Alert: World News in Brief: Fighting intensifies in Syria’s Aleppo and South Sudan’s Jonglei state, acute hunger in Niger

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Alert 8 January 2026

World News in Brief: Fighting intensifies in Syria's Aleppo and South Sudan's Jonglei state, acute hunger in Niger UN Secretary-General António Guterres continues to be gravely alarmed by escalating hostilities in Aleppo, Syria, and mounting reports of civilian casualties, his Spokesperson said on Thursday.  Read more

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