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Cloth wraps treated with ‘dirt cheap’ insecticide cut malaria cases in babies | https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/16/cloth-wraps-treated-with-insecticide-cut-malaria-cases-in-babies | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:00:02 GMT | 2026-01-16T05:14:35.895770 | <p>Soaking fabrics in a commonly used insect repellent is a simple and effective tool as mosquito bites become more common during daytime, study shows</p><p>From Africa to Latin America to Asia, babies have been carried in cloth wraps on their mothers’ backs for centuries. Now, the practice of generations of women coul... | From Africa to Latin America to Asia, babies have been carried in cloth wraps on their mothers’ backs for centuries. Now, the practice of generations of women could become a lifesaving tool in the fight against malaria.
Researchers in Uganda have found that treating wraps with the insect repellent permethrin cut rates... | en |
Death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s son prompts calls for overhaul of Nigeria’s healthcare sector | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/16/nigeria-call-overhaul-healthcare-sector-death-bestselling-author-toddler | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:00:01 GMT | 2026-01-16T05:14:36.020803 | <p>Pleas for scrutiny of system fraught with accusations of negligence after one-year-old’s death in hospital</p><p>Nigerians have called for urgent reforms to the healthcare sector after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/12/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-accuses-lagos-hospital-negligence-son-death">the dea... | Nigerians have called for urgent reforms to the healthcare sector after the death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 21-month-old son prompted an outpouring of grief and accounts of negligence and inadequate care.
In a leaked WhatsApp message, the bestselling author said she had been told by a doctor that the resident anae... | en |
South Korea's ex-president Yoon guilty of abuse of power in martial law bid | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4qdpxp78po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:35:21 GMT | 2026-01-16T05:58:20.023743 | This is the first of the verdicts in the four trials linked to Yoon's shock decree in 2024. | South Korea's ex-president Yoon guilty of abuse of power in martial law bid
Friday's ruling offers clues as to how the rest of Yoon's trials could go. Charges range from the abuse of power to campaign law violations.
This is the first of the verdicts in four trials linked to his shock martial law decree. Although sho... | en |
Israel moves Yellow Line deeper into Gaza, satellite images show | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgxl6zkenqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:02:44 GMT | 2026-01-16T06:48:55.179820 | Israel placed and later moved control markers in three areas, with placed deeper inside Gaza than maps suggested. | Israel moves Yellow Line deeper into Gaza, satellite images show
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Israel has moved the blocks which are supposed to mark its post-ceasefire line of control deeper into Gaza in several places, sowing confusion among Pale... | en |
Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy15596p98o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:32:41 GMT | 2026-01-16T09:43:03.760059 | The rarely used law allows the president to use active-duty military personnel for law enforcement. | Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota
A protesting community member attempts to protect themselves as federal agents fire munitions and pepper balls in north Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 14 January 2026.
Tensions have been running high in Minneapolis since an immigration age... | en |
Landscape beneath Antarctica's icy surface revealed in unprecedented detail | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9qpx2qqeq7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:21 GMT | 2026-01-16T09:43:03.930049 | Scientists believe the map could shed light on how Antarctica's vast ice sheet will respond to climate change. | Landscape beneath Antarctica's icy surface revealed in unprecedented detail
10 hours ago Share Save Mark Poynting , Climate researcher and Erwan Rivault , Senior data designer Share Save
Getty Images Until now, a lot of what lay beneath Antarctica's icy surface had remained a mystery
A new map has unmasked the lands... | en |
Extreme rainfall inundates South Africa and Mozambique | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/16/weather-tracer-extreme-rainfall-inundates-south-africa-mozambique-flood-warning | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:16:29 GMT | 2026-01-16T10:36:04.385295 | <p>Flood warning raised to highest level with roads washed away and rain forcing evacuation of Kruger national park</p><p>Large areas of north-eastern South Africa and neighbouring Mozambique have been inundated for several days with exceptionally heavy rainfall. Some locations in South Africa recorded hundreds of mill... | Large areas of north-eastern South Africa and neighbouring Mozambique have been inundated for several days with exceptionally heavy rainfall. Some locations in South Africa recorded hundreds of millimetres of rain over the weekend, such as Graskop in Mpumalanga, where 113mm fell in a 24-hour period, and Phalaborwa, whi... | en |
Early results show Museveni in lead in Uganda election as violence reported | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/16/uganda-election-early-results-show-museveni-in-lead-as-violence-reported | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:12:43 GMT | 2026-01-16T10:36:04.500918 | <p>Veteran president holding off main challenger Bobi Wine after campaign marred by violence at opposition rallies</p><p>The veteran Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, held a commanding lead in early presidential election results announced on Friday as conflicting accounts emerged of violence reported after the vote.<... | The veteran Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, held a commanding lead in early presidential election results announced on Friday as conflicting accounts emerged of violence reported after the vote.
