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Jan 15, 2026 - World

Artist and beekeeper who highlights eco crisis plans to spend £40,000 award on building cultural centre in PeruAn artist and beekeeper from a remote corner of the Andes has won one of the UK’s most prestigious contemporary arts awards and plans to spend the £40,000 prize on building a cultural centre in the Peruvian mountains.Antonio Paucar was declared the winner of the biennial Artes Mundi prize after presenting work ranging from a spiral made of alpaca wool to a video of him writing a poem – in his own blood – about the environmental crisis facing his region as he sits at a table high in the mountains. Continue reading...

Jan 15, 2026 - World

Almost 2.5 tonnes of narcotic seized and 30 people arrested after 15-month investigation into drug-smuggling network Falling price of cocaine forces drug traffickers to reuse narco-submarines, say Spanish policeSpanish police have arrested 30 people and seized almost 2.5 tonnes of cocaine after breaking up a criminal network that used teams of young swimmers to hide the drugs on moving, Europe-bound ships which were then attacked and relieved of their unwitting cargo before reaching port.The 15-month investigation began in October 2024 when Policía Nacional officers found 88kg of cocaine in a vehicle in the southern Spanish town of Mijas. The drugs led them to three gangs, including a Balkan cartel, who were working together to bring huge quantities of cocaine into Spain from Colombia. Continue reading...

Jan 15, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump backed down on his threats against Iran Thursday, and the internet was ready to mock the move.Trump could reportedly be having second thoughts on interfering in Iran in the wake of deadly protests against the Middle Eastern country's clerical regime. The move could drag the U.S. into a longterm conflict following strikes against the country last year and current military operations in Venezuela — something his MAGA base might not be keen to support — despite the president's statement that "help is on its way."Online, plenty of talk was underway after Trump's reversal on action against the Iranian regime, including references to Trump as TACO — his internet nomenclature for Trump Always Chickens Out. "Can I get a T, can I get and A, can i get a C, and an O, what’s that spell??! TACO!" Adam Kinzinger, former U.S. representative and Air Force officer, wrote on X."He’s been looking at his dismal approval ratings again," user Dwayne Fontenot wrote on X."Not quite the cast iron guarantee that Iranians hoped for," electrician Colin Atkinson wrote on X."Can't attack your own cities and other country's at the same time. Priorities!" User Astrid wrote on X."Taco taco man all he is a taco man," user El Azúcar wrote on X."He double booked his invasions, that’s all. It conflicts with his invasion in Minnesota," Cindy Chastulik wrote on X.

Jan 15, 2026 - World

This live blog is now closed. For the latest on Iran, read our coverage:Trump says Iran has told him ‘killing has stopped’ as he pulls back from strike threatsFamilies of protesters killed in Iran tell of heartbreakTrump has told Reuters in that Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi “seems very nice” but expressed uncertainty over whether Pahlavi would be able to muster support within Iran to eventually take over.Trump said it is possible the government in Tehran could fall due to the protests, but that in truth “any regime can fail”. Continue reading...

Jan 15, 2026 - World

Federal authorities blocked two South African containers with flight simulators destined for the Chinese military, the Justice Department said Thursday.