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Iran arrests prominent reformist politicians, cites links to US, Israel

Iranian authorities arrested four people, including three reformist politicians, accusing them of aiding Israel and the US and trying to disrupt political and social order during January protests.
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Isaac Herzog arrives in Sydney to meet survivors of Bondi terror attack amid tight security

Israel's president Isaac Herzog visited Australia to meet Bondi attack survivors, express solidarity, and discuss relations with Australian leaders amid mixed community reactions.
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3 hours ago

Christchurch gunman seeks to appeal convictions and withdraw guilty plea

Brenton Tarrant seeks to vacate his guilty pleas, claiming imprisonment conditions impaired his rational decision-making; if granted, he would face a new trial.
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Indian police commissioner wants ID cards for AI agents

Mandate precise digital identities and comprehensive logging for autonomous AI agents to ensure accountability, while China tightens bans on tokenization and yuan-linked stablecoins.
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1 hour ago

Christchurch mosque shooter appeals guilty plea, sentence

Branton Tarrant appealed his 2019 conviction and life sentence, claiming his guilty plea resulted from mental deterioration caused by harsh detention and solitary confinement.
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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says Russian energy sites are legitimate targets

Russian energy infrastructure is a legitimate target because the energy sector generates funds used to produce weapons, making strikes on it equivalent to military targets.
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Exclusive: New emails show how Epstein used the media to rehab his reputation

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Exclusive: New emails show how Epstein used the media to rehab his reputation

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Jon Kudelka, much-loved Australian political cartoonist, dies aged 53

Kudelka was born in Burnie on the north coast of Tasmania in 1972. After selling his first cartoon at the age of nine, he went on to draw political cartoons for more than 30 years, some 10,000 of which were published. He won Walkley awards for best cartoon in 2008 and 2018, as well as Kennedy, Stanley and News awards. He was the Museum of Australian Democracy's political cartoonist of the year in 2010 and 2019.
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17 hours ago

Hope and scepticism as Yemen's Saudi-backed gov't announces a new cabinet

Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council named a 35-member cabinet to govern divided, war-torn Yemen, balancing rival factions and aiming to improve services.
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1 day ago

Haiti's transitional council steps down, hands power to PM

Haiti's transitional presidential council resigned after failing to curb gang violence, leaving Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime as the sole executive authority.
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1 day ago

Haiti's transitional council hands power to US-backed prime minister

Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council transferred power to Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime amid gang-dominated insecurity, US intervention, council infighting, and plans to organise national elections.
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8 hours ago

Building collapse in northern Lebanon kills at least six people

Two adjoining buildings collapsed in Tripoli's Bab al-Tabbaneh, killing at least six and injuring several, with ongoing search, rescue, evacuations, and emergency support.
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22 hours ago

Timeline of past Bangladesh elections and the country's leaders

Bangladesh will hold elections on February 12 after Sheikh Hasina's 2024 ouster, with 127 million domestic voters and 15 million expatriates voting by post.
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7 hours ago
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Venezuela opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa released

Juan Pablo Guanipa, a prominent opposition politician, was released from jail amid a government campaign freeing political prisoners under international pressure.
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Venezuela: Juan Pablo Guanipa released from prison

Juan Pablo Guanipa was released from prison after being detained since May 2025, amid pressure for Venezuela to free political prisoners.
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Israel security cabinet approves rules to increase control over West Bank

Israel approved new rules easing settler land purchases and expanding Israeli control over the occupied West Bank, prompting Palestinian and regional condemnation.
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18 hours ago

Pro-Palestine groups to protest Israeli president's visit to Australia

Israeli President Isaac Herzog will honour Bondi Beach massacre victims in Sydney while pro-Palestinian activists plan nationwide protests opposing his visit over Gaza.
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Saudi Arabia slams foreign interference' in Sudan after deadly RSF attacks

Saudi Arabia condemned RSF attacks in Kordofan, blamed foreign fighters and illegal weapons for fueling Sudan's nearly three-year war and urged ceasefire compliance.
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Sudan: Suspected RSF drone attack on aid convoy kills dozens

A drone strike on a humanitarian convoy in North Kordofan killed at least 24 people, including children, amid RSF-linked attacks and a worsening humanitarian crisis.
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17 hours ago

Thailand counts votes in early election with 3 main parties vying for power

Thailand's election is a three-way contest with no clear majority expected, likely producing coalition negotiations among People's Party, Bhumjaithai, and Pheu Thai.
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Malaysia sees 2026 as a year of 'execution' as Anwar administration tries to lock in policy gains | Fortune

"2026 is going to be about how we deliver RMK13," YB Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir told Fortune ahead of the Forum Ekonomi Malaysia summit on Feb. 5. "It's a higher chance of success compared to trying to come up with a new policy direction," he added later. "Two years is quite a short runway." Malaysia must hold general elections no later than February 2028, where voters will decide whether to extend the mandate of current Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his Pakatan Harapan governing coalition.
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11 hours ago

The Guardian view on the scramble for critical minerals: while powers vie for access, labourers die | Editorial

US strategic moves aim to secure DRC critical minerals through Project Vault and trade deals, risking exploitation while failing to build local processing capacity or protect communities.
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9 hours ago

Ethiopia demands Eritrea immediately withdraw' troops from its territory

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of occupying border territory, supporting armed groups inside Ethiopia, and demands Eritrean troop withdrawal while offering dialogue if territorial integrity is respected.
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6 hours ago

How has Israel's genocidal war on Gaza shaped the Middle East?