Museveni, who is 81 and has ruled Uganda since seizing power in 1986, wants a decisive victory following a campaign marr... | en |
China and Canada announce tariffs relief after a high-stakes meeting between Carney and Xi | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy59pvkqvl5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:41:05 GMT | 2026-01-16T10:57:52.811699 | Canola oil and electric cars are at the centre of the deal agreed by Mark Carney and Xi Jinping after years of strained ties. | China and Canada announce tariffs relief after a high-stakes meeting between Carney and Xi
17 minutes ago Share Save Laura Bicker , Beijing , Suranjana Tewari , Singapore , Koh Ewe , Singapore and Jessica Murphy , Toronto Share Save
Reuters Mark Carney's visit to Chins is the first by a Canadian leader in nearly a de... | en |
'I was hit in the face by pellets': Iranians on border describe violence and more protests | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj3vlgrl4r2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:02:09 GMT | 2026-01-16T13:43:07.101441 | The BBC speaks to Iranians at the border with Iraq, as authorities continue to block the flow of information with an internet blackout. | 'I was hit in the face by pellets': Iranians on border describe violence and more protests
2 hours ago Share Save Lucy Williamson Bashmaq border crossing, Iraqi Kurdistan Share Save
BBC People and traffic still regularly cross the Iran-Iraq border
At the border crossing from Iran into Iraqi Kurdistan, the stern face... | en |
US Congress members visit Denmark as Trump's pressure on Greenland rises | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9qpy952xvno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:37:04 GMT | 2026-01-16T13:43:07.272456 | The visit comes after high-level talks in Washington failed to dissuade Trump from his plan to annex the semi-autonomous Danish territory. | US Congress members visit Denmark as Trump's pressure on Greenland rises
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Reuters Most Greenlanders are opposed to Trump's bid to buy their island or to seize it by force
A bipartisan group of members of the US Congress is visiting Denmark in what is seen as a show of supp... | en |
CIA director had two-hour meeting with new Venezuelan leader in Caracas | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgjn5yyeljo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:28:40 GMT | 2026-01-16T13:43:07.440977 | The pair discussed economic opportunities and preventing Venezuela becoming a place for "America's adversaries", a US official said. | CIA director had two-hour meeting with new Venezuelan leader in Caracas
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CIA director John Ratcliffe met Venezuela's Interim President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas on Thursday "at President Trump's direction," a US official has said. The two-hour mee... | en |
Exiled crown prince urges world to help protesters topple Iran's government | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70lx085z85o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:24:34 GMT | 2026-01-16T16:41:10.082356 | Reza Pahlavi, an opposition leader based in the US, called for "surgical" strikes on Iran's Revolutionary Guards. | Exiled crown prince urges world to help protesters topple Iran's government
The Iranian government has called the protests "riots" backed by Iran's enemies.
More than 2,000 protesters have been killed, according to human rights groups, in demonstrations that started over the economy on 28 December and turned into cal... | en |
Machado vows to lead Venezuela 'when right time comes' | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7y14ypg2qo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:22:33 GMT | 2026-01-16T17:41:54.620080 | The opposition leader says she has a mandate to lead the country after the US seized its president. | Machado vows to lead Venezuela 'when right time comes'
18 minutes ago Share Save Maia Davies BBC News Share Save
EPA/Shutterstock Machado gave her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has vowed she will lead the country "when the right ti... | en |
Blair and Rubio among names on Gaza 'Board of Peace' | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07xv92vrz2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:15:34 GMT | 2026-01-17T02:12:55.025904 | The former UK prime minister and US secretary of state will sit on the "founding executive board", the White House says. | Blair and Rubio among names on Gaza 'Board of Peace'
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The Trump administration has named US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair as two of the founding members of its "Board of Peace" for Gaza. Trump's Middle East envoy S... | en |
US justice department investigating Minnesota Democrats over alleged obstruction of ICE | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx1wgvpr1zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:44:20 GMT | 2026-01-17T02:12:55.171205 | It comes as fresh details emerged in the death of a Minneapolis woman shot last week by an ICE agent in the city. | US justice department investigating Minnesota Democrats over alleged obstruction of ICE
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Reuters Customs and Border Patrol agents gather as protests continue outside Minneapolis' Whipple Federal Building, which has become a de-facto ICE headquarters
The US just... | en |
Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy, says study refuting Trump autism claims | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74vdgkw1kzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:13:47 GMT | 2026-01-17T02:12:55.377445 | Researchers say their gold-standard review should put an end to the debate over use of the common painkiller during pregnancy. | Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy, says study refuting Trump autism claims
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Taking paracetamol while pregnant is safe and there's no evidence it raises the risk of autism, ADHD and developmental issues in children, say experts ... | en |
Rare twins born in DRC raise cautious hope for endangered mountain gorillas | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/17/twin-baby-mountain-gorilla-virunga-drc-survival-conservation-aoe | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 06:00:19 GMT | 2026-01-17T06:38:45.292277 | <p>Virunga park ranger says babies are well cared for by mother Mafuko but high infant mortality makes first weeks critical</p><p>It was noon by the time Jacques Katutu first saw the newborn mountain gorillas. Cradled in the arms of their mother, Mafuko, the tiny twins clung to her body for warmth in the forest clearin... | It was noon by the time Jacques Katutu first saw the newborn mountain gorillas. Cradled in the arms of their mother, Mafuko, the tiny twins clung to her body for warmth in the forest clearing in Virunga national park, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Katutu, head of gorilla monitoring in Virunga, has... | en |
Japanese mayor apologises after calling staff 'human scum' | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czejwl2z80lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:08:26 GMT | 2026-01-17T08:34:13.489382 | Yokohama mayor Takeharu Yamanaka admits using the terms "idiot" and "human scum" to disparage staff. | Japanese mayor apologises after calling staff 'human scum'
Mayor Yamanaka has been accused by officials of workplace harassment
Yamanaka initially denied the allegations, but later admitted to some of them. "I want to frankly apologise for placing a psychological burden on the personnel director," he said.
