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Trump’s board of peace is an imperial court completely unlike what was proposed
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent January 20, 2026

The US president’s global club was endorsed by the security council on a false prospectus and seems aimed at displacing the United NationsLike many punters who have tried to do business with Donald Trump in the past, the UN has found itself a victim of…

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Israel bulldozes Unrwa headquarters in East Jerusalem
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem January 20, 2026

Palestinian refugee agency compound is demolished, while teargas is fired at UN vocational school in West BankIsraeli crews have started bulldozing the Jerusalem headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in Jerusalem and fired teargas at a…

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Kurdish forces withdraw from IS detention camp in north-east Syria
ByWilliam Christou January 20, 2026January 20, 2026

US says it no longer supports SDF, which left camp as it loses swathes of territory to government forcesKurdish-led forces in Syria have announced a withdrawal from a detention camp in north-east Syria housing tens of thousands of Islamic State-linked …

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I am in Iran watching the protests and desperate for change. But I don’t believe the regime will fall | Anonymous
ByAnonymous January 20, 2026

I wish I were wrong, but all I see is a paranoid state digging inIran is caught in yet another round of widespread civil unrest. These lines are written amid an internet blackout and I didn’t know if I’d be able to send them out. Ever since the 2009 po…

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Out of the ruins: will Aleppo ever be rebuilt?
ByGhaith Abdul-Ahad January 20, 2026

Years of civil war have turned whole areas of the city into rows of empty husks. But after the fall of Assad, Syrians have returned to their old homes determined to rebuildThe kebab stall stood in the shadow of a building whose three upper floors had b…

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More than 100 Islamic State inmates escape jail amid clashes in north-east Syria
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and Dan Sabbagh in London January 19, 2026January 20, 2026

Two sides blame each other for release of inmates, as Syria’s president looks to gain control of north-eastMore than 100 inmates have escaped from a Syrian jail holding Islamic State prisoners amid clashes in the north-east of the country after an agre…

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‘She found her after 700 bodies’: Australian man recounts ordeal to retrieve the body of a relative killed in Iran
ByAdeshola Ore community affairs reporter January 19, 2026

A cousin managed to call Payam in Brisbane with the news – but many Iranian Australians are still waiting to hear from family amid the communication blackoutGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPayam* left his home – and many of h…

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Kremlin says Putin has been invited to join Trump’s Gaza ‘board of peace’
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent January 19, 2026January 19, 2026

Dmitry Peskov says Russia is seeking to ‘clarify all the nuances’ of Washington’s apparent offer before respondingThe Kremlin has announced that Vladimir Putin has been invited to join Donald Trump’s “board of peace”, set up last week with the intentio…

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Teenager among Iranian protesters sexually assaulted in custody, rights group says
ByDeepa Parent January 19, 2026

Two people detained in Kermanshah, including 16-year-old, tell group they were subjected to sexual abuse during arrestA 16-year-old was among protesters sexually assaulted in custody by the security forces in Iran during the nationwide uprising that ha…

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Syria president claims ‘victory for all’ as ceasefire with Kurdish-led force announced
ByAssociated Press January 19, 2026

Government’s truce with Syrian Democratic Forces follows advance on Kurdish-held areas amid struggle to control entire countryThe Syrian government on Sunday announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), taking almost full control of t…

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