Al Jazeera Forum discusses the regional impact of Israel's genocidal war against the Palestinian people in Gaza. Four months into the Gaza ceasefire, Palestinians in the devastated territory are coming to terms with the post-war situation. At this year's edition of the Al Jazeera Forum in Doha, delegates are focusing on the power shifts created by Israel's genocide. A new committee of technocrats is expected to be in charge of Gaza's governance.
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1 day ago

Japan election: Sanae Takaichi set for big win as polls open

Opinion polls project the LDP will win a majority, possibly a two-thirds landslide, strengthening Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's mandate and shifting Japanese politics rightward.
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15 hours ago

India and Malaysia pledge to bolster trade, defence collaborations

India and Malaysia will deepen collaboration across semiconductors, defence, healthcare, food security, trade, investments, and local-currency cross-border settlement.
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20 hours ago

India's Modi visits Malaysia amid deepening ties

This morning, I had the pleasure of welcoming my friend and Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, to Perdana Putra for the official welcoming ceremony,
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17 hours ago

Japan election: Sanae Takaichi's ruling conservatives on course for landslide victory

LDP and its coalition partner are projected to win a landslide majority, consolidating Sanae Takaichi's power amid fiscal strain and China–Taiwan tensions.
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21 hours ago

No one owns our Arctic land, we share it, say Greenland's Inuit

US moves to control Greenland for security and minerals clash with Inuit presence and the principle that no one owns Arctic land.
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9 hours ago
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Japanese prime minister's landslide win gives her party a lower-house supermajority and more room to enact a right-wing agenda | Fortune

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Japanese prime minister's landslide win gives her party a lower-house supermajority and more room to enact a right-wing agenda | Fortune

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13 hours ago

PM Sanae Takaichi's party set for majority in Japan parliamentary elections

Sanae Takaichi's LDP and its coalition partner could win a commanding lower-house majority, potentially securing up to 366 of 465 seats.
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22 hours ago

Queensland moves to ban pro-Palestine slogan from the river to the sea' under sweeping new hate speech laws

Queensland will seek to criminalise use of 'from the river to the sea' and 'globalise the intifada' when intended to incite menace, harassment or offence.
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21 hours ago

Iran-US talks in Muscat bought time, not a deal

Iran–US talks reopened high-level diplomacy, but deep mistrust and concurrent military pressure leave prospects for a substantive deal uncertain and risk renewed escalation.
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Scoop: White House plans Board of Peace meeting in D.C. on Gaza reconstruction

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Scoop: White House plans Board of Peace meeting in D.C. on Gaza reconstruction

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19 hours ago

The rulebook that limited US and Russian nukes has fallen apart. Both sides could revert to worst-case scenario planning, experts warn.

The expiration of the New START treaty this week, which capped the amount of nuclear warheads that the two sides could deploy on bombers, submarines, and missiles, will reduce the degree oftransparency between Washington and Moscow at a moment of high tension in Europe. Without the verification processes and formal exchanges, like site visits, defense planners will find themselves in the dark.
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Public debt: A ticking time bomb about to explode?

Global public debt is nearing $100 trillion and exceeds historical norms, becoming a structural economic burden while growth remains insufficient.
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Once Washington's Closest Caucasus Partner, Georgia To Watch Vance Visit From The Outside

When leaving Tbilisi for the airport, travelers pass along George W Bush Avenue, named after the former US president following his landmark 2005 visit -- a reminder of a period when Georgia was among Washington's closest partners in the South Caucasus. That road now appears to be a dead end, or at least closed for repairs. Once Washington's closest partner in the South Caucasus, Georgia now finds itself stranded in US regional diplomacy.
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1 day ago

Japan heads to polls as Takaichi seeks mandate for conservative agenda

Sanae Takaichi's conservative coalition is poised to win a large lower-house majority, backed by promises of higher defence spending, immigration tightening, and cost-of-living relief.
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16 hours ago

Afghanistan lose to New Zealand in T20 World Cup opener

Tim Seifert and Glenn Phillips led New Zealand's middle-order recovery to chase 183 and secure a five-wicket victory over Afghanistan in Chennai.
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18 hours ago

Winter Olympics 2026: Women's downhill, snowboarding, luge, speed skating and more live

Milan Cortina 2026 Day One features snowboarding elimination runs, mixed doubles curling, alpine women's final with Lindsey Vonn, cross-country skiathlon, biathlon relay and speed skating.
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18 hours ago

