Opinion Trump floats role for Machado as US negotiates with Maduro's successor Personal gestures and parallel power channels define post-operation Venezuela policy, testing coherence of stated democratic aims By Viktor Petersen / 20 Jan 2026
Ukraine Russia launches large winter strike on Ukraine's energy grid Massive drone and missile barrage targets power substations in -10C weather, leaving parliament and thousands of Kyiv homes without heat By Elena Kowalski / 20 Jan 2026
Burkina Faso Togo expels Burkina Faso's former coup leader as junta tightens regional grip Paul-Henri Damiba's arrest marks the end of exile as a safety valve for overthrown Sahelian leaders By Amara Okonkwo / 20 Jan 2026
Pakistan Karachi mall fire leaves 81 missing as rescue teams search charred ruins Death toll rises to 26 as firefighters work through debris of Gul Plaza, exposing failures in building safety enforcement By Diego Martinez / 20 Jan 2026
Nigeria Gunmen abduct worshippers from three Kaduna churches Conflicting reports put missing between 163 and 166 as police struggle to confirm numbers from remote area By Alex Thompson / 19 Jan 2026
Afghanistan Islamic State claims deadly Kabul restaurant bombing targeting Chinese nationals Attack in heavily guarded district kills seven, exposing Taliban's failure to secure Beijing's economic interests By Layla Hassan / 19 Jan 2026
Syria Syrian transition tensions trigger ISIS prison break in Shaddadi Collapse of SDF-Damascus security arrangements leaves thousands of militants unaccounted for in Hasaka By Layla Hassan / 19 Jan 2026
Spain Train collision in southern Spain leaves 39 dead, 152 injured Latest situation update By Alex Thompson / 19 Jan 2026
Opinion Opinion: Trump's board of peace is a subscription service for global influence The $1 billion price tag for a permanent seat isn't charity—it's the formalization of power as a tradable commodity in a post-multilateral world By Viktor Petersen / 19 Jan 2026
Guatemala Guatemala storms prison, captures Barrio 18 leader as gang war escalates Seven police killed in coordinated retaliation after state forces seize top gang commander from prison command center By Diego Martinez / 18 Jan 2026
Chile Chile declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill 16, force mass evacuations Devastation across southern regions By Alex Thompson / 18 Jan 2026
Libya Libya frees 200 migrants from Kufra prison as trafficking system persists Security raid highlights how state fragmentation enables human trafficking networks across Libya's southern border zones By Amara Okonkwo / 18 Jan 2026
