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Russia releases French researcher in prisoner exchange 

08 January 2026

A French researcher serving a three-year sentence in Russia has been freed in a prisoner exchange with Moscow, French an...

Iran experiencing nationwide internet blackout, monitor says 

08 January 2026

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Iran is experiencing a nationwide internet blackout, online monitoring group NetBlocks...

US Senate passes measure to restrict Trump’s military actions in Venezuela 

08 January 2026

The US Senate has advanced a resolution that would bar President Donald Trump from taking further military action agains...

Zelenskyy says US security guarantee text ready to be finalised with Trump 

08 January 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said an agreement on a security guarantee from Washington is now “essentia...

Abduction of Venezuela’s Maduro illegal despite US charges, experts say 

08 January 2026

Washington, DC – As the global outcry over the US abduction of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro continues to gro...

Photos: Civilians flee Aleppo amid intensified fighting 

08 January 2026

Fierce fighting between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has raged for a thir...

Who was Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed in ICE Minneapolis shooting? 

08 January 2026

A United States immigration officer has fatally shot a woman in her car in Minneapolis during an immigration raid. The s...

Syria’s army shells SDF positions in Aleppo neighbourhoods 

08 January 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content Video Duration 08 minutes 08 seconds play-arrow08:08 Fighting between Syrian army, Kurdish-led...

‘Deliberate torment’: Ukrainians left without heating after Russian attacks 

08 January 2026

Ukrainian officials are racing to restore power in the southeast after major Russian strikes on critical infrastructure ...