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Ivory Coast president appoints brother as vice prime minister

Ivory Coast Defense Minister Tene Birahima Ouattara speaks during the inauguration of a new international academy that will train civilian security experts and military officers in the fight against terrorism, in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast June 10, 2021. REUTER/Luc Gnago
Ivory Coast Defense Minister Tene Birahima Ouattara speaks during the inauguration of a new international academy that will train civilian security experts and military officers in the fight against terrorism, in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast June 10, 2021. REUTER/Luc Gnago

Spain closes Pegasus spyware probe again, saying Israel has not responded

FILE PHOTO: The word Pegasus, binary code and the Spanish flag are seen in this illustration taken May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: The word Pegasus, binary code and the Spanish flag are seen in this illustration taken May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Saudi state TV says King Salman chairs cabinet days after leaving hospital

FILE PHOTO: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired a virtual cabinet meeting from his office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 28, 2024. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired a virtual cabinet meeting from his office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 28, 2024. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Influential Israeli minister Smotrich calls for US-led centre for Gaza to be shuttered

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a press conference regarding settlements expansion for the long-frozen E1 settlement, that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a press conference regarding settlements expansion for the long-frozen E1 settlement, that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Greenland welcomes European response to Trump's tariffs

A view of buildings in Nuuk, Greenland, January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
A view of buildings in Nuuk, Greenland, January 14, 2026. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Man City's Guardiola wary of unpredictable United under new boss Carrick

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup - Semi Final - First Leg - Newcastle United v Manchester City - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - January 13, 2026 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola celebrates after the match REUTERS/Scott Heppell
Soccer Football - Carabao Cup - Semi Final - First Leg - Newcastle United v Manchester City - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - January 13, 2026 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola celebrates after the match REUTERS/Scott Heppell

Macron on Greenland: If sovereignty of an ally is affected, knock-on effects would be unprecedented

FILE PHOTO: France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the so-called 'Coalition of the Willing' summit, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 6, 2026. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a press conference upon the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the so-called 'Coalition of the Willing' summit, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, January 6, 2026. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Japan PM Takaichi may call early election, says coalition partner

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had a meeting with her party's coalition partner Hirofumi Yoshimura in January.
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had a meeting with her party's coalition partner Hirofumi Yoshimura in January.

Dutch parties aiming for rare minority coalition government

FILE PHOTO: Democrats 66 (D66) party leader Rob Jetten speaks next to the media members at the Dutch Parliament, after the Dutch parliamentary elections, in The Hague, Netherlands, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Democrats 66 (D66) party leader Rob Jetten speaks next to the media members at the Dutch Parliament, after the Dutch parliamentary elections, in The Hague, Netherlands, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo

UK, Canada, Germany and others condemn Israel's West Bank settlement plan

A view shows homes in the Jewish settlement of Givat Harel, taken from the Jewish settlement of Givat Haroeh in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
A view shows homes in the Jewish settlement of Givat Harel, taken from the Jewish settlement of Givat Haroeh in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.