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Australia should reconsider alliance with ‘fiercely unpredictable’ US, former foreign ministers say

Bob Carr says Trump foreign policy presents a ‘colossal challenge’ for Australia and Gareth Evans says the Aukus pact should be reconsidered

The Guardian - AU

Trump’s move to pull US from key UN climate treaty may be illegal, experts say

President’s memo stating US ‘shall withdraw’ from UNFCCC marks first time any country has tried to exit the agreement

The Guardian - US

This Week in History: Communism banned, a voyage to Saturn and a miracle on the Hudson

Explore how major events between 12 and 18 January were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK

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‘Big step forward’: Myanmar military faces Rohingya genocide case at UN court

Survivors of violence hope proceedings will bring justice a step closer and set a precedent for future genocide allegations

The Guardian - UK

Fresh violence tests Touadéra’s new mandate in Central African Republic

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra is facing renewed violence in the country’s remote south-east just days into his third term, after a militia originally formed with Russian backing turned against the government.

Radio France Internationale

No staff, no equipment, no medicine: a doctor on returning to Gaza after 665 days in an Israeli prison

Dr Ahmed Muhanna, one of the country’s most senior emergency care consultants, says the scale of destruction he saw on his release brought him to tears

The Guardian - UK

Iran latest: Trump orders 25% tariff on any country doing business with Tehran

US president has threatened to strike Iran if its regime continues brutal crackdown on demonstrators

The Independent UK

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Jimmy Lai sentencing hearing begins in Hong Kong after people queue for days to show their support

Concerns have been raised over the British media tycoon’s health, as he suffers from hypertension and diabetes in prison

The Independent UK

New hope for justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya as World Court hears landmark genocide case

The International Court of Justice case against Myanmar could set precedents to be used in future genocide rulings, James C. Reynolds reports

The Independent UK

First Taliban-appointed diplomat arrives in India to take charge of Afghanistan embassy in Delhi

Mufti Noor Ahmad Noor has assumed the role of Charge d’Affaires at the Afghan mission in the Indian capital

The Independent UK

Fake AI-generated videos shared by Musk about Venezuela received millions of views

Within hours of Donald Trump’s announcement that Venezuela’s president had been captured, social media was flooded with AI-generated media. Bryony Gooch reports

The Independent UK

Africa’s climate finance rules are growing, but they’re weakly enforced – new research

Climate change is no longer just about melting ice or hotter summers. It is also a financial problem. Droughts, floods, storms and heatwaves damage crops, factories and infrastructure. At the same time, the global push to cut greenhouse gas emissions creates risks for countries that depend on oil, gas or…

The Conversation

Drone attack on Voronezh in Russia kills 1 person and wounds 3

Officials say a Ukrainian drone strike has killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh

The Independent UK

What unites Greenland, Venezuela and Ukraine? Trump’s immoral lies and Europe’s chronic weakness

The president’s inability to tell right from wrong fuels his increasingly dictatorial, illegal and erratic behaviour, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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The Independent UK

Myanmar holds second round of ‘sham elections’ amid armed conflict

Special rapporteur working with UN human rights office says elections are neither free nor fair

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv struggles to stabilise ruined power grid after major Russian attack

Residents battle bitter winter cold inside unheated apartments; Ukraine confirms UN to hold emergency meeting Monday on Russian ballistic missile attack. What we know on day 1,418

The Independent UK

Myanmar holds 2nd round of elections amid armed conflict

Myanmar has resumed voting in the second round of its first general election in five years, expanding polling to additional townships, including some areas affected by the current civil war between the military government and its armed opponents

The Guardian - AU

Human remains found in bushfire area – as it happened

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‘Thousands have been killed. Why would I vote?’ Myanmar’s people despair over sham election and plea for Aung San Suu Kyi’s return

IN FOCUS: Opposition groups and the UN have called for the international community to boycott the results of elections held by the military junta. Maung Maung, Peter Popham and James C Reynolds report

The Guardian - UK

‘History will tell’: as US pressure grows, Cuba edges closer to collapse amid mass exodus

Disillusioned with the revolution after 68 years of US sanctions and a shattered economy, one in four Cubans have left in four years. Can the regime, and country, survive the engulfing ‘polycrisis’?

The Conversation

Damn the torpedoes! Trump ditches a crucial climate treaty as he moves to dismantle America’s climate protections

On Jan. 7, 2026, President Donald Trump declared that he would officially pull the United States out of the world’s most important global treaty for combating climate change. He said it was because the treaty ran “contrary to the interests of the United States.”

The Independent UK

Britain’s former top judge tells Starmer: Make things right on cruel indefinite jail terms

Lord Thomas compares scandal to Post Office and infected blood sagas – as he calls on PM to scrap ‘unjust’ indefinite jail terms highlighted by The Independent

The Independent UK

Trump’s ‘morality’ raises nightmare of ghosts past in Colombia

ANALYSIS: As the belligerent US president threatens more attacks on South America with no regard to international law, he is causing real fear in the region, reports world affairs editor Sam Kiley from Bogota, Colombia

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: UK earmarks £200m to prepare for possible Ukraine troop deployment

British defence minister says money will be spent on vehicle upgrades, communication systems and counter-drone protection, ensuring troops are ready to deploy. What we know on day 1,417

Radio France Internationale

Macron seeks to reset France's Africa policy amid shrinking influence

President Emmanuel Macron has called for a “rebalanced”, “equal-to-equal” partnership between France and African countries, signalling a continued shift away from the military-heavy approach that long defined France’s presence on the continent.

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