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Why Qatar is betting on diplomacy with Iran
For Gulf states exposed to the costs of war, diplomacy is not idealism but strategic risk management.
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Who controls TikTok’s US platform under new deal?
It comes after TikTok faced years of intense scrutiny in the US due to concerns about user data privacy.
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‘Imperial’ agenda: What’s Trump’s Gaza development plan, unveiled in Davos?
The plan promises coastal tourism, free trade, skyscrapers and jobs. But the people of Gaza have not been consulted.
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LIVE: Attacks continue in Russia, Ukraine before talks in Abu Dhabi
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says officials from Ukraine, Russia and the US will hold trilateral meetings in the UAE.
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Venezuela: In the Shadow of the US
How oil-rich Venezuela fell from 1970s stable democracy to a crisis that led to the January 2026 US raid on…
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Israeli TikToker attacks activists in occupied West Bank
Israeli social media figure Roi Star was filmed harassing and attacking activists in the occupied West Bank.
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Russia targets Ukraine’s energy as trilateral talks loom
Lacking battlefield successes, Moscow is hitting Ukraine’s energy facilities to force territorial concessions.
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Ice cloaks Lake Michigan ahead of US polar vortex
Drone footage shows ice building along the shores of Lake Michigan ahead of a polar vortex sweeping across the US.
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TRAFFIC, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Friday + weekend info
6:03 AM: Good morning! Welcome to Friday, January 23, 2026. WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET The forecast predicts a mostly sunny day,…
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Syrian government takes over prison with ISIL-linked detainees in Raqqa
Soldiers assume control of al-Aqtan Prison, as SDF fighters withdraw from the northeastern city under a ceasefire deal.
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