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US seizes fifth oil tanker as Venezuela pressure campaign continues 

09 January 2026

The United States military has seized another oil tanker in the Caribbean, as it continues to target vessels sanctioned ...

Elon Musk’s AI bot Grok limits image generation amid deepfakes backlash 

09 January 2026

News|Social Media Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has limited image generation on the social media platform X amid growing...

Trump cancels second wave of attacks on Venezuela after ‘cooperation’ 

09 January 2026

United States President Donald Trump has said he cancelled a second ⁠wave of attacks on Venezuela following “coopera...

EU states’ nod on Mercosur trade deal ends 25-year wait 

09 January 2026

European Union ambassadors have given a provisional nod to the bloc’s largest-ever agreement in terms of erased tariff...

US to support Cambodian-Thai ceasefire with $45m aid pledge 

09 January 2026

News|Border Disputes The United States has announced it will provide $45m in aid to help solidify a fragile truce broker...

Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council announces its dissolution 

09 January 2026

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Yemen’s main southern separatists ‍have decided to dissolve following talks in Sau...

Iran’s Khamenei lashes out as Tehran struggles to quell protests 

09 January 2026

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for “unity” in the face of “terrorist actions” as mass...

Why is Pakistan selling its JF-17 fighter jets to Bangladesh and others? 

09 January 2026

Islamabad, Pakistan – Less than a week into the new year, after a meeting between Pakistan’s Air Chief Marshal Zahe...

Europe should prepare for Greenland’s annexation and end of NATO: Experts 

09 January 2026

US President Donald Trump’s abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3 has emboldened him to procee...