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A handout photo made available by the White House shows US President Donald Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado during their meeting in the Oval Office in Washington, DC, USA, 15 January 2026. — EPA
Venezuela's Machado presents her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump
WASHINGTON—Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump on Thursday during a White House meeting, saying it was a recognition of the US president's commitment to her country's freedom."I think today is a historic day for us Venezuelans," she said after meeting Trump in person for the first time, weeks after US forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas and charged him in a drug-trafficking case.Trump expressed his gratitude in a social media post, saying the move was "a wonderful gesture of mutual respect".In a social media post on Thursday evening, Trump wrote: "Maria presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you...
January 16, 2026

Venezuela's Machado presents her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump

Philippines Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro (L) and Japan Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) sign agreement documents following a bilateral meeting in Manila on 15 January 2026. — EPA
Japan and the Philippines sign a new defense pact 
MANILA — Japan and the Philippines signed two defence pacts on Thursday, including a deal allowing their forces to exchange supplies and services, with both countries seeking to strengthen security cooperation in response to rising regional tensions and to bolster their preparation for natural disasters.Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi signed the deals in Manila during a nine‑day Middle East and Asia tour, with stops in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Qatar and India, reflecting Tokyo's growing strategic footprint.Japan has faced increasing political, trade and security tensions with China, which was angered by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remark that potential Chinese action against Taiwan could spark Japanese intervention.Japan and the Philippines have also...
January 16, 2026

Japan and the Philippines sign a new defense pact 

Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council dismisses Faraj Al-Bahsani from membership
ADEN — Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council on Thursday stripped Faraj Salmeen Al-Bahsani of his membership, accusing him of exploiting his constitutional position to provide political and legal cover for unlawful military movements carried out by the dissolved Southern Transitional Council. In a decision signed by Council Chairman Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi, the council said Al-Bahsani had violated the principle of collective responsibility and breached his constitutional and legal duties, in contravention of the Yemeni constitution, the Gulf Initiative and its implementation mechanism, the Declaration of Transfer of Power, and the laws governing the work of the Presidential Leadership Council and the Consultation and Reconciliation Body. The decision cited evidence that Al-Bahsani...
January 15, 2026

Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council dismisses Faraj Al-Bahsani from membership

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (C) sepaks to the media after meeting with US Senators at the US Capitol in Washington, 14 January 2026. — EPA
European troops arrive in Greenland as US-Denmark talks fail
NUUK — Soldiers from France, Germany and other European countries began arriving in Greenland on Thursday to help boost the Arctic island’s security after talks in Washington between the United States and Denmark failed to resolve fundamental disagreements with President Donald Trump’s administration.France, Sweden, Germany and Norway announced Wednesday they would deploy military personnel as part of a reconnaissance mission to Greenland's capital Nuuk.Germany's defence ministry said Thursday that the reconnaissance mission to Greenland by several European NATO members aims "to explore options for ensuring security in light of Russian and Chinese threats in the Arctic".A 13-strong Bundeswehr reconnaissance team would deploy to Nuuk from Thursday to Sunday at Denmark's...
January 15, 2026

European troops arrive in Greenland as US-Denmark talks fail

The four astronauts inside the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard a SpaceX recovery ship shortly after landing in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Long Beach, California, on 15 January 2026. — EPA
ISS astronauts splash down to Earth in Nasa's first ever medical evacuation
LOS ANGELES — Four astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) have safely returned to Earth a month earlier than planned after one of them developed a serious medical condition.Their SpaceX capsule splashed down in the Pacific off California, capping a 10-hour-plus descent from the space station and fiery re-entry through Earth's atmosphere.The team, known as Crew-11, will now receive medical checks before being flown back to land.It was the first time that NASA has cut short the rotation of an ISS crew due to a health emergency since the station was put into Earth's orbit in 1998.The Crew Dragon spacecraft dubbed Endeavour parachuted into calm seas off San Diego at about 12:45 a.m. PST (0845 GMT). In a radio transmission to the SpaceX flight-control center near Los...
January 15, 2026

