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Japan Abe Assassination Trial
Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison
A Japanese court has sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment. The case has revealed decades of close ties between Japan’s governing party and a controversial South Korean church.

Wed, 21 Jan, 2026

Trump Netanyahu
Israeli PM Netanyahu agrees to join Trump’s Board of Peace
Prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu said he has agreed to join President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, after his office earlier criticised the make-up of the board’s executive committee. The committee included Turkey, a regional rival.

Wed, 21 Jan, 2026

APTOPIX Spain Train Crash
One dead in Barcelona commuter train crash, days after fatal Andalusia collision
A Barcelona commuter train crashed on Tuesday after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks, Spanish regional authorities said, killing one person and injuring 15 others.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2026

Anthony Joshua Road Crash
Anthony Joshua’s driver appears in court after deadly crash in Nigeria
The driver in crash that injured British heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua and killed his two friends in Nigeria has appeared in court.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2026

Syria Kurds Clashes
Syrian military announces new ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces
The Syrian military has announced a new four-day ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces after a previous agreement fell through. There was no immediate response from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2026

World Economic Forum Davos 2026
‘Top Gun’ shades for Macron in Davos as he battles eye condition
Emmanuel Macron appeared to be channelling his inner Tom Cruise as he was seen sporting a pair of Top Gun-style aviator sunglasses at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Russia targets Ukrainian power grid in overnight attack
Russia has bombarded Ukraine with more than 300 drones and ballistic and cruise missiles in its latest night-time attack on the Ukrainian power grid, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2026

Israel Palestinians UNRWA
Israel demolishes headquarters of UN agency which provides aid to Palestinians
Israeli crews have begun bulldozing a United Nations headquarters in east Jerusalem as the government tightens restrictions on humanitarian groups that provide aid to Palestinians.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2026

Spain Train Crash
High-speed train collision in southern Spain leaves 39 dead and 122 injured
A high-speed train from Malaga to Madrid derailed and smashed into another oncoming train, pushing the second train off the tracks and down an embankment

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Morocco Africa Cup of Nations Soccer
Senegal set to be sanctioned for walk-off protest in Africa Cup of Nations final
The team were led off the field by head coach Pape Thiaw after hosts Morocco were awarded a penalty in the eighth minute of stoppage time.

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Pakistan Shopping Mall Fire
Karachi shopping plaza fire death toll rises to 11 with dozens more missing
The death toll from a massive fire at a shopping plaza in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, rose to at least 11 after rescuers recovered five more bodies from the badly damaged building.

Mon, 19 Jan, 2026

Syria Kurds Clashes
Syrian government announces ceasefire with Kurdish-led Democratic Forces
The Syrian government has announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, taking almost full control of the country and dismantling the Kurdish-led forces that controlled the north east for more than a decade.

Sun, 18 Jan, 2026

Russian invasion of Ukraine
Drone strikes cut power to more than 200,000 homes in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Hundreds of thousands of people in Russian-occupied parts of southern Ukraine were left without power on Sunday, according to Kremlin-installed authorities there.

Sun, 18 Jan, 2026

Southern Africa Flooding
South Africa declares a national disaster over flooding and severe weather
South Africa on Sunday declared a national disaster over torrential rains and floods that have killed at least 30 people in the northern part of the country, damaged thousands of homes and washed away roads and bridges.

Sun, 18 Jan, 2026

Austria-Avalanche-Deaths
Eight skiers killed in avalanches in Austria
Eight skiers have been killed in three avalanches across Austria, authorities said.A female skier was buried by an avalanche in the Bad Hofgastein area in western Austria, at an altitude of about 7,200 feet, at about 12.30pm on  Saturday, according ...

Sun, 18 Jan, 2026

Pakistan Shopping Mall Fire
Three dead as fire engulfs shopping centre in Pakistan
A fire swept through a multi-storey shopping centre in the southern Pakistan city of Karachi on Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring about a dozen others, police and rescue officials said.

Sun, 18 Jan, 2026

Iran Protests
Iran’s leader calls Donald Trump a ‘criminal’ for backing protests
Iran’s Supreme Leader has branded US President Donald Trump a “criminal” for supporting protesters in Iran, and blamed demonstrators for causing thousands of deaths.

Sat, 17 Jan, 2026

Denmark US Greenland
US delegation seeks to reassure Denmark and Greenland after Trump’s threats
A bipartisan US congressional delegation has sought to reassure Denmark and Greenland of their support following President Donald Trump’s threat to punish countries with tariffs if they do not back the US taking over the strategic Arctic island.

Sat, 17 Jan, 2026

Russia Ukraine War
Ukrainian delegation arrives in US for peace talks as Russia hits energy sites
A Ukrainian delegation has arrived in the United States for talks on a US-led diplomatic push to end the war with Russia. They arrived as Russian attacks again took aim at Ukraine’s power grid, cutting electricity and heating in freezing temperatures.

