Israel said on Thursday that it has blocked foreign medical and humanitarian staff from entering Gaza. The move follows orders telling their organisations to stop operations unless they register staff details with…
Category: 3. Middle East
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It’s not the oil. It’s Florida | Nicolas Maduro
On Saturday, United States military forces carried out a dramatic strike in Venezuela that resulted in the capture and forcible removal of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. They were flown to New York and are now in federal…
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Ukraine calls on allies to raise pressure as Russia fires Oreshnik missile | News
Kyiv labelled the use of the weapon close to the EU and NATO border a ‘grave threat’ to European security.
Published On 9 Jan 2026
Kyiv has called on its…
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150 arrests reported in West Bank, Jerusalem during first week of 2026 – Middle East Monitor
The Palestine Centre for Prisoner Studies has reported that Israeli occupation forces carried out 150 arrests of Palestinians during the first week of 2026, as part of an ongoing policy of escalation and repression in…
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Hamas says Israel’s escalation in Gaza aims to undermine calm agreement – Middle East Monitor
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said that Israel’s continued bombardment of several areas in the Gaza Strip represents a serious and criminal escalation aimed at creating confusion, avoiding commitments…
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Conservative lawmaker in Honduras injured after being hit with explosive | Government News
A Honduran lawmaker has been injured after an unidentified assailant threw what appeared to be an explosive device into an outdoor hallway in the legislature where members of the conservative National Party were holding a news briefing.
“The…
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Heavy fighting in Aleppo, Syria, after talks with SDF collapse | Newsfeed
NewsFeed A ceasefire has come into to force after heavy fighting in Aleppo, Syria. Clashes began after talks on integrating the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces into the national army stalled. Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar is there.
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Venezuela releases imprisoned political figures in Trump-approved move | US-Venezuela Tensions News
Venezuela has released a “large number” of high-profile political prisoners, including several foreigners, in an apparent concession to the United States less than a week after its forces abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
The…
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Sudan in need of urgent aid as it marks 1,000 days of war: NGOs | News
Fierce fighting and global funding cuts have pushed more than 33 million people towards starvation.
Millions of people in Sudan are in urgent need of humanitarian help, aid organisations have warned, as the war in the east African state marked its…
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Landfill collapse kills one and leaves dozens missing in Philippines | News
Rescuers retrieve eight people alive and are searching for more missing in Binaliw, Cebu city.
Published On 9 Jan 2026
An avalanche of rubbish buried workers at a waste segregation facility in…
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