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EU states approve Mercosur trade deal after 25 years, Pakistan watches

EU states on 9 January 2026 cleared signing of the EU-Mercosur pact, creating a 700-million-person market with implications for Pakistani exporters under GSP+.

A Bank Saderat Iran branch in Tehran with Persian-script protest graffiti on the marble wall outside, photographed on Sardar-e Jangal Boulevard

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Iran cuts internet and phone lines as anti-government protests enter a decisive phase

On 8 January 2026 Iran imposed a nationwide internet and telephone blackout during the twelfth day of anti-government protests, leaving 85 million people cut off.

Dense cluster of tall mud-brick tower houses rising above an arid plain in the historic city of Shibam, Wadi Hadhramaut

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Yemeni government forces retake Hadhramaut and al-Mahra from the STC

Saudi-backed Yemeni forces recaptured Hadhramaut and al-Mahra governorates on 4 January 2026 after a two-day operation against the Southern Transitional Council.

Stone facade of the Bulgarian National Bank in Sofia with Bulgarian and European Union flags above the entrance

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Bulgaria adopts the euro: what changed beyond the banknotes

Bulgaria became the euro area’s 21st member on 1 January 2026, changing its cash, central-bank role and place in European monetary policy.