It is hig... | en |
Police deny claims Uganda opposition leader abducted by helicopter | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20z3nx4xwqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:05:54 GMT | 2026-01-17T11:22:15.813046 | President Yoweri Museveni has a commanding lead with most votes counted as his main rival Bobi Wine decries "fake results". | Police deny claims Uganda opposition leader abducted by helicopter
12 minutes ago Share Save Anita Nkonge , BBC Africa and Lucy Fleming Share Save
Getty Images Bobi Wine, President Museveni's main rival, has questioned the credibility of the results
Police in Uganda have denied allegations that presidential candidat... | en |
Iran supreme leader blames US for deadly protests | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckglee733wno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:59:49 GMT | 2026-01-17T13:33:18.445747 | Ayatollah Ali Khamenei alleges the US instigated recent unrest in which thousands have been killed. | Iran supreme leader blames US for deadly protests
32 minutes ago Share Save Jack Burgess and Ghoncheh Habibiazad , BBC Persian Share Save
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Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has accused the US and Donald Trump of being responsible for "casualties, damage and sl... | en |
Ugandan leader to extend 40-year rule after being declared winner of contested poll | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2lgxxrxd52o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:17:02 GMT | 2026-01-17T13:33:18.583472 | President Yoweri Museveni wins a seventh term, as his main rival Bobi Wine decries "fake results". | Ugandan leader to extend 40-year rule after being declared winner of contested poll
Yoweri Museveni first came to power in 1986 as a rebel leader
President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of Thursday's election extending his four decades in power by another five years.
He gained 72% of the vote, the ele... | en |
Confidence runs high in London’s Little Morocco as Afcon glory beckons | https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/17/afcon-little-morocco-london-confidence-high | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:00:28 GMT | 2026-01-17T13:33:19.076002 | <p>Atlas Lions face Senegal in final of Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday and Moroccan diaspora scents victory</p><p>London’s Little Morocco is brimming with pride and anticipation. The Moroccan diaspora in North Kensington is in no doubt that on Sunday the Atlas Lions will triumph against Senegal in the final of the Afr... | London’s Little Morocco is brimming with pride and anticipation. The Moroccan diaspora in North Kensington is in no doubt that on Sunday the Atlas Lions will triumph against Senegal in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations.
“There’s not just an excitement, it has completely taken over everything else,” said Souad Tal... | en |
Big names on Trump's peace panel face huge challenges in Gaza | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c07xvv9r422o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:31:00 GMT | 2026-01-17T14:56:52.541153 | Whatever the concerns and complexities, it remains the only plan in town, with many world leaders pledging to support it, writes John Sudworth. | Big names on Trump's peace panel face huge challenges in Gaza
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The White House has announced the first members of its Gaza "Board of Peace", and the list of names will do little to dispel the criticism from some quarters that the US president's... | en |
US judge restricts ICE response to Minneapolis protesters | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgprwlplqwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:49:29 GMT | 2026-01-17T17:22:48.392935 | The legal order comes ahead of planned weekend protests and counter protests in the city amid ongoing immigration enforcement actions. | US judge restricts ICE response to Minneapolis protesters
The US Department of Homeland Security said it is taking measures to protect officers from rioters.
The ruling comes ahead of planned weekend protests against the widespread immigration action in the city and follows the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE ... | en |
Syrian army moves east of Aleppo after Kurdish forces withdraw | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3k279e53eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:06:47 GMT | 2026-01-17T17:22:48.534779 | This comes after Syria's government announced its first formal recognition of Kurdish national rights since 1946. | Syrian army moves east of Aleppo after Kurdish forces withdraw
5 hours ago Share Save Tinshui Yeung Share Save
EPA Syrian forces have entered the town of Deir Hafer
The Syrian army is moving into areas east of Aleppo city, after Kurdish forces started a withdrawal. Syrian troops have been spotted entering Deir Hafer... | en |
Yoweri Museveni wins Ugandan election as opponent condemns ‘fake result’ | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/17/yoweri-museveni-wins-ugandan-election-as-opponent-condemns-fake-result | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 17:20:15 GMT | 2026-01-17T17:43:10.954511 | <p>Museveni’s opponent, Bobi Wine, alleges that members of polling staff were kidnapped and called for peaceful protests</p><p>Yoweri Museveni, has won the Ugandan election and his seventh term with more than 70% of the vote, state election authorities have said, amid an internet shutdown and claims of fraud by his opp... | Yoweri Museveni, has won the Ugandan election and his seventh term with more than 70% of the vote, state election authorities have said, amid an internet shutdown and claims of fraud by his opponent.
