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  • Sudan government returns to Khartoum after nearly three years of war

    Sudan’s government has formally returned to Khartoum, almost three years after relocating to Port Sudan following the outbreak of war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023. Speaking in the capital, Prime Minister Kamil Idris said the move marked the return of national governance and pledged to…

  • Danish MP: Military confrontation over Greenland would be ‘the dumbest war in history’

    In a recent interview, Danish MP Rasmus Jarlov, chair of Denmark’s Defence Committee, criticised US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that Russia and China pose a security threat to Greenland and that the United States should assert control over the autonomous Danish territory.  Jarlov described Trump’s assertions of foreign threats as unfounded, noting both countries…

  • Polls open in second phase of Myanmar’s junta-run military election

    Myanmar has begun the second phase of a tightly controlled national election, with a military-backed party on course for a decisive victory as conflict and political repression continue. The vote follows the 2021 coup, in which Senior General Min Aung Hlaing overthrew the civilian government and detained Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the dissolved…

  • Berlin power outage investigated as sabotage amid infrastructure security fears

    A major power outage in southwest Berlin is being investigated as a deliberate act of sabotage, raising concerns about the security of Germany’s critical infrastructure. Around 100,000 people in roughly 45,000 households lost electricity and heating during freezing January temperatures. Hospitals switched to emergency generators and public transport was disrupted. Authorities later confirmed the blackout…

  • US strikes ISIS targets in Syria as Aleppo clashes expose fragile post-Assad order

    The United States has carried out new airstrikes on Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Syria under Operation Hawkeye Strike, authorised by US President Donald Trump in response to a deadly attack in Palmyra in December 2025. US Central Command said the earlier ambush killed two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth…

  • Thousands of Irish farmers protest against EU–Mercosur trade deal

    Thousands of Irish farmers have staged protests against the European Union’s trade agreement with the South American bloc Mercosur, a day after EU member states approved the deal despite opposition from Ireland and France. Tractors gathered in Athlone, central Ireland, with demonstrators displaying banners reading “Stop EU-Mercosur” and accusing the EU of betraying rural communities.…

  • South Africa hosts BRICS naval drills amid rising tensions with the United States

    South Africa has defended its week-long “Will for Peace 2026” naval exercises with Russia, China, Iran and other partners as essential for maritime security, despite rising geopolitical tensions. The drills off Cape Town come as relations between US President Donald Trump’s administration and several BRICS Plus countries have deteriorated, and after Washington intensified pressure on…

  • UK allocates £200m to prepare for potential troop deployment to Ukraine

    The UK has allocated £200 million ($270 million) from its defence budget to prepare for the possible deployment of British troops to Ukraine as part of a future multinational stabilisation force. The funding follows a declaration agreed this week by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at…

  • Uganda votes as Museveni seeks seventh term amid opposition challenge

    Ugandans go to the polls on Thursday 15 January 2026 in a high-stakes election pitting long-serving President Yoweri Museveni against opposition challenger Bobi Wine. Museveni, 81, in power since 1986 and leader of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), is seeking a seventh consecutive term. His main rival, Bobi Wine — real name Robert Kyagulanyi —…

  • Iran’s military pledges to defend strategic infrastructure as nationwide protests intensify

    Iran’s armed forces have vowed to protect “strategic infrastructure” and urged citizens to counter alleged “enemy plots” as protests intensified across the country, posing the most serious internal challenge to the Islamic Republic since 2022. Authorities report deadly clashes between demonstrators and security forces, while rights groups cite a rising civilian toll. The government has…