ISS astronauts splash down to Earth in Nasa's first ever medical evacuation

Pritam Singh speaks to the media outside the State Courts in Singapore, 17 February 2025. — EPA
Singapore PM strips opposition leader of his title after conviction for lying
SINGAPORE — Prime Minister Lawrence Wong stripped Singapore's Leader of the Opposition, Pritam Singh, of his title on Thursday saying his position had become untenable after his conviction for lying to parliament.The move, the first of its kind in Singapore, comes after parliament, which is overwhelmingly dominated by the ruling People's Action Party (PAP), decided in a vote on Wednesday that Singh was unsuitable to continue in the post given his "dishonourable and unbecoming" conduct.Wong in a statement said the decision was necessary to uphold the rule of law, as well as the dignity and integrity of parliament."Having considered the matter carefully, I have decided that Mr. Singh’s criminal convictions, taken together with Parliament’s considered view of his...
January 15, 2026

Singapore PM strips opposition leader of his title after conviction for lying

People line up to cast their votes during the presidential elections in Kampala, Uganda, 15 January 2026. — EPA
Ugandans head to polls amid internet shutdown
KAMPALA — Ugandans began voting on Thursday in presidential and parliamentary elections, a key test of President Yoweri Museveni’s decades-long rule.Voting began in the capital Kampala amid a heavy police presence. Many polling stations around the country, however, had still not opened hours after the official 7 a.m. (0400 GMT) start, NTV Uganda reported.The delays have been blamed on failures of biometric identification kits, which some have linked to the network outage, as well as a lack of equipment in some places.Seeking a seventh term, 81-year-old Museveni has ruled Uganda since 1986. He faces seven challengers, including 43-year-old opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, a popular reggae star-turned politician. He came second in the 2021 election.The...
January 15, 2026

Ugandans head to polls amid internet shutdown

The damaged rear end of a heavy truck is seen on the roadside at the accident scene after it was struck by an SUV carrying former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in Ogun, Nigeria, 29 December 2025. — EPA
British boxer Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital after Nigeria car crash
LAGOS — British boxer Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital, Nigerian authorities said on Wednesday night. The two-time former heavyweight champion and 2012 Olympic gold medallist was a passenger in a car accident near Lagos on Monday which killed two of his close associates and team members.The former world champion was deemed fit to recuperate at home, the Ogun and Lagos states said in a joint statement, describing him as "heavy hearted" over the loss of his friends.The 36-year-old was a passenger in a Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on a major expressway in Ogun State, near Lagos, on Monday.The two men who died were Joshua's close friends and team members Sina Ghami and Latif "Latz" Ayodele.After leaving the hospital on Wednesday, the Briton visited the...
January 15, 2026

British boxer Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital after Nigeria car crash

Iranian riot police stand guard as students protest in front of the British embassy in Tehran, Iran, 14 January 2026. — EPA
Trump claims 'killing has stopped' in Iran, as tension lingers
WASHINGTON/DUBAI — US President Donald Trump has said he has been told "the killing in Iran has stopped", but the US president has not ruled out military action against the country over its violent crackdown on anti-government protesters.The United States has withdrawn some personnel from bases in the Middle East, a US official said on Wednesday, after a senior Iranian official said Tehran had warned neighbors it would hit American bases if Washington strikes.With Iran's leadership trying to quell the worst domestic unrest the Islamic Republic has ever faced, Tehran is seeking to deter Trump's repeated threats to intervene on behalf of anti-government protesters.Iranian authorities have accused the US and Israel of fomenting the unrest, carried out by people it calls armed...
January 15, 2026

Trump claims 'killing has stopped' in Iran, as tension lingers

Forensic police officers inspect the site where a crane and concrete beam collapsed during the construction of the Rama 2–Samut Sakhon Expressway at Mahachai, Samut Sakhon province, Thailand, 15 January 2026. — EPA
Two killed after another crane collapses in Thailand
BANGKOK — A crane collapsed onto a road near Bangkok, crushing two vehicles a day after a similar accident in the northeast caused the derailing of a train and the deaths of 32 passengers.Thailand's transport minister said construction firm Italian-Thai Development PCL, whose crane fell onto the train in northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima province a day earlier, was also involved in the crane accident outside Thailand's capital on Thursday.The incident took place in Samut Sakhon province, where the crane, which was being used in building an elevated highway, fell onto the road beneath and crushed two cars, killing two people inside, according to local police. They said five people were also injured in the accident.Local media reported that Thursday’s incident occurred in front of...
January 15, 2026

Two killed after another crane collapses in Thailand

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