Pro-Palestine activist on hunger strike says he will begin refusing water
Palestine Action-linked remand prisoner Umer Khalid calls on the UK to engage with his protest demands.
Day: January 22, 2026
UK not ready to sign up to Donald Trump’s ‘board of peace’, says Yvette Cooper
Foreign secretary says Britain supports president’s Gaza plan but there are concerns around involvement of PutinUK politics live – latest updatesDavos live – latest updatesBritain will not join Donald Trump’s “board of peace” on Thursday, Yvette Cooper…
SmarterMail Auth Bypass Exploited in the Wild Two Days After Patch Release
A new security flaw in SmarterTools SmarterMail email software has come under active exploitation in the wild, two days after the release of a patch.
The vulnerability, which currently does not have a CVE identifier, is tracked by watchTowr Labs as WT-…
Gunman at large in Australian town after three people shot dead
A gunman is reported to be at large in an Australian town following shootings that killed three people and wounded one.
Iran blocked the internet amid deadly protests. Some voices are still getting through
Weeks into an internet blackout in Iran, NPR speaks to a protester who is still online and a U.S.-based activist who is trying to get more Starlink terminals into the country to get more people online.
Trump’s provocative rhetoric about Greenland threatens long-standing world order
President Trump says he won’t take Greenland by force, but he delivered provocative statements that have threatened to tear down the pillars of the world order constructed by the U.S. 80 years ago.
The U.S. is leaving the WHO. But like most breakups, the details are complicated
The U.S.’s break from the World Health Organization is almost finalized. But the details of the breakup are complicated – as are the post-divorce dynamics.
South Korea’s Kospi stock index breaks through the record 5,000 level, driven by chip stocks, led by Samsung, up ~3X, and SK Hynix, up ~4x, in the past year (Daniel Tudor/Financial Times)
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South Korea’s Kospi stock index breaks through the record 5,000 level, driven by chip stocks, led by Samsung, up ~3X, and SK Hynix, up ~4x, in the past year — Kospi is up almost 20% in 2026 as reforms…
Video: US seizes 7th Venezuela-linked oil tanker
The Trump administration has released a video of a Venezuela-linked tanker which the US military apprehended on Tuesday (20 January), the seventh such incident of its kind.
Afghan Resistance Museum Gets Revamp Under Taliban Rule
An Afghan who fought against Soviet forces still visits a museum celebrating the resistance, but, in keeping with rules by the Taliban authorities, the displays have undergone notable changes recently.