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US pivots to Syrian state as Kurdish partnership expires - Envoy Barrack's declaration marks the formal end of America's decade-long counter-ISIS alliance with Syrian Kurdish forces
US ends Kurdish partnership, pivots to Syrian state
Envoy Barrack's declaration marks the formal end of America's decade-long counter-ISIS alliance with Syrian Kurdish forces
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January 21, 2026 at 6:39 AM
US pivots to Syrian state as Kurdish partnership expires - Envoy Barrack's declaration marks the formal end of America's decade-long counter-ISIS alliance with Syrian Kurdish forces
Russia launches large winter strike on Ukraine's energy grid - Massive drone and missile barrage targets power substations in -10C weather, leaving parliament and thousands of Kyiv homes without heat
Russia launches massive winter strike on Ukraine energy grid
Massive drone and missile barrage targets power substations in -10C weather, leaving parliament and thousands of Kyiv homes without heat
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January 20, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Russia launches large winter strike on Ukraine's energy grid - Massive drone and missile barrage targets power substations in -10C weather, leaving parliament and thousands of Kyiv homes without heat
Togo expels Burkina Faso's former coup leader as junta tightens regional grip - Paul-Henri Damiba's arrest marks the end of exile as a safety valve for overthrown Sahelian leaders
Togo expels Burkina Faso's Damiba as juntas tighten grip
Paul-Henri Damiba's arrest marks the end of exile as a safety valve for overthrown Sahelian leaders
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January 20, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Togo expels Burkina Faso's former coup leader as junta tightens regional grip - Paul-Henri Damiba's arrest marks the end of exile as a safety valve for overthrown Sahelian leaders
Karachi mall fire leaves 81 missing as rescue teams search charred ruins - Death toll rises to 26 as firefighters work through debris of Gul Plaza, exposing failures in building safety enforcement
Karachi mall fire: 81 missing as death toll hits 26
Death toll rises to 26 as firefighters work through debris of Gul Plaza, exposing failures in building safety enforcement
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January 20, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Karachi mall fire leaves 81 missing as rescue teams search charred ruins - Death toll rises to 26 as firefighters work through debris of Gul Plaza, exposing failures in building safety enforcement
Gunmen abduct worshippers from three Kaduna churches - Conflicting reports put missing between 163 and 166 as police struggle to confirm numbers from remote area
Gunmen abduct worshippers from three Kaduna churches
Conflicting reports put missing between 163 and 166 as police struggle to confirm numbers from remote area
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January 19, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Gunmen abduct worshippers from three Kaduna churches - Conflicting reports put missing between 163 and 166 as police struggle to confirm numbers from remote area
Islamic State claims deadly Kabul restaurant bombing targeting Chinese nationals - Attack in heavily guarded district kills seven, exposing Taliban's failure to secure Beijing's economic interests
ISIS Claims Kabul Attack on Chinese Restaurant, 7 Dead
Attack in heavily guarded district kills seven, exposing Taliban's failure to secure Beijing's economic interests
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January 19, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Islamic State claims deadly Kabul restaurant bombing targeting Chinese nationals - Attack in heavily guarded district kills seven, exposing Taliban's failure to secure Beijing's economic interests
Syrian transition tensions trigger ISIS prison break in Shaddadi - Collapse of SDF-Damascus security arrangements leaves thousands of militants unaccounted for in Hasaka
ISIS militants escape Syrian prison amid SDF-Damascus clash
Collapse of SDF-Damascus security arrangements leaves thousands of militants unaccounted for in Hasaka
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January 19, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Syrian transition tensions trigger ISIS prison break in Shaddadi - Collapse of SDF-Damascus security arrangements leaves thousands of militants unaccounted for in Hasaka
Train collision in southern Spain leaves 39 dead, 152 injured - Latest situation update
Spain train collision kills 39, injures 152 near Adamuz
Latest situation update
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January 19, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Train collision in southern Spain leaves 39 dead, 152 injured - Latest situation update
Opinion: Trump's board of peace is a subscription service for global influence
Trump's Board of Peace is power-for-sale diplomacy
The $1 billion price tag for a permanent seat isn't charity—it's the formalization of power as a tradable commodity in a post-multilateral world
crisis.zone
January 19, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Opinion: Trump's board of peace is a subscription service for global influence
Guatemala storms prison, captures Barrio 18 leader as gang war escalates - Seven police killed in coordinated retaliation after state forces seize top gang commander from prison command center
Guatemala captures Barrio 18 leader as gang war escalates
Seven police killed in coordinated retaliation after state forces seize top gang commander from prison command center
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January 18, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Guatemala storms prison, captures Barrio 18 leader as gang war escalates - Seven police killed in coordinated retaliation after state forces seize top gang commander from prison command center
Chile declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill 16, force mass evacuations - Devastation across southern regions
Chile declares catastrophe as wildfires kill 16, force evacuations
Devastation across southern regions
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January 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Chile declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill 16, force mass evacuations - Devastation across southern regions
Leftist guerrilla factions clash in Colombia jungle, leaving 27 dead
FARC dissident factions clash in Colombia, 27 killed
At least 27 fighters from a FARC dissident faction were killed in clashes with a rival guerrilla group in Colombia's southwestern Guaviare department, military authorities confirmed Sunday. The massacre occurred ...