His opponent, a youthful musician known as Bobi Wine, condemned what he called “fake results” and alleged that members ... | en |
Avalanches kill five off-piste skiers in Austrian Alps | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3r1v7gqdp8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 18:37:45 GMT | 2026-01-17T20:46:39.020139 | A number of people have died in the Alps over the past week, as heavy snowfall has hit the region. | Avalanches kill five off-piste skiers in Austrian Alps
2 hours ago Share Save George Wright Share Save
Pongau mountain rescue service The avalanches hit the Pongau area, near Salzburg
Five off-piste skiers have died in two avalanches in the Austria's Alps following heavy snowfall in the region. An avalanche hit a gr... | en |
Trump tariff threat over Greenland 'unacceptable', European leaders say | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4qjwk9n2no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sat, 17 Jan 2026 21:19:46 GMT | 2026-01-17T21:42:18.391052 | The US president says several European allies opposed to his plans to buy Greenland will face 10% tariffs from February. | Trump tariff threat over Greenland 'unacceptable', European leaders say
22 minutes ago Share Save Henri Astier and Bernd Debusmann Jr , White House reporter Share Save
Reuters Protesters in Greenland rallied on Saturday against any US move acquire the territory
A threat by President Donald Trump to impose fresh tari... | en |
Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly148lvyevo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 18 Jan 2026 01:22:46 GMT | 2026-01-18T04:00:14.676903 | Final preparations now get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years. | Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission
3 hours ago Share Save Rebecca Morelle, Alison Francis and Kevin Church Science team Share Save
Watch: Timelapse shows Nasa rocket's 12-hour journey to launch pad
Nasa's mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as th... | en |
Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis, officials say | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74v0pxg2nvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 18 Jan 2026 07:28:47 GMT | 2026-01-18T07:44:49.692949 | The troops are an option should Donald Trump decide to use them to quell anti-ICE protests in the city, an official tells CBS News. | Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis, officials say
Soldiers are on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis, a US defence official has told CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
The official said the 1,500 soldiers, currently in Alaska, are an option for the US president if he decided to us... | en |
Gangland killing at a funeral shocks idyllic French island | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c620nq38y6po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:08:38 GMT | 2026-01-18T07:57:18.783313 | Corsica is shaken by the shooting, which brings into stark relief one of the highest murder rates in France. | Gangland killing at a funeral shocks idyllic French island
8 hours ago Share Save Chris Bockman In southern France Share Save
Pascal POCHARD-CASABIANCA/AFP Alain Orsoni was shot at his mother's funeral service in his native village of Vero
The mourners had gathered in the small village of Vero, a half-hour drive fro... | en |
'Digital isolation': Will Iran's internet shutdown become permanent? | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5gegrdq3go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 18 Jan 2026 09:56:51 GMT | 2026-01-18T10:28:15.525368 | Internet monitor FilterWatch warns that authorities are trying to cut the country off from international connectivity. | 'Digital isolation': Will Iran's internet shutdown become permanent?
30 minutes ago Share Save Joe Tidy , BBC cybersecurity correspondent and Farshad Bayan , BBC Persian Share Save
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Iran is 10 days into one of the most extreme internet shutdowns in history, with 92 million citizens cut off f... | en |
Syrian army seizes country's largest oil field from Kurdish forces | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx20n55yxrlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:25:03 GMT | 2026-01-18T13:33:38.689539 | The Kurdish-led SDF militia withdrew from the Omar oil field amid an eastward push by government forces. | Syrian army seizes country's largest oil field from Kurdish forces
Ongoing fighting in the area stems from the breakdown of an agreement between SDF and the government of President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is seeking to integrate Kurdish bodies into Syrian institutions.
The push came after the SDF announced it would rede... | en |
Chile declares 'state of catastrophe' as deadly wildfires menace cities | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7ypw4rjrzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:39:49 GMT | 2026-01-18T16:56:25.816946 | At least 16 people are confirmed dead and 20,000 are evacuated as fires rage in two southern regions. | Chile declares 'state of catastrophe' as deadly wildfires menace cities
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EPA More than 250 homes have been destroyed by the fires
Chilean President Gabriel Boric has declared a state of catastrophe in two regions where deadly wildfires are raging. At least 16 people a... | en |
Uganda’s president calls opponents 'terrorists' in victory speech | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/18/ugandas-president-calls-opponents-terrorists-in-victory-speech | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:17:19 GMT | 2026-01-18T17:44:27.749685 | <p>Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term but poll criticised by observers and rights groups over repression of opposition and internet blackout</p><p>Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, fresh from winning a seventh term in office at 81, said on Sunday that the opposition were “terrorists” who had tried to use violence to ... | Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, fresh from winning a seventh term in office at 81, said on Sunday that the opposition were “terrorists” who had tried to use violence to overturn the election results.
