Some of the world’s most densely populated river deltas are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, exposing more than 236mn people to growing flood risk, according to a major international study published on January 14. »»»

The United States will freeze immigrant visa processing for 75 countries starting on January 21 as part of efforts to prevent applicants deemed likely to rely on public benefits from entering the country, Fox News Digital reported on January 14. »»»

The United States will freeze immigrant visa processing for 75 countries starting on January 21 as part of efforts to prevent applicants deemed likely to rely on public benefits from entering the country, Fox News Digital reported on January 14. »»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe From Protests to Plot: How Iran Unmasked a US–Israeli Destabilization Campaign 14-01-2026 23:14 PM Batoul Wehbe What began as scattered pro»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, held a telephone conversation with his brother, President of the Syrian Arab Republic HE President Ahmed Al Sharaa. During the call, they reviewed the fraternal relations between the two brotherly countries and ways to support and strengthen»»»

Verizon Wireless is experiencing a widespread outage Wednesday with some customers saying their devices are stuck in SOS mode. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Verizon Wireless is experiencing a widespread outage Wednesday with some customers saying their devices ar»»»

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Beach Academy Wales (@beachacademywales) Jan. 14 (UPI) -- An educational center in Wales is trying to solve the mystery of hundreds of Victorian-style shoes found during a beach clean-up. The Beach Academy CIC, based in Porthcawl, said volunteers working»»»

Tunis, Jan. 14 (TAP) – Weather conditions on Wednesday night will be marked by scattered clouds over most areas, with the possibility of local fog forming along the eastern coasts late at night, according to forecasts issued by the National...»»»

Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, along with the Democracy Defenders Fund and Hangly Aronchick Segal Pudlin and Schiller, filed a motion to join EEOC v. The University of Pennsylvania on behalf of five UPenn organizations Wednesday. The Equal Employment Opportunit»»»

The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele (R), walks alongside the vice president of Costa Rica, Mary Munive, at Juan Santamaria airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Tuesday. Bukele on an official visit during which he was to lay the cornerstone of a high security prison modeled after a facility bu»»»

Tangiers, Morocco: Sadio Mane scored a 78th-minute winner to give Senegal a 1-0 victory over Egypt on Wednesday in their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in Tangiers. Former champions Senegal dominated possession against cautious Egypt and will face hosts Morocco or Nigeria on Sunday in the final. »»»

Doha, Qatar: The State of Qatar has expressed hope that the start of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza will help stabilise the situation and address the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the territory. In comments to the Qatar News Agency (QNA) on Wednesday, Dr Majed bin Mo»»»

The surviving family of Renee Good, pictured, has secured legal services, and federal officer Jonathan Ross seeks legal representation following Good's shooting death on January 7 in Minneapolis. Screengrab courtesy of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement video | License Photo Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The »»»

Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of death and injury Heading home after joining a protest in Tehran on 8 January, Reza put his arms around his wife Maryam to protect her. "Suddenly, I felt my arm go light – there was only her jacket in my hands," he told a family member, who late»»»

Washington: Denmark's top diplomat said Wednesday he failed to change the mind of US President Donald Trump's administration on his threats to seize Greenland after flying to the White House for talks. The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland, an autonomous territory of Copenhagen, met with V»»»

California's top prosecutor has launched an investigation into the spread of sexualised AI deepfakes generated by Elon Musk's AI model Grok. Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement announcing the probe: "The avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual, sexually explicit material that x»»»

DOHA: The 15th edition of the Qatar International Food Festival (QIFF) officially opened on Wednesday evening at the 974 Stadium precinct, one of the iconic venues of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, marking the start of ten days of culinary celebrations running until January 24. Speaking at the open»»»

New York, 14 January 2026 (dpa/MIA) – Officials from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have searched the home of a Washington Post reporter. The newspaper itself, along with the New York Times, reported on Wednesday that the measure was related to investigations against a government empl»»»

Skopje, 14 January 2026 (MIA) — Democratic Union for Integration president Ali Ahmeti said the DUI approved of the proposal given at the leaders meeting earlier Wednesday that a single electoral district be formed trhough amendments to the Electoral Code, whereas regarding Prime Minister Hristijan »»»

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits with Ukrainian soldiers during a visit to the Donetsk region of Ukraine in December 2022. Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said 2 million Ukrainians are wanted for dodging the country’s draft in addition to the 200,000 who have gone AWOL. Fil»»»

Child protection group “The Smile of the Child” posted a video on social media urging 16-year-old Laura, who went missing last Thursday after leaving her home in Rio, Patra, to contact the organization and confirm she is safe. The group said any conversation would be private and nonjudgmental. Rece»»»

Caracas: Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez declared Wednesday her country was entering a new era marked by greater tolerance towards political rivals, following the US ouster of her former boss Nicolas Maduro. At her first press conference since Maduro's dramatic capture by US forces on»»»

DOHA: In light of ongoing regional developments, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the security and safety of citizens, residents, and visitors across the State of Qatar. In a statement, the ministry said that, in coordination with the relevant authorities, it»»»

Cairo: The Arab League on Wednesday strongly condemned the storming of the Al Aqsa Mosque compound by the Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, and 260 settlers, who performed Talmudic and provocative rituals in its courtyards under the protection of the occupation forces. In a sta»»»

