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18.01.2026 17:20 US forces have fully withdrawn from the Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq, with the Iraqi army now assuming full control of the strategic facility, Iraqi officials said on Saturday.

18.01.2026 17:20 US President Donald Trump said it was time for new leaders to take control in Iran after tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in the country, presenting the Islamic republic with one of the most serious threats to its legitimacy since the 1979 revolution.

18.01.2026 17:20 US President Donald Trump says he decided on his own not to launch military strikes against Iran, crediting Tehran's alleged cancellation of hundreds of scheduled executions as the decisive factor in his decision to hold back from military action.

18.01.2026 17:20 A CTi TV reporter and five active-duty and retired service members were detained incommunicado on Saturday for their alleged involvement in a scheme where the journalist bribed military personnel to leak information to "Chinese individuals," according to Ciaotou prosecutors.

18.01.2026 17:20 Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Thom Tillis , Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Senate NATO Observer Group, issued the following statement regarding the recent threat of tariffs on the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway:

18.01.2026 17:20 Demonstrators have begun taking to the streets in Greenland and Denmark as part of massive rallies in protest of US President Donald Trump and his threats to take over the Arctic island.

18.01.2026 17:20 The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced the executive members of Gaza's so-called Board of Peace, a body purportedly tasked with managing transitional governance in the territory, as Israel continues to violate its ceasefire agreement with Hamas.

18.01.2026 17:20 US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inviting him to become a member of the Gaza Peace Council, the administration of the Turkish leader said on Saturday.

18.01.2026 17:20 US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza will include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, among others, while US Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers has been appointed Commander of International Stabilization Force , the White House said.

18.01.2026 17:20 US immigration agents carrying out a sweeping crackdown against peaceful protests in Minnesota are barred from using pepper spray, nonlethal crowd-control tools or detaining protesters, a federal judge ordered Friday.

18.01.2026 17:20 Since the withdrawal of international forces and the Taliban's return to power in August 2021, Afghanistan's once-diverse media landscape has collapsed under a lack of funding and restrictions - and Chinese state media is looking to fill the void.

18.01.2026 17:20 The United States has reportedly threatened to reimpose the so-called Caesar sanctions on Syria over the ruling Arab regime forces' crackdown on the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces , a Kurdish-led group backed by Washington.

18.01.2026 17:20 Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, has reaffirmed that Caracas has the sovereign right to maintain diplomatic relations with China, Cuba, Iran, and Russia, rejecting US interference and denouncing Washington's aggressive posture toward the country.

18.01.2026 17:20 The United Arab Emirates' state oil company, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company , is considering a significant investment in Venezuela's natural gas industry, according to industry reports.

18.01.2026 17:20 US President Donald Trump's threat to impose new tariffs on eight European countries unless Denmark accepts a deal over Greenland has drawn swift rebukes from Nordic capitals and major European leaders, fueled calls for an EU-level response, and cast fresh doubt over the implementation of last year's EU-US tariff "truce," the Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday.