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          The US and Nato flags in Washington. Tension has risen between Washington and European allies amid disagreements over Greenland. Reuters

          Trump's men quietly quitting Nato as crisis sweeps alliance

          EuropeJanuary 21, 2026
          Iranians walk near the wreckage of a burnt bus in Tehran. EPA

          Iran arrests 470 alleged 'key figures' behind unrest

          NewsJanuary 21, 2026
          King Hamad of Bahrain will join other regional and global leaders on the board, aiming to enable a transition in Gaza. Abdulla Al Bedwawi / UAE Presidential Court

          Bahrain's King Hamad accepts Trump's invitation to join Gaza Board of Peace

          GulfJanuary 21, 2026
          Greenland, left, and the Chagos Islands have come to symbolise US President Donald Trump's willingness to challenge traditional allies. AFP / Getty Images

          Trump's genius ploy was to find an unseen link between Chagos and Greenland

          CommentJanuary 21, 2026
          Traffic rolls along a main thoroughfare in Tehran under a banner with images of past leaders and Donald Trump that reads, in Farsi, 'dominos fall'. AFP

          'World on fire' and 'wipe it off': Iran and US trade harshest threats

          MENAJanuary 21, 2026
          Syria's military reclaimed the country's main energy-producing region of Raqqa and also Deir Ezzor, which houses the Al Omar oil field. EPA

          Syria’s energy sector set to get a boost after Kurdish oilfield takeover

          EnergyJanuary 21, 2026
          Nasrin Roshan in London, campaigning for Iranian women and her late niece, Sara Tabrizi. Lemma Shehadi / The National

          Freed Evin prisoner demands ‘action now’ in hunger strike at US London embassy

          UKJanuary 20, 2026
          Protesters hold up portraits of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a demonstration against the US and Israel near the Iranian embassy in Baghdad last week. AFP

          A managed US-Iran conflict will pose a constant challenge for countries like Iraq

          CommentJanuary 20, 2026
          Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani said his government is in contact with the US and Iran. AP

          Iraq seeks to mediate US-Iran tensions in Baghdad, PM says

          MENAJanuary 20, 2026
          US troops patrol near oil wells in Syria's north-eastern Hasakah province. AFP

          Al Shara expected to pay Washington for abandoning Kurdish ally, Syrian sources say

          MENAJanuary 20, 2026
          Members of the Ethiopian Republic March Band perform in front of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. AFP

          Egyptian minister says Ethiopia should compensate Cairo for Nile water losses

          MENAJanuary 20, 2026
          Images of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, and his late predecessor Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini look down on the capital Tehran, where protests have been largely quelled. EPA

          Iran 'just getting started' on punishing arrested protesters

          NewsJanuary 20, 2026
          Kurdish civilians gather with their weapons in Qamishli, as the SDF calls for young people to resist a Syrian army takeover. AFP

          Syrian government announces four-day ceasefire after new agreement with SDF

          MENAJanuary 20, 2026
          Former Iraqi prime minister Nouri Al Maliki does not have wide support within or outside Iraq. Reuters

          Al Maliki not expected to return for third term as Iraqi prime minister

          MENAJanuary 20, 2026
          Denmark, responsible for Greenland's defence, has belatedly allocated $6.54 billion towards it, but experts argue it's insufficient to counter Russia's military superiority. AFP

          Trump should disregard his Greenland critics - he's doing what they never could

          CommentJanuary 19, 2026
          Vladimir Putin with Donald Trump in Alaska last August. AFP

          Russia says Putin invited to join Trump's Board of Peace

          NewsJanuary 19, 2026
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