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Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 - Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article President Donald Trump swiftly boarded another aircraft after a fault was discovered and was able to continue journey to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, without further incident President Donald Trump 's flight to Switzerland was abruptly cut short on Tuesday ...

Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 - WASHINGTON — U.S. military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday as part of the Trump administration's broader efforts to take control of the South American country's oil . U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces apprehended the Motor Vessel Sagitta "without incident" and that the tanker was operating in defiance of President ...

Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 - Move follows withdrawal of Kurdish forces from al-Hawl, where 24,000 people are being held over alleged IS links Syrian government forces have taken control of al-Hawl detention camp, which houses tens of thousands of suspected Islamic State members, after Kurdish forces withdrew . Soldiers entered the heavily fortified camp on Wednesday, part of a handover from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which ...

Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 - Iranian state TV issued the first official death toll from recent protests, saying 3,117 people were killed. State television stated that 2,427 of the dead in the demonstrations that began Dec. 28 were civilians and security forces, but didn't elaborate on the rest. U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which relies on a network of activists inside the country to confirm reported fatalities, said the death ...

Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 - More than 470 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the ceasefire in October, according to the enclave's Hamas-run health ministry. Israeli forces have killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza, local hospital officials have said. Those killed included two 13-year-old boys, three journalists and a woman. It was one of the deadliest days in the enclave since a ceasefire began in October. Palestinian health ...