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  • Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. AP.

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  • A displaced Palestinian girl looks out of the window of a building damaged during earlier Israeli military strikes, in Gaza City on January 11, 2026. The majority of Gaza's 2. 4 million people have been displaced, often multiple times, by the war that began with Hamas's attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. With displaced families living in tented camps, a serious concerns has been raised over their living conditions. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

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  • President Donald Trump's threat to trigger the Insurrection Act in Minnesota has been dismissed as a 'blatant act of authoritarianism'. EPA

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  • Equinix, one of the biggest data centre companies in the world provided a rare tour of one of its facilities in Virginia, a place some are calling the data centre capital of the world.

    Tremendous power: A rare look inside the data centre boom fuelled by AI

  • Sheffield Wednesday have a proud heritage in English football, but are far adrift of the top flight. Getty Images

    Sheffield Wednesday set for Moneyball tactics as Jordanian royal seeks takeover

  • Palestinian children stand at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in the central Gaza Strip on January 9, 2026. Reuters

    What next for Gaza as Trump peace plan enters second stage?

  • A Greenland protest in front of the US embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark on Wednesday. EPA

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People walk past a large patriotic banner depicting the Iranian flag on Enghelab Square in Tehran on January 14, 2026. AFP

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  • Iran says no death sentence issued for protester amid US threats
  • US imposes sanctions on Iran over deadly suppression of protests
  • Oil prices tumble as Trump holds off Iran attack
Amirali Heydari, a 17-year-old killed protesting in Kermanshah, Iran, 'wanted peace and the right to live, the right to freedom'. Photo: Social media

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the US Capitol to meet a bipartisan group of senators after lunch with President Donald Trump. Reuters

Venezuelan opposition figure Machado gives Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal

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European troops sent to Greenland as talks with US fail

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, with Prof Majed Chergui, who won the medicine award. Antonie Robertson / The National

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  • Rory McIlroy with Shane Lowry on day one of the Dubai Invitational. Getty Images

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  • Morocco supporters celebrate their team's Afcon semi-final win against Nigeria at the Prince Moulay Abdellah stadium in Rabat. AFP

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  • Manchester United have appointed Michael Carrick as head coach until the end of the season. PA

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Mahmoud Khalil attends a pro-Palestinian protest outside Columbia University in October 2025. Reuters

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Children at a displacement camp in Gaza city, the day after the US announced the peace plan was moving to phase two. Reuters

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Palestine Action activists end prison hunger strike after 73 days

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Syrian government reinforcements travel to the SDF-held Dayr Hafir-Maskanah area, east of Aleppo. AFP

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New UN refugee chief calls on leaders to 'really act' to end Sudan war

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Palestinian citizen of Israel granted UK asylum over 'well-founded fears of persecution'

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  • Carl Gerges has designed projects across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Photo: Karim Ghorayeb

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    Four Saudi 100 designers debut new collections at Dubai pop-up

  • American designer Pia Lindsay will bring her colourful pieces to Doha Fashion Show. Photo: Pia Lindsay / Instagram

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  • From left, Silvia Damiani, Jessica Chastain and Guido Damiani at the Damiani boutique in Dubai. Photo: Damiani

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