Armenia and Azerbaijan to link energy systems under Trump-backed transit project
Armenia and Azerbaijan will interconnect their energy systems, enabling mutual electricity imports and exports as part of a wider regional transit ini...
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has offered condolences to President Donald Trump following an ISIS attack near the ancient city of Palmyra that killed two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter, Syrian and U.S. officials said Sunday.
In a statement, the Syrian presidency said al-Sharaa sent a message to Trump expressing sympathy over the deaths of the three Americans, who were killed on Saturday in Syria’s Homs countryside. He condemned the attack and expressed solidarity with the victims’ families.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said the Americans were killed when an ISIS gunman ambushed a patrol in the Palmyra desert area. Three additional U.S. service members were wounded in the attack and are receiving medical treatment.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday promised significant consequences for those responsible for an ISIS attack in Syria that killed two American troops and a civilian near Palmyra.
“The people that did it… there’ll be big damage done,” Trump said, adding that the gunman had been engaged and killed.
Syrian authorities said security forces launched operations against suspected ISIS cells in the Homs countryside following the attack, arresting five people.
U.S. forces operate in Syria as part of an international coalition formed in 2014 to defeat ISIS. Syria formally joined the coalition in November 2025, following the establishment of a new government after the overthrow of former President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.
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Several locally-developed instant messaging applications were reportedly restored in Iran on Tuesday (20 January), partially easing communications restrictions imposed after recent unrest.
There was a common theme in speeches at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday (20 January). China’s Vice-Premier, He Lifeng, warned that "tariffs and trade wars have no winners," while France's Emmanuel Macron, labelled "endless accumulation of new tariffs" from the U.S. "fundamentally unacceptable."
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Venezuela’s oil exports under a flagship $2bn supply deal with the U.S. reached around 7.8 million barrels on Wednesday, vessel-tracking data and state-run PDVSA documents show, with shipments accelerating after Washington eased its blockade — but not enough for PDVSA to fully reverse output cuts.
A senior official at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Wednesday that roughly 6% of U.S. air travellers are not presenting identification that meets stricter federal standards, as the agency prepares to start charging passengers without enhanced ID a $45 fee from 1 February.
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Kazakhstan has yet to receive results from two foreign laboratories examining evidence linked to the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft near Aktau, delaying the publication of the final investigation report, officials said.
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