Archives for January, 2026

FILE PHOTO: Cars burn in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026. Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/ File Photo

Iranian official says verified deaths in Iran protests reaches at least 5,000

Reuters

Jordan's King Abdullah II speaks at the India-Jordan Business Forum, where India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending, in Amman, Jordan, December 16, 2025. REUTERS/Jehad Shelbak

Jordan says King Abdullah received invitation to join Gaza peace board

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a ceremony in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., January 16, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump wants nations to pay $1 billion to stay on his peace board, report says

Reuters

Thousands protested in Paris

Thousands march in France to back Iranian protesters

Agence France-Presse

Military vehicles of U.S. soldiers are seen at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq January 13, 2020. REUTERS/John Davison

Iraq takes full control of air base after US withdrawal, defence ministry says

Reuters

Kurdish forces said several of their fighters had been killed in the latest clashes

Syrian army extends hold over north Syria, Kurds report clashes

Agence France-Presse

FILE PHOTO: Displaced Palestinians shelter at a tent camp in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Haseeb Alwazeer/File Photo

Israel says US Gaza executive board composition against its policy

Reuters

US President Donald Trump has invited more world leaders to join his 'board of peace' for postwar Gaza

Israel objects to line-up of Trump panel for post-war Gaza

Agence France-Presse

Iran was rocked by weeks of demonstrations sparked by anger over economic hardship that exploded into the biggest protests against the Islamic republic in years

Iran leader demands crackdown on 'seditionists' after protests

Agence France-Presse

The entrance to the city of Dayr Hafir, east of Aleppo, after the Syrian army takes control of the city and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) withdraw, in the east of Aleppo, Syria, January 17, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano

Syrian troops sweep northern towns as Kurdish fighters withdraw

Reuters

The US-based Institute for the Study of War said it had recorded no protests on Wednesday

'My nightmare': Iranians recount crackdown under internet blackout

Agence France-Presse

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi poses next to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (not pictured) in Athens, Greece, May 7, 2025. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki

Egypt's Sisi says he values offer by Trump to mediate Egypt-Ethiopia dispute on Nile River waters

Reuters

Argentina's Luciano Benavides scrapes home to secure his debut Dakar bike crown

Luciano Benavides wins Dakar bike title by two seconds

Agence France-Presse

A displaced Palestinian fixes a tent in Gaza City

'Nothing's changed' in Gaza as US peace deal enters second phase

Agence France-Presse

Hachette is France's biggest publisher

French publisher recalls dictionary over 'Jewish settler' reference

Agence France-Presse

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa waves to the crowd at the gate of Aleppo's citadel

Syrian president declares Kurdish a national language

Agence France-Presse