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Gulf states and Turkey warned Trump strikes on Iran could lead to major conflict

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T17:39:50+00:00

US allies’ lobbying appears to have helped persuade president to hold off for now on military assaultSaudi 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.The warnings of chaos from the longstanding US allies appear to have helped persuade Trump late on Wednesday to hold off for the moment on a military assault. In the case of Saudi Arabia, its reticence led it to deny the US use of its airspace to mount

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Israel and Arab Nations Ask Trump to Refrain From Attacking Iran

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-15T17:39:19+00:00

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel asked the president to postpone any planned attack. Israeli and Arab officials fear Iran could retaliate by striking their countries.

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SC halts SASTRA eviction, asks Tamil Nadu Govt to act sensitively

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-01-15T17:27:07+00:00

Granting interim relief, the court directed the state to form a high-powered committee to hear the university’s representation and decide the matter within four weeks.

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Jenrick joins Reform UK and claims Labour and Tories ‘broke Britain’ as Farage rules out any more defections after May – politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T17:24:10+00:00

Nigel Farage introduces former shadow justice secretary at press conference following upheaval in Tory partyFull report: Badenoch sacks JenrickNigel Farage, speaking at his press conference in Scotland, has said that “of course” he has had conversations with Robert Jenrick, who was sacked by Kemi Badenoch this morning for planning to defect.UPDATE: Farage said:I have had conversations with a number of very senior conservatives over the course of the last week, the last month. A lot of them realise that for all the talk on 8 May the Conservative Party will cease to be a national party. They wil

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Iran Backpedals on Executions Threat but Casts Protesters as ‘Terrorists’

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-15T17:22:07+00:00

Iran’s judiciary said there was no death penalty issued for Erfan Soltani, whose case drew international outcry. Analysts say the government is using fear and intimidation to keep people off the streets.

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Iran, le news. Mattarella: “Efferato sterminio di manifestanti”

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-01-15T17:18:20+00:00

Teheran: “Trump ci ha comunicato che non attaccherà”. Il presidente Usa: “Pahlavi? Non so se accetterebbero la sua leadership, ma sarebbe perfetto”. Il giovane manifestante Erfan Soltani non sarà condannato a morte. Farnesina: “Chi può lasci il Paese”

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Canada’s Carney hails improving ties with China

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-01-15T17:17:37+00:00

Carney is on a four-day trip to China, the first by a Canadian PM since 2017, in a move to thaw tense relations.

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Белые хакеры обнаружили почти 14 000 уязвимостей в российских компаниях

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-01-15T17:04:06+00:00

Всего за 2025 г. белыми хакерами, или багхантерами, было найдено 13 690 уязвимостей в различных системах российских компаний и госучреждений, следует из совокупной статистики двух российских платформ – Standoff Bug Bounty (Positive Technologies) и BI.Zone Bug Bounty (BI.Zone). Оба отчета есть в распоряжении «Ведомостей».

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Трамп і "мир в очах Путіна"

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-01-15T17:01:00+00:00

Президент США Дональд Трамп в інтерв'ю Reuters заявив, що російський диктатор Володимир Путін нібито готовий завершити війну. А на запитання, чому переговори під керівництвом США досі не змогли завершити...

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« L’Inde et l’Europe se trouvent de nouvelles affinités géostratégiques, offrant un exemple de recomposition dans le chaos mondial »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-15T17:00:25+00:00

Le réchauffement des relations entre le Vieux Continent et le pays le plus peuplé du monde reflète une contre-stratégie à l’hostilité de l’administration Trump telle que la conçoit le chef de la diplomatie indienne, explique, dans sa chronique, Sylvie Kauffmann, éditorialiste au « Monde ».

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Le Japon s’enfonce dans la crise démographique

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-15T17:00:05+00:00

L’archipel nippon devrait enregistrer le plus faible niveau du nombre de naissances depuis 1899. Le déclin démographique s’accélère, lourd de conséquences pour l’économie. Le gouvernement reste hostile à toute ouverture à l’immigration.

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« En Iran, un changement de régime ne peut et ne doit pas être imposé de l’extérieur », affirme un collectif de personnalités politiques de gauche

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-15T17:00:05+00:00

Les représentants de plusieurs forces politiques de gauche, dont Clémentine Autain, Olivier Faure, François Ruffin et Marine Tondelier, appellent, dans une tribune au « Monde », la France et l’Europe à soutenir les forces démocratiques iraniennes pour que la population ne se voie pas confisquer la possibilité de décider de son destin.

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Netflix готує нові спін-офи "Бріджертонів": що відомо

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-01-15T16:59:00+00:00

Колаж УНІАН / СкриншотиNetflix продовжує розвивати популярну епохальну драму "Бріджертони", тож фанати можуть очікувати нові спін-офи серіалу. Як пише Deadline, про це заявив виконавчий продюсер та...

