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Iran FM Says Davos Appearance Cancellation Based on ‘Lies’

Iran's foreign minister hit out at the World Economic Forum in Davos for cancelling his appearance over a crackdown on recent protests, saying the decision was…

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Displaced Palestinians in a temporary camp in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip (EPA)

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Palestinian Infant Dies Due to Severe Cold in Gaza

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US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meet ahead of a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025. (Reuters)

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Egypt’s Sisi to Meet Trump on the Sidelines of Davos, Presidency Says

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Egypt's presidency said on…

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(FILES) Gold wafers are displayed at Galeri 24, a state-owned gold retailer, in Surabaya, East Java, on October 16, 2025, as Indonesia's gold price stays near record highs and demand for safe-haven assets remains strong. (Photo by Juni KRISWANTO / AFP)

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Gold Flashes Past $4,700/oz as Trump Threats Dampen Global Sentiment

Gold jumped past $4,700 per ounce for the first time on Tuesday, while silver traded near a record high, as US President Donald Trump's threats to slap extra…

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PKK Says Will 'Not Abandon' Syrian Kurds

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Kurdish children and their families fleeing a government advance through Kurdish-controlled areas arrive in the Kurdish Syrian city of Qamishli on January 19, 2026. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)

PKK Says Will 'Not Abandon' Syrian Kurds

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Syrian Interior Ministry: 120 ISIS Members Escape from Prison amid Clashes since 23 minutes
Syria Says Sharaa, Trump Discuss Kurdish Rights as Forces Deploy in Country’s North, East since 4 hours

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A photograph shows a demolished structure inside the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on January 20, 2026. (AFP)

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Israel Begins Demolitions Inside UNRWA Headquarters in East Jerusalem

Israeli bulldozers began demolitions at the headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem on Tuesday, in what the organization…

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Displaced Palestinians shelter in a tent camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, January 19, 2026. (Reuters)

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China Confirms Invited to Join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

Beijing confirmed on Tuesday that China had been invited to join US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace". "China has received the United States'…

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Over 5,000 Kyiv Buildings Without Power after Russian Attack

Police officers inspect remains of a Russian suicide drone, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 20, 2026. (Reuters)

Spain Mourns as Train Crash Toll Rises to 40

Members of the Spanish Civil Guard crime department work next to the trains involved in the accident, at the site of a deadly derailment of two high-speed trains near Adamuz, in Cordoba, Spain, January 19, 2026. (Reuters)

UN: More Than 8 Million Sudanese Need Food in 2026

Famine spreads in North Darfur and South Kordofan in Sudan (AP)

North Korea's Kim Sacks Vice Premier, Rails Against 'Incompetence'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks as he inspects the first phase of the renovation of the Ryongsong Machine Complex, in Pyongyang, North Korea, January 19, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS

GCC Chief Welcomes Syrian Government's Agreement with SDF

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. GCC

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From Davos: The World Looks to Saudi Vision, from Reform to Delivery

The CEO of Saudi Aramco, Engineer Amin Nasser (World Economic Forum)

Nasser from Davos: AI Has Generated $6 Billion for Aramco

Hadramout Governor and a member of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, Salem al-Khanbashi gives a media briefing in the port city of Mukalla in Hadramout, Yemen, January 19, 2026. (Reuters)

Al-Khanbashi: Hadramout Has Been Liberated from Al-Zubaidi, UAE's Hegemony

Lebanese army chief General Rodolphe Haykal. Photo: Army command

Lebanese Army Chief to Make Pivotal Visit to Washington Next Month

Men walk along a street past destroyed high-rise building, as efforts to restore the city's infrastructure resumes after nearly three years of devastation caused by war, in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on January 17, 2025. (AFP)

Khartoum Markets Back to Life but 'Nothing Like Before'

Mark Winterhoff, interim CEO of Lucid (Company)

Lucid in 2026: 'Made in Saudi Arabia' Label Goes Global

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Caption: Saudi Arabia seeks comprehensive solutions for southern Yemenis through the forthcoming dialogue (Reuters).

Saudi Support for Inclusive Southern Dialogue Without Monopoly or Exclusion

Ali Rabih (Aden) since 2 hours

GCC Chief Welcomes Syrian Government's Agreement with SDF

Saudi FM Holds Phone Calls with US Envoy for Syria, Omani Counterpart, US Secretary of State

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah.

