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Journalist Don Lemon arrested in connection to Minnesota ICE protest | Protests News

Press freedom groups decry arrest of former CNN anchor as lawyer pledges to fight charges ‘vigorously’. Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested in connection with his coverage of a protest against United States President Donald Trump’s deadly immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota. Lemon’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell, said on Friday thatRead More →

Syria announces ceasefire agreement with Kurd-led SDF after heavy fighting | Syria's War News

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Agreement will see government takeover of SDF controlled areas, and SDF integration into Syrian military. Published On 18 Jan 202618 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The Syrian government has announced a ceasefire has been agreed with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic ForcesRead More →

Thousands join ‘Hands off Greenland’ protests amid Trump’s takeover threats | Donald Trump News

Copenhagen rally organiser says ‘world must wake up’ as Donald Trump threatens to seize self-governing Danish island. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Denmark to show support for Greenland and reject United States President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to take control of the self-governing Danish territory. WavingRead More →

Uganda faces mounting calls to end internet blackout before elections | Elections News

Amnesty International says internet blackout ‘especially alarming’ as election campaign ‘marred by massive repression’. Published On 14 Jan 202614 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Uganda is facing mounting calls to lift a nationwide internet blackout before a contentious election, with the United Nations sayingRead More →

Protests, strikes after Iran’s economic situation rapidly deteriorates | Israel-Iran conflict News

Iranians are further squeezed every day amid a tanking economy, an energy crisis, water bankruptcy and lethal pollution. Several protests have erupted in downtown Tehran after business owners closed down their shops in reaction to a free-falling national currency, and no improvement appears in sight amid multiple ongoing crises. ShopkeepersRead More →

Israel launches new raids in Syria’s Quneitra, establishes checkpoints | Conflict News

Syrian state television denounces the Israeli incursion as another violation of the nation’s sovereignty. Israeli forces have advanced into the Quneitra area of Syria’s occupied Golan Heights and set up two military checkpoints, an Al Jazeera correspondent on the ground reports. The Israeli military operation on Saturday took place inRead More →

Germany’s Merz meets Netanyahu under shadow of Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has affirmed support for the creation of a Palestinian state, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again rejected such a move, during the German leader’s inaugural visit to the country. At a joint press conference on Sunday following a meeting in Jerusalem, the two leadersRead More →