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08-01-2026 SANA’A: About 400 tourists are stuck on the Yemeni island of Socotra after flights were grounded because of clashes on the mainland between government troops backed by Saudi Arabia and secessionists with links to the United Arab Emirates. Over the past few days, flights in and out of Yemen …

07-01-2026 LONDON/ JERUSALEM: The BBC has said it has reached a settlement with a Jewish family who survived Hamas’s 7 October attacks in southern Israel after a news crew filmed inside their destroyed home. The reporting team, which included senior correspondent Jeremy Bowen, entered the Horenstein family’s home in the …

07-01-2026 LONDON: Scientists have discovered two new subtypes of multiple sclerosis with the aid of artificial intelligence, paving the way for personalized treatments and better outcomes for patients. Millions of people have the disease globally but treatments are mostly selected on the basis of symptoms, and may not be effective …

07-01-2026 TEHRAN: Mehnaz was too young to protest when Mahsa Amini died in police custody three years ago after she was arrested for allegedly wearing the hijab improperly. Her mother did not let her join the throngs of crowds chanting “woman, life, freedom” in Tehran and across the country so …

07-01-2026 PORT MORESBY: In the lush hills of Papua New Guinea’s highlands, Ambua Lodge sits in picturesque but troubled surrounds. From this region, one of the country’s poorest and most dangerous, the hotel is attempting to carve another path for Hela province, which has long been beset by tribal fighting. …

07-01-2026 BERLIN: Tens of thousands of homes in Berlin will be without electricity until Thursday as authorities struggle to repair power cables seriously damaged in a suspected arson attack, officials have said. Some households may also be without heating as the outage has affected local systems at a time when …

07-01-2026 LONDON: More than half of therapists who work with men with addiction have noticed a rise in out-of-control porn use over the past year, according to new data. Experts are urgently calling for a national strategy on pornography as a total of 53% of therapists surveyed by the British …

07-01-2026 KYIV: The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, says he hopes for a leaders’ summit in the US by the end of January to discuss proposals on how to end the war with Russia. Security advisers from Ukraine’s top allies met in Kyiv on Saturday for talks on a US-brokered plan …

06-01-2026 NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar’s military government will release 6,186 prisoners under an amnesty marking Independence Day, state media said, a week after a multi-stage general election began in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation. The amnesty, which includes 52 foreigners, is a humanitarian gesture that takes into consideration the public’s peace of …

06-01-2026 MEDELLIN: The shock removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by the United States military has triggered alarm in bordering Colombia, where analysts warn of the possibility of far-reaching repercussions. The Colombian government condemned Washington’s early Saturday morning attacks on Venezuela which included strikes on military targets and Maduro’s capture …