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Saudi-backed forces launch offensive against Yemen’s STC
Saudi Arabia bombed separatist STC positions in Yemen amid a push to take back control from the UAE-backed group.
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Five things you need to know about protests in Iran
Mass protests are spreading across Iran, but what's driving them and where could they lead? Here's what we know.
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New Year’s Eve sparklers may have caused deadly Swiss bar fire: Official
Families face agonising wait as investigators work to identify at least 40 people killed, many others wounded in blaze.
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Nigeria police charge Joshua driver with dangerous driving over fatal crash
Crash kills two men and injures British boxer Anthony Joshua in Nigeria.
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Pakistan court sentences journalists to life over 2023 pro-Khan protests
Court sentences journalists in absentia over alleged links to violent unrest after ex-PM Imran Khan's May 2023 arrest.
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy names GUR chief Kyrylo Budanov as top aide
Military intelligence chief credited with series of daring operations against Russia since it launched its invasion.
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Did Tony Blair influence trial of UK soldiers accused of killing Iraqi man?
Government files suggest former UK prime minister pressured officials to prevent soldiers being tried in civil courts.
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Trump says he takes more aspirin than recommended: Is that dangerous?
Revelations about Trump's use of the blood thinner emerge during a newspaper interview.
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These are the competing groups controlling territory in Yemen
Saudi-backed coalition forces in Yemen have launched air strikes targeting southern separatists.
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Senegal vs Sudan: AFCON 2025 – team news, start time and lineups
War-ravaged Sudan have defied the odds to reach the last 16, but, face their toughest test against heavyweights Senegal.
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Updates: Fighting breaks out in east Yemen along border with Saudi Arabia
Separatist Southern Transitional Council accuses Saudi Arabia of bombing its forces near the border.
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Venus Williams gets Australian Open wildcard aged 45
United States tennis legend Venus Williams returns to the Australian Open for the first time since 2021.
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The ceasefire did what it was meant to do – make Gaza invisible
Mass death in Gaza continues and yet the world no longer pays attention, convinced the genocide is over.
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Why I am on hunger strike in solidarity with Pal Action detainees
In the Pal Action detainees, I see my own story. I see clear evidence that Guantánamo did not end; it spread.
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Sudan’s el-Fasher now a “ghost town” after RSF takeover
Nathaniel Raymond of Yale School of Public Health warns of mass deaths in Sudan as UN visits el-Fasher
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Corruption & sanctions “work together” to cripple Iran’s economy
Sina Azodi on escalating protests in Iran and how sanctions and corruption are deepening the country’s economic crisis.
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Trump and top Iranian official exchange threats over protests in Iran
US president says Washington will intervene if Tehran violently suppresses protests over high prices.
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Yemen’s separatist STC calls for independence vote as fighting intensifies
Southern Transitional Council says it wants to hold a vote on independence from the north.
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On Forecasting Humanitarian Risk for 2026
In this episode, David Miliband, president and chief executive officer of the International Rescue Committee, discusses the new IRC Emergency Watchlist report. The report highlights the countries at highest risk of humanitarian crisis in 2026, and evaluates the international community’s progress and shortcomings.
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Background Reading:
- This article discusses Venezuela’s dire humanitarian landscape, as the White House reviews potential military operations in the region.
- This article examines Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, and a stubborn lack of international attention to its plight.
Host: Andrea Mitchell, Chief Washington Correspondent and Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent, NBC News
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Guest: David Miliband, President and Chief Executive Officer, International Rescue Committee; Former Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, United Kingdom
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Belfast rallies for Palestine hunger strikers as memories of 1981 return
For many in Belfast, the pro-Palestine hunger strikes are a reminder of what Irish republicans endured 44 years ago.
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