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January 14, 2026

Fossil fuel phaseout urgent as 1.5°C target likely to be passed by 2030, group warns

Just two weeks into 2026, wildfires ravaged parts of Australia, Argentina, and South Africa, a snowstorm disrupted Europe, and floodwaters inundated Indonesia.

Heat
January 14, 2026

Tinubu pays Republican lobbyist $9 million to prevent Trump from invading Nigeria, destroying APC govt

The $9 million contract carried the signatures of Aster Legal managing director Oyetunji Olalekan Teslim and DCI Group managing partner Justin Peterson, a key Trump ally.

Bola Tinubu and Trump
January 13, 2026

World Bank projects steady global growth in spite of uncertainties

The report said growth in 2025 was supported by a surge in trade ahead of policy changes and rapid adjustments in global supply chains.

World Bank
January 13, 2026

Keep protesting, occupy govt institutions; help is coming,Trump assures Iranian protesters

The American president said “Save the names of the killers and abusers. They will pay a big price.”

Protesting Iranians
January 13, 2026

Popular Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams dies at 68

Mr Adams suffered a cancel culture that caused major mastheads to cut ties with him and stop featuring his works in their publications.

January 13, 2026

Trump declares Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group

Mr Rubio stated in a statement, “Today, we are designating the Lebanese, Egyptian, and Jordanian chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist groups.”

U.S. President Donald
January 13, 2026
Nigerian passports
January 13, 2026

Singapore’s passport most powerful globally in 2026; Japan, South Korea second: Report

The United Arab Emirates ranks fifth, New Zealand sixth, Australia seventh, Canada eighth, and Malaysia nineth.

Singapore's passport
January 13, 2026

Nine newborns die in Siberian maternity hospital

According to regional Governor Ilya Seredyuk, the chief doctor at the hospital has been temporarily suspended.

January 13, 2026

Hungary fixes April 12 for parliamentary elections

Under Hungarian law, parliamentary elections must be held on a Sunday in April or May and cannot coincide with public holidays or Easter or Pentecost.

Hungary