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Afghanistan |
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| 1. | Islamic State group claims blast on Chinese restaurant in Kabul that killed 7 https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-kabul-explosion-islamic-state-group-claim-1b450333f11a4b82379259701ed54ab1 |
| 2. | ‘Content to die’: Afghanistan’s hunger crisis worsened by winter, aid cuts |
| 3. | China asks Taliban govt to protect its citizens |
| 4. | Veterans stand with Afghan allies as Senate Republicans say they’re a public safety risk |
| 5. | Border guards kill 4 Afghan gunmen who crossed into Tajikistan, authorities say
https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-tajikistan-border-gunmen-c2164d2a3739e9baed9a95d47e2ef3f0 |
| 6. | GOP senators seize on shooting by Afghan national to slam Biden-era resettlement programs |
| 7. | Collateral damage: The humanitarian consequences of Western sanctions on Afghanistan |
| 8. | Afghan government seeks to help malnourished women and children |
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Middle East |
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| 9. | Iran offers first government-issued death toll from protest crackdown, one far lower than activists |
| 10. | Updates: Israel launches strikes as Netanyahu joins Gaza ‘board of peace’ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/21/live-israel-launches-strikes-as-netanyahu-joins-gaza-board-of-peace |
| 11. | U.S. steps up military presence in Middle East as Iran warns of firm response to any attack https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-01-22/U-S-steps-up-military-presence-in-Middle-East-amid-tensions-with-Iran-1K8kDYctrMs/p.html |
| 12. | Emirati rescue, Saudi fury: Middle East heavyweights split over Yemen |
| 13. | Leaders receive US invite for ‘Board of Peace’ to go beyond Gaza conflict https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-names-rubio-blair-kushner-gaza-board-under-trumps-plan-2026-01-17/ |
| 14. | Is another United States Navy Supercarrier Heading To The Middle East? |
| 15. | Middle East allies urged Trump to hold off on Iran strikes: Diplomats to AP https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/560611.aspx |
| 16. | Pentagon Sends More F-15s to Middle East as Trump Weighs Action Against Iran https://www.airandspaceforces.com/pentagon-f-15s-middle-east-trump-iran/ |
| 17. | Middle East CEO’s more confident on growth than global peers: PwC survey |
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Africa |
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| 18. | Nigerian troops free 62 hostages, kill two militants in northwest operations |
| 19. | In Libya’s desert, Sudanese refugees cross paths as they flee or return to their homeland https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2026/01/17/in-libya-s-desert-sudanese-refugees-cross-paths-as-they-flee-or-return-to-their-homeland_6749537_124.html |
| 20. | South Africa declares a national disaster over flooding and severe weather https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-flood-rain-disaster-8b5744763b6a41ca479c0c9a8254b051 |
| 21. | Drone attacks shock city in central Sudan as war inches closer https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/drone-attacks-shock-city-central-sudan-war-inches-closer-2026-01-21/ |
| 22. | Humanitarian aid cuts push millions deeper into hunger amid rising violence and population displacement in West and Central Africa https://www.wfp.org/news/humanitarian-aid-cuts-push-millions-deeper-hunger-amid-rising-violence-and-population |
| 23. | South Sudan President Fires Interior Minister in a Move Threatening Peace Agreement https://www.ictj.org/latest-news/south-sudan%C2%A0president%C2%A0fires%C2%A0interior%C2%A0minister-%C2%A0move%C2%A0threatening%C2%A0peace%C2%A0agreement%C2%A0 |
| 24. | Guniea-Bissau’s junta to hold general elections on December 6 https://www.trtworld.com/article/2a2c7f70c2b2 |
| 25. | Central African Republic court validates Touadera’s re-election https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/central-african-republic-court-validates-touaderas-re-election/ar-AA1UvQdy |
| 26. | FIFA chief condemns ugly AFCON scenes amid claims Senegal ‘could be stripped’ of title https://talksport.com/football/3917088/fifa-chief-condemns-afcon-scenes-morocco-senegal-stripped-title/ |