Official results showed Museveni winning a landslide with 72% of the vote, but the poll was criticised by African ... | en |
Syria agrees ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces after two weeks of clashes | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwk37ewvwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:49:13 GMT | 2026-01-18T17:56:54.742286 | President Ahmed al-Sharaa said the deal would allow the Syrian state to reassert control over most areas. | Syria agrees ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces after two weeks of clashes
President Ahmed al-Sharaa said the deal would allow Syrian state institutions to reassert control over most areas
The announcement followed a meeting between al-Sharaa and the US special envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, in Damascus. Barrack praised... | en |
Six killed in Pakistan shopping mall fire | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c150pg5dvp2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:00:12 GMT | 2026-01-18T17:56:54.924118 | Parts of the huge plaza in Karachi have collapsed as firefighters battle to extinguish the blaze. | Six killed in Pakistan shopping mall fire
Watch: Firefighters battle deadly blaze at Karachi shopping centre
A fire at a shopping centre in the Pakistan city of Karachi has killed six people as firefighters continue to battle the blaze.
Parts of the Gul Plaza, containing 1,200 stores and spanning 8,000 sq m (86,111 ... | en |
'Europe won't be blackmailed,' Danish PM says in wake of Trump Greenland threats | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqz0llpnyqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:44:52 GMT | 2026-01-18T18:57:30.360370 | The US president threatens to impose tariffs on countries that oppose his plans to take over the territory. | 'Europe won't be blackmailed,' Danish PM says in wake of Trump Greenland threats
12 minutes ago Share Save Kathryn Armstrong Share Save
Reuters Mette Frederiksen and other European allies are standing in solidarity with Greenland, despite Trump's threat of tariffs
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says "Eur... | en |
Israel pushes back on Trump's picks for executives on Gaza 'Board of Peace' | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd0y453yd90o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:30:24 GMT | 2026-01-18T18:57:30.577391 | Israel says it is unhappy it was not consulted, and Palestinians have also been critical. | Israel pushes back on Trump's picks for executives on Gaza 'Board of Peace'
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has convened a meeting with his top advisers to discuss Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" for Gaza, after it revealed the US did not inclu... | en |
At least 21 killed in Spain after crash involving high-speed trains | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedw6ylpynyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Sun, 18 Jan 2026 23:02:05 GMT | 2026-01-18T23:25:29.343408 | The incident happened near the town of Adamuz, close to the city of Cordoba. | At least 21 killed in Spain after crash involving high-speed trains
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Footage shows emergency workers at scene of derailment
At least 21 people have been killed and dozens more injured following a collision between two high-speed trains in southern Spain on Sunday even... | en |
Factory explosion in China kills two, injures 84 | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y2pg28lgjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:53:04 GMT | 2026-01-19T02:20:28.687789 | The blast caused noticeable tremors in the area and sent large plumes of smoke into the sky. | Factory explosion in China kills two, injures 84
Parts of the factory have collapsed because of the explosion
A huge explosion at a factory in northern China has killed two people and injured 84 others, with five people still missing, state media reported.
The blast happened at around 15:00 local time (07:00 GMT) Su... | en |
‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam | https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/19/brazen-political-influence-rich-laid-bare-wealth-billionaires-inequality-poverty-instability-oxfam | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:01:08 GMT | 2026-01-19T02:20:29.018319 | <p>Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says</p><p>The world saw a record number of billionaires created last year, with a collective wealth of $18.3tn (£13.7tn), while global efforts stalled in the fight against poverty and hunger.</p><p><a... | The world saw a record number of billionaires created last year, with a collective wealth of $18.3tn (£13.7tn), while global efforts stalled in the fight against poverty and hunger.
Oxfam’s annual survey of global inequality has revealed that the number of billionaires surpassed 3,000 for the first time during 2025. S... | en |
US believes its power matters more than international law, UN chief tells BBC | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g0zx0llpzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:17:06 GMT | 2026-01-19T06:49:01.416522 | António Guterres says Washington's "clear conviction" is that multilateral solutions are irrelevant. | US believes its power matters more than international law, UN chief tells BBC
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UN Photo / Alba García Ruiz Antonio Guterres told the BBC some believe "the power of law should be replaced by the law of power"
The US is acting with impunity and... | en |
Japan PM Takaichi calls snap election three months after taking office | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1dk0x0v6pdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:32:42 GMT | 2026-01-19T10:49:31.729294 | Sanae Takaichi, who took office office last October, hopes the vote will give her a stronger mandate. | Japan PM Takaichi calls snap election three months after taking office
Takaichi and her cabinet have enjoyed high public support since taking office last October.
The vote to elect the 465 members of the House of Representatives, the lower and more powerful house in Japan, will take place on 8 February.
