
Syrian army seizes country’s largest oil field from Kurdish forces
The Kurdish-led SDF militia withdrew from the Omar oil field amid an eastward push by government forces.
FRIDAY, 23 JANUARY 2026, 12:57

The Kurdish-led SDF militia withdrew from the Omar oil field amid an eastward push by government forces.

Ahead of India’s state elections in March, officials responsible for voter verification report long hours and tight deadlines.

U.S. senators are in Denmark this weekend to meet with officials, as President Trump announces tariffs against NATO members to pressure them over his designs on Greenland.

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Arash Azizi of Yale University about the role of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran.

About a quarter of the Israeli soldiers killed in the war in Gaza had their sperm retrieved after death.

The ousting of Venezuela’s president raised hopes of change — but the politician now controlling the streets shows how little has really shifted.

Heavy rain did not dampen a man’s spirits as he decided to take a dive into a flooded Sydney golf course.

The 98m-tall Space Launch System moved at a top speed of 0.82 mph (1.3 km/h) over the 4-mile (6.5km) journey.

“I love the love in Africa. The energy here is crazy,” he says on his maiden tour of the continent.

Twenty-two years before the Swiss ski resort fire, Gina escaped a near-identical disaster. Would you know what to do if it happened to you?

A third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria has resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader, said U.S. Central Command.

The key question now is whether the Saudi-UAE rift settles back into business as usual or accelerates into a wider realignment, says Marc Lynch, professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University.

The US president says several European allies opposed to his plans to buy Greenland will face 10% tariffs from February.

A number of people have died in the Alps over the past week, as heavy snowfall has hit the region.

In a post on social media, Trump said a 10% tariff will take effect on Feb. 1, and will climb to 25% on June 1 if a deal is not in place for the United States to purchase Greenland.

Thousands of people rallied in Copenhagen to push back on President Trump’s rhetoric that the U.S. should acquire Greenland.

Museveni claims victory in Uganda’s contested election as opposition leader Bobi Wine goes into hiding amid chaos, violence and accusations of fraud.

Many residents in Kyiv are suffering through freezing temperatures with no heat or electricity after Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with A., an Iranian who recently left the country after participating in several days of protests.

A visit to the Gaulier clown school – home to alumni including Sacha Baron Cohen and Emma Thompson – reveals that clowning is all about the art of failure.

Uganda’s president is cruising to victory with most of the votes counted as his main rival Bobi Wine decries “fake results”.