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Everything you need to know about the Syria – Israel deal in Paris 

07 January 2026

Syria and Israel have agreed to set up a joint mechanism after US-mediated talks in Paris on Tuesday, in what they are c...

Orthodox Christmas celebrations around the world 

07 January 2026

Many Eastern Orthodox Christians mark Christmas on January 7, with Christmas Eve on January 6, in line with the Julian c...

Why do 250 million Christians celebrate Christmas on January 7? 

07 January 2026

Millions of Christians, including those in Eastern Europe and across the Arab world, such as Palestine, and Egypt, are c...

Press association condemns Israel’s continued ban on media access to Gaza 

07 January 2026

News|Israel-Palestine conflict An international media association has denounced the Israeli government’s continued ref...

Seoul calls for freeze of North’s nuclear programme, Chinese mediation 

07 January 2026

News|Nuclear Weapons South Korean President Lee ‍Jae Myung has said he has asked his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to...

Head of Yemen’s STC separatist group dismissed after ‘fleeing’ overnight 

07 January 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content Video Duration 04 minutes 19 seconds play-arrow04:19 Saudi-backed Yemeni forces secure Mukalla...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,413 

07 January 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Wednesday, January 7: Ukrainian allies meeting in Paris More than ...

Fact-checking Trump on promised US oil company investment in Venezuela 

07 January 2026

Since the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by US special forces, President Donald Trump has promised US ...

Saudi-led coalition strikes Yemen, says STC leader al-Zubaidi has fled 

07 January 2026

BREAKINGBREAKING, The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has launched strikes on the country’s southern Dali governorate, sa...

Israeli forces kill two in Lebanon, ahead of truce monitors meeting 

07 January 2026

Israeli forces have killed two people in southern Lebanon a day before a committee monitoring a yearlong ceasefire betwe...