It was an "e... | en |
What we know about the Spain train crash | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clye22ljxw4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:56:26 GMT | 2026-01-19T11:27:42.058683 | At least 39 people have died in what local officials are calling Spain's worst rail crash in more than a decade. | What we know about the Spain train crash
29 minutes ago Share Save Sofia Ferreira Santos and Alicia Curry Share Save
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At least 39 people have died and dozens more have been injured after two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain, the country's Civil Guard has said. The accident near the city of Córdoba... | en |
IMF warns of trade tension risk to global growth | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r47ey0d1vo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:04:56 GMT | 2026-01-19T11:47:23.491990 | Trade tensions and a reversal in the AI boom are among the main risks to global economic growth, the IMF says. | IMF warns of trade tension risk to global growth
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Trade tensions and a reversal in the artificial intelligence (AI) boom are among the main risks to global economic growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned... | en |
Trump links Greenland dispute to not getting Nobel Peace Prize | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7mev35x2lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:38:56 GMT | 2026-01-19T11:47:23.710182 | The US president says he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace, after not being awarded the annual prize. | Trump links Greenland dispute to not getting Nobel Peace Prize
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US President Donald Trump has said he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace after he did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize, as he again repeated his demand for control of ... | en |
Watch: Spain train crash survivors describe 'absolutely terrifying' scene | https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c23r1rx5vp7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:59:23 GMT | 2026-01-19T13:03:25.914563 | Passengers recount the moment two trains collided between Málaga and Madrid on Sunday evening. | Passengers caught up in a deadly train crash in Adamuz have described the moment a Madrid-bound train derailed and crossed over to neighbouring tracks, colliding with an oncoming train.
Survivors told of people and their belongings being "scattered" around the carriage, and described an "absolutely terrifying" scene.
... | en |
Swiss deadly fire bar owners' lawyers condemn 'vindictiveness' | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yvl4x3nqeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:53:42 GMT | 2026-01-19T15:44:06.746122 | Lawyers for the Moretti couple say "lies" have been circulating about their clients, in their first public statement since the fire. | Swiss deadly fire bar owners' lawyers condemn 'vindictiveness'
Initial findings from the investigation suggest the fire began as sparklers attached to champagne bottles ignited soundproof foaming that lined the ceiling of the basement of Le Constellation bar in the popular ski resort of Crans-Montana.
"There is a sor... | en |
Man seriously injured in Sydney's third shark attack in two days | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8013p5v2yvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:38:09 GMT | 2026-01-19T15:44:06.870535 | In three separate incidents, a 12-year-old was also injured and an 11-year-old received assistance after his surfboard was bitten. | Man seriously injured in Sydney's third shark attack in two days
The first incident saw a 12-year-old boy taken to hospital with critical injuries after he was attacked by a large shark while swimming in Sydney Harbour on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Hours earlier, an 11-year-old surfer had to be assisted off Sydne... | en |
'Europe is at a total loss': Russia gloats over Greenland tensions | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17zpvkddpzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:26:34 GMT | 2026-01-19T16:44:10.117494 | The BBC's Russia editor Steve Rosenberg analyses why pro-Russian government papers are full of praise for Donald Trump's desire to buy Greenland. | 'Europe is at a total loss': Russia gloats over Greenland tensions
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Listen to Donald Trump and you would think Moscow and Beijing were lying in wait off the coast of Greenland, ready to pounce to boost their power in the Arctic.
"There are Ru... | en |
Italian fashion designer Valentino dies aged 93 | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx4rpxxvg7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:07:52 GMT | 2026-01-19T17:12:30.776022 | The Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti Foundation said the fashion designer died peacefully in Rome. | Italian fashion designer Valentino dies aged 93
Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani, known as Valentino, has died at the age of 93.
In a statement posted on Instagram the Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti Foundation said: "He passed away peacefully in his Roman home, surrounded by the love of his fam... | en |
Spanish PM vows to find cause of deadly high-speed train crash | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2d7rk0865go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 19 Jan 2026 21:30:06 GMT | 2026-01-19T21:46:26.471309 | Pedro Sanchez announces three days of mourning after at least 40 people died in Sunday's collision in southern Spain. | Spanish PM vows to find cause of deadly high-speed train crash
16 minutes ago Share Save Robert Greenall BBC News Share Save
Watch: At the scene of Spain's worst rail disaster in over a decade
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has promised to get to the bottom of why two high-speed trains collided in southern Spa... | en |
Trump says he will '100%' carry out Greenland tariffs threat, as EU vows to protect its interests | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g5345ylk0o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Mon, 19 Jan 2026 21:46:09 GMT | 2026-01-19T22:28:13.871162 | Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief, said the bloc has "no interest to pick a fight, but we will hold our ground". | Trump says he will '100%' carry out Greenland tariffs threat, as EU vows to protect its interests
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AFP via Getty Images Kaja Kallas, the EU's foreign policy chief, said the bloc has "no interest to pick a fight, but we will hold our ground".
