran protest toll nears 6,000

Agence France-Presse

Service members of the 152nd Jaeger Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces drive a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launch system in a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine December 25, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

Kremlin sticks to demand that Ukraine cede all of Donbas in talks, TASS reports

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum in Beijing, China, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

Top Chinese officials hold talks with OIC secretary general

Reuters

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro speaks with Reuters for an interview in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Philippines lodges 'firm representations' to Chinese embassy over 'escalating' war of words on South China Sea

Reuters

A Palestinian boy searches for recyclable material at a landfill against the backdrop of destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on January 25, 2026. Since October 10, a fragile US-sponsored truce in Gaza has largely halted the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, but both sides have alleged frequent violations.

Israel agrees to reopen Rafah crossing only for Gaza pedestrians

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Egyptian soldiers stand guard near the Rafah Crossing at the Egypt-Gaza border, in Rafah, Egypt, July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Israel to reopen Rafah crossing after search for last hostage body ends

Reuters

Earlier this week, residents in Kobane told AFP the enclave was flooded with people who had fled the Syrian army's advances

Life-saving aid reaches Kurdish-majority town: UN

Agence France-Presse

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, January 25, 2026. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki

Zelenskiy says security guarantees document from US is 100% ready

Reuters

Climber Alex Honnold free soloing Taipei 101 Skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan, January 25, 2026 REUTERS/Ann Wang

US climber scales Taiwan's tallest building Taipei 101 without ropes

Reuters

The row between Saudi Arabia and the UAE was triggered by a brief conflict in Yemen, following an advance by UAE-backed separatists

Saudi Arabia's UAE 'mudslinging' threatens new Gulf crisis

Agence France-Presse

Human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari (R) with her husband and fellow lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha (L) were handed 10-year prison terms for anti-state social media posts

Pakistani court jails rights activist and husband for 10 years

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: A man rides an e-bike across the road as U.S. flags and British flags line The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump's state visit to the UK, in London, Britain, September 16, 2025. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo

Trump praises UK troops as brave warriors after widespread condemnation

Reuters

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to the media in the briefing room of 9 Downing Street in central London, Britain, after U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to ramp up tariffs until a deal is reached for the U.S. to buy Greenland. January 19, 2026. Jordan Pettitt/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo

UK's Starmer discusses need for enhanced security in Arctic in call with Trump

Reuters

In Istanbul, protesters clashed with police who tried to prevent a demon in solidarity with Kurds in northern Syria

Turkey pro-Kurd party urges end to Kobane siege

Agence France-Presse