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January 2026
By Michelle NicholsUNITED NATIONS, Jan 13 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned Israel in a letter that heContinue Reading
The World Economic Forum begins on January 19 and ends on January 23, hosting a cohort of around 400 politicalContinue Reading
Bringing together military officers from regional countries to coordinate air and missile defense marks a nascent step in CENTCOM’s decades-longContinue Reading
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - White House envoy Steve Witkoff over the weekend met with Reza Pahlavi, the exiled sonContinue Reading
Iranian authorities will press charges punishable by death against some individuals arrested during recent demonstrations, prosecutors said on Tuesday, asContinue Reading
The designations of the Brotherhood's branches in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan follow President Donald Trump's executive order in November targetingContinue Reading
The United States on Tuesday designated the Muslim Brotherhood branches in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan as terrorist organizations, fulfilling aContinue Reading
Controversial Druze spiritual leader Hikmat al-Hijri, in Syria’s southern province of Suwayda, praised Israel as the only party he saidContinue Reading
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has promised Iranian protesters that “help is on the way,” writing in a social media postContinue Reading