Donald Trump has vowe... | en |
Confronted over Greenland, Europe is ditching its softly-softly approach to Trump | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0lx7j1lrwro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 20 Jan 2026 01:04:54 GMT | 2026-01-20T04:52:58.592365 | Transatlantic relations aren't broken, though they are damaged. And if Europeans want to try to cut through with Trump, they'll have to stick together, writes Europe Editor Katya Adler | Confronted over Greenland, Europe is ditching its softly-softly approach to Trump
4 hours ago Share Save Katya Adler Europe Editor Share Save
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Something in Europe has snapped. Donald Trump doubled down again on Monday, in his insistence that the US needs Greenland for national security reasons. Is he prepared to ... | en |
Ros Atkins on...President Trump's year in numbers | https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cvgpr95npplo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:08:41 GMT | 2026-01-20T04:52:58.750942 | Executive orders, pardons, trips and Truth Social posts - the BBC’s Analysis Editor breaks down Donald Trump’s first year back in office, in numbers. | Tracking the oil tankers seized by the US
The US has announced the seizure of two oil tankers: the Marinera formerly known as the Bella 1 in the North Atlantic and the Sophia in international waters near the Caribbean. | en |
Palestinian children's football pitch faces Israeli demolition ultimatum | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjrz0j9p5jqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:23:51 GMT | 2026-01-20T10:00:55.376648 | The football club is ordered to remove the pitch, which Israel says was illegally built, or have it torn down. | Palestinian children's football pitch faces Israeli demolition ultimatum
3 hours ago Share Save John Sudworth Bethlehem Share Save
BBC Israeli authorities have ordered the football club to take the pitch apart, or they'll demolish it
A Palestinian children's football club in the occupied West Bank faces imminent dem... | en |
Spain train crash recovery continues as investigators probe 'gap' in rail | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y2qjy9l4yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:41:03 GMT | 2026-01-20T13:05:56.342471 | Authorities say the twisted train wreckage makes it difficult to recover people trapped inside. | Spain train crash recovery continues as investigators probe 'gap' in rail
1 hour ago Share Save Tom McArthur Share Save
Watch: At the scene of Spain's worst rail disaster in over a decade
Heavy machinery is being used to assist in the recovery following a two-train crash in southern Spain which killed at least 41 pe... | en |
Russian strikes again leave half of Kyiv with no heating in winter cold snap | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy1lpgqenxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:44:19 GMT | 2026-01-20T16:42:55.242941 | President Zelensky says Russia has started using "far more" ballistic missiles in its attacks on Ukraine. | Russian strikes again leave half of Kyiv with no heating in winter cold snap
4 hours ago Share Save Laura Gozzi in Kyiv Share Save
Reuters Zelensky said repelling Monday night's attack had cost Ukraine about €80m (£69m) just in terms of air defence missiles
A large Russian aerial strike on Ukraine has again left hal... | en |
Kurdish-led forces pull out of camp for IS families during clashes in Syria | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g39w8k8zwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:02:43 GMT | 2026-01-20T16:42:55.385098 | The move comes amid continuing clashes with Syrian government forces despite a ceasefire agreement. | Kurdish-led forces pull out of camp for IS families during clashes in Syria
3 hours ago Share Save David Gritten Share Save
AFP About 20,000 people with alleged links to IS are held in al-Hol camp
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) says it has withdrawn from a camp holding thousands of people with allege... | en |
Cow astonishes scientists with rare use of tools | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0n127y74go?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:29 GMT | 2026-01-20T16:42:55.521042 | The discovery suggests cows may have far greater cognitive abilities than previously assumed. | Cow astonishes scientists with rare use of tools
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Watch: Veronika the cow shows off her unique skills
Scientists are rethinking what cattle are capable of after an Austrian cow named Veronika was found to use tools with impressive skill. The discovery, reported by researchers in Vien... | en |
UK defends Chagos deal after Trump calls it 'act of great stupidity' | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0mkp021rvro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:42:13 GMT | 2026-01-20T17:16:20.383135 | The US president says it is "another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired". | UK defends Chagos deal after Trump calls it 'act of great stupidity'
33 minutes ago Share Save Amy Walker Share Save
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The UK government has defended a deal to give the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back a key military base, following criticism from US President Donald Trump over its handling. In ... | en |
Europe to suspend approval of US tariffs deal | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwp2me3gzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:50:55 GMT | 2026-01-20T17:55:40.538376 | The move follows renewed tensions between the US and EU, as Donald Trump pushes to acquire Greenland. | Europe to suspend approval of US tariffs deal
Just now Share Save Jonathan Josephs , Business reporter and Nick Edser , Business reporter Share Save
Bloomberg via Getty Images
The European Parliament is planning to suspend approval of the US tariffs deal agreed in July, according to sources close to its internationa... | en |
US diplomats urged to remind African leaders of US ‘generosity’ despite USAID closing | https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/20/us-diplomats-urged-to-remind-african-leaders-of-us-generosity-despite-usaid-closing | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:11:09 GMT | 2026-01-20T17:55:40.752042 | <p>Email sent by chief of state department’s African affairs bureau to his staff dismissing Africa as a priority described as ‘racist’</p><p>US diplomats have been encouraged to “unabashedly and aggressively” remind African governments about the “generosity” of the American people, according to a leaked email sent to s... | US diplomats have been encouraged to “unabashedly and aggressively” remind African governments about the “generosity” of the American people, according to a leaked email sent to staff in the US state department’s Bureau of African Affairs this January and obtained by the Guardian.
