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'Extreme cold': Winter storm forecast to slam huge expanse of US 21 Jan 2026 - 10:11 pm
A snow plow moves along Wade Avenue as snow falls on January 17, 2018 in Raleigh, North Carolina. Lance King/Getty Images/AFP
Death toll from Spanish rail crash rises to 43 21 Jan 2026 - 09:22 pm
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OIC renews call to international community to protect UNRWA 21 Jan 2026 - 06:52 pm
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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)
Germany's public debt rises by 2.1 percent 21 Jan 2026 - 05:23 pm
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Hong Kong marathon runner with baby investigated for child abuse 21 Jan 2026 - 03:25 pm
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What is Trump's 'Board of Peace'? 21 Jan 2026 - 02:51 pm
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Putin will meet US envoy Witkoff on Thursday: Kremlin 21 Jan 2026 - 02:40 pm
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Botswana warns diamond oversupply to hit growth 21 Jan 2026 - 01:32 pm
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Turkish, US presidents discuss regional and international developments 21 Jan 2026 - 01:28 pm
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NASA astronaut stuck in space for nine months retires 21 Jan 2026 - 01:27 pm
NASA astronaut Suni Williams laughs before NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 post-flight news conference at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on March 31, 2025. Photo by Mark Felix / AFP
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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Police smash European synthetic drug ring in 'largest-ever' op 21 Jan 2026 - 11:40 am
This photograph taken on June 8, 2021, in The Hague shows a view of the EU police agency Europol buildings. Photo by Jerry Lampen / ANP / AFP
Trump to be 'about three hours late' to Davos after plane incident: Bessent 21 Jan 2026 - 10:54 am
A view of the plane which will now carry President Trump to Switzerland after Air Force One returned to Joint Base Andrews on January 20, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP
Russian Interior Minister in Cuba, which faces pressure from Trump 20 Jan 2026 - 11:20 pm
Russia's Interior Minister Vladimir Alexandrovich Kolokoltsev (R) paying tribute to Soviet internationalist soldiers by laying a floral offering at the mausoleum dedicated to these fighters as part of his visit agenda to Cuba, in Havana on January 20, 2026. (Photo by Omara GARCIA MEDEROS / ACN / AFP)