Iran unrest, US defense push, and global flashpoints reshape the week. Here’s your Monday morning brief for January 12, 2026.

The combined effect is unusual even by Middle East standards. Domestic unrest inside Iran is now visibly interacting with the external military equation, and governments are behaving as if a rapid ...

In updates issued on Wednesday evening for at least 18 countries, the FCDO said there is ‘a heightened risk of regional ...

Nationwide protests in Iran sparked by the Islamic Republic's ailing economy are putting new pressure on its theocracy as it ...

Trump halts Iran talks as protests soar. Meanwhile, Russia pounds Ukraine’s power grid. Here’s what’s making headlines this ...

Hamas is expected to elect a new leader this month, two sources in the group told Reuters, filling the role left vacant since ...

Axios reported that the meeting was key to advancing to the next steps of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

IDF identifies three main channels through which Hamas is rebuilding its military capabilities, in violation of the ceasefire ...

In 2025, the world descended into a cycle of escalating violence, with civilians increasingly caught in the crossfire. As ...

President Trump said Israel has “lived up to the plan” for a ceasefire with Hamas, praising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference in Palm Beach, Fla., after the two met for ...

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Sean Corbett, Chairman of Janes National Security Advisory Board gives his expert opinion on some of the global threats he ...