Category: World

A mass protest by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem turned into a scene of carnage on the evening of Tuesday, January 6, 2026. A 14-year-old boy, identified as Yosef Eisenthal, was crushed to death and three other teenagers were injured when a public bus drove through a crowd of demonstrators blocking a […]

In a watershed moment for international fiscal policy, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and 147 nations reached a final agreement on Monday, January 5, 2026, to effectively exempt U.S.-headquartered multinational corporations from key provisions of the global 15% minimum tax. The deal, described by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as a “historic […]

A 52-year-old man has died in a Sydney hospital after being pepper-sprayed by police during a confrontation in the city’s west on Monday, January 5, 2026. The death has triggered a “critical incident” investigation, a high-level probe launched by the New South Wales (NSW) Police Force when an officer’s actions result in death or serious […]

Britain and France have formally committed to deploying troops to Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement with Russia, under a new security framework endorsed by the United States. The pledge was set out in a declaration of intent signed in Paris by UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and […]

Following the dramatic seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces, President Donald Trump has turned his sights toward Bogotá. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, January 4, 2026, Trump issued a blunt ultimatum to Colombian President Gustavo Petro, suggesting that the military operations seen in Caracas could soon be mirrored […]

This brief provides a synthesized overview of the most critical developments across the African continent as of January 6, 2026, spanning governance, economic pivots, and humanitarian challenges. Geopolitics & Governance Central African Republic: Touadéra Claims Disputed Third Term Provisional results from the Central African Republic (CAR) electoral council indicate that President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has secured […]

Ireland recorded another year of robust tax performance in 2025, with total receipts rising to €105.7 billion, an 8.9% increase on 2024, according to figures released by the Department of Finance. The growth helped deliver an underlying Exchequer surplus of €3.8 billion, underscoring what ministers described as the continued strength of the economy and the […]

In a historic legal offensive, the City of San Francisco has filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against 11 of the world’s largest food and beverage manufacturers. The civil complaint, filed in the San Francisco Superior Court on December 2, 2025, and gaining significant momentum in January 2026, accuses the industry of knowingly engineering “addictive” ultra-processed foods […]

Ireland has approved its first National Equality Data Strategy, a landmark framework designed to transform how the State collects and uses equality‑related information across Government. Minister for Children, Disability and Equality Norma Foley welcomed the decision, describing it as a crucial step toward more inclusive, data‑driven policymaking. Developed jointly by the Central Statistics Office and […]

It is recognised in US law that the government may not take away a naturalized person’s citizenship except in cases of fraud or error on a naturalization application. The Supreme Court has clearly established that unless citizenship was unlawfully procured, denaturalization is unconstitutional. However, a memo issued by the Department of Justice (DoJ) in June […]