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Egypt says it is aligned with Saudi Arabia on conflicts in Yemen and Sudan, amid rising regional instability and widening divisions within the Gulf. During talks in Cairo, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said their governments share “identical” positions on resolving regional crises, according to the…
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At the first Cabinet meeting of 2026, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told ministers that “our challenge for this year is to prove that politics can deliver”, urging discipline and a renewed focus on easing the cost of living. Starmer said voters would ultimately judge Labour on whether people feel better off, whether public services…
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Protesters in Bolivia marched into the capital on Monday (5 January) as opposition to fuel subsidy cuts introduced by President Rodrigo Paz in December intensified. The decree ended long-standing state support for petrol and diesel, causing prices to double and pushing up transport and food costs. Protesters warn the move is accelerating inflation during the…
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said Hungary does not need to leave the European Union because the bloc is “falling apart by itself”, citing internal divisions, policy reversals, and weakening institutions. Speaking in Budapest on 5 January, Orbán argued that unrealistic climate targets, erosion of the Schengen Area, and growing centralisation in Brussels show…
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President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has won a third term in the Central African Republic (CAR) after securing an outright majority in December’s presidential election, according to provisional results released by the national election authority. The 68-year-old incumbent benefited from an opposition boycott following a controversial 2023 constitutional change that removed presidential term limits. Observers described the…
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Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that U.S. President Donald Trump should be taken “seriously” when he says he wants Greenland — while firmly rejecting any such move. Tensions intensified after a social media post by Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, one of Mr. Trump’s top advisers, “SOON,” she wrote, with a…
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The UN Security Council met in emergency session on threats to international peace and security on Monday (Jan. 5) following the US operation in Venezuela and the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores. US Ambassador Mike Waltz said the operation was a lawful “law-enforcement action” to execute long-standing criminal indictments, not…
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Denmark has warned that any US military action against Greenland would fundamentally undermine the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and European security. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Danish television that Washington was ‘serious’ about seeking control of Greenland and warned of the consequences: “If the US chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, everything…
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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to open a “new phase” in bilateral relations, following their summit in Beijing — Lee’s first state visit to China since taking office in June 2025. Lee said the meeting should make 2026 “the first year of full-scale restoration” of South Korea–China relations,…
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty on Monday (Jan. 5) during their arraignment at a federal court in Manhattan. The hearing was overseen by Judge Alvin Hellerstein. Barry Joel Pollack, who previously represented Julian Assange, appeared as Maduro’s defence lawyer. Maduro stood to confirm his name, inside courtroom 26A,…
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