#washingtonpost.com. #Jan.31.2026 China’s efforts to boost the birth rate have failed. Is coercion next?. China's birth rate has fallen to a record low, prompting concerns about the country's demographic future and the potential for more coercive measures.
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.31.2026 Starmer hopes his China trip will begin the thaw after recent ice age. PM flies out after courting world’s second biggest economy aware of difficult balance of risks and potential rewards
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#aljazeera.com. #Jan.30.2026 Iran says ready for ‘fair’ talks with US but not ‘under shadow of threats’. Iran's foreign minister says missile programme not up for negotiation as Trump says sending more ships to the region.
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.30.2026 Israel accepts health authorities’ Gaza death toll is broadly accurate, saying 70,000 have died. Israeli military’s U-turn in accepting official figures comes after years of attacking data as ‘Hamas propaganda’
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.30.2026 Top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries condemns arrest of Don Lemon over Minnesota church protest – US politics live. Jeffries says justice department ‘extremists’ will be ‘held accountable for their crimes against the constitution’ after former CNN anchor taken into custody in LA
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#aljazeera.com. #Jan.30.2026 Pep Guardiola renews public support for Palestine at charity event. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola wore a keffiyeh and condemned global silence of Palestinian children's suffering.
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#aljazeera.com. #Jan.30.2026 Can Trump’s ‘madman theory’ reshape Iran and the Middle East?. The 'madman theory' aims to pressure adversaries but risks backfiring when opponents feel they have nothing to lose.
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.30.2026 ‘Deeply ideological’: the rationale behind Iran’s insistence on uranium enrichment. Tehran’s nuclear ambitions date back to the shah and the 1970s and remains undimmed despite the damage caused by sanctions
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.30.2026 Newsom fights back after Dr Oz accuses LA’s Armenians of healthcare fraud. California governor files complaint against Medicare head who alleged fraud by members of Armenian community
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.30.2026 China has lifted sanctions from six serving British MPs and peers, Starmer says. Starmer confirms immediate removal, but it is unclear if sanctions remain on former MP, academic and barrister
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.30.2026 Syrian government and Kurdish forces reach deal on permanent truce. Milestone appears to resolve escalating tensions over the question of Kurdish autonomy in north-east Syria
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.30.2026 South Africa expels top Israeli diplomat over ‘insulting attacks’ on president. Ariel Seidman declared persona non grata and given 72 hours to leave country after remarks on social media
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.30.2026 Panama supreme court cancels Hong Kong company’s canal contracts. Panama’s president says strategic waterway will operate as normal after ruling that advances US policy aims
#Politics × #China #Asia × #North America #Panama
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.30.2026 Is Israel’s current path setting it on course for collapse?. Political polarisation, economic strain and emigration challenge Israel's future as a secure and sustainable state.
#Business #Politics × #Asia × #Israel
#bbc.com. #Jan.30.2026 Syrian government reaches deal with Kurdish forces. The deal will see the gradual integration of Kurdish forces and administration into the Syrian state.
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.30.2026 Saudi dissident awarded £3m damages threatens enforcement action if he is not paid. London-based satirist hails ‘amazing’ ruling that found Gulf state targeted and attacked him for his criticism
#Politics × #United Kingdom #Europe #Asia × #Saudi Arabia
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.30.2026 Amedspor football club in Turkiye fined for pro-Kurdish ‘propaganda’. Turkish Football Federation fines second-tier title favourites Amedspor and suspends president for social media video.
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.30.2026 Greens pick former mayoral hopeful Hannah Spencer as Gorton byelection candidate – UK politics live. Party selects Trafford councillor to contest Gorton and Denton seat as it banks on dwindling Labour support after Burnham row
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.30.2026 Trump tells Iran: end nuclear ambitions and stop killing protesters or face US military. President issues warning as warships deployed to Middle East but says ‘it would be great if we didn’t have to use them’
#Politics × #Asia × #Iran
#bbc.com. #Jan.30.2026 What did UK and China get out of Starmer's reset visit?. Sir Keir Starmer's visit to China brought agreements on visas, services, healthcare, green tech and finance.
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#aljazeera.com. #Jan.30.2026 Trump says speaking to Iran amid rising war fears. President Donald Trump says he is speaking to Iran’s leadership amid a US military build-up in the Middle East.
#Politics × #USA #Asia × #North America #Iran
#theguardian.com. #Jan.30.2026 Junta-backed party secures sweeping victory in Myanmar’s ‘sham’ election. Human rights groups and some western countries have denounced the election, the first held since the 2021 coup, describing it as neither free nor fair
#Politics × #Asia × #Myanmar
#theguardian.com. #Jan.30.2026 Trump says ‘very dangerous’ for UK to do business with China, after Starmer hails progress in Beijing. US president warns Keir Starmer over closer ties with China during British PM’s trip to secure lower tariffs and better access to Chinese market
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#aljazeera.com. #Jan.30.2026 What do China and the UK want from each other?. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's warm welcome on a visit to China this week marks a thaw in icy relations with Beijing.
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