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In a wide-ranging BBC interview, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer set out his expectations for 2026 while responding to criticism over his leadership, public approval, and policy direction. Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg, Starmer argued that decisions taken in 2025 would begin to improve living standards and public services, after what he described as more than…
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London is set to become the first city where US and Chinese robotaxis operate side-by-side, following the UK government’s decision to permit commercial autonomous vehicle trials in 2026. Waymo, owned by Alphabet, has begun testing autonomous Jaguar vehicles in the capital. Baidu plans to deploy its RT6 robotaxis through partnerships with Uber and Lyft. The…
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North Korea has launched multiple ballistic missiles into the sea, regional authorities said, shortly before South Korean President Lee Jae-myung was due to travel to Beijing for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were launched from the Pyongyang area and travelled around 900 kilometres. Seoul, Washington,…
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Nicolás Maduro is a “fugitive of American justice” and not the legitimate president of Venezuela, following a US military operation that led to Maduro’s detention. Speaking alongside President Donald Trump, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine in Palm Beach, Florida, Rubio said Maduro had been indicted…
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US President Donald Trump said the United States will temporarily “run” Venezuela following a US-led military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, Trump said US forces carried out a coordinated overnight assault in Caracas and detained Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who he said…
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The United Nations has warned that escalating violence in Sudan is sharply worsening humanitarian conditions, particularly for civilians in the Kordofan region and North Darfur. In a statement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the situation in the besieged towns of Dilling and Kadugli in South Kordofan State is “continuing…
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Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) is leading after the first phase of the country’s first general election since the 2021 coup, according to partial results released by the Union Election Commission (UEC). The vote, held in three phases, has been presented by the ruling military authorities as a step towards political stability,…
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that “rioters must be put in their place” following a week of nationwide protests driven by economic pressure and currency collapse. Speaking in Tehran, Khamenei sought to distinguish between peaceful demonstrators and what he described as foreign-backed unrest, alleging that “the enemy” was fuelling instability. “We talk…
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The United States carried out overnight military strikes in Venezuela, with US President Donald Trump claiming that President Nicolás Maduro was captured and flown out of the country. In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Saturday (Jan. 3), Mr Trump wrote: “The United States of America has successfully carried out a…
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has launched a overhaul of Ukraine’s security and political leadership, appointing military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov as Head of the Presidential Office (Chief of Staff) and nominating Mykhailo Fedorov as Defence Minister. Zelenskyy said the changes aim to strengthen Ukraine’s resilience as it seeks security guarantees from Western allies and faces renewed…
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