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Afghanistan |
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| 1. | Clashes between residents and gold mining company kill 4 in Afghanistan |
| 2. | Pakistan-Afghanistan relations deteriorate due to Taliban’s refusal to act against TTP: Report https://kmsnews.org/kms/2026/01/09/pakistan-afghanistan-relations-deteriorate-due-to-talibans-refusal-to-act-against-ttp-report.html |
| 3. | Taliban Confirm Detention of Female Journalist In Kunduz, Deny Link To Media Work |
| 4. | Over 2,400 Afghan Migrants Returned From Pakistan and Iran in One Day, Taliban Commission Says |
| 5. | Afghan Taliban appoint first envoy to India since return to power |
| 6. | Afghan Women Face Hardship Amid Forced Returns from Pakistan, Iran
https://www.khaama.com/afghan-women-face-hardship-amid-forced-returns-from-pakistan-iran/ |
| 7. | Pakistan Allows Re-Export of Stranded Afghan Cargo Containers At Ports |
| 8. | Afghan women launch global campaign against worst gender discrimination |
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Middle East |
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| 9. | Iran protests live updates: death toll passes 2,500 as Trump warns Tehran against executions |
| 10. | Iranian protestors reject US and Israeli interference |
| 11. | Lyse Doucet: Iran’s rulers face biggest challenge since 1979 revolution |
| 12. | Iran plunged into internet blackout as nationwide anti-government turmoil spreads
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/08/middleeast/how-irans-protests-spread-intl |
| 13. | US citizens should ‘leave Iran now’, says US state department – as it happened |
| 14. | Israel says it killed 2 senior Hamas militants as Gaza reports 14 dead |
| 15. | Syria’s information minister says SDF not taking tangible steps towards integration |
| 16. | Qatar and UAE to join U.S.-led effort to bolster technology supply chain |
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Africa |
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| 17. | Operation against Nigerian kidnapping gang kills ‘200 bandits’ – official tells BBC |
| 18. | Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships arrive for drills in South Africa |
| 19. | Uganda shuts down internet ahead of election, orders rights groups to halt work |
| 20. | Protestors in South Africa condemn US intervention in Venezuela, call for Maduro’s release |
| 21. | US bolsters Nigeria’s military with supplies in security partnership
https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2026/us-bolsters-nigerias-military-with-supplies-in-security-partnership |
| 22. | Nigeria revokes licenses of tanker drivers who refuse to go to Mali amid jihadist blockade
https://www.aol.com/news/niger-revokes-licences-tanker-drivers-102434131.html |
| 23. | South Africa welcomes U.S. House approval of Africa trade programme renewal |
| 24. | Bengal tiger cubs rescued from illegal trade in Johannesburg, South Africa
https://english.news.cn/africa/20260110/e27035d2e1bf4773bdbdfd240b9baef0/c.html |
