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Trump threatens US defence firms over executive pay, slow production 

07 January 2026

United States President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to defence contractors that supply the US military, accu...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,414 

07 January 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Thursday, January 8: Fighting One person was killed and five peopl...

Nick Reiner’s lawyer resigns amid court proceedings for Rob Reiner’s murder 

07 January 2026

The high-profile lawyer representing Nick Reiner, who allegedly killed his father, director Rob Reiner, and mother Miche...

Trump administration claims it will ‘dictate’ policy to Venezuela 

07 January 2026

The administration of United States President Donald Trump  has reaffirmed that it plans to dictate terms to the inter...

US says it will control Venezuela’s oil sales ‘indefinitely’ 

07 January 2026

The United States says it will control sales of Venezuelan oil “indefinitely” and decide how the proceeds of those s...

Gaza babies ‘suffering from severe cold’ as Israel keeps blocking aid 

07 January 2026

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are experiencing respiratory infections, skin diseases, and other health problems, a huma...

Greenland allies vow action if Trump moves to seize world’s largest island 

07 January 2026

European leaders, including in France and Germany, have announced they are working on a plan in the event the United Sta...

Ultra-Orthodox fury over military enlistment turns deadly in Israel 

07 January 2026

The killing of 14-year-old Yosef Eisenthal, who was run over by a bus during an anti-recruitment protest in an Orthodox ...

Israel ‘asphyxiating’ Palestinians for ‘apartheid system’ in West Bank: UN 

07 January 2026

News|United Nations The United Nations human rights office has called on Israel to “dismantle all settlements” in th...