Leaders from Ukraine’s top allies gathered in Paris on January 6, 2026, to discuss potential security guarantees for Kyiv amid ongoing peace negotiations with Russia. The high-level meeting brought together representatives from 35 countries, including 27 heads of state, as part of a broader effort to end the nearly four-year conflict through a United States-brokered

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January 6, 2026 – Yemen – The Southern Transitional Council (STC) has agreed to send a delegation to Saudi Arabia for peace talks, following the loss of control over key southern governorates to the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces. Government Retakes Hadramout and Al-Mahra STC Losses and Response Peace Talks in Saudi Arabia Regional Implications Key

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Bangkok, January 6, 2026 – Thailand’s military says Cambodia claimed a recent mortar strike was accidental, after a Thai soldier was wounded in a disputed border region, even as a ceasefire agreed in late December continues. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning in Ubon Ratchathani province, near the long-disputed Thai-Cambodia border. Thai forces initially accused

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Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, January 6, 2026 – Palestinian children in Gaza’s Beit Lahiya are attending makeshift “tent schools” in areas dangerously close to Israeli military positions, as the ongoing conflict continues to devastate the territory’s educational system. Seven-year-old Tulin returned to school for the first time in two years, walking through rubble and dodging

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Oslo, January 6, 2026 – Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she has not spoken with US President Donald Trump since October 2025, but publicly praised his military operation to abduct President Nicolas Maduro, calling it a “huge step for humanity.” In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Copenhagen, January 6, 2026 – Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that any attempt by the United States to seize Greenland would spell the end of the NATO alliance, following heightened tensions after the US military operation in Venezuela. Frederiksen’s statement comes after US President Donald Trump renewed calls to bring Greenland, a semi-autonomous

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Gaza, January 6, 2026 – Israeli forces carried out intense air and artillery strikes in southern Gaza on Monday, killing at least two Palestinians, including a five-year-old girl, despite a US-brokered ceasefire in place since October. The attacks, which targeted a tent in the al-Mawasi area housing displaced families, have brought the Gaza death toll

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The United States faced widespread criticism at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday following the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife by US special forces. The operation, which coincided with Maduro’s arraignment in a New York federal court on drug trafficking and “narcoterrorism” charges, was condemned by both traditional US

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Eva Schloss, the Auschwitz survivor who dedicated her life to Holocaust education and was the stepsister of diarist Anne Frank, has died at the age of 96 in London, her foundation confirmed. Schloss was widely recognized for her tireless work promoting tolerance, understanding, and resilience among younger generations. Legacy of Holocaust Education Schloss served as

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