Sat, 17 Jan, 2026

Trump
Trump says he may hit countries with tariffs if they do not back US on Greenland
His message came as a US congressional delegation met Danish and Greenlandic politicians in Copenhagen and sought to lower tensions

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

Ryder Cup - Day One - Bethpage Black Course
Shane Lowry and Nacho Elvira lead in Dubai but Rory McIlroy challenge falters
Lowry is looking for his first DP World Tour title since winning the 2022 BMW PGA Championship.

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

Southern Africa Flooding
More than 100 dead in torrential rain and floods across southern Africa
Torrential rain and flooding have killed more than 100 people in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, and authorities have warned that more severe weather was expected across several countries in southern Africa.

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War Blackout
Ukraine’s battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge – energy minister
Russia has not spared a single Ukrainian power plant from attack since its all-out invasion, Ukraine’s new energy minister said.

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

China Canada
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in break with US
Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, the country’s prime minister Mark Carney said.

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

France Macron
It’s the Eye of the Tiger – Macron laughs off ‘harmless’ eye condition
French president Emmanuel Macron has joked about a “completely harmless” eye condition during a New Year address to France’s armed forces. “Please pardon the unsightly appearance of my eye,” Mr Macron said at the beginning of his speech.

Fri, 16 Jan, 2026

Trump US Venezeula
Venezuela’s Machado says she presented Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during meeting
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump “as a recognition for his unique commitment with our freedom”.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

Emirates Invitational Golf
Rory McIlroy: Brooks Koepka PGA Tour return indicative of LIV Golf decline
Koepka’s return has been widely welcomed by many of the top professionals.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

Scam Caller Uber Driver Killed
Man, 83, convicted of killing Uber driver who he thought was scamming him
A jury has convicted an 83-year-old US man of murder after he shot an Uber driver who he wrongly thought was trying to rob him after scam phone calls deceived them both.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

Iran Protest
Iran protests ease after week-long crackdown and internet outage
Nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy appear increasingly smothered, a week after authorities shut the country off from the world and escalated a crackdown that activists say has killed at least 2,615 people.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

Astronauts Medical Evacuation
Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in Nasa’s first medical evacuation
SpaceX guided its Dragon capsule to a middle-of-the-night splashdown in the Pacific near San Diego, less than 11 hours after the astronauts exited the International Space Station

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

Charlie Kirk-Speech
Israel to honour Charlie Kirk with award for fighting antisemitism
Several pro-Israeli leaders are expected to attend the event, among them Albanian prime minister Edi Rama and former Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

Germany Iran Protest
Iran closes airspace to commercial aircraft for hours amid tensions with US
Iran closed its airspace to commercial flights for hours without explanation early on Thursday as tensions remained high with the United States over Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026

Astronauts Medical Evacuation
Four astronauts head home in Nasa’s first medical evacuation from space station
An astronaut in need of care from doctors has departed the International Space Station with three crewmates in Nasa’s first medical evacuation.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Denmark Greenland US Meeting
Greenland and Denmark ministers hold talks with Vance after Trump threat
Ministers from Greenland and Denmark have met in Washington with top White House officials as President Donald Trump moved to ratchet up the pressure by suggesting that Nato should help the United States acquire the world’s largest island.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Israel Palestinians Gaza
US moving into next phase of Gaza ceasefire plan, says envoy
The United States has said it is moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan that involves disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs under ...

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Iran Protests Starlink
Iranian judicial chief warns of fast trials and executions despite Trump threat
The head of Iran’s judiciary has said there will be fast trials and executions for suspects detained in nationwide protests despite a warning from US President Donald Trump.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Spain Julio Iglesias Allegations
Spanish prosecutors investigate Julio Iglesias over sex assault claims
Spanish prosecutors are studying allegations that singer Julio Iglesias sexually assaulted two former employees at his homes in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

APTOPIX Greenland Daily Life
‘Unacceptable’ for Greenland not to be in US hands, says Trump
US president’s comments come hours before high-stakes talks between Denmark, Greenland and US

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Chile Iran Protests
Iran’s judiciary signals fast trials and executions for detained protesters
top judge has hinted at fast trials and executions for people detained in nationwide protests against the country’s theocracy, as activists said the death toll had risen to 2,572.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Thailand Train Accident
22 killed as crane collapses on to passenger train in Thailand
A construction crane has fallen on to a passenger train in north-eastern Thailand, killing at least 22 people and injuring 64 others, officials said.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Iran Protests Death Toll
Iran death toll jumps again as Donald Trump cancels meetings with officials
The death toll from nationwide protests in has surpassed 2,500 as US President Donald Trump said he has cancelled talks with Iranian officials amid a protest crackdownThe number of dead climbed to at least 2,571 early on Wednesday, as reported by ...

Wed, 14 Jan, 2026

Obit Claudette Colvin
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a segregated bus, dies aged 86
Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died aged 86. Her death was announced on Tuesday by the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

People - Timothy Busfield
West Wing actor Timothy Busfield turns himself in over child sex abuse claims
Director and Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday to face child sex abuse charges in New Mexico, stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he was ...

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

Epstein Congress Clintons
Clintons face contempt charges after refusing to give evidence in Epstein probe
Former US president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton say they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena for them to give evidence in an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

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