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January 19, 2026 1:33 PM

Guatemalan President declares 30-day ‘state of siege’ after prison riots and deadly gang attacks on police

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo declared a 30-day nationwide state of siege on Sunday (January 18), after security forces freed dozens of prison guards held hostage by inmates, ending a weekend of gang violence that left at least seven police o...

January 19, 2026 1:36 PM

Billionaires’ wealth hits new peak as their clout grows, Oxfam says

Billionaire wealth surged at three times its recent pace last year to reach its highest level on record, deepening economic and political divides that threaten democratic stability, anti-poverty group Oxfam said on Monday. In a report timed for the ...

January 22, 2026 12:07 PM

Death toll in Karachi mall fire climbs to around 50, official says

Pakistani firefighters on Wednesday retrieved the bodies of up to 25 people from the debris of a shopping mall fire in Karachi, taking the death toll to around 50. The port city's largest fire in more than a decade broke out late on Saturday and qui...

January 19, 2026 12:35 PM

China’s Q4 GDP growth slows to 3-year low, full-year pace meets official target

China's economic growth slowed to a three-year low in the fourth quarter as domestic demand softened, and while the full-year pace hit Beijing's target, trade tensions and structural imbalances pose significant risks to the outlook. The world's seco...

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 11:18 AM

Clashes in Colombia between guerrilla groups leave 27 dead, sources say

At least 27 members of a leftist guerrilla group in Colombia were killed in clashes with a rival faction in a fight over control of a jungle area in central Colombia, military authorities reported on Sunday. The clashes, which have been the most vio...

January 19, 2026 11:04 AM

China’s population drops for fourth year as fewer babies born

China's population fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2025 as the birthrate plunged to a record low, official data showed on Monday, with experts warning of further decline. The country's population dropped by 3.39 million to 1.405 billion, a fas...

January 19, 2026 12:55 PM

Trump says “it will be done” on getting “Russian threat” away from Greenland

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Denmark has not been able to do anything to get the "Russian threat" away from Greenland, and said, "Now it is time, and it will be done!!!" "NATO has been telling Denmark, for 20 years, that "you have...

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 19, 2026 10:06 AM

UAE president to visit India on January 19

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will pay an official visit to India on January 19, 2026, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi .This will be Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed’s third official visit to India sinc...

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