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A Palestinian family is trying to gather what remains of their belongings after their tent was damaged in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, 09 January 2026. The tent was destroyed by strong winds and heavy rain. — EPA
Eight die in Gaza as storm brings extreme cold, collapses buildings
GAZA — Eight Palestinians have died as a new storm caused freezing winds and toppled buildings in war-ravaged Gaza, piling further misery on tens of thousands of displaced people surviving in flimsy shelters.Four people have been killed since Monday night after buildings damaged by Israeli airstrikes collapsed in Gaza as a powerful storm battered the enclave, Palestinian civil defense said on Tuesday.Three people, including a 15-year-old girl, were killed when one building collapsed in Gaza City while a fourth was killed in a separate building collapse in the city.The buildings collapsed due to heavy rainfall and strong winds driven by a low-pressure weather system that began affecting the region Monday evening.Four deaths have been recorded due to cold temperatures caused by a severe...
January 13, 2026

Eight die in Gaza as storm brings extreme cold, collapses buildings

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on January 11
Trump slaps sanctions against Iran, puts military action on hold
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has been briefed on strong options as he weighs whether to order a US military response against the Iranian government over a violent crackdown on protests that have left more than 600 people dead, but is holding off for now after receiving messages from Tehran, the White House said on Monday.The White House position on the protests came hours after Trump announced on social media that he would slap 25% tariffs on countries doing business with Tehran “effective immediately”—his first action aimed at penalising Iran for the protest crackdown.“Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America,” Trump wrote in a post on...
January 13, 2026

Trump slaps sanctions against Iran, puts military action on hold

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
Iran summons Western envoys as death toll climbs
TEHRAN — Iran on Monday summoned the ambassadors of Britain, Germany, Italy and France over what it described as their countries’ support for recent protests inside the country, according to official media.The Foreign Ministry invited the diplomats to Tehran and presented video footage that showed acts of violence during the unrest, saying such actions went beyond peaceful demonstrations and amounted to organized sabotage, the state broadcaster IRIB reported.Iranian officials asked the four Western ambassadors to convey the footage directly to their respective foreign ministries and called on their governments to withdraw statements backing the protesters.Tehran said any political or media support for the protests constitutes “unacceptable interference” in Iran’s internal...
January 13, 2026

Iran summons Western envoys as death toll climbs

Large crowds of people have gathered in various Iranian cities in support of the country’s regime, according to video broadcast by state media
Iran says situation is 'under control' as protests become bloody
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that the situation in Iran is “under control” with “many terrorist operatives” arrested.He told foreign diplomats in a televised meeting that “confessions will be released soon” and said there is “substantial evidence of foreign involvement.”He also Iran is ready to negotiate with the US based on “mutual respect and interests.” “As I have said repeatedly, we are also ready for negotiations — but fair and dignified negotiations, from an equal position, with mutual respect and based on mutual interests,” Araghchi said.The foreign minister’s statements came after US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Iran had “called to negotiate,” as his administration weighs potential military options...
January 12, 2026

Iran says situation is 'under control' as protests become bloody

UN Secretary-General António Guterres
UN chief calls on Iran to exercise 'maximum restraint' as protests spread
NEW YORK — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Iranian authorities Sunday to exercise "maximum restraint" and avoid "unnecessary or disproportionate" force against protesters."The Secretary-General is shocked by the reports of violence and excessive use of force by the Iranian authorities against protesters in multiple locations across the Islamic Republic of Iran, resulting in scores of deaths," spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.Guterres emphasized all Iranians must be able to express their "grievances" peacefully without fear, stating rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly enshrined in international law must be "fully respected and protected."The UN chief also called for steps enabling access to information in the country, including...
January 12, 2026

