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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a press conference. — EPA
January 20, 2026

Iran FM slams 'blatant double standards' for revoking his Davos invitation

British Pirme Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference on Chicago Islands deal on May 22, 2025. — EPA
January 20, 2026

UK defends Chagos deal after Trump calls it 'great stupidity'

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Andalusian regional President Juanma Moreno address the media during their visit to the site of a major train collision near the town of Adamuz, 19 January 2026. — EPA
January 20, 2026

Spain begins three days of mourning for victims of high-speed train crash

Schoolchildren rescued from kidnappers arrive at the Government House in Kaduna, Nigeria, 25 March 2024. — EPA
January 20, 2026

Armed gangs abduct dozens in Nigeria church raids

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Saudi average annual inflation rate rises 0.5% to 2% in 2025

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HR Ministry penalizes 17 erring recruitment offices in Q4 2025

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Saudi Arabia upbeat about just and sustainable solutions for Yemeni crisis

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Saudi Real Estate Price Index records 0.7% decrease in Q4 2025

Australian Federal Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke. — EPA
January 20, 2026

Australian parliament passes tougher laws on guns, hate crimes 

January 20, 2026

Bulgarian president Radev resigns, seeks to become prime minister

January 20, 2026

Australia shuts dozens of beaches after shark attacks

German Chancellor and Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Friedrich Merz gestures during a press conference following a CDU party executive committee meeting in Berlin, Germany, 19 January 2026. — EPA
January 20, 2026

Germany says US tariff threats as unacceptable, warns trade war has no winners

Protesters interrupted a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, where they said a local US Immigration and Customs Enforcement official serves as a pastor
January 20, 2026

Justice Department investigates protesters who disrupted Minnesota church service 

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi
January 20, 2026

Japan PM calls snap election, to dissolve parliament Friday

Hadramout governor accuses UAE of backing abuses in province
January 19, 2026

Hadramout governor accuses UAE of backing abuses in province

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