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Spain unemployment drops below 10% in first since 2008 27 Jan 2026 - 02:48 pm
People walk outside a government employment office in the center of Madrid on January 3, 2014. Photo by GERARD JULIEN / AFP
Germany offers 1 mn euro reward for Berlin blackout culprits 27 Jan 2026 - 02:20 pm
A police cordon is seen in the foreground as police and emergency personnel investigate the site of a fire of high-voltage cables on a bridge near the Lichterfelde power plant (back) on the Teltow Canal in Berlin on January 3, 2026. Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP
Three drown after boat carrying 25 French tourists capsizes in Oman 27 Jan 2026 - 01:07 pm
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ICE agents to help with security at Winter Olympics 27 Jan 2026 - 12:07 pm
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UN welcomes last Gaza hostage remains return 27 Jan 2026 - 09:52 am
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Trump says hiking tariffs on South Korean goods to 25% 27 Jan 2026 - 09:16 am
A protester wears a mask of US President Donald Trump during a rally condemning Trump's plans to raise tariffs in front of the US embassy in Seoul on January 27, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Extreme cold grips millions as US digs out of deadly snowstorm 27 Jan 2026 - 08:08 am
In an aerial view, road conditions are seen on the interstate following a major snow storm on January 26, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky. Jon Cherry/Getty Images/AFP
Canadian PM says Canada's economy moving from reliance to resilience 26 Jan 2026 - 10:52 pm
File photo of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. AFP.
Winter snowstorm kills at least 11 across 40 US states 26 Jan 2026 - 09:37 pm
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Death toll from rainfall-induced incidents in Zimbabwe rises to 109 26 Jan 2026 - 09:36 pm
People walk in heavy rain in Harare, Zimbabwe, Jan. 24, 2026. (Str/Xinhua)
Kremlin says U.S.-Russia-Ukraine talks to continue next week 26 Jan 2026 - 08:36 pm
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UN says over 3 million Sudanese displaced by war return home 26 Jan 2026 - 07:13 pm
Children photographed near houses damaged with bullets in Omdurman. AFP file photo.
Bangladesh declares 3-day holiday for election, referendum 26 Jan 2026 - 06:21 pm
Representational file photo. Bangladeshi people read newspapers carrying headlines of the general election results in Dhaka on December 31, 2018. AFP / Indranil MUKHERJEE
Thailand enhances screening of flights originating from Nipah Virus high-risk region 26 Jan 2026 - 06:02 pm
File photo. Immigration police officers are seen during a readiness inspection in preparation for the country's reopening on November 1, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, October 20, 2021. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Philippine ferry survivor describes scenes of panic, wait for rescue 26 Jan 2026 - 05:56 pm
This screen grab from video footage taken and received on January 26, 2026, from Governor Mujiv Hataman shows rescuers assisting survivors of the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 at a port in Isabela, Basilan province. A ferry with more than 350 people onboard sank on January 26 morning in choppy seas off the southern Philippines, leaving at least 15 dead and 28 still missing, the coast guard said. (Photo by Handout / Governor Mujiv Hataman / AFP)
Ethiopia declares end of Marburg outbreak 26 Jan 2026 - 05:22 pm
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Over 1,000 people evacuated after landslide in Sicily 26 Jan 2026 - 05:13 pm
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UN allocates $14m to tackle drought in Afghanistan in 2025 26 Jan 2026 - 05:07 pm
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