UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — Aid partners are scaling up operations since severe winter storms ripped hundreds of tents and makeshift shelters from more than 3,000 people in Gaza, UN humanitarians said Thursday.
The UN Office for the…
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — Aid partners are scaling up operations since severe winter storms ripped hundreds of tents and makeshift shelters from more than 3,000 people in Gaza, UN humanitarians said Thursday.
The UN Office for the…

Cuban president says soldiers fell defending ‘sovereignty of a sister nation’ amid escalating tensions with Washington.
Published On 15 Jan 2026
Cuba has paid tribute to 32 of its…

Iran’s nationwide protest movement appeared to have slowed on Thursday under the weight of a brutal crackdown by authorities that has left thousands dead and put tens of thousands in prison.
In Tehran, Iranians reported relative calm on the…

US sanctions Iran’s security council secretary, IRGC commanders, and law enforcement officials
An Iranian woman walks on a street in Tehran, Iran, January 15, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Oman urged Donald Trump not to launch airstrikes against Iran in a last-minute lobbying campaign prompted by fears that an attack by Washington would lead to a major and intractable conflict across the Middle East.

Canada could soon ramp up the amount of oil, natural gas and clean energy it exports to China under a memorandum of understanding signed in Beijing Thursday.
Speaking to reporters Thursday night, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural…