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Struggling to navigate the Epstein files? Here is a visual guide
The US Department of Justice has released three million files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Ramadan 2026: Fasting hours, suhoor and iftar times around the world
The dawn-to-dusk fast lasts anywhere from 11.5 to 15.5 hours, depending on where in the world you are.
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Modi to Kevin Rudd: How Epstein files set off a storm far beyond the US
Latest files include emails and messages between Epstein and powerful men in India, UK, Australia and Slovakia.
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US AND ISRAEL ATTACK IRAN
Multiple explosions heard in Tehran, elsewhere, as Israel launches attacks on Iran with US help.
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Files reveal Epstein was offered chance to buy US Pentagon, FBI buildings
New files show Epstein, who had close ties to Israel, was offered sensitive US government real estate deals.
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Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum considers legal action after Elon Musk criticism
President Sheinbaum responds to accusations from Musk that she was repeating what ‘cartel bosses tell her to say’.
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Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to “evaporate” in Gaza, Al Jazeera Investigation finds.
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Trump says strikes on Iran will continue as Tehran hits US assets in Gulf
Trump says attacks on Iran will continue until all of his objectives are met, as Tehran keeps up raids on US assets.
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Iran vows to ‘completely close’ Hormuz Strait if US attacks power plants
US-Israel attacks on Iran continue as Israeli forces blow up the Qasimiyah Bridge in south Lebanon.
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US demands Iran accept defeat as Tehran rejects talks, vows to fight
Iranian official describes US’s 15-point plan as ‘maximalist’ as state television outlines five conditions for peace.
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Iran warns of ‘zero restraint’ if energy facilities attacked again
Iran strikes Israeli oil refinery in northern city of Haifa as Tehran launches attacks on regional energy facilities.
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Israel bombs Iran, Lebanon; Trump says war to last 4 weeks or longer
Iran strikes energy infrastructure across the Gulf as IRGC announces closure of Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei to replace his father as supreme leader
Iran’s military and political leaders pledge allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei as US-Israeli attacks continue.
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Trump again says talks with Iran under way, 12 killed in attack on Tehran
US-Israeli strikes on Iran continue despite claim of talks, with at least 12 killed, 28 wounded in one attack on Tehran.
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Iran says US, Israel have hit nearly 10,000 civilian sites since war began
Iran accuses the US and Israel of targeting civilians, saying more than 1,300 have been killed across the country.
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China carries out further executions of Myanmar scam centre suspects
Executions are part of broader crackdown by Beijing on scam centres across Southeast Asia built on an industrial scale.
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Iran attacks Qatar, Saudi, UAE energy sites; Riyadh says Tehran trust gone
Iranian strikes on Gulf energy come after Israel attacked Iran’s South Pars gasfield and navy assets in the north.
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The US-Israeli strategy against Iran is working. Here is why
Every aspect of Iran’s ability to project regional power is being successfully degraded.
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Trump says Iran war will be over soon as US-Israeli attacks continue
US-Israeli strikes on Tehran continue as Iranian counterattacks target Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
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Trump says Iranian forces on Kharg Island bombed, warns oil facilities next
Intense strikes target central Tehran as US president says ‘powerful’ bombing raid hit Iranian forces on Kharg Island.
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US embassy in Dubai hit; Israel pounds Iran, Lebanon as death toll rises
US and Israel continue to pound Iran and Lebanon, as Tehran’s counterstrikes disrupt oil flows in the Middle East.
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Trump talks up deal with Tehran as Iranian missile, drone attacks continue
Iranian missiles, drones target Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Jordan as Trump says Iran has ‘chance to make a deal’.
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Trump says Iran being ‘demolished’; Tehran warns US against ground invasion
Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says ‘no reason why we should negotiate’, calls Washington untrustworthy.
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Iran says civilian areas bombed as Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’
US-Israeli attacks on Iran continue as Israel’s bombing of Lebanon kills at least 217 people, injures almost 800.
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Tehran calls Trump’s peace talk claims ‘fake news’, as attacks continue
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard calls Trump a ‘deceitful American president’, accuses him of ‘contradictory behaviour’.
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US Senate fails to curb Trump’s war powers on Iran; Israel pounds Lebanon
US and Israel bombard Iran as Israeli forces hammer Lebanon and the widening conflict causes energy prices to spike.
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Iran warns of retaliatory attacks on US, Israeli universities
Antiwar protesters rally in Tel Aviv and US cities, as attacks kill a family of four in Iran’s Bushehr province.
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Trump’s Board of Peace meets: Who’s in, who’s out, what’s on the agenda?
Asian and Middle Eastern partners line up in Washington, while Europe tries to keep a distance.
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‘Playing with fire’: Iran vows response after civilian nuclear sites struck
Iranian Red Crescent says more than 92,600 civilian units were damaged across the country in US-Israeli attacks.
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Trump says wants to take Iran’s oil; Kuwait power and desalination site hit
Kuwait says an Indian worker has been killed in an Iranian raid as attacks across the Gulf continue.
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Trump says no ceasefire as Khamenei tells of ‘dizzying blow’ to US, Israel
Trump says Strait of Hormuz must be protected from Iranian attacks ‘by other nations who use it’.
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When is Ramadan 2026, and how is the moon sighted?
The first day of fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Mecca will likely be Thursday, February 19.
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Israel bombs Tehran oil depots; Iranian attacks on Gulf states continue
Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE report more attacks despite assurance from Iran’s president that the strikes will stop.
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Khamenei demands closure of US bases as Trump says war going ‘very well’
Israeli strikes kill dozens more in Lebanon, including 5 children among nine people killed in attack on village of Arki.
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Fire after Kuwaiti oil tanker hit ‘by Iran’; 3 UN troops killed in Lebanon
Saudi, Qatari, Jordanian leaders meet as Iran continues to retaliate for US-Israeli raids with attacks on Gulf nations.
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Trump asks world to keep Strait of Hormuz open; 15 killed in Iran’s Isfahan
US President Donald Trump says allies who rely on Gulf oil must help keep the Strait of Hormuz open.
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Iran dismisses Trump’s claim of talks; fire erupts near Dubai airport
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran never sought a ceasefire with the US, and is ready for a long war.
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Iran mourns Larijani and Basij chief; Iranian attack kills 2 in Israel
Iran launches attacks on Israel, killing two, as Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia intercept more missiles, drones.
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Trump scolds allies over Strait of Hormuz operation; UAE closes airspace
US President Donald Trump criticises allies’ reluctance to commit forces to open the key waterway for Gulf oil exports.
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Republicans condemn racist Trump video post depicting Obamas as apes
Members of Trump’s political party called for the removal of the reposted clip, which has since been taken down.
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Iran sets three conditions for peace; oil tankers in Iraqi port attacked
Iran demands recognition of its rights, war reparations and guarantees against future aggression to end the war.
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Trump threatens attacks on Iran power plants over Strait of Hormuz closure
Donald Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants if it fails to open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.
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Former US F-35 fighter pilot arrested for training Chinese air force
US Justice Department accuses former Air Force officer Gerald Brown of training Chinese military pilots.
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US military moves Navy, Air Force assets to the Middle East: What to know
Trump says US ‘armada’ is heading towards the Gulf, raising fears of a military escalation in the region.
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Italy says cannot join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ because of constitution
Under constitution Italy cannot join because power would be wielded by one leader standing above other members.
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US-Iran tension lingers as Tehran reopens airspace
Tensions are rising in the region after the US began to withdraw some personnel from an airbase in Qatar.
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Bangladesh begins counting votes as polls formally close in crunch election
The landmark election determines the country’s leadership and return to democracy following a 2024 student-led uprising.
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Arundhati Roy ‘shocked’ by jury’s Gaza remarks, quits Berlin film festival
Jury chair Wim Wenders said filmmakers ‘have to stay out of politics’ when asked about German support for Israel’s war.
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Trump says he wants to ‘win’ in Iran; Tehran accuses US of destabilisation
These were the developments on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
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Greenland’s strategic position in seven maps: Why Trump wants the island
The world’s largest island sits in the Arctic Circle and is strategically and economically valuable.
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