Category: World

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Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton KCB ADC FREng has appointed Lieutenant General Eldon Millar CVO MBE the UK Military Representative to NATO and the European Union, replacing Lieutenant General Sir Ian Cave KCB, who is retiring after almost 40 years in the British Army. Lieutenant General Millar will start the role on 20 January 2026.  Lieutenant General Millar started his career in the Royal Engineers, serving across Defence and specialising in Explosive Ordnance Disposal. He […]

PHNOM PENH — A global human rights crisis reached a boiling point in Cambodia this week as Amnesty International issued an urgent plea for the protection of thousands of migrants currently escaping clandestine “scamming compounds.” On Friday, January 16, 2026, the rights group verified footage showing mass releases and desperate escape attempts from at least […]

CAIRO — In a major boost to its economic resilience, Egypt has officially received a €1 billion ($1.16 billion) disbursement from the European Union. Announced on Thursday, January 15, 2026, the funds represent the first of three planned tranches under a massive €4 billion Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) operation, a cornerstone of the EU-Egypt Strategic and […]

FRANKFURT — In a move without modern precedent, the world’s most powerful financial regulators issued a collective declaration of full solidarity with U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.1 The intervention comes as Powell faces an escalating confrontation with the Trump administration, including a high-stakes Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation that […]

IDAHO FALLS — As the global energy transition accelerates in early 2026, the nuclear industry is confronting its most persistent challenge: the “nuclear ash” of spent fuel. Long considered a liability requiring millennial-scale storage, high-level radioactive waste is being reimagined as a strategic resource. Emerging Generation IV reactor designs are now moving toward commercial reality, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Saturday, January 17, 2026, former First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated her 62nd birthday, a milestone marked by an outpouring of global affection and a heartfelt tribute from her husband, former President Barack Obama. “Happy birthday to the woman who lights up every room she walks into,” the 44th president wrote in […]

January can feel exhausting. With the magic of Christmas and New Year fading fast, returning to routine brings with it an undeniable emotional slump. But is it really the saddest month? The idea of “Blue Monday” caught on in 2005, when British psychologist Cliff Arnall announced that he had identified the saddest day of the […]