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Haiti security forces commence major anti-gang operation

Emporia Gazette 18 Jan 2026
Haitian security forces are conducting a large-scale operation in gang-controlled areas, with a strike targeting the home of a major gang kingpin, the Haitian National Police told AFP on Saturday ... .
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NFL's Giants ink John Harbaugh as new head coach

Emporia Gazette 18 Jan 2026
The NFL's New York Giants got their man on Saturday as former Ravens coach John Harbaugh told US media he had finalized a five-year deal that had been in the works since Wednesday ... .
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Louvre heist probe still aims to 'recover jewellery', top prosecutor says

Ashe Post & Times 18 Jan 2026
French investigators remain determined to find the imperial jewels stolen from the Louvre in October, a prosecutor has told AFP ... .
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Thousands march in France to back Iranian protesters

Ashe Post & Times 18 Jan 2026
Thousands of people rallied in France on Saturday in a show of support for demonstrators in Iran risking their lives to demand an end to theocratic rule ... .
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Man Utd dominate Man City in dream start for Carrick

Ashe Post & Times 18 Jan 2026
Manchester United gave Michael Carrick the dream start to his interim tenure as manager on Saturday, beating Manchester City 2-0 to deal a huge blow to their local rivals' Premier League title aspirations ... .
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EU, Mercosur bloc ink major trade deal, reject 'tariffs' and 'isolation'

Ashe Post & Times 18 Jan 2026
South American and European Union officials on Saturday signed a major trade deal, which they hailed as sending a powerful message at a time of tariff threats, global uncertainty and protectionism ... .
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Silver reveals PSG talks over NBA Europe plan

Ashe Post & Times 18 Jan 2026
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said on Saturday his organisation have spoken to French football giants Paris Saint-Germain about joining a proposed European basketball league ... .
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'We can hunt': Greenlanders weigh drastic options as US threatens

Ashe Post & Times 18 Jan 2026
Ulrikke Andersen has already made a plan. If the United States invades Greenland, she will flee her home with her daughter ... .
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Former ECB chief Mario Dragi wins Charlemagne Prize

Ashe Post & Times 18 Jan 2026
Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has won the annual Charlemagne prize for promoting European unity, organisers said Saturday, as they warned that Europe needs to urgently boost its economy ... .
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Israel objects to line-up of Trump panel for post-war Gaza

Ashe Post & Times 18 Jan 2026
Israel said on Saturday it objected to the line-up of a Gaza panel that will operate under US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, which oversees post-war governance in the Palestinian territory ... .
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Museveni: Uganda's ex-revolutionary entering 5th decade in power

Ashe Post & Times 18 Jan 2026
Yoweri Museveni has been president longer than most Ugandans have been alive, and shows no sign of giving up his place among the world's longest-serving leaders after he won a seventh election on Saturday ... .
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Iran leader demands crackdown on 'seditionists' after protests

Ashe Post & Times 18 Jan 2026
Iran's supreme leader said Saturday that authorities "must break the back of the seditionists", whom he accused of killing thousands during the wave of protests that were brutally repressed in the country ... .
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Uganda's Museveni wins seventh term as observers denounce intimidation

Ashe Post & Times 18 Jan 2026
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won a seventh term in office on Saturday after an election marred by violence and an internet shutdown, with African observers saying arrests and abductions had "instilled fear" ... .
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NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad ahead of Artemis 2 mission

Ashe Post & Times 18 Jan 2026
NASA on Saturday rolled out its towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft as it began preparations for its first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years ... .
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Hundreds in London protest against Beijing 'mega embassy'

Ashe Post & Times 18 Jan 2026
Hundreds of people on Saturday rallied in London against Beijing's controversial new "mega" embassy, days ahead of a decision on the plan ... .
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