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File: A couple holding hands during a wedding. ConCourt rules antenuptial contracts after customary marriage invalid The law previously allowed a husband in a customary marriage to change the property system via a written agreement. 21 January 2026 Trump lands in Davos to push Greenland claims US President Donald Trump touched down in a tense Davos on Wednesday . 21 January 2026 Syria army enters Al-Hol camp holding relatives of jihadists: AFP The camp in a desert region of Hasakeh province holds around 24,000 people, including some 6,200 women and children from around 40 nationalities. 21 January 2026 NATO chief says 'thoughtful diplomacy' only way to deal with Greenland crisis Rutte dismissed fears that the crisis over Greenland could cause to the collapse of the 76-year-old alliance. 21 January 2026 Widow of Iran's last shah says 'no turning back' after protests Driven into exile with her husband in January 1979 during a popular revolution that brought the Islamic republic to power, Farah Pahlavi said her "desire" and "need today are to return to Iran". 21 January 2026 load more
File: A couple holding hands during a wedding. ConCourt rules antenuptial contracts after customary marriage invalid The law previously allowed a husband in a customary marriage to change the property system via a written agreement. 21 January 2026
Trump lands in Davos to push Greenland claims US President Donald Trump touched down in a tense Davos on Wednesday . 21 January 2026
Syria army enters Al-Hol camp holding relatives of jihadists: AFP The camp in a desert region of Hasakeh province holds around 24,000 people, including some 6,200 women and children from around 40 nationalities. 21 January 2026
NATO chief says 'thoughtful diplomacy' only way to deal with Greenland crisis Rutte dismissed fears that the crisis over Greenland could cause to the collapse of the 76-year-old alliance. 21 January 2026
Widow of Iran's last shah says 'no turning back' after protests Driven into exile with her husband in January 1979 during a popular revolution that brought the Islamic republic to power, Farah Pahlavi said her "desire" and "need today are to return to Iran". 21 January 2026