Archives for January, 2026

AFP photos showed heavy machinery demolishing at least one structure at the compound

Israel begins demolitions at UNRWA headquarters in east Jerusalem

Agence France-Presse

U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meet ahead of a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Egypt's Sisi to meet Trump on the sidelines of Davos, presidency says

Reuters

Heavy machinery operates as Israeli forces dismantle the Jerusalem headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in East Jerusalem, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Israel demolishes buildings in UN Palestinian agency's East Jerusalem compound

Reuters

Bottles of French wine are displayed for sale at a supermarket in Paris, France, April 4, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Trump threatens 200% tariffs on French wines to get Macron on Board of Peace

Reuters

Turkish riot police broke up a protest over Syria in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, using tear gas and rubber bullets, an AFP correspondent said

Police, pro-Kurd protesters clash at Turkey border with Syria

Agence France-Presse

Drone models are displayed at the Sysverve Aerospace Private Limited in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, January 16, 2026. REUTERS/Waseem Khan

Analysis-Pakistan's 'combat tested' jets boost weapons sales

Reuters

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to the media at Ritan Park, during the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to China since 2017, in Beijing, China, January 16, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Analysis-Canada's Carney aims to lead new global trading order less reliant on US

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron speak during a meeting at the Prefecture of Caen, Normandy, France June 6, 2019, on the sidelines of D-Day commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

Trump shares messages from France's Macron offering G7 meeting after Davos

Reuters

Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan speaks as he attends a ceremony for the accession of Timor-Leste to the ASEAN charter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 25, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

ASEAN will not certify Myanmar election or send observers, Malaysia says

Reuters

An Afghan woman lights fire to cook food at a makeshift kitchen in Markhor-e-Sufla village, Herat, Afghanistan October 26, 2024. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

'Content to die': Afghanistan's hunger crisis worsened by winter, aid cuts

Reuters

Military members gather near Raqqa prison, where the Syrian army is besieging SDF members after the Syrian army took control of the city of Raqqa, Syria January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano

Syria says 120 Islamic State detainees escaped prison; Kurdish website said 1,500 escaped

Reuters

Syrian government forces took possession of a Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces base in Raqa

Syria offensive leaves Turkey's Kurds on edge

Agence France-Presse

US President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House, Nov. 10, 2025.

Trump demands end to clashes with Kurds in call with Syria's Sharaa

US President Donald Trump called Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and secured a pledge from the leader to not enter al-Hasakeh as Syrian forces clashed with the Kurdish-led SDF.

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan walks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi while on an official visit in New Delhi, India, on Jan. 19, 2026.

UAE, India agree on formalizing defense pact, $200B trade deal: What to know

During an official visit to India, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan witnessed the signing of several memorandums of understanding and letters of intent across multiple sectors, including defense and space.

United Arab Emirates

Tuncer Bakirhan, co-chair of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), speaks during a rally to celebrate Nowruz, which marks the arrival of spring, in Istanbul, Turkey, March 17, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkey's Kurdish party says Syria deal leaves Ankara 'no excuses' on peace process

Reuters

Vehicles drive past a burnt billboard as daily life returned to the streets of Iran's capital following nationwide protests

Iran warns protesters who joined 'riots' to surrender

Agence France-Presse