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Europe hits back at Trump tariff threat over Greenland 18 Jan 2026 - 10:16 pm
Photo for representation only. People take part in a demonstration that gathered almost a third of the city population to protest against the US President's plans to take Greenland, on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. (Photo by Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP)
Syrian government, SDF agree to immediate ceasefire 18 Jan 2026 - 09:48 pm
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa signs an agreement at the Presidential Palace in Damascus on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Rami al SAYED / AFP)
RSF violations in Sudan could amount to war crimes: UN Human Rights Commissioner 18 Jan 2026 - 08:13 pm
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Philippine Congress boosts army modernization budget to 673 mln USD in 2026 18 Jan 2026 - 07:40 pm
An Australian soldier (back L) supervises as Philippine Marines fire their weapons during a demonstration at Military Operation Urbanized Terrain (MOUTH) training exercises at the marine base in Ternate, Cavite province, southwest of Manila. File photo.
Foreign Ministers of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia discuss bilateral ties, regional, global developments 18 Jan 2026 - 07:21 pm
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Saudi stock index closes higher 18 Jan 2026 - 06:50 pm
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Chile declares emergency as wildfires kill at least 15 18 Jan 2026 - 06:49 pm
A vehicle and a house are engulfed in flames during a wildfire in Concepcion, Chile, on January 18, 2026. Photo by GUILLERMO SALGADO / AFP
Quake hits northeast Sicily, no damage reported 18 Jan 2026 - 06:48 pm
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Factory explosion in China's Inner Mongolia kills 2, leaves 5 missing 18 Jan 2026 - 05:44 pm
This photo taken with a mobile phone on Jan. 18, 2026 shows the site of an explosion at a factory in Baotou, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Xinhua
Chile declares emergency after wildfires force 20,000 to evacuate 18 Jan 2026 - 04:22 pm
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Europe scrambles to respond to Trump tariff threat 18 Jan 2026 - 04:05 pm
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Sanctioned Serbian oil refinery resumes production 18 Jan 2026 - 02:31 pm
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Paris flat collapses during party, one badly injured 18 Jan 2026 - 02:14 pm
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Indonesia rescuers find body from plane crash 18 Jan 2026 - 01:58 pm
Joint search and rescue teams climb towards the suspected crash site of an Indonesia Air Transport turboprop plane that lost contact a day earlier while flying from Yogyakarta to Makassar, in the Bulusaraung Mountains, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. Photo by Muchtamir / AFP
Air traffic resumes at Aleppo International Airport 18 Jan 2026 - 01:11 pm
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One of FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives caught in Mexico 18 Jan 2026 - 11:17 am
This handout image released by the FBI shows Alejandro Rosales Castilloin 2015. (Photo by FBI / AFP)
300,000 Ford vehicles recalled in Canada 18 Jan 2026 - 11:14 am
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12-year-old boy bitten by shark at Sydney Harbor beach 18 Jan 2026 - 11:11 am
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