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US-Iran nuclear talks set for Oman on Friday, Tehran confirms 

04 February 2026

News|Nuclear Weapons Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has confirmed that nuclear talks between his country and th...

US Supreme Court rejects challenge to California redistricting effort 

04 February 2026

The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a California redistricting measure meant to net the Democratic Pa...

Russia criticises US as final nuclear warhead treaty set to expire 

04 February 2026

Russia says it is “no longer bound” by limits on the number of nuclear warheads it can deploy, as the last remaining...

Colombia’s EGC suspends Doha peace talks over Petro-Trump meeting 

04 February 2026

The Gaitanist Army of Colombia (EGC), the country’s largest criminal organisation, has announced it will temporarily s...

Some in Israel question its influence over US as Iran war decision nears 

04 February 2026

As the prospect of a conflict between the United States and Iran looms, analysts within Israel have questioned the count...

Russia sentences stand-up comic to more than five years over war joke 

04 February 2026

News|Freedom of the Press A Russian comedian has been sentenced to more than five years in a penal colony for telling a ...

Hungary jails German activist for eight years over far-right rally attacks 

04 February 2026

News|The Far Right A Hungarian court has jailed a German anti-fascist activist for eight years for attacking participant...

Washington Post announces massive layoffs in blow to storied paper 

04 February 2026

News|Media The Washington Post has laid off one-third of its staff, eliminating its sport section, several foreign burea...

Trump hails ‘excellent’ phone call with China’s Xi amid trade tensions 

04 February 2026

News|Xi Jinping United States President Donald Trump says he had an “excellent” phone call with Chinese President Xi...

Mixed emotions among Palestinians as Rafah crossing partially reopens 

04 February 2026

Palestinians wept with joy as the Rafah crossing with Egypt partially reopened, allowing a small number of people to ret...