Union flags and the flag of St. George fly on lamp posts in London on January 2. An online campaign called Operation Raise the Colours has been calling for the public display of the St. George's Cross and the Union Jack. Photo by Neil Hall/EPA Jan. 14 (UPI) -- France on Wednesday announced a ban on»»»

Long-range climate outlooks issued in early January by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service suggest February will be warmer than normal in Greece and across southeastern Europe. Based on 400 forecast scenarios from international weather centers, there is a 77% probability that ave»»»

Greek taxi drivers angry at tight electric transition schedules will hold a new strike on Thursday and Friday, the second in a series of rolling two-day walkouts that have kept cabs off the streets since Tuesday. The greater Athens region taxi union, SATA, made the decision late Wednesday and is ex»»»

Doha, Qatar: Qatari shooters won two medals on Wednesday, a gold and a silver, and set a new Asian and world record in the skeet competition for the youth category on the third day of the Asian Shotgun Championship 2026, currently being held at the Lusail Shooting Complex, Doha. The competition wil»»»

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that political candidates have legal standing to sue respective states over the counting of mail-in ballots received after election day. File Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Political candidates have legal standing to sue states th»»»

Skopje, 14 January 2026 (MIA) — At the country's political party leaders meeting held earlier Wednesday, attendees reached a compromise on the Law on Misdemeanors and largely agreed that the caretaker government should be scrapped, Prime Minister and VMRO-DPMNE president Hristijan Mickoski told the»»»

Several Palestinian factions have met in Cairo at the invitation of Egypt and under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, as part of ongoing mediation efforts led by Egypt, Qatar and Turkey to advance the next stages of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, according to a statement issued Wednes»»»

Egypt’s cabinet on Wednesday approved the executive regulations for a law governing the disposal of state-owned land and expanded the mandate of the National AI Council to include quantum computing and emerging technologies. The cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, ratified the exec»»»

Mohamed El-Shimy, Minister of the Public Enterprises Sector, received Osama Al-Azhari, Minister of Awqaf, and an accompanying delegation at the ministry’s headquarters in the New Capital, as part of efforts to strengthen cooperation between the two ministries and support the state’s drive to maximi»»»

A large-scale police operation on the island of Rhodes on Wednesday led to four arrests as authorities dismantled a criminal organization involved in cultivating and distributing cannabis. Police said seven Greek nationals were initially detained, with four taken into custody. Investigators found a»»»

Tunis, Jan. 14 (TAP) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti, met on Wednesday at the ministry’s headquarters Ambassador of Portugal in Tunis, Nuno de Mello Bello, who paid a farewell visit at the end of his...»»»

DOHA: The Permanent Web Summit Organising Committee, during its regular meeting, reviewed the latest developments related to the third Web Summit Qatar, scheduled to be held from February 1 to 4 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, where it discussed the level of readiness to host the even»»»

America must take control of Greenland for the sake of national security, as the island is crucial for building the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system, US President Donald Trump has said. Trump’s statements regarding Greenland have escalated in recent weeks, with the US president growing i»»»

The US has opened a new air and missile defense coordination cell at a key airbase in Qatar amid rising tensions with Iran and President Donald Trump’s promises to assist protesters in the Islamic Republic. In a statement on Tuesday, US Central Command said the facility at the Al Udeid Air Base, wh»»»

Tunis, Jan. 15 (TAP) - Units of the Tunisian Customs and its affiliated Customs Guard brigades seized smuggled goods worth a total of TND 580.5 million during 2025.In a statement released on Wednesday, the Directorate General of Customs said that...»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Interior affirmed in a statement on Wednesday that it is continuously taking the necessary precautionary measures to safeguard everyone’s safety, which remains its highest priority. MoI said that this is "in light of regional developments, and stemming from the Ministry»»»

Paola Lander, sister of 17-year-old Venezuelan activist Neomar Alejandro Lander, who died during the 2017 anti-government protests, becomes emotional during a press conference in Madrid on Wednesday. Relatives of those killed in the 2014, 2017, and 2024 protests in Venezuela are calling for the tra»»»

Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission, in partnership with Soudah Development Company, has announced the discovery of 20 rock formations bearing ancient inscriptions within the Soudah Peaks Project area, in what experts describe as some of the oldest cultural evidence yet identified in the regi»»»

Dubai: More than six million students across Saudi Arabia will return to classrooms on Sunday for the start of the second term of the current academic year, following a nine-day midyear break. Education authorities have confirmed that students will attend school for only 11 days during Ramadan, ref»»»

London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that the United Kingdom "will not back down" on the issue of X's AI chatbot Grok, declaring that the government "will take necessary measures" to ensure the platform complies with British law. Starmer described the actions of Grok as "di»»»

Berlin: The European Union (EU) announced Wednesday that it has provided Ukraine with EUR 70 billion in military aid to date. In a statement, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission (EC), Kaya Callas affirmed that the bloc wil»»»

1 of 3 | U.S. troops and staff await President Donald Trump at the Al-Udeid air base southwest of Doha in Qatar, May 15. The United States and Britain are pulling troops from the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar ahead of potential U.S. military intervention against Iran. File Photo courtesy of the White »»»

The Trump administration is placing an indefinite pause on immigrant visa processing from 75 countries, further restricting the legal routes for entering the US. The State Department on Wednesday said the administration wants to bring "an end to the abuse" of the system "by those who would extract »»»