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Remaining bodies found of 10 killed in Indonesia plane crash 23 Jan 2026 - 06:29 pm
Search and rescue personnel prepare to carry the wreckage of an Indonesian Air Transport turboprop aircraft, a day after it crashed while en route from Yogyakarta to Makassar, at Mount Bulusaraung in South Sulawesi on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Muchtamir Zaide / AFP)
Bank of Japan keeps rates unchanged, raises growth and inflation forecasts 23 Jan 2026 - 05:37 pm
Bank of Japan (BoJ) governor Kazuo Ueda speaks during a press conference after a two-day monetary policy meeting at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on January 24, 2025. Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP
Chinese coast guard rescues Philippine sailors in disputed waters 23 Jan 2026 - 03:46 pm
This handout from the Chinese Coast Guard taken and released by the Chinese embassy in Manila on January 23, 2026 shows Chinese Coast Guard personnel assisting a rescued Filipino crew member of a capsized cargo ship near the contested Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP
Japan PM Takaichi dissolves parliament for snap election 23 Jan 2026 - 12:54 pm
Lawmakers cheer as the House of Representatives is dissolved at the Diet in Tokyo on January 23, 2026. Photo by JIJI Press / AFP
Hong Kong ferry disaster verdict leaves families 'outraged' 22 Jan 2026 - 06:45 pm
Relatives of Lamma IV ferry disaster victims leave Hong Kong's West Kowloon Law Courts Building after the city's coroner delivered the verdict on the accident, which killed 39 in total in 2012, on January 22, 2026. Photo by Tommy WANG / AFP
Japan suspends restart of world's biggest nuclear plant 22 Jan 2026 - 02:56 pm
This photo shows the reactor startup procedure for Unit 6 at the Tokyo Electric Power Company Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant's central control room in Kariwa Village, Niigata Prefecture on January 21, 2026. Photo by JAPAN POOL / JIJI PRESS / AFP
Gunman at large after three killed in eastern Australia 22 Jan 2026 - 01:57 pm
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Storms, heavy rain kill 9 children across Afghanistan 22 Jan 2026 - 01:30 pm
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South Korean law to regulate AI takes effect 22 Jan 2026 - 01:04 pm
This photo illustration taken in Seoul on January 22, 2026 shows AI images created by Carat, a South Korean generative AI service, and its webpage. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Death toll in Pakistan mall fire hits 55: Karachi govt 22 Jan 2026 - 10:42 am
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Six more bodies found at plane crash site in Indonesia 22 Jan 2026 - 10:36 am
Joint search and rescue teams climb towards the suspected crash site of an Indonesia Air Transport turboprop plane that lost contact a day earlier while flying from Yogyakarta to Makassar, in the Bulusaraung Mountains, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. Photo by Muchtamir / AFP
Food poverty in Philippines drops sharply in Q4 2025 21 Jan 2026 - 06:38 pm
Rice prices are displayed at a market stall Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Saturday, April 6, 2024. (Photo by Veejay Villafranca/Bloomberg)
Hong Kong marathon runner with baby investigated for child abuse 21 Jan 2026 - 03:25 pm
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Aircraft crashes into pond in Uttar Pradesh 21 Jan 2026 - 01:26 pm
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Japan to restart world's biggest nuclear plant Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 - 01:17 pm
Participants demonstrate in front of the Tokyo Electric Power Company's headquarters, against the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear Power Plant, in Tokyo on January 19, 2026. Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP
Gunman jailed for life in killing of Japan ex-PM Abe 21 Jan 2026 - 12:28 pm
This photo taken on September 27, 2022 shows people offering their respects to former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe outside the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, ahead of his state funeral later in the day. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP
Philippines to end short-lived ban on Musk's Grok chatbot 21 Jan 2026 - 12:15 pm
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Philippines posts 5.7 bln USD balance of payments deficit in 2025 20 Jan 2026 - 07:06 pm
Pedestrians walk as they shop at a market in Manila on January 26, 2022. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)

Europe

Peninsula Four killed, others wounded in Russian airstrike on eastern Ukraine
Emergency services and investigators work on the site of a high-speed trains collision that killed at least 42 people, in Adamuz, southern Spain, on January 20, 2026. Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP Spain train disaster probe suggests track was cracked
A picture taken on January 21, 2026 shows a regional service train the morning after it collided with a collapsed wall, killing one person and injuring seriously five, between Sant Sadurni d'Anoia and Gelida, near Barcelona. Commuter trains back in Spain's Catalonia after deadly accident
US actress Anne Hathaway arrives at the funeral ceremony for the late Italian fashion designer Valentino Gavarani at the Basilic of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, in Rome on January 23, 2026. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) Stars turn out for Valentino's funeral in Rome

Africa

Peninsula Over 8 million children in Sudan deprived of education due to war: UK child rights organisation
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All pictures by Mahmoud Elmazaty/The Peninsula Alexandria leads 2025 safety index for African cities 
File photo of mpox vaccine Madagascar mpox cases hit 111 since outbreak in December 2025

Americas

Peninsula US President launches Board of Peace at signing ceremony in Davos
Visitors dance at the Ubisoft stand during the Paris Games Week fair in Paris, on October 23, 2024. Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP Games giant Ubisoft suffers share price collapse
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