Europe, News
January 12, 2026
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Former Chinese Envoy Says Europe’s Greatest Threat Comes From Within, Not Russia

Europe’s most serious security challenge comes not from Russia but from its own internal divisions and misjudgements, according to Cui Tiankai, one of China’s most senior and experienced diplomats. Cui argued that European leaders have incorrectly identified Moscow as their primary threat, while overlooking deeper political, social and strategic problems inside Europe itself. Speaking in […]

Middle East, News
January 12, 2026
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Hamas Says It Will Step Aside From Gaza Governance Under New Palestinian Leadership Plan

Hamas said it will dissolve its current governing structure in the Gaza Strip once a new Palestinian technocratic body assumes administrative control, signalling a potential shift in how the territory is run amid renewed diplomatic efforts to reshape post conflict governance. The group made the statement on Sunday but offered no clear timeline for when […]

News
January 12, 2026
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Former UK Ambassador Mandelson Apologises to Epstein Victims but Stops Short of Addressing Personal Links

Britain’s former ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, has issued a public apology to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, while declining to apologise for his own personal associations with the disgraced financier. The statement has reignited debate in the UK over accountability, public trust and the responsibilities of senior political figures. Mandelson, who stepped […]

News
January 12, 2026
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UK Regulator Opens Investigation Into X Over Grok AI’s Sexualised Deepfake Content

Britain’s media regulator has launched a formal investigation into X, the social media platform owned Elon Musk, following concerns that its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot generated sexually explicit and disturbing deepfake imagery. The probe focuses on whether the platform failed to meet its legal responsibility to protect users in the United Kingdom from potentially illegal […]

News
January 09, 2026
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Set for Manchester United Talks as Interim Return Considered

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is expected to hold talks with Manchester United on Tuesday as the club weighs up short term options to stabilise the team following recent instability. The Norwegian, who previously managed the club for nearly three years, is understood to be open to a return on an interim basis, though he faces competition […]

News
January 09, 2026
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Historic Exeter Cathedral School to Close Prep Section After 850 Years Amid Mounting Costs

One of England’s oldest educational institutions has announced it will close part of its school after more than eight centuries, blaming rising and “unavoidable financial pressures” following changes to the tax treatment of private education. The decision has sent shockwaves through Exeter and the wider education community, ending a tradition that dates back to the […]

News, Ukraine
January 09, 2026
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US and Ukraine Prepare $800bn Reconstruction Deal Aimed at Post War Recovery and Security

The United States and Ukraine are preparing to sign a sweeping reconstruction agreement worth an estimated $800 billion, marking one of the most ambitious post war rebuilding efforts in recent history. The deal, described officials as a “prosperity” agreement, is expected to be finalised at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where global political and […]