“It’s not gauche to remind these coun... | en |
Shock and confusion as Spain struggles for answers after deadly train crash | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crle9k2gw6jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:00:07 GMT | 2026-01-20T18:51:47.478870 | Investigators remain baffled by the cause of Sunday's deadly crash in the south of the country. | Shock and confusion as Spain struggles for answers after deadly train crash
50 minutes ago Share Save Guy Hedgecoe in Adamuz, southern Spain Share Save
Reuters Spain's King Felipe (far right) visited the crash site with Queen Letizia on Tuesday
Sunday's high-speed train crash in southern Spain, the worst in over a d... | en |
Lyse Doucet: Trump is shaking the world order more than any president since WW2 | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2lej7d52po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:18:43 GMT | 2026-01-20T20:56:19.658209 | Trump's demands over Greenland are a rude awakening in a moment fraught with risk. | Lyse Doucet: Trump is shaking the world order more than any president since WW2
37 minutes ago Share Save Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent Share Save
Reuters Tuesday marks one year to the day Trump was inaugurated as president for his second term
On day one, he put the world on notice. "Nothing will sta... | en |
Driver killed and several injured after train derails near Barcelona, local media report | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1m78xl0gmpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:39:31 GMT | 2026-01-20T22:47:55.038458 | At least 14 people are known to have been injured after a commuter train crashed between Gelida and Sant Sadurní. | Driver killed and several injured after train derails near Barcelona, local media report
7 minutes ago Share Save Thomas Mackintosh and Guy Hedgecoe Share Save
Mossos Local police shared an image of emergency services at the scene near Gélida
A train driver has been killed and at least 14 people injured after a comm... | en |
Trump doubles down on Greenland, saying there is 'no going back' | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgr19m642zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 21 Jan 2026 03:47:52 GMT | 2026-01-21T04:50:45.440124 | The US president is due to arrive at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he said there are "a lot of meetings scheduled on Greenland". | Trump doubles down on Greenland, saying there is 'no going back'
1 hour ago Share Save Tabby Wilson Share Save
Watch: BBC asks if breakup of Nato is price Trump willing to pay for Greenland
US president Donald Trump has doubled down on his threats to take control of Greenland, saying on social media that there is "n... | en |
Locked exits, panic and desperate calls for help: Survivors tell of mall fire horror | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1ev4z4n5dzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:03:08 GMT | 2026-01-21T04:50:45.590849 | The BBC speaks to eyewitnesses and survivors of the fire that ripped through a busy Pakistan shopping centre. | Locked exits, panic and desperate calls for help: Survivors tell of mall fire horror
5 hours ago Share Save Riaz Sohail, Zubair Khan and Qaisar Kamran BBC Urdu Share Save
AFP via Getty Images Dozens of people are still missing after Gul Plaza caught fire on Saturday evening
Muhammed Amin is beside himself with grief... | en |
Life sentence for man who killed Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86v5lj39zpo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 21 Jan 2026 04:48:18 GMT | 2026-01-21T04:50:45.734510 | Prosecutors say his "grave act" warrants the penalty, but defence lawyers say he was a victim of "religious abuse". | Life sentence for man who killed Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe
Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested in 2022 shortly after the assassination
Seeking leniency, Yamagami's defence team said he was a victim of "religious abuse".
Prosecutors said Yamagami deserved life imprisonment for his "grave act". Abe's assassination stunned th... | en |
Beckham vs Peltz Beckham: Could Brooklyn torpedo the family brand? | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ve1r2674zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:05:28 GMT | 2026-01-21T07:58:13.396421 | Brooklyn's explosive post about Brand Beckham "has ruptured it from within", one commentator says. | Beckham vs Peltz Beckham: Could Brooklyn torpedo the family brand?
10 hours ago Share Save Ian Youngs Culture reporter Share Save
Getty Images Brooklyn Peltz Beckham has claimed "performative social media posts, family events and inauthentic relationships" were a fixture of his life
Sir David and Lady Beckham's son ... | en |
Could US Congress stop Trump from taking over Greenland? | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c701rvrpjwko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:02:43 GMT | 2026-01-21T11:02:43.497276 | Some of the president's fellow Republicans oppose him - but it's not clear if they would join Democrats to block a takeover of the island. | Could US Congress stop Trump from taking over Greenland?
59 minutes ago Share Save Daniel Bush Washington correspondent Share Save
Watch: BBC on the mood in Davos ahead of Trump's arrival to the economic forum
President Donald Trump's push to acquire Greenland has sparked a backlash from Republicans in Congress, as ... | en |
Japan restarts world's largest nuclear plant