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Jenrick claims Labour and Tories ‘broke Britain’ as he defects to Reform UK – politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T16:54:53+00:00

Nigel Farage introduces former shadow justice secretary at press conference following upheaval in Tory partyFull report: Badenoch sacks JenrickNigel Farage, speaking at his press conference in Scotland, has said that “of course” he has had conversations with Robert Jenrick, who was sacked by Kemi Badenoch this morning for planning to defect.UPDATE: Farage said:I have had conversations with a number of very senior conservatives over the course of the last week, the last month. A lot of them realise that for all the talk on 8 May the Conservative Party will cease to be a national party. They wil

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US seizes another Venezuela-linked oil tanker

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-01-15T16:53:41+00:00

Video released by the US military shows troops boarding an oil tanker, said to have links to Venezuela.

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Regular spending on weight loss drugs ‘could affect size of mortgage you can get’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T16:49:24+00:00

Some brokers say monthly outgoings on drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro can knock thousands off the amount you can borrowRegularly spending large sums on weight loss drugs could reduce the amount people can borrow on a mortgage by thousands of pounds, some brokers are warning.When homebuyers apply for a mortgage, the lender carries out detailed affordability checks on their income and outgoings, which include regular payments such as subscriptions and memberships as well as amounts spent on things such as gambling. Continue reading...

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Why Israel Is Wary of Intervening in Iran

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-01-15T16:47:54+00:00

Israel is unlikely to do much to try to precipitate a regime change in Iran, seeing the government as far from the brink of collapse and the current protests as insufficient to push it to that point.

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EN DIRECT, Groenland : l’île autonome danoise « ne veut pas être dirigée ou contrôlée par les États-Unis », assure son premier ministre

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-15T16:46:44+00:00

« Nous choisissons le Danemark que nous connaissons aujourd’hui, et qui fait partie du royaume danois », a-t-il ajouté. Alors qu’une délégation de sénateurs américains doit arriver à Copenhague pour une visite de deux jours, les drapeaux groenlandais vont être exceptionnellement hissés devant le Parlement danois.

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EN DIRECT, Groenland : l’île autonome danoise « ne veut pas être dirigée ou contrôlée par les Etats-Unis », assure son premier ministre

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-15T16:46:40+00:00

« Nous choisissons le Danemark que nous connaissons aujourd’hui, et qui fait partie du royaume danois », a-t-il ajouté. Alors qu’une délégation de sénateurs américains doit arriver à Copenhague pour une visite de deux jours, les drapeaux groenlandais vont être exceptionnellement hissés devant le Parlement danois.

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EN DIRECT, Groenland : l’envoi de troupes européennes « n’a aucun impact sur l’objectif de Donald Trump d’acquérir » l’île

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-01-15T16:46:40+00:00

La porte-parole de la Maison Blanche a également affirmé que cela n’avait pas d’impact sur la prise de décision du président américain. « Le Groenland ne veut pas être dirigé ou contrôlé par les Etats-Unis », a réaffirmé jeudi son premier ministre.

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Timeline of Israel’s genocide on Gaza

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-01-15T16:46:32+00:00

The Trump administration has announced its ceasefire plan for Gaza is now in ‘Phase Two’.

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Robert Jenrick defects to Reform UK after Conservative party suspension

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T16:38:15+00:00

Announcement comes after Kemi Badenoch sacked shadow justice secretary over evidence of defection plotUK politics live – latest updatesRobert Jenrick has defected to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK after being sacked from the Conservative shadow cabinet.The former shadow justice secretary had the Conservative whip removed and his party membership suspended on Thursday after his party leader, Kemi Badenoch, said she had found “irrefutable evidence” that he was planning to defect from the party. Continue reading...

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Ugandan presidential candidate accuses government of ballot stuffing and arresting officials

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T16:36:55+00:00

Bibi Wine calls for voters to ‘reject the criminal regime’ on tense day of voting as some polling stations remained closed for hoursUganda’s most prominent opposition presidential candidate has accused the government of ballot stuffing and arresting and abducting his party’s officials during Thursday’s tense general election, which took place against against the backdrop of an internet shutdown.The pop star turned politician, Bobi Wine, wrote on X: “Internet switched off. Massive ballot stuffing reported everywhere. Our leaders … arrested. Many of our polling agents and supervisors abducted, a

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Opposition candidate Bobi Wine claims ‘massive ballot stuffing’ as Uganda goes to polls

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-01-15T16:36:55+00:00

Wine calls for voters to ‘reject the criminal regime’ on tense day of voting as some poll stations remain closed for hoursUganda’s most prominent opposition presidential candidate has accused the government of ballot stuffing and arresting and abducting his party’s officials during Thursday’s general election, which took place against against the backdrop of an internet shutdown.The pop star turned politician Bobi Wine wrote on X: “Internet switched off. Massive ballot stuffing reported everywhere. Our leaders … arrested. Many of our polling agents and supervisors abducted, and others chased o

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Чому Путін не напав на НАТО

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-01-15T16:36:00+00:00

У Кремлі пообіцяли, що Путін на врученні вірчих грамот іноземних послів 15 січня висловиться щодо "основних зовнішньополітичних питань". Але "виступ" не торкнувся ані США, ані Ірану, ані Венесуели. Зате...

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