Arrest in Dubai after shooting of Russian general FSB

The man suspected of shooting senior Russian military intelligence officer Vladimir Alexeyev in Moscow has been detained in Dubai, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) intelligence agency said Sunday. The FSB named the Russian national in his 60s as Lyubomir Korba, who it said was arrested by police in the United Arab Emirates and then extradited to Russia. TASS news agency reported Sunday that a second man was arrested in Moscow, while a suspected female accomplice of the gunman has fled to Ukraine, citing the FSB.
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T20 World Cup: Nepal fans light up Wankhede despite painful England loss

For most of a warm and breezy Sunday afternoon in Mumbai, the Wankhede Stadium felt closer to Kathmandu than India's southern metropolis as thousands of Nepalese fans sang, danced and dared to dream while their cricket team took on the mighty England in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026. A sea of red and blue replica shirts heaved in every nook and corner of the iconic 33,000-capacity venue, with supporters turning the famed Indian stadium into their adopted home.
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1 day ago

How Japan's Kira Kimura Won Gold in Snowboarding Big Air at the Winter Olympics

There are few sports as evocatively named as the snowboard event known as Big Air. It's big. It's in the air. High, high in the air. On Saturday, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Kira Kimura of Japan won the men's Big Air competition at the Livigno Snow Park in Valtellina, Italy. His best run was his third, a switch backside 1980 weddle five and a half full horizontal rotations.
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Team GB dreams of Magic Monday and a hat-trick of Olympic medals

Mia Brookes, mixed doubles curlers Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds, and Kirsty Muir have medal chances, making three Team GB medals in one day possible.
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14 hours ago

We studied 70 countries' economic data for the last 60 years and something big about market crashes changed 25 years ago | Fortune

Global business cycles have become less tied to geographic distance since 2000, showing increased synchronization across distant economies due to communications and interdependent supply chains.
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Movsar Evloev: Ilia Topuria Will 'Lose Everything' by Challenging Islam Makhachev

I think if Ilia does this, he will lose everything. But he has the power to fight at lightweight, and I don't think it's going to be a good fight for Gaethje if they fight. Gaethje's fight [against Pimblett] was so good, but he missed a lot of punches. That's not a good idea with Ilia. If [Ilia] touches [Justin], he'll knock him out, but with Islam, it's not going to happen. Islam is so huge and on another level.
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12 hours ago

Noam Chomsky's wife apologizes for their grave mistake' in Epstein ties

Noam and Valeria Chomsky apologized for failing to thoroughly research Jeffrey Epstein, saying they were deceived and regret their lapse in judgment.
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1 day ago

If You Can Tell Which Of These 20 Weird-Sounding Sports Are In The Olympics, You Deserve A Medal

The Winter Olympics are officially upon us, so naturally, it felt like the perfect time to turn it into a quiz. Some Olympic sports are obvious. Others sound like someone completely made them up. In this quiz, you'll see 20 weird-sounding sports, and your job is simple: decide whether each one is actually in the Olympics or absolutely not.
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RSF drone attack kills 24 people fleeing fighting in central Sudan, says doctors group

A drone attack by a paramilitary group has hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan, killing at least 24 people, including eight children, a doctors' group said on Saturday. The attack by the Rapid Support Forces took place close to the city of Er Rahad in North Kordofan province, according to the Sudan Doctors Network, which tracks the country's war. The vehicle was transporting displaced people who fled fighting in the Dubeiker area, the group said in a statement.
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UN, US condemn RSF drone strikes on aid deliveries in famine-hit Sudan

The Sudan Doctors Network calls the attack in North Kordofan a blatant violation of international humanitarian law'. Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have launched a series of drone attacks targeting humanitarian aid convoys and fuel trucks across North Kordofan, killing at least one person and wounding several others, officials and medical organisations said. The North Kordofan state government condemned Friday's strikes on a convoy linked to the World Food Programme (WFP), urging the international community and United Nations bodies to impose sanctions
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US transfers ISIL detainees to Iraq as northeast Syria base draws down

United States forces have transported a third group of ISIL (ISIS) detainees from Ghwayran prison in Syria's Hasakah province to Iraq by land, as activity around a US military base in the region points to possible operational changes, an Al Jazeera correspondent reports. The transfer on Saturday forms part of a trilateral arrangement, which has emerged as part of a painstaking ceasefire after deadly clashes involving the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
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Pakistan: IS affiliate group claims Islamabad mosque bombing

Suicide bombing at an Islamabad Shiite mosque killed at least 31, wounded about 170, sparked mass funerals, tightened security, and vows to target militant groups.
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2 days ago

Thousands gather in Libya for funeral of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, once viewed as his father's heir and a controversial reformer, was shot dead at home and buried amid active investigations.
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US gives Ukraine and Russia June deadline to reach agreement to end war, says Zelensky

The US is pushing for a wartime cease by June, proposing talks and pressuring parties while Russia's strikes intensify, damaging Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
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No evidence to support US claim China conducted nuclear blast test: Monitor

The United States seeks Chinese participation in a new nuclear-weapons treaty following the expiration of the New START agreement.
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LIVE: Iran's top diplomat set to address Al Jazeera Forum in Doha

An Al Jazeera Forum in Doha will examine Israel's war on Gaza, its regional consequences, shifts in Middle East geopolitics, and Syria's political future.
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