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What is Trump's 'Board of Peace'?
21 Jan 2026It was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but the charter does not appear to limit its role to the Palestinian territory.
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Israel orders Gaza families to move in first forced evacuation since ceasefire
21 Jan 2026Residents of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younis, said the leaflets were dropped on Monday on families living in tent encampments in the Al-Reqeb neighbourhood.
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NASA astronaut retires months after return from troubled mission to orbit
21 Jan 2026Williams, who has set multiple spaceflight records since joining the agency in 1998, did not give insight into the timing of her retirement.
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Japan court sentences ex-PM Abe's assassin to life in prison, NHK reports
21 Jan 2026Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested on the spot in July 2022 after fatally firing at Abe with a homemade gun.
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Israel starts demolishing UN agency headquarters in East Jerusalem after ban
21 Jan 2026Police forces, alongside enforcement officers from the Israel Land Authority, arrived at the compound with bulldozers and engineering equipment and began demolishing the site,
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Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst dies, aged 70
20 Jan 2026Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2023, Hirst was also a songwriter on many of the band's hits.
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New clue might solve supergiant's biggest mystery
Astronomers have long searched for clues that a hidden companion star sits out of view - now they might have it.
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Spain rocked by second rail tragedy in days
21 Jan 2026The accident involved a commuter service on the R4 line as the train was travelling between the municipalities of Gelida and Sant Sadurní d'Anoia in the northeast of the country.
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Trump hopes Renee Good's dad still likes him
21 Jan 2026The US president says he feels badly about the fatal shooting by ICE agents, calling it a 'tragedy'.
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European leaders endure a new level of embarrassment with Trump
21 Jan 2026Analysis - France's president and Britain's prime minister have been caught in the maelstrom.
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Giant replica of Trump's alleged birthday message to Epstein appears in Washington
21 Jan 2026The work is most recent installation by a group that identifies itself as "The Secret Handshake".
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NZ agencies eye largest solar storm in 20 years
20 Jan 2026"Solar weather" doesn't pose a threat to human health - but it does to our technology.
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Watch: Security guards just watch as thieves ransack Louvre
20 Jan 2026French media has released new security footage of thieves in Louvre heist
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Australia to pass tougher laws on guns, hate crimes after Bondi shooting
20 Jan 2026Parliament recalled early for special session
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Surfer bitten in fourth NSW shark attack in 48 hours
20 Jan 2026It's the fourth confirmed shark attack on the New South Wales coastline in the past 48 hours.
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Trump ties failure to win Nobel Peace Prize to Greenland
20 Jan 2026Donald Trump told Norway's prime minister he no longer feels bound "to think purely of peace". Audio
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What is going on with Beckham family feud?
20 Jan 2026Rumours have run rife of strained family dynamics and now eldest son Brooklyn has officially said his piece.
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Deep sea mining is the next geopolitical frontline – and the Pacific is in the crosshairs
20 Jan 2026Analysis: Pacific-led governance is the best chance the world has to make sure decisions about the deep sea benefit people and nature, not just the next commodity cycle.
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Sun releases the largest solar radiation storm 'in over 20 years'
20 Jan 2026It's likely to create dazzling aurora activity in the United States and could disrupt satellite-based communications and GPS accuracy.
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Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani dies at 93
20 Jan 2026Valentino, one of Italy's leading fashion designers, died at his Roman residence, his foundation announced. He was 93 years old.
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Man critical after third Sydney shark attack in 24 hours
20 Jan 2026Surf Life Saving NSW's chief executive calls the three attacks "unprecedented", but says water conditions "are really conducive to shark activity".
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Kiwi photographer turns camera on 'planetary defence', space junk
20 Jan 2026Max Alexander has had an asteroid named after him for his work in space sustainability.
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Trump's tariffs v Europe's 'trade bazooka': This Greenland standoff could get ugly fast
19 Jan 2026Analysis: Donald Trump's threat to impose new 10 percent tariffs on imports from several European countries could unravel months of progress made during trade negotiations.
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Death toll from high-speed train collision in Spain rises to 39
19 Jan 2026The death toll from Sunday's collision between a derailing high-speed train and a second oncoming train in southern Spain has risen to 39, with 152 people injured, state broadcaster RTVE...
![[File Photo] Tetsuya YAMAGAMI is held down by a police officer after shooting Japanese former Prime Minister Shinzo ABE in Nara, Japan, on July 8, 2022. Nara District Court sentenced YAMAGAMI this afternoon to an unlimited imprisonment. The 45-year-old defendant has been charged with murder and other crimes for allegedly killing former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a homemade firearm during a campaign speech for supporting a candidate in the 2022 House of Councilors election in Nara City. The trial has been held 15 times since the first hearing on October 28, 2025. While the prosecution has sought an unlimited sentence, the defense has maintained that the sentence should be limited to 20 years. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun ) (Photo by Kazuhiko HIRANO / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP)](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--ORqbGimx--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1768971815/4JUG1Y4_AFP__20260121__AR_2533314152YAMAGAMI__v1__HighRes__NaraCourtSentencesToUnlimitedPris_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
![This video grab taken from UGC images posted on social media and verified by AFPTV teams in Madrid, shows emergency personnel working after a train accident in Adamuz, southern Spain, on January 18, 2026. At least 21 people died in a train accident near Adamuz, in the Spanish province of Cordoba (south), when a train derailed and collided with another convoy traveling on the opposite track, the Civil Guard told AFP. A train from the Spanish company Iryo traveling from the Andalusian city of Malaga to Madrid 'derailed' near Adamuz, 'encroaching on the adjacent track' where it collided with another train that 'also derailed,' stated the Railway Infrastructure Administrator (Adif), a public entity under the Ministry of Transport, on X. (Photo by -UGC / @eleanorinthesky (via X) / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT « AFP PHOTO / @ELEANORINTHESKY (VIA X) » - NO SALES NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS [ NO ARCHIVE ]](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--8qLYFs0X--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1768777115/4JUK86G_AFP__20260118__936U26D__v1__HighRes__SpainRailwayAccidentTransport_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
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