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Tent shelters housing displaced Palestinian families are set up on empty land in Gaza City on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Middle East

Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when Palestinian body takes over

An Egyptian official said Hamas will meet other Palestinian factions this week to finalise the leadership committee’s formation.

Cuba defiant after Trump says island to receive no more Venezuelan oil or money

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Germany to pitch Arctic Nato mission as Greenland, EU brace for Trump

Middle East

Gaza clings to Medecins Sans Frontieres following Israeli aid ban

Israel announced it would ban 37 aid groups, including MSF, from operating in Gaza from for failing to provide information on Palestinian staff.

A Palestinian man walks on his crutches to the Doctors Without Borders or Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) clinic, in the al-Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City on new year’s eve. Photo: AFP
A Palestinian man walks on his crutches to the Doctors Without Borders or Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) clinic, in the al-Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City on new year’s eve. Photo: AFP

Politics

US strips moral framing from foreign aid in ‘America first’ pivot

US funding for the Asia-Pacific now ties aid to business and security wins, a move analysts condemn as a ‘corrosive’ shift.

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Middle East

Iran will target US, Israel if Trump strikes over protest

Israel is also on high alert for the possibility of a US intervention to support ‌Tehran’s protest movement.

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United States & Canada

Trump’s Venezuela and Greenland threats make Canada fear it’s next

The shock capture of Maduro and talk of seizing the Arctic island are forcing Canadians to take Trump’s 51st state threats seriously.

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In December 2024, US President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself standing on mountain with a Canadian flag next to him and the caption “Oh Canada!”. Image: Truth Social/realDonaldTrump
In December 2024, US President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself standing on mountain with a Canadian flag next to him and the caption “Oh Canada!”. Image: Truth Social/realDonaldTrump

Europe

Nobel panel rejects Machado’s idea to give her Peace Prize to Trump

The Norwegian Nobel Institute said the award cannot be revoked, shared or transferred to others.

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United States & Canada

Who is Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who killed US woman Renee Nicole Good?

Earlier this year, the ‘expert marksman’ shot multiple taser probes into a man who dragged him 100 metres with his car during a traffic stop.

United States & Canada

Trump declares US national emergency to protect Venezuela oil money

Despite the US president’s urging, energy firms are reluctant to return to the country, which one oil exec described as ‘uninvestable’.

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US President Donald Trump wears a “happy Trump” pin as he speaks during a meeting with oil industry executives at the White House on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Europe

Musk blasts ‘prison island’ UK in showdown over Grok AI sexual images

The billionaire accused the government of being ‘fascist’ after it threatened to ban X over the deepfake photos.

Billionaire Elon Musk’s xAI operates Grok. Photo: AFP
Billionaire Elon Musk’s xAI operates Grok. Photo: AFP

Middle East

US says it carried out new ‘large-scale’ strikes against Isis in Syria

The attack is the latest response to a shooting by a lone militant that killed two American soldiers and a US civilian interpreter.

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United States & Canada

Minneapolis ICE shooting: mayor urges activists not to take Trump’s ‘bait’

29 people were arrested as police responded to protests over the killing of Minnesota woman Renee Nicole Good.

United States & Canada

6 killed in Mississippi shootings, including 7-year-old child

Daricka Moore, 24, has been charged with murder after a series of attacks at three locations.

Six people were killed in three locations in eastern Mississippi on Saturday, according to US authorities. Photo: TNS

Europe

‘Sell out’: Irish farmers out in force against EU-Mercosur trade deal

Farmers fear the deal will result in an influx of an extra 99,000 tonnes of cheap beef from South America, disrupting Irish agriculture.

Farmers take part in a protest against the EU-Mercosur trade deal, in the town of Athlone, Ireland, on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Farmers take part in a protest against the EU-Mercosur trade deal, in the town of Athlone, Ireland, on Saturday. Photo: AFP

United States & Canada

‘Inviting danger’: Trump’s immigration crackdown sparks violent confrontations

The contentious encounters stem from a dramatic shift in the approach to immigration enforcement, current and former officials say.

Europe

1 dead in UK, 100,000 French homes without power as storms batter Europe

The man died on Friday after a tree fell onto a caravan in Cornwall, while some rail services in Germany remain affected by the storms.

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Politics

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Xi and Trump’s key people

Discover the power players in Xi and Trump’s teams; the key people setting the agenda on diplomacy, the military, the economy, security and science.

The China-US face-off: a visual guide to Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s inner circles

United States & Canada

Power players: a visual guide to Trump’s team and their views on China

Discover who is in Donald Trump’s inner circle, their backgrounds, stances on China and the roles they will play in shaping the future of the US.

United States & Canada

US Senate rebukes Trump on Venezuela with war powers vote

Five Republicans join Democrats in a 52-47 vote to limit further military action as the president eyes Greenland next.

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United States & Canada

Trump calls for US$1.5 trillion in military spending, citing ‘dangerous times’

US president wants to build a ‘Dream Military’ and increase the US defence budget by more than half next year.

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Marines disembark from a US Navy Landing Craft Utility during amphibious operations in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, in December. Photo: Reuters
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Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Liu Qian on Chinese innovation, the US rivalry and women holding up half the sky

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez Garcia

Fuchsia Dunlop tells how she fell for China’s cuisine and names her perfect dish

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

80 years on from WWII, China’s interests lie in peaceful Asia-Pacific: Mitter

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

‘Delusional’: Jeffrey Sachs on why Western hegemony has ended

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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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