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NewsFeedIsraeli authorities have issued a demolition order against a football pitch in a Palestinian refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim has been taking a look.Published On 10 Jan 202610 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link
NewsFeedPresident Donald Trump said his administration will decide which oil companies are allowed to operate in Venezuela, as he met oil executives at the White House less than a week after the US abduction of Venezuela’s president.Published On 10 Jan 202610 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link
United States President Donald Trump has called on oil executives to rush back into Venezuela as the White House looks to quickly secure $100bn in investments to revive the country’s ability to fully tap into its expansive reserves of petroleum.Trump, as he opened the meeting with oil industry executives on Friday, sought to assure them that they need not be sceptical of quickly investing in and, in some cases, returning to the South American country with a history of state asset seizures as well as ongoing US sanctions and the current political uncertainty.- list of 3 itemsend of list“You have total…
NewsFeedUS forces have seized a fifth oil tanker in the Caribbean as Washington ramps up enforcement against sanctioned Venezuelan oil shipments. The vessel, Olina, was boarded in a pre-dawn operation by US Marines and Navy forces, the military said.Published On 9 Jan 20269 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link
US president also says he will meet oil executives at White House on Friday to discuss Venezuela’s oil industry.United States President Donald Trump has said he cancelled a second wave of attacks on Venezuela following “cooperation” from the South American nation.The president said on Friday that Venezuela was releasing a large number of political prisoners as a sign of “seeking peace”, following last week’s US military operation to abduct President Nicolas Maduro.- list of 4 itemsend of list“This is a very important and smart gesture. The USA and Venezuela are working well together, especially as it pertains to rebuilding, in…
These are the key developments from day 1,415 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is where things stand on Friday, January 9:Fighting: Overnight into Friday, Russia launched a large attack on Ukraine with missiles and drones, killing at least three and injuring 16 people in the capital Kyiv, according to The Associated Press news agency. Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko reported multiple districts in Kyiv were struck, including Desnyanskyi, where a drone crashed into a building and the first two floors of a residential building were damaged. In Kyiv’s Dnipro district, a drone also damaged a multi-story building, and…
Despite an agreed-upon ‘peace plan’, Israel continues to violate the ceasefire.In the three months since the United States unveiled a 20-point Gaza plan, more than 400 Palestinians have been killed and thousands injured in near-daily Israeli attacks. Gaza has been fragmented, with Israel controlling more than half its territory. Is this “peace plan” truly about peace?Published On 8 Jan 20268 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Share Source link
Laurent Vinatier, had been sentenced to three years for allegedly violating Russia’s so-called ‘foreign agent’ laws.A French researcher serving a three-year sentence in Russia has been freed in a prisoner exchange with Moscow, French and Russian officials have said.President Emmanuel Macron announced the release of Laurent Vinatier, who had been jailed for allegedly violating Russia’s so-called “foreign agent” laws, saying that the researcher was “free and back in France.”- list of 3 itemsend of list“I share the relief of his family and loved ones. My gratitude to our diplomatic agents for their mobilisation”, Macron said on Thursday.Russia’s FSB security service…
Venezuela’s interior minister says US operation to abduct Maduro killed 100 people and wounded dozens.United States President Donald Trump has said that “only time will tell” how long his country will call the shots in Venezuela after the recent abduction of President Nicolas Maduro by US special forces, as the Venezuelan interior minister said 100 people were killed in the operation.In an interview with The New York Times published on Thursday, the president refrained from giving a precise timescale for his country’s direct oversight over the South American nation but indicated that it was likely to last “much longer” than a year…
Fermin Lopez and Raphinha star for Barca as Yamal comes on as a late sub in the Super Coppa semifinal in Jeddah.Fermin Lopez scored one goal and laid on two more as Barcelona tore through Athletic Bilbao to record a 5-0 victory in their Spanish Super Cup semifinal played in Jeddah.Raphinha scored twice while Ferran Torres and Roony Bardghji were also on target in a dominant display, extending their team’s winning run to nine matches on Wednesday.Hansi Flick’s team overpowered their Basque rivals by scoring four times in the first half while star forward Lamine Yamal watched from the bench.Barcelona…
