As 2026 begins, residents of the Gaza Strip are confronting life in displacement camps and among the ruins of destroyed neighbourhoods – facing deep uncertainty after months of war and devastation.
A UAE-backed group pushing for independence in southern Yemen has agreed to the deployment of Saudi-aligned forces in the oil-rich territory it seized last month.
At the end of 2025, many Iranian merchants closed their shops to protest rampant inflation. At the start of 2026, the government faces further fallout from sanctions, economic crisis and environmental threats.
The beloved 154-year-old Vondel Church in Amsterdam was devastated by a massive fire that erupted shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day.
The New Year’s Day announcement marks the second mass release in a week amid US pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government.
With ties between the Koreas at rock bottom, South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung is advancing several initiatives aimed to build bridges with the Kim Jong Un regime — including one focusing on the martial art of taekwondo.
Tehran 31 December 2025 gnada Thu, 01/01/2026 – 03:09 Tehran Thu, 01/01/2026 – 12:00 31 December 2025 The IRGC announced that it had broken up “a terrorist cell affiliated with hostile groups” in the south-eastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, asserting that it had carried out previous attacks and was planning more against security forces.
Israel 30 December 2025 gnada Thu, 01/01/2026 – 03:11 Israel Thu, 01/01/2026 – 12:00 30 December 2025 Prime Minister Netanyahu asserted that Israel had “had an unbelievable success – by degrading Iran, which was a first-rate power. Now it’s a second-rate or third-rate power”. He added that “there’s still some work to be done with […]
Up-to-date vaccination remains the most effective way to prevent severe COVID-19 illness, new research from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows, even as the pandemic has officially ended.
From eliminating deadly infections to expanding access to lifesaving vaccines, 2025 delivered meaningful progress for global health, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO), offering cautious optimism at the close of a year marked by both breakthroughs and strain.