UN chief calls on Iran to exercise 'maximum restraint' as protests spread

Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting with judiciary officials in Tehran, 16 July 2025
Khamenei says rioters want to please Trump as Iran struggles to quell unrest
TEHRAN — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday signaled a tougher crackdown on anti-government protests, accusing demonstrators of acting to please foreign powers, particularly the United States, as unrest continued across several cities despite a sweeping communications blackout.In a brief address broadcast on state TV, th86-year-old leader accused protesters of "ruining their own streets to make the president of another country happy" in reference to US President Donald Trump.Khamenei called on President Trump to “focus on the problems of his own country”, saying Iranian people will defeat all enemies. “The Islamic Republic came to power through the blood of hundreds of thousands of noble human beings,” he said. “The Islamic Republic will not back down in...
January 09, 2026

Khamenei says rioters want to please Trump as Iran struggles to quell unrest

Rescuers are racing against the clock to find survivors
Woman dead, 38 missing after massive landfill collapses in Philippines
MANILA — At least one person died and 38 others went missing after a mountain of rubbish collapsed at a landfill in the central Philippines on Thursday, athorities said.Police, firefighters and disaster-mitigation personnel retrieved eight people who were trapped on Thursday afternoon in the avalanche of garbage and debris in the village of Binaliw in Cebu city, police said on Friday.One of those rescued, a 22-year-old female worker at the landfill, died while being brought to a hospital, regional police director Brig. Gen. Roderick Maranan told The Associated Press.Many of the victims are believed to be sanitation workers at the landfill. The cause of the collapse is still unclear.Some 300 people from various government agencies and civilian groups have been deployed to the...
January 09, 2026

Woman dead, 38 missing after massive landfill collapses in Philippines

A general view from a street in Tehran, Iran, 08 January 2026. Following a sharp decline in the national currency and soaring prices for basic goods, the country is facing a wave of nationwide anti-government protests . — EPA
Iran plunged into internet blackout as anti-government protests spread
TEHRAN — Iran was plunged into a nationwide internet blackout Thursday evening as anti-government protests spread around the country.Footage verified by CNN showed mass protests in cities across Iran, with demonstrators blocking roads and setting fires in the streets of the capital. In the videos, opposing factions demonstrating across the country rallied around chants in support of and opposition to the Iranian government.Iranian state media downplayed the scale of Thursday's unrest. In some cases, they denied protests had taken place altogether, posting videos of empty streets.The peaceful demonstrations in Tehran and the second city of Mashhad on Thursday evening, which were not dispersed by security forces, can be seen in footage verified by BBC Persian.Thousands of people took...
January 09, 2026

Iran plunged into internet blackout as anti-government protests spread

Security forces deploy across the streets of Aleppo, northern Syria, 07 January 2026. — EPA
Thousands flee Aleppo as clashes between Syrian army and Kurdish militants escalate
DAMASCUS — Clashes between Syrian government forces and US-backed Kurdish militants have escalated in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods, killing at least nine people and displacing thousands.Clashes resumed on Tuesday between General Security Forces of the transition Government and the mainly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), following a brief pause after the ceasefire announced in late December 2025.The Syrian army announced they would launch a new operation against positions of the US-backed group in Aleppo at 13:30 local time on Thursday. Authorities also declared a curfew in the province where intense clashes entered its third day.Initial fighting near the Alleramoon roundabout – on the historic city’s western outskirts – spread to the predominantly...
January 08, 2026

Thousands flee Aleppo as clashes between Syrian army and Kurdish militants escalate

For many children at this school, it's the first return to education since the war began
Gaza children risk snipers to attend tent schools after years without education
JERUSALEM — After two years of war, the hum of lessons and chatter of classmates resonates around the ruins of what was once Lulwa Abdel Wahab al-Qatami School, in the Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood in south-western Gaza City.The relentless Israeli war has destroyed the vast majority of Gaza’s educational infrastructure, forcing families to create makeshift “tent schools” in dangerous proximity to Israeli forces — an area demarcated by Israel as the “yellow zone”.According to Unicef, more than 97% of schools in Gaza were damaged or destroyed during the war. The Israeli military has made repeated claims that Hamas uses civilian infrastructure including schools to carry out operations but has rarely provided solid evidence.The Lulwa school was hit in January 2024, and for months...
January 08, 2026

Gaza children risk snipers to attend tent schools after years without education

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