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Israel carries out deadly attacks on Gaza a day before the Rafah crossing is due to reopen.

TOPSHOT - A man reacts while sitting amid the rubble of Sheikh Radwan police station in Gaza City on January 31, 2026, following an Israeli air strike.

Numerous US military assets in the Gulf region are ‘within the range of our medium-range missiles’, Iran warns.

epa12630229 People walk past a billboard depicting former Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in downtown Tehran, Iran, 06 January 2026. The country is facing a wave of anti-government protests amid a deepening economic crisis, fueled by rising prices of basic goods and a sharp decline in the national currency, driven by regional tensions with Israel and the US, as well as longstanding US and EU sanctions. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iran pushes back after Donald Trump says Tehran can either negotiate ‘a fair and equitable deal’ or face a US ‘armada’.

Anti-American posters and Iranian flags displayed in Tehran

Palestinians in Gaza urge mediators to pressure Israel into fulfilling humanitarian commitments outlined in ceasefire.

Palestinian flags in Gaza

Videos show the victim holding a phone in his hand, not a handgun, as he ⁠tries to help other US protesters.

People protest against ICE in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 25, 2026. [Adam Gray/AP Photo]

At least one person has been killed in overnight Russian attacks on the capital and the northeastern city.

Firefighters walk in front of semi-trucks destroyed during Russian overnight drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 24, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Makarenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says officials from Ukraine, Russia and the US will hold trilateral ⁠meetings in the UAE.

President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan receives the heads of delegations participating in the UAE hosted trilateral talks between the United States, Russia and Ukraine, Director of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kirill Budanov, United States Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov, Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Igor Kostyukov, and Jared Kushner at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, January 23, 2026. Hamad Al Kaabi/UAE Presidential Court/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Board was initially aimed at rebuilding Gaza due to Israeli genocide, but was later pitched as global conflict body.

Men carry a body bag at Al-Shifa hospital after four Palestinians were killed whilst collecting firewood east of the Zeitoun neighborhood, Gaza City on January 22, 2026.

Agreement stipulates handover of Raqqa, Deir Az Zor to government, as well as all oil and gas fields in the region.

Military personnel sit on top of a tank, after the Syrian Democratic Forces withdrew from Deir Az Zor province

Army says its forces are working to remove mines and other war remnants as they continue advancement.

People celebrate the entry of Syrian army forces into the Deir Hafer area