Turkey will help Syria against Kurdish fighters if asked: defence ministry

Turkey has long seen Kurdish SDF as an extension of banned Kurdish militant group PKK
8 January 2026, 14:32 PM

Cubans brace for more hardship as US pressure on Venezuela chokes off oil

Venezuela supplies about 50% of Cuba's oil deficit
8 January 2026, 14:28 PM
8 January 2026, 07:12 AM

Japan nuclear official loses phone with confidential data in China

The smartphone contained the names and contact details of staff members in the authority's nuclear security division
8 January 2026, 06:27 AM

The last Russia-US nuclear treaty is about to expire. What happens next?

Putin proposed in September that both parties should agree for a further 12 months to adhere to the New START limits
8 January 2026, 05:15 AM

US attack in Venezuela left 100 dead, minister says

The minister added that Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were injured
8 January 2026, 03:31 AM

US immigration officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis, sparking protests

The woman, identified in local media as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, was hit at point blank range
8 January 2026, 03:26 AM

Trump invites Colombia president to White House after threats

Trump invited Gustavo Petro, just days after threatening him with military action
8 January 2026, 02:38 AM

No leniency for protesters ‘helping enemy’

Iran’s top judge warned protesters yesterday there would be “no leniency for those who help the enemy against the Islamic Republic”, while accusing Israel and the US of pursuing hybrid methods to disrupt the country.
7 January 2026, 18:00 PM

‘If we don’t win midterms, I’ll get impeached’

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Republicans must win the 2026 congressional midterm elections - or else he will get impeached by Democrats.
7 January 2026, 18:00 PM

UN accuses Israel of ‘apartheid’ in West Bank

The United Nations yesterday said decades of discrimination and segregation of Palestinians by Israel in the West Bank were intensifying, and called on the country to end its “apartheid system”.
7 January 2026, 18:00 PM

US, Ukraine teams tackle ‘most difficult issues’

Washington and Kyiv teams in Paris were yesterday expected to tackle Ukraine talks’ “most difficult issues” including territory following a breakthrough in European-led negotiations, Ukraine’s leader said.
7 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Venezuela's decisions to be 'dictated' by US: White House

It says US has maximum leverage over Venezuela's interim authorities
7 January 2026, 17:40 PM

Oil sinks as US ups pressure on Venezuela over crude supplies

Crude has seen wild swings since Trump ordered the toppling of Nicolas Maduro
7 January 2026, 17:21 PM

In post-Maduro Venezuela, US eyes security chief as potential target, sources say

US officials see Padrino’s collaboration as crucial for avoiding a power vacuum
7 January 2026, 12:16 PM

European allies working on plan should US move on Greenland

Leaders from major European powers and Canada have rallied behind Greenland this week
7 January 2026, 11:50 AM

Magnitude 6.4 quake strikes off southern Philippines, no tsunami alert: USGS

Eastern Mindanao was rocked by a pair of earthquakes of 7.4 and 6.7 magnitude in October that killed at least eight people
7 January 2026, 03:56 AM

Trump weighs military option to acquire Greenland

US President Donald Trump is discussing options including military action to take control of Greenland
7 January 2026, 02:45 AM

New Venezuela leader says 'no foreign power' running country

Rodriguez has given mixed signals about how much she is prepared to cooperate with Trump
7 January 2026, 02:34 AM

Cambodia breaks truce with cross-border fire: Thailand

Thailand accused Cambodia of violating a 10-day-old truce yesterday, saying cross-border mortar fire wounded a soldier, while Phnom Penh said a “pile of garbage” exploded, injuring two of its own troops.
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM