January 12, 2026

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World’s most vital oil chokepoint back in focus amid possible U.S. action against Iran -

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What Trump’s Venezuela intervention means for Guyana’s vast oil wealth -

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European markets set to start the week on a somber note -

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What a U.S. intervention in Iran could look like as Trump weighs options -

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Railroads and their regulators thwart safety fixes, costing lives – ABC News -

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China’s AI and robotics push isn’t enough to kickstart its economy, leaving growth more exposed to trade risks -

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1 dead after a motorcycle crash involving an SUV in NW OKC – News 9 -

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Fairport community raises thousands for teen after traumatic ski accident – RochesterFirst -

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Injuries reported in eastbound I-290 crash – CBS News -

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Malaysia and Indonesia block Elon Musk’s Grok due to nonconsensual sexual content -

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Alabama man killed in deadly motorcycle crash in Beauregard Parish – KPLC 7 News -

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Japan plans to dissolve parliament with possible snap election in February: NHK -

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Sacramento police investigate deadly vehicle crash near Arden Fair Mall – FOX40 -

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Community honors Toledo man killed in bicycle accident – WTOL -

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Crash shuts down eastbound lanes of Eisenhower Expressway; injuries reported – CBS News -

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Police respond to collision in Boardman plaza parking lot – WKBN.com -

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CNBC Daily Open: Trump has Iran in his sights — watch for oil prices -

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At least one killed in northwest Wichita crash – KSN-TV -

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Fed Chair Powell says he’s under criminal investigation, won’t bow to Trump intimidation -

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Major accident on southbound Highway 281 causes lane closures near Stone Oak Parkway – WOAI -

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Syria war likely to drag on, Red Cross president says

GENEVA (Reuters) – The Red Cross said on Thursday it was planning humanitarian operations for an extended conflict in Syria in the absence of any sign of a political solution and military stalemate between rebels and government troops.

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U.S. sanctions North Korea bank as it targets weapons program

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration said on Thursday it was sanctioning North Korea’s Daedong Credit Bank for its role in supporting Pyongyang’s weapons of mass destruction program.

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Tribal clashes kill 50 near gold mine in Sudan’s Darfur

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Fighting between two Arab tribes vying for control of a gold mine has killed around 50 people in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region, a tribal leader and a U.N. source said on Thursday.

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Somalia’s security improving despite attack on U.N.: premier

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon has said last week’s deadly assault on a U.N. compound in Mogadishu should not obscure the fact that many other attacks are now being foiled in a nation slowly recovering from war.

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Blast kills four in Old City of Damascus

BEIRUT (Reuters) – An explosion struck the Christian Bab Touma district in the Old City of Damascus on Thursday in what Syrian state television said was a suicide bombing. Opposition sources said it was a mortar attack.

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U.N. council brings Iraq closer to end of 1990s sanctions

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council brought Iraq one step closer on Thursday to ending United Nations sanctions imposed on Baghdad more than two decades ago after former President Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait In 1990.

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Libya defense minister removed after Tripoli clashes

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s defense minister will be removed from his post following fierce clashes between rival armed militias in the capital Tripoli in which 10 people were killed and more than 100 injured, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said on Thursday…

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Swiss to press U.S. further on Snowden’s time in Geneva

GENEVA (Reuters) – Switzerland wants to hold further talks with Washington on fugitive Edward Snowden’s activities as a CIA operative in Geneva after receiving only a “diplomatic” reply to its initial questions, the Swiss foreign minister said on Thurs…

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Chile police evict protesters from schools before Sunday vote

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean police on Thursday evicted student protesters from 21 Santiago schools that will be used as polling stations for weekend primary elections, a day after a massive march for education reform in the capital.

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Protesters fight police as Kosovo approves Serbia deal

PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo’s parliament approved an EU-brokered agreement on creating normal ties with neighboring Serbia on Thursday as protesters opposing the deal clashed with riot police in Pristina.

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