Trump warns Cuba: 'Make a deal, before it is too late': Cuba defiant — (LINK) ground.news: 402 media reports11 January 2026 (LINK)

— Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the U.S. actions are `an act of state terrorism` and `a shocking violation of the norms of international law`, while analysts warned the loss of Venezuelan oil would devastate power and fuel supplies.


Ukraine-Russia war latest: UK announces Project Nightfall to provide Kyiv with new missiles (LINK) 11 January 2026

— Later on Monday the UN Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting to discuss Russia's use of its Oreshnik hypersonic missile just 60 miles from the border of Nato member Poland. Russia has claimed the Oreshnik strike was retaliation for an attempted Ukrainian drone attack on one of Putin's residences, an allegation Kyiv denies.

Kyiv shivers without heat: Russian strikes on the capital Friday killed at least four people and left half the city's residential buildings without heat, at a time when temperatures are around -10C and expected to drop further (LINK) 11 January 2026


'Dire' financial crisis forces UNRWA to drop 571 ex-Gazan staff from payroll (LINK) 11 January 2026


Trump weighs potential military intervention in Iran (LINK) 11 January 2026

Iran threatens preemptive strikes against Israel and US bases (LINK) 10 January 2026