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Afghan Taliban envoy posted to Indian capital

News January 13, 2026

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has appointed its first senior official in India since the group returned to power in 2021, charged with leading their embassy in Delhi. India has not officially rec...

Trump announces tariffs on Iran trade partners as protest toll rises

Business January 13, 2026

US President Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on any country doing business with Iran, ramping up pressure as a crackdown on protests continues. Trump, who has repeatedly threatened Iran wit...

Maduro's fall raises Venezuelans' hopes for economic bounty

Crypto January 13, 2026

Caracas: After the US raid that deposed Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's leader, citizens hope the ensuing talks on selling its oil to the United States may improve their dire economic fortunes.US force�...

Apple chooses Google’s Gemini AI to power Siri assistant

Technology January 12, 2026

Tech giants Apple and Google on Monday announced a multi-year partnership that will see Apple’s next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) features, including its Siri assistant, be powered by Goo...

Greenland rejects US takeover ‘under any circumstance’

News January 12, 2026

Greenland’s government on Monday said it could not accept a US takeover of the Arctic island under “any circumstance”, after US President Donald Trump said that the United States would take the ...

Trump vows to cut off Cuba’s oil after toppling Venezuelan ally Maduro

Business January 12, 2026

US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to “make a deal” soon, pledging to cut off all oil and money flowing to the communist-run island after the toppling of Havana’s key ally, Venezuela...

US says carried out ‘large-scale’ strikes against IS in Syria

News January 11, 2026

US and allied forces carried out “large-scale” strikes against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in Syria on Saturday, the US military said, the latest response to an attack last month that k...

‘We don’t want to be Americans’, Greenland says after latest Trump threat

News January 11, 2026

NUUK: Greenland’s political parties said they did not want to be under Washington as US President Donald Trump again suggested using force to seize the mineral-rich Danish autonomous territory, rais...

Syrian authorities transferring Kurdish fighters from Aleppo to northeast

News January 10, 2026

Syrian authorities on Saturday began transferring Kurdish fighters from the country’s second city, Aleppo, to areas they control in the country’s northeast, state television reported, after days o...

Stopping GLP-1 Drugs Triggers Weight Regain 4x Faster Than Ending Exercise - ScienceAlert

Health January 10, 2026

When people stop taking the new generation of weight-loss drugs, they pile back on the kilos four times faster than they would after ending diet and exercise regimes, new research found Thursday. Bu�...