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January 18, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Leftist guerrilla factions clash in Colombia jungle, leaving 27 dead
Libya frees 200 migrants from Kufra prison as trafficking system persists - Security raid highlights how state fragmentation enables human trafficking networks across Libya's southern border zones
Libya frees 200 from Kufra prison as trafficking persists
Security raid highlights how state fragmentation enables human trafficking networks across Libya's southern border zones
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January 18, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Libya frees 200 migrants from Kufra prison as trafficking system persists - Security raid highlights how state fragmentation enables human trafficking networks across Libya's southern border zones
Syrian Army closes in on Raqqa as SDF retreats east of Euphrates - Military developments and territorial shifts
Syrian Army closes in on Raqqa as SDF retreats east
Military developments and territorial shifts
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January 18, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Syrian Army closes in on Raqqa as SDF retreats east of Euphrates - Military developments and territorial shifts
Long-read: Islamic State’s metamorphosis: from caliphate to networked insurgency - From territorial collapse to decentralized global network, ISIS has transformed into a hydra-headed threat anchored in Africa and Asia
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ISIS evolution 2019-2026: From caliphate to global network
From territorial collapse to decentralized global network, ISIS has transformed into a hydra-headed threat anchored in Africa and Asia
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January 18, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Long-read: Islamic State’s metamorphosis: from caliphate to networked insurgency - From territorial collapse to decentralized global network, ISIS has transformed into a hydra-headed threat anchored in Africa and Asia
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Iran's Supreme Leader blames Trump for thousands of protest deaths - Khamenei acknowledges 'several thousand' casualties while accusing US president of orchestrating unrest amid evidence of state crackdown
Khamenei blames Trump for thousands of Iran protest deaths
Khamenei acknowledges 'several thousand' casualties while accusing US president of orchestrating unrest amid evidence of state crackdown
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January 17, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Iran's Supreme Leader blames Trump for thousands of protest deaths - Khamenei acknowledges 'several thousand' casualties while accusing US president of orchestrating unrest amid evidence of state crackdown
Syrian forces advance as Kurds withdraw from northern towns - Military pressure forces SDF eastward, but core dispute over autonomy remains unaddressed
Syrian forces advance as Kurds withdraw from northern towns
Military pressure forces SDF eastward, but core dispute over autonomy remains unaddressed
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January 17, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Syrian forces advance as Kurds withdraw from northern towns - Military pressure forces SDF eastward, but core dispute over autonomy remains unaddressed
Chinese military drone overflies Taiwan's Pratas Islands in calculated escalation
Chinese military drone overflies Taiwan's Pratas Islands
Beijing deploys overt PLA reconnaissance aircraft over isolated outpost, shifting from civilian harassment to military normalization strategy
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January 17, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Chinese military drone overflies Taiwan's Pratas Islands in calculated escalation
Venezuela's military faces defining choice after Maduro capture - Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López announced a comprehensive review and adjustment of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB)
Venezuela military review signals defining choice after coup
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López announced a comprehensive review and adjustment of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) on January 4, one day after US Special Operations forces captured President ...
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January 17, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Venezuela's military faces defining choice after Maduro capture - Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López announced a comprehensive review and adjustment of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB)
Uganda's Museveni secures sixth term as opposition leader flees security forces
Uganda's Museveni wins sixth term as Bobi Wine flees arrest
Bobi Wine reports escaping house arrest as electoral commission prepares to confirm landslide victory for 40-year incumbent
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January 17, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Uganda's Museveni secures sixth term as opposition leader flees security forces
CIA director meets Venezuela's interim president as Trump hedges bets - Washington pursues dual-track engagement, prioritizing stability over democratic legitimacy in post-Maduro transition
CIA director meets Venezuela's interim president Rodriguez
Washington pursues dual-track engagement, prioritizing stability over democratic legitimacy in post-Maduro transition
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January 16, 2026 at 2:32 PM
CIA director meets Venezuela's interim president as Trump hedges bets - Washington pursues dual-track engagement, prioritizing stability over democratic legitimacy in post-Maduro transition
Israel shifts ceasefire boundary deeper into Gaza, creating new facts - Satellite imagery confirms unilateral movement of control line in at least three locations, undermining diplomatic process
Israel shifts Gaza ceasefire line deeper into Strip
Satellite imagery confirms unilateral movement of control line in at least three locations, undermining diplomatic process
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January 16, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Israel shifts ceasefire boundary deeper into Gaza, creating new facts - Satellite imagery confirms unilateral movement of control line in at least three locations, undermining diplomatic process
Washington deploys strategic uncertainty at the UN as Tehran faces unprecedented domestic pressure, but the gamble risks a miscalculation neither side can control
Trump's Iran threat tests limits of coercive diplomacy
Washington deploys strategic uncertainty at the UN as Tehran faces unprecedented domestic pressure, but the gamble risks a miscalculation neither side can control
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January 16, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Washington deploys strategic uncertainty at the UN as Tehran faces unprecedented domestic pressure, but the gamble risks a miscalculation neither side can control
Uganda's Museveni takes commanding early lead as challenger reports house arrest.
Uganda's Museveni leads as Wine reports house arrest
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni held a commanding lead in early presidential election results announced Friday, with over 76 percent of the vote counted from nearly half of polling stations. His ...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Uganda's Museveni takes commanding early lead as challenger reports house arrest.
Trump accepts Nobel Prize from Venezuelan opposition leader amid tanker seizures - Symbolic gesture obscures ongoing American maritime interdiction campaign targeting Venezuela's oil exports
Trump accepts Nobel from Machado amid Venezuela tanker seizures
Symbolic gesture obscures ongoing American maritime interdiction campaign targeting Venezuela's oil exports
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January 16, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Trump accepts Nobel Prize from Venezuelan opposition leader amid tanker seizures - Symbolic gesture obscures ongoing American maritime interdiction campaign targeting Venezuela's oil exports