Iran says ‘ready’ for talks with US but ‘prepared for war’

Iran’s top diplomat says Tehran seeks negotiations that respect mutual rights and fairness.
12 Jan, 2026
Trump threatens Cuba to strike deal with US ‘before it is too late’

Donald Trump declares Venezuela now under US military protection, with Cuba’s oil-backed security role at an end.
12 Jan, 2026
‘No one tells us what to do’: Cuba rebuffs Trump threat

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel rejected US President Donald Trump’s threats, vowing to defend the island’s sovereignty.
11 Jan, 2026
Israel on high alert for possibility of US military action against Iran, sources say

President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene in recent days and warned Iran’s rulers against using force against demonstrators.
11 Jan, 2026

Ceasefire violations continue as Israeli forces strike Gaza by air and sea

Trump orders commanders to draw up Greenland invasion plan: Report

Syria halts operations against YPG terror group in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud

Syrian army completes ‘full security sweep’ of Aleppo neighbourhood from YPG terror group

US will decide which oil firms can operate in Venezuela, says Trump
9 Jan, 2026
Defiant Khamenei slams protests as Iran presses internet shutdown
The biggest protests seen yet in the movement took place late Thursday with large crowds marching through Tehran, chanting slogans.

9 Jan, 2026
Syria moves to drive YPG terrorists out of Aleppo after missed withdrawal deadline
Damascus sets new withdrawal deadline as security forces open corridors to transfer the members of the terror group east of the Euphrates.

8 Jan, 2026
US to oversee Venezuela, control its oil for years: Trump
President Trump earlier unveiled a plan to refine and sell up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil that had been stuck under a US blockade.

8 Jan, 2026
Trump signs memorandum withdrawing US from dozens of international, UN organisations
The White House says there are 66 organisations in total that the US will withdraw from in accordance with Trump’s memorandum, including 35 non-UN organisations and 31 UN entities.

7 Jan, 2026
US will control Venezuelan oil sales ‘indefinitely’: US energy secretary
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that Washington will control sales of Venezuelan oil “indefinitely,” a day after President Donald Trump announced Venezuela’s interim leaders had agreed to US-managed marketing of 30-50 million barrels of crude.

7 Jan, 2026
US demand for exclusive oil partnership with Venezuela a ‘typical bullying’ act: China
USA’s demand that Venezuela form an “exclusive partnership” in the oil sector is a “typical bullying” act and a violation of the Latin American nation’s sovereignty as well as international law, China has said.

7 Jan, 2026
Trump says US will receive up to 50 million barrels of sanctioned Venezuelan oil
Donald Trump says the US will receive between 30 and 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil under a new arrangement.

6 Jan, 2026
55 Cuban, Venezuelan troops killed during US capture of Maduro, official tolls show
Fifty-five Cuban and Venezuelan military personnel were killed during the US raid to seize Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, according to tolls published on Tuesday by the two Latin American nations.

6 Jan, 2026
Concern over Somali community as Trump sends 2,000 federal agents to Minnesota
Federal authorities are increasing their presence in Minnesota as immigration enforcement expands following viral allegations about fraud at Somali-run child care centres, later rejected by state officials.

5 Jan, 2026
Guterres criticises US at UNSC over Venezuela attack, Maduro abduction
Guterres calls on all Venezuelan actors to engage in an inclusive and democratic dialogue.