Saudi Arabia, Algeria Discuss Security Cooperation

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz meet in Algiers on Monday. (SPA)

Saudi FM Holds Separate Talks with Jordanian, Turkish Counterparts

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah looks on during a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty (not pictured) at Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, 05 January 2026. (EPA)

Saudi Permanent Representative to Arab League Meets with Somali Counterpart

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Civilians cross a collapsed bridge linking Raqqa with its western countryside of Tabqa, northern Syria, 19 January 2026. EPA/AHMAD FALLAHA

Syrian Interior Ministry: 120 ISIS Members Escape from Prison amid Clashes

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Egypt’s Sisi to Meet Trump on the Sidelines of Davos, Presidency Says

Palestinian Infant Dies Due to Severe Cold in Gaza

PKK Says Will 'Not Abandon' Syrian Kurds

Israel Begins Demolitions Inside UNRWA Headquarters in East Jerusalem

Hamas Leaders Prepare for 'Safe Exit' from Gaza, Amid Doubts Over Return

A Palestinian child is seen as fighters from Hamas’ Qassam Brigades search for the bodies of Israeli hostages in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, last December. (EPA)

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FILE - This frame grab from footage circulating on social media shows protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire as they take to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Iranian Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world, in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP, File)

UN Rights Council to Hold Emergency Session on Iran, Document Shows

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Iran FM Says Davos Appearance Cancellation Based on ‘Lies’

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi adjusts glasses during a press conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, December 17, 2025. (Reuters)

Bessent Says US-Europe Relations Have ‘Never Been Closer’ Despite Greenland Crisis

Scott Bessent, US Secretary of the Treasury, holds a speech at the USA House during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP)

Australian Lawmakers Back Stricter Gun, Hate Crime Laws

A visitor places a pebble at a memorial site in remembrance to the lives lost during the Bondi Beach mass shooting on December 14, 2025, in Sydney, Australia, January 16, 2026. (Reuters)

Macron Sent Message to Trump Offering to Host G7 Meeting in Paris Thursday

French President Emmanuel Macron wears sunglasses as he speaks as he leads a meeting on New-Caledonia at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 19 January 2026. EPA/STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / POOL MAXPPP OUT

ISIS Claims Deadly Blast at Chinese-run Restaurant in Afghan Capital

Security forces stand at the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, 19 January 2026. EPA/SAMIULLAH POPAL

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From Davos: The World Looks to Saudi Vision, from Reform to Delivery

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Nasser from Davos: AI Has Generated $6 Billion for Aramco

Qatar Central Bank Says AI Operational Risks Need Prudential Focus

A boat makes its way past the Doha skyline in Doha, Qatar on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Croatia's Vujcic Nominated as ECB's Next Vice President

Croatian Central Bank Governor Boris Vujcic pictured during an interview with Reuters in Zagreb (Reuters file photo)

In His Second Year, Trump Imposes a New Global Economic Reality

16 January 2026, US, Washington: US President Donald Trump attends a rural health investment roundtable in the East Room of the White House. Photo: Andrew Leyden/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

US-Saudi Business Council President: Critical Minerals Cooperation Enhances Supply Chain Resilience

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Italy Uncovers Basilica Designed by Vitruvius, the 'Father of Architecture'

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A handout photo made available by Regione Marche press office shows the excavations in Piazza Andrea Costa from which large columns emerge, remains believed of the Basilica of Vitruvius, in Fano, Italy, 19 January 2026. (EPA/Regione Marche press office)

Italy Uncovers Basilica Designed by Vitruvius, the 'Father of Architecture'

Italian officials on Monday hailed the discovery of a more than 2,000-year-old public building attributed to Vitruvius, the ancient Roman architect and…

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People wait for the Louvre museum to open as employees at the Louvre Museum vote to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world's most visited museum, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 in Paris. (AP)

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French TV Broadcasts Louvre Robbery Images

Footage of the spectacular robbery at the Louvre Museum has been broadcast for the first time on French television, showing the brazen jewel thieves breaking…

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Culture

Cultural Development Fund Highlights Economic Value of Saudi Culture in Davos

The Cultural Development Fund (CDF) is participating in the Saudi House pavilion initiative, led by the Ministry of Economy and Planning, during the Annual…

