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U.S. launches large-scale strikes against IS targets in Syria

11 Jan 2026 | 8:02 AM

Washington, Jan 11 (UNI) U.S. Central Command said Saturday that its forces conducted large-scale strikes against multiple Islamic State (IS) targets across Syria.

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Arsons, explosions reported in petrol stations in Thailand southern border provinces

11 Jan 2026 | 7:53 AM

Bangkok, Jan 11 (UNI) Multiple petrol stations in Thailand's southern border provinces were hit by arson attacks and explosions late Saturday night, leaving one police officer injured, Thai military sources said on Sunday.

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BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman outlines party mandate

11 Jan 2026 | 1:20 AM

Dhaka, Jan 10 (UNI) BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman said that differences in opinion should not escalate into acts of conflict, and must be resolved via dialogue between the parties.

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Iranian Supreme Leader mocks Trump's threats of using force in protesters' defence, vows to crush ongoing protests

11 Jan 2026 | 12:26 AM

Tehran, Jan 10 (UNI) Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accusing US President Donald Trump's hands being "stained with the blood of Iranians", today mocked Trump's threats of using military force on Friday.

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23 civilians killed in Aleppo clashes

10 Jan 2026 | 11:41 PM

Damascus, Jan. 10 (UNI) The number of civilians killed in attacks on residential neighborhoods in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo has risen to 23, with at least 104 others wounded since Tuesday, local health authorities said on Saturday, as government forces began entering the last of the city's Kurdish-majority districts after days of clashes. .

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Wildfires burn over 100,000 hectares, prompt evacuations in South Africa's Western Cape

10 Jan 2026 | 11:37 PM

Cape Town, Jan. 10 (UNI) Several wildfires continued to rage across South Africa's Western and Eastern Cape provinces on Saturday, with more than 100,000 hectares of land burned in the Western Cape and further evacuations underway, authorities said.
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde told public broadcaster SABC on Saturday morning that fires were affecting the entire Western Cape Province as well as parts of the neighboring Eastern Cape.

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Ethiopia launches construction of Africa's largest airport

10 Jan 2026 | 11:35 PM

Addis Ababa, Jan. 10 (UNI) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Saturday officially launched the construction of the Bishoftu International Airport, which is expected to become Africa's largest aviation hub upon completion.
The prime minister, accompanied by senior government officials, laid the cornerstone for the construction of the mega airport near Bishoftu town in the Oromia regional state, about 40 kilometers southeast of the capital, Addis Ababa.

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Yemen completes evacuation of stranded foreign tourists from Socotra

10 Jan 2026 | 11:33 PM

Aden, Yemen, Jan. 10 (UNI) Yemen's government on Saturday announced the completion of an operation to evacuate all foreign tourists stranded on Socotra Island, transferring hundreds of visitors to Saudi Arabia amid recent security tensions in the country's south. .

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Iranian hardline lawmaker calls for Trump's Maduro style capture

10 Jan 2026 | 11:22 PM

Tehran, Jan 10 (UNI) Senior Iranian official and ideologue Hassan Rahimpour Azghadi said on Friday, that Iran should capture US President Donald Trump, much in the same way as he kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in response to Washington's warnings to Tehran over its handling of nationwide protests.

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Exiled Iranian Prince urges protesters to seize city centres and calls for nationwide strikes

10 Jan 2026 | 11:20 PM

Tehran/Annapolis, Jan 10 (UNI) Iran's exiled Prince, Reza Pahlavi on Saturday escalated his call to Iran's protest movement, urging demonstrators to return to the streets for two more nights, seize city centres and press energy and transport workers to launch nationwide strikes, in order to bring the theocratic regime to its knees.

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Iranians at home and abroad heed exiled Prince's call for maintaining protests, raise flag of monarchy amid brutal crackdown

10 Jan 2026 | 11:09 PM

Tehran, Jan 10 (UNI) Iranians, both within the country and abroad, heeding exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi's call for keeping the protests up for two more nights, and seize city centers, carried forth massive demonstrations on Saturday, raising flags of the old monarchy, burning the flag of the Islamic Republic and chanting "Death to Khamenei," even as security personnel have been ruthlessly cracking down on the demonstrations.

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Trump signs order declaring national emergency to "safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue": White House

10 Jan 2026 | 11:09 PM

New York Jan. 10 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order declaring a national emergency to "safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue held in U.S. Treasury accounts from attachment or judicial process," ensuring the funds are preserved "to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives," according to a release by the White House.

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Iran's military pledges to defend national interests amid protests

10 Jan 2026 | 10:21 PM

Tehran, Jan. 10 (UNI) The Iranian military pledged on Saturday to defend national interests, protect strategic infrastructure and public property amid ongoing protests, and urged Iranians to unite to "thwart the enemy's plots," according to state broadcaster IRIB. .

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6.8-magnitude quake strikes off coast of Mindanao Island in S. Philippines

10 Jan 2026 | 9:23 PM

Manila, Jan. 10 (UNI) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit off Davao Occidental province in the southern Philippines late Saturday.
The institute said the earthquake occurred at 10:58 p.m. local time at a depth of 10 km, with the epicenter about 315 km southeast of Balut Island in the municipality of Sarangani.

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Pakistan Navy successfully test fires new LY80-N surface-to-air missile in bid to boost conventional military capabilities

10 Jan 2026 | 8:53 PM

Islamabad, Jan 10 (UNI) The Pakistan Navy on Saturday successfully test-fired a surface-to-air missile during a naval exercise in the North Arabian Sea, showcasing a mix of conventional and unmanned capabilities as part of what the military described as adapting to modern maritime warfare.

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