By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 14 (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday asked U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to continue providing monthly reports on any further attacks on vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis,…
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French publisher withdraws school books over ‘Jewish settler’ reference
French publisher Hachette said Wednesday it was recalling three textbooks for high-school children which refer to the Israeli victims of the October 7, 2023 attacks on the country as “Jewish settlers”.
The worst attack in Israeli history saw…
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US pulls some personnel from Qatar as Iran warns of response to attack
Iran warned the United States on Wednesday that it was capable of responding to any attack, as Washington appeared to be pulling personnel out of a base that Iran targeted in a strike last year.
The tensions between the two foes, who have had no…
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Trump says Iran killings stopped as US scales back Qatar base
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had been told the killings of protesters in Iran had been halted, even as Washington moved to reduce its footprint at a major US military base in Qatar amid mounting pressure in its standoff with…
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Trump says Iran killings stopped, Tehran says ‘no plan for hanging’
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had been told the killings of protesters in Iran had been halted, but added that he would “watch it and see” about threatened military action.
Trump had repeatedly talked in recent days about coming to…
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Iranian Woman Describes Indiscriminate Killing Amid Deadly Protest Crackdown
RFE/RL’s Radio Farda has spoken to an Iranian woman who says every day she hears from friends and colleagues of another person killed amid the country’s protest crackdown, including a pregnant bystander on her way home. The death toll is at more…
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What happened in the deadly Thailand rail accident?
A Thai passenger train was crushed by construction cranes that slammed onto carriages, killing at least 29 people.
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Oil prices climb on Iran strike fears as OPEC flags steady demand growth into 2027
Benchmark Brent crude traded around $66 a barrel on Wednesday, up roughly 10% since Jan. 7 to its highest level since October 2025.
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US to launch Gaza governance plan amid Hamas disarmament doubts
US envoy Steve Witkoff warned that Hamas’ failure to comply with the plan’s next phase would “bring serious consequences.”
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Pandoro cake influencer cleared of aggravated fraud in Italy
An Italian fashion influencer has been acquitted of aggravated fraud, bringing a long-running scandal involving a charity Christmas cake to an end.
Chiara Ferragni had been accused of misleading consumers by promoting the sale of a designer pink…
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