Saudi-backed forces make advances in Yemen’s Hadramawt says military

Saudi-backed troops on Saturday (January 3, 2026) made advances in Yemen’s resource-rich Hadramawt province, military officials said, as confrontations between forces backed by Riyadh and Abu Dhabi deepened a rift…

Why Trump bombed Venezuela | Explained

Donald Trump had set his sights on Venezuela during his first term itself. Then, his administration formally charged President Nicolas Maduro and his top aides with alleged involvement in drug…

New York Mayor Mamdani defends revoking predecessor Eric Adams executive orders

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signs executive orders during a press conference in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on January 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP New York…

Death toll rises to at least 10 in violence around Iran protests

People walk next to an anti-U.S. mural on a street as protests erupt over the collapse of the currency’s value in Tehran, Iran, on January 2, 2026. | Photo Credit:…

Military-backed party leads in early election results in Myanmar

Khin Yi (centre), chairman of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party, seen with the party’s members during a ceremony to release the party’s election manifesto at Thuwunna indoor stadium,…

Trial to begin for police officer charged in delayed response to Uvalde school shooting

Families who lost loved ones in the 2022 attack on an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, have sought for nearly four years to hold accountable the police who waited more…