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The cooperation agreement aims to support local and regional artisans and designers. SPA

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Red Sea Museum Signs Cooperation Agreement to Support Artisans and Designers

Saudi Arabia’s Museums Commission announced the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Red Sea Museum and Ahmed Angawi Studio to launch the "Made in…

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Culture

Saudi Arabia Participates in Cairo International Book Fair 2026

The Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission will lead the Kingdom’s participation in the 57th edition of the Cairo International Book Fair 2026…

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Sports

Veteran Monfils Exits to Standing Ovation on Australian Open Farewell

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Gael Monfils of France acknowledges to the crowds after losing his Men’s Singles first round match against Dane Sweeny of Australia at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 20 January 2026. (EPA)

Veteran Monfils Exits to Standing Ovation on Australian Open Farewell

French entertainer Gael Monfils was bundled out of the Australian Open in the first round on Tuesday in a brave farewell to a tournament he has lit up so many…

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Morocco's forward #07 Hamza Igamane reacts as he misses his penatly during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) semi-final football match between Nigeria and Morocco at the Prince Moulay Abdellah stadium in Rabat on January 14, 2026. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

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Morocco's Igamane Suffers ACL Injury

Lille striker Hamza Igamane suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in Morocco's Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal, the Ligue 1 side announced…

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Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina signs autographs after her victory against Slovenia's Kaja Juvan in their women's singles match on day three of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 20, 2026. (AFP)

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Precision-Serving Former Finalist Rybakina Powers on in Melbourne

Former finalist Elena Rybakina warned Tuesday if her serve was firing she would be a threat at the Australian Open, after reinforcing her title credentials…

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Sports

Indonesia's Janice Tjen prepares to serve Canada's Leylah Fernandez during their women's singles match on day three of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 20, 2026. (AFP)

Sports

Tjen First Indonesian to Win at Australian Open in 28 Years

Janice Tjen called it "special" after she pulled off an upset to become the first Indonesian to win a match at the Australian Open in 28 years on Tuesday. …

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Sports

Madison Keys of USA celebrates winning her match against Oleksandra Oliynykova of Ukraine in their Women's Singles first round match on day 3 of the Australian Open tennis tournament at KIA Arena in Melbourne, Australia, 20 January 2026. (EPA)

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‘Timid’ Keys Makes Shaky Start to Australian Open Title Defense

A jittery Madison Keys said Tuesday she was "too timid" after getting the defense of her Australian Open crown off to a stuttering start, losing the first four…

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Wave of Low Temperature Brings Rare Snowfall to Shanghai

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A woman holding an umbrella rides a bicycle amid snowfall in Shanghai, China January 20, 2026. (Reuters)

Wave of Low Temperature Brings Rare Snowfall to Shanghai

A wave of low temperature sweeping southern China brought rare snowfall to Shanghai on Tuesday, delighting residents of the financial hub as authorities…

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View of gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) penguins at the Paradise Bay in the Gerlache Strait -which separates the Palmer Archipelago from the Antarctic Peninsula, on January 20, 2024. (AFP)

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Researchers Find Antarctic Penguin Breeding Is Heating up Sooner, and That’s a Problem

Warming temperatures are forcing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier and that's a big problem for two of the cute tuxedoed species that face extinction by the…

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This image taken from video provided by WZZM shows part of a severe multi-car pileup leading Michigan State Police to shut down an interstate south of Grand Rapids Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Ottawa County, Mich. (WZZM via AP)

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100 Vehicles Pile Up in Michigan Crash Amid Snowstorm

More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off an interstate in Michigan on Monday as snow fueled by the Great Lakes blanketed the state. The…

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A man makes his way in the heavy snow in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, Dec. 20, 2022. (Reuters)

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Japan’s Airlines Cancel Flights as Blizzards Hit Northwest Coast

Strong winds and heavy snowfall forced the cancellation of dozens of airline flights headed to and from Japan's northwestern coast, the country's largest…

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A lifeguard patrols North Steyne beach as beaches are closed after recent shark attacks, in Sydney, Australia, January 20, 2026. (Reuters)

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Surfer Bitten in 4th Shark Attack off Australia’s East Coast in 3 Days

A surfer had minor injuries from being bitten by a shark Tuesday in the fourth attack off the coast of Australia's most populous state in three days. The…

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