The last 24 hrs in geopolitics

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Here’s the last 24 hours in geopolitics.
Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council announced a 30-article constitution establishing a proposed “State of South Arabia” and said it plans to hold a referendum on independence after a two-year transitional period, though it was unclear whether the move would have any practical effect or was largely symbolic.
British and French aircraft carried out a joint strike on an underground extremist facility near Palmyra in central Syria, with the UK Ministry of Defence saying initial indications suggested the site was successfully engaged and the surrounding area contained no civilians.
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi described Donald Trump’s warning that the United States would intervene if Iranian authorities killed peaceful protesters as “reckless and dangerous,” saying Iran would reject any external interference as protests over economic conditions continued with reported fatalities that could not be independently verified.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Israel to reverse a planned ban on 37 NGOs operating in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, warning that suspending organisations he described as essential to life-saving humanitarian work could undermine fragile ceasefire progress.
📅 January 4, 2026