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Several killed as Iran protests over rising cost of living spread

by News Feed Editor | Jan 1, 2026 | World

Iranian president seeks to calm tensions, acknowledging protesters’ ‘legitimate’ grievances over inflation.At least five people have been killed as demonstrations over the soaring cost of living in Iran spread to more parts of the country.At least three people were...

Doctors fear ‘swamp fever’ spreading in flood-hit Gaza

by News Feed Editor | Jan 1, 2026 | World

NewsFeedHealth authorities are warning of yet another potential health threat in Gaza: leptospirosis. Dr. Bassam Zaqout says widespread flooding and lack of basic sanitation make the devastated strip a perfect breeding ground for the bacterial disease also known as...

Brazil’s Supreme Court rejects Jair Bolsonaro’s request for house arrest

by News Feed Editor | Jan 1, 2026 | World

The Brazilian Federal Supreme Court has again denied a request from the defence team of former President Jair Bolsonaro to move him from prison to house arrest.Bolsonaro, 70, has been in and out of hospital over the past week, undergoing multiple treatments for...

Donald Trump pauses US tariff hike on furniture, cabinets for one year

by News Feed Editor | Jan 1, 2026 | World

The tariff pause comes as Trump’s Republican Party faces questions of affordability going into the midterm elections. Published On 1 Jan 20261 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareUnited States President Donald Trump has said that he will delay the...

Israel faces widespread condemnation as NGO ban comes into effect

by News Feed Editor | Jan 1, 2026 | World

Ban could cut hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza off from essential care, Doctors Without Borders warns.Israel faces mounting global condemnation as a ban on dozens of international aid organisations working to provide life-saving assistance to Palestinians...

‘Only sheets to cover us’: Sudan’s displaced face little shelter in Kosti

by News Feed Editor | Jan 1, 2026 | World

On the outskirts of Kosti, a city in south-central Sudan that has transformed into a giant way station for the desperate, Aziza sits with her children on the open sandy ground. There are no walls to protect them, and no roof to shield them from the sun or extreme...
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