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January 19, 2026 12:51 PM

Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government's deportation drive, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday. The U.S. Army pl...

January 19, 2026 12:53 PM

Syria government, Kurdish forces agree sweeping integration to end clashes

Syria and the main Kurdish fighting force struck a wide-ranging deal to bring Kurdish civilian and military authorities under central government control on Sunday, ending days of fighting in which Syrian troops captured territory including ke...

January 19, 2026 11:22 AM

Davos 2026: World leaders convene to address global challenges

World leaders from government, business, academia and civil society gathered in Davos on Monday for the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting to discuss global issues and set collective priorities. The WEF, scheduled from January 19-23, will foc...

January 19, 2026 10:54 AM

Trump invites India to join proposed ‘Board of Peace’ on Gaza conflict

U.S. President Donald Trump has invited India to join his “Board of Peace” initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, according to a White House statement on Sunday, which was shared in a post on X by Washington’s ambassador to New Delhi, ...

January 18, 2026 5:31 PM

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to visit India on January 19

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will undertake an official visit to India on January 19 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, further strengthening the growing strategic partnership between the two count...

January 18, 2026 5:37 PM

INS Sagardhwani flagged off for fifth edition of ‘Sagar Maitri’ initiative

INS Sagardhwani, India’s oceanographic research vessel operated under the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), was flagged off for the fifth edition of the Sagar Maitri init...

January 18, 2026 5:04 PM

New map reveals hidden landscape under Antarctica’s ice sheet

Scientists have devised the most detailed map to date of the terrain hidden below the vast ice sheet blanketing Antarctica, uncovering an exuberant landscape of mountains, canyons, valleys and plains while discerning for the first time tens of thousa...

January 18, 2026 8:19 PM

UN biodiversity treaty enters into force, aims to protect 30% of oceans by 2030

A landmark global treaty to safeguard biodiversity in the high seas came into effect on Saturday, providing countries with a legally binding framework to tackle threats such as overfishing and meet a target to protect 30% of the ocean environment by ...

January 18, 2026 5:38 PM

Iran’s leader Khamenei accuses Trump of inciting deadly protests

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday blamed President Donald Trump for weeks of demonstrations that rights groups said have led to more than 3,000 deaths. "We consider the U.S. president criminal for the casualties, damages and s...

January 18, 2026 5:17 PM

Flash flooding eases in Australia’s largest city Sydney

Australian authorities on Sunday downgraded a flood alert for a suburb of the country's largest city Sydney, after residents were evacuated due to rising waters sparked by torrential rains. Flooding was "receding and no further significant rise in f...

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