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Olympics-IOC voices concern for Iranian athletes amid unrest
Jan 29 (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Thursday expressed concern for the welfare of Iranian athletes amid the country's escalating unrest, saying it remains in contact with Iran's ...
Jan 29, 2026
Trump says he plans to talk to Iran while Pentagon prepares for possible action
By Steve Holland and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he planned to speak with Iran, even as the U.S. dispatched another warship to the Middle East an...
Jan 29, 2026
UN chief 'deeply concerned' by escalation of violence in South Sudan, spokesperson says
Jan 29 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres is "deeply concerned" by continued escalation of violence in South Sudan, a spokesperson said on Thursday, while reiterating the wo...
Jan 29, 2026
Drone-backed militants attack Nigerian army base, several soldiers dead
By Ahmed Kingimi, Kolawole and Adewale MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Islamist militants backed by armed drones raided an army base in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, killing several troop...
Jan 29, 2026
Trump's NSA pick endorses post-9/11 surveillance powers, stays vague on warrants
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Army Lieutenant General Joshua Rudd, President Donald Trump's pick to head the National Security Agency, said on Thursday he is in favor of keepin...
Jan 29, 2026
American Airlines plans to resume US flights to Venezuela after Trump moves to open airspace
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - American Airlines said on Thursday it planned to resume services to Venezuela for the first time in more than six years pending government approval a...
Jan 29, 2026
Trump says Putin agreed to not fire on Kyiv for a week during cold
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to not fire on Kyiv for a week due to cold weather. "I personally asked Preside...
Jan 29, 2026
Targeting Trump, UN chief says global problems will not be solved by one power 'calling the shots'
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Global problems will not be solved by one power "calling the shots" or by splitting the world into rival spheres, United Nations Secretary-Genera...
Jan 29, 2026
Trump says U.S. to open Venezuela airspace after talk with acting president
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he planned on opening up Venezuela's air space after a discussion on Thursday with the country's acting president Delcy Rodr...
Jan 29, 2026
Ai Weiwei says West lacks moral authority to criticise Beijing on rights
By Catarina Demony and Gerhard Mey LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Ai Weiwei, the Chinese dissident whose activist art has made him Beijing's best-known critic, said on Thursday the West should examine its...
Jan 29, 2026
