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27-01-2026 CANBERRA: Defence department boss Greg Moriarty will be the next Australian ambassador to the US, replacing outgoing ambassador Kevin Rudd. Moriarty has served as the Defence secretary for nearly a decade and was previously chief of staff to then-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. The secretary has also held senior roles …

27-01-2026 MINNEAPOLIS: US immigration agents shot and killed a US citizen in Minneapolis on Saturday, officials said, sparking fierce protests and condemnations from local leaders in the second such incident this month. The Department of Homeland Security characterized the incident as an attack, saying a Border Patrol agent fired in …

27-01-2026 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ GHAZIABAD: Indian drug-maker Abbott Healthcare’s supply chain is being scrutinized as part of a wider investigation into the alleged misuse of its codeine-based cough syrup which is prone to abuse by addicts, documents show. Abbott’s Phensedyl contains codeine, which is a narcotic used in cough …

27-01-2026 DAMASCUS: A ceasefire between Syrian military and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has been extended by 15 more days, officials said, hours after the four-day truce expired. Syria’s defence ministry said late on Saturday that the extension, which began at 11pm local time (20:00 GMT), aims to support …

27-01-2026 BERLIN: German police have arrested a Lebanese national on suspicion of being a member of Hamas and planning attacks in Europe. The man, named as “Mohammad S”, was stopped at Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport after arriving from Beirut on Friday evening. Federal prosecutors said that in August 2025 he helped …

27-01-2026 BAGHDAD: Iraqi former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is on the verge of a return to power after being nominated as the country’s next premier by an alliance of Shia political blocs that hold a majority in parliament. The Shia Coordination Framework said on Saturday that it had picked al-Maliki, …

27-01-2026 TEXAS CITY, NEW ENGLAND: Thousands of flights have been cancelled in the United States ahead of a major winter storm that has already knocked out power to more than 100,000 customers and snarled major roadways with dangerous ice. Widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain threatened nearly 180 million …

26-01-2026 LONDON: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has suggested that Donald Trump should apologize for his claims that European troops were not on the front lines in the war in Afghanistan. In a rare direct rebuke of the United States president, Starmer said on Friday that Trump’s earlier comments to …

26-01-2026 NAIROBI: As Kenya prepares for its next general election, due in less than 20 months’ time, 2026 will prove to be a critical year. With local and global restraints on political violence being hollowed out at the very time when trust in the credibility of the election system is …

26-01-2026 PARIS: The French navy has diverted an oil tanker, suspected of being part of Russia’s sanctions-busting “shadow fleet”, ‍towards the port of Marseille-Fos for further investigation, according to reports. The office of the ​prosecutor in the southern French city of Marseille, which handles matters related to ‌maritime law and …