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Demonstrators gather near the site of where state and local authorities say a man was shot by federal agents earlier in the morning in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 24, 2026. — AFP pic

Second civilian shot dead by US immigration agents in Minneapolis sparks outrage

The UK is setting up a national force to unify agencies, which they dub ‘the British FBI’, and fight complex crimes. — Unsplash pic

‘British FBI’ on the cards as UK police undergo largest reforms in 200 years

People wrapped in plastic bags lie on the ground representing those who died in the protest in Iran during a ‘Solidarity with the People of Iran’ event in front of City Hall in Downtown Los Angeles on January 18, 2026. — Getty Images via AFP

Iranians in US face deportation to Iran despite protest deaths and executions

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station during the third and final phase of Myanmar's general election in Mandalay on January 25, 2026. — AFP pic

Myanmar votes today in final election phase critics say entrenches army rule

China and Russia may feel emboldened by US action under Trump but the countries threatened by their territorial ambitions still want to believe they are protected. — AFP pic

Across the globe, views vary about Trump’s world vision

A Guatemalan Army soldier stands guard next to an elderly woman on a street of the Gallito neighborhood during the state of emergency declared by the government in Guatemala City on January 22, 2026. Guatemalan soldiers began patrolling gang-controlled neighborhoods in the capital on January 20, after attacks that left ten police officers dead and prompted the government to declare a state of siege, according to official sources and an AFP journalist. — AFP pic

What’s driving Guatemala’s surge in gang violence?

An Afghan man rides a bicycle along a road during snowfall in the green zone area of Kabul on January 22. — AFP pic

Afghanistan storms leave 61 dead and 110 injured as Salang highway shuts, families struggle in snow

Greece was the main entry point into Europe for Syrian refugees at the height of Europe’s migration crisis in 2015. — AFP

Greece submits bill to toughen migrant trafficking penalties, including life sentences

General Zhang Youxia, 75, is China’s highest-ranked officer and the more senior vice-chairman of its Central Military Commission currently under a corruption investigation with another top-ranking officer, Liu Zhenli. — AFP file pic

Two generals under probe as China’s sweeping anti-corruption drive reaches military top brass

Heavy rains triggered pre-dawn landslides in two villages on the Indonesian island of Java on January 24, 2026, forcing the urgent evacuation of dozens of residents. — Screengrabs from X/NOVELO

At least eight dead, 82 missing after landslide in Indonesia’s West Bandung

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (left) is welcomed by Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen (right) after she landed at the airport in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 23, 2026. — AFP pic

The enemy of my enemy: Greenland and Denmark unite against Trump’s Arctic plans

A US fighter jet lands on USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean. The US military said on January 24, 2026 that is is focusing its assets on protecting the home front and the Indo-Pacific region, where it sees China as a threat.  — Reuters file pic

Pentagon signals shift: US defence for homeland and Indo-Pacific, allies on their own in 2026 plan

European carriers Air France and KLM have stopped flights to certain Middle East cities due to geopolitical tensions there. — AFP pic

Air France and KLM pause Dubai and Tel Aviv flights as US watches Iran

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters gather for a rally in Sylhet on January 22, 2026 ahead of the country’s February 2026 general election – the first since the 2024 uprising ended the autocratic rule of Sheikh Hasina. — AFP pic

Who to vote for now? In Hasina stronghold, Bangladeshis ask after Awami League ban

US President Donald Trump brandished a folder in front of reporters that he said listed 365 achievements since he was sworn in on January 20, 2026. — AFP pic

White House says Trump ‘absolutely right’ after UK backlash over Nato claims

Italy has been invited by the US to join his global ‘Board of Peace’ initiative, but Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told Donald Trump her country faced ‘constitutional problems’ that bar it from joining any organisation led by a single person. — AFP pic

Italian PM praises Trump, suggests he could win Nobel Peace Prize for Ukraine peace