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New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon — EPA
New Zealand to hold general election in November
WELLINGTON — New Zealand will hold a national election on November 7, the country’s center-right prime minister has said, kickstarting a campaign cycle that could become one of the country’s most contested in years.Speaking to a press conference on Wednesday, Christopher Luxon said New Zealanders would have to decide "who is best placed to provide stable and strong government in a very volatile and uncertain world".Luxon, a former airline executive and New Zealand's first elected leader since the extremely popular Jacinda Ardern, has enjoyed a swift political rise: becoming an MP in 2020, National Party leader a year later, and prime minister in 2023.His popularity has waned during his time in power, however, as New Zealand's economy has stalled.New Zealanders face high...
January 21, 2026

New Zealand to hold general election in November

US President Donald Trump walks speak with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Washington.  — EPA
Trump resumes Davos flight after Air Force One returns mid-air due to 'aelectrical issue'
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump is once again en route to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland after his plane returned to the US due to a “minor electrical issue,” according to a White House official.Trump landed safely on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews near Washington to change aircraft on Tuesday night after crew on his initial flight identified what the White House called a "minor electrical issue" shortly after takeoff.After the Boeing 747 landed, the trip continued on a smaller Boeing 757 that departed just after midnight local time (0500 GMT) on Wednesday, more than two hours after the initial flight took off.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision to turn back was taken shortly after takeoff, after the crew chose to return as a...
January 21, 2026

Trump resumes Davos flight after Air Force One returns mid-air due to 'aelectrical issue'

Vaccination rates have fallen in the US, leading to more measles outbreaks. — EPA
Measles cases surge in South Carolina as US risks losing elimination status
WASHINGTON — The measles epidemic continues to spread in the United States, with an outbreak in the southeastern state of South Carolina growing to more than 600 cases, authorities said on Tuesday.At least 88 new measles cases have been reported in South Carolina, with 646 infections recorded in the state since October.State health officials say over 500 people and students in 15 schools are in quarantine after being exposed to the virus.The outbreak, the worst since Texas reported more than 700 measles cases in 2025, puts the US at risk of losing its measles elimination status.Measles is one of the world's most contagious diseases, spreading through the air via coughs and sneezes, with up to 90% of unvaccinated people nearby getting infected if exposed.President Donald Trump's...
January 21, 2026

Measles cases surge in South Carolina as US risks losing elimination status

The Syrian Army established full control of the strategic al-Tabqah district after expelling rebel groups in Raqqa on January 18, 2026.
Syrian government, SDF announce four-day ceasefire
DAMSCUS — The Syrian Defense Ministry announced a four-day ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday evening.In a statement, the ministry said it would halt “all firing across all operational sectors of the Syrian Arab Army” as of 20.00 local time (1700GMT).The ceasefire “will remain in effect for four days from its date,” in line with “the understandings announced by the Syrian state with the SDF” and “out of keenness to ensure the success of the national efforts being made,” the ministry said.The SDF confirmed it had accepted the ceasefire and said it would not engage in any military action unless attacked.“We also affirm our openness to political paths, negotiated solutions, and dialogue, and our readiness to move forward with the...
January 21, 2026

Syrian government, SDF announce four-day ceasefire

Israeli bulldozers demolish parts of the headquarter of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, 20 January 2026. — EPA
Israel bulldozes UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem 
JERUSALEM — Israeli crews on Tuesday began bulldozing the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem, escalating a long-running dispute between Israel and the United Nations agency that provides critical services to Palestinians across the region.Responding to the dramatic development, head of the UN agency Philippe Lazzarini described it as an “unprecedented attack” against the UN, whose premises are protected under international law.The move represents “a new level of open and deliberate defiance of international law, including of the privileges and immunities of the United Nations, by the State of Israel”, the UNRWA commissioner-general said on X.The same thing could happen to...
January 20, 2026

Israel bulldozes UNRWA headquarters in East Jerusalem 

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a press conference. — EPA
Iran FM slams 'blatant double standards' for revoking his Davos invitation
DAVOS — Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has slammed the World Economic Forum (WEF) for revoking an invitation to the annual meeting in Davos over his country’s crackdown on recent protests, accusing the forum of applying “blatant double standards” and succumbing to political pressure from Israel. The WEF confirmed that Araghchi will not attend this year’s summit, running until Jan. 23, saying that “although he was invited last fall, the tragic loss of lives of civilians in Iran over the past few weeks means that it is not right for the Iranian government to be represented at Davos this year.”Araghchi said in a post on X on Monday night that the decision was made by WEF “on the basis of lies and political pressure from Israel and its US-based proxies and...
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
UK defends Chagos deal after Trump calls it 'great stupidity'
LONDON — The UK on Tuesday defended its deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius saying it secured the future of a key US-UK military base on the Indian Ocean archipelago.The British government said the deal was made precisely for national security reasons. "We acted because the base on Diego Garcia was under threat after court decisions undermined our position and would have prevented it operating as intended in future," a spokesperson said, responding to US President Donald Trump's comments on the deal. Trump described Britain's deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago as an act of "total weakness" and "great stupidity".The US president’s comments mark a major change of position for Trump, who previously endorsed the deal when it was signed in May 2025.“The...
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
Spain begins three days of mourning for victims of high-speed train crash
MADRID — Spain began three days of mourning on Tuesday as rescuers continue to comb through the wreckage of twisted train cars and scattered debris to locate victims after a train collision that killed at least 40 people and injured dozens.A high-speed train carrying about 300 Madrid-bound passengers derailed and collided with an oncoming train Sunday evening in Spain’s worst rail disaster in more than a decade.Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who announced three days of national mourning, promised to get to the bottom of why the two trains collided.Rail network operator Adif said the collision happened at 19:45 local time (18:45 GMT) on Sunday, about an hour after one of the trains left Málaga heading north to Madrid, when it derailed on a straight stretch of track near the city...
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
Armed gangs abduct dozens in Nigeria church raids
ABUJA — Armed gangs kidnapped 163 Christian worshippers after storming two churches in Nigeria's northern Kaduna state on Sunday, a member of the clergy told AFP."The attackers came in numbers and blocked the entrance of the churches and forced the worshippers out into the bush," Reverend Joseph Hayab, head of the Christian Association of Nigeria for the country's north, said on Monday."The actual number they took was 172 but nine escaped, so 163 are with them," added Hayab, who lives in the city of Kaduna.Gunmen raided the two churches during Sunday mass in Kurmin Wali village in the predominantly Christian Kajuru district.It is the latest in a wave of kidnappings targeting both Christians and Muslims in Nigeria.Gangs — known in Nigeria as "bandits" — frequently carry out...
January 20, 2026

Armed gangs abduct dozens in Nigeria church raids

Australian Federal Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke. — EPA
Australian parliament passes tougher laws on guns, hate crimes 
SYDNEY — Australia's parliament has voted in favor of a national gun buyback, tighter background checks for gun licences and a crackdown on hate crimes, a month after the deadly shooting at Bondi Beach.Introducing the gun reforms, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the gunmen who carried out the attack at Bondi Beachwould not have legally had access to firearms if had such legislation was in place prior to the attack.The individuals who killed 15 people on 14 December had "hate in their hearts and guns in their hands," Burke said.The father in the father-son duo allegedly behind the attack legally owned six firearms, while his son had been on the radar of intelligence agencies.Two bills for stricter gun control and anti-hate measures passed on Tuesday by the House of...
January 20, 2026

Australian parliament passes tougher laws on guns, hate crimes 

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