Israel on high alert for possibility of US intervention in Iran

China, Russia and Iran began a week of joint naval exercises in South Africa`s waters on Saturday in what the host country described as a BRICS Plus operation to "ensure the safety of shipping and maritime economic activities".

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at blocking courts or creditors from impounding revenue tied to the sale of Venezuelan oil held in US Treasury accounts, the White House said on Saturday.

Iran`s Revolutionary Guards warned today (10 January) that safeguarding security was a "red line" and the military vowed to protect public property, as the clerical establishment stepped up efforts to quell the most widespread protests in years.

US forces announced Wednesday the seizure of Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera, previously known as M/V Bella 1, in the North Atlantic Ocean for `violations of US sanctions.`

A US immigration agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in the city of Minneapolis, sparking a war of words as local officials rejected the Trump administration`s account that it was self-defence.

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the 2027 US military budget should be $1.5 trillion, significantly higher than the $901 billion approved by Congress for 2026, boosting defence stocks, but sparking scepticism among budget experts.

Twelve Israeli military vehicles have entered the village of Saida al-Golan in the Quneitra countryside, southern Syria, according to an Al Jazeera.

The head of the UN on Monday reiterated deep concern over disrespect for international law following recent US military action against Venezuela that resulted in the capture of the country`s President Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, first lady Cilia Flores, pled not guilty Monday to a series of gun and drug charges brought by the Trump administration.

Venezuela will not have new elections in the next 30 days, US President Donald Trump said Monday.

South Korea`s President Lee Jae Myung is set to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping as he seeks to reset frayed ties with his country`s biggest trading partner.

China has urged its citizens in Japan to remain vigilant and claimed that Chinese nationals have been targeted in several regions of the country, Chinese state-run media reported Monday.

The death toll from an armed attack on a market in Nigeria’s Niger state has risen to 50, local reports said Sunday.

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States needs Greenland for national security reasons, citing what he described as an increased Russian and Chinese presence around the strategically located island country.

Myanmar`s military government will release 6,186 prisoners under an amnesty marking Independence Day, state media said on Saturday, a week after a multi-stage general election began in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation.

The United Nations Security Council is due to meet tomorrow (5 January) after the United States (US) attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro, a move that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres views as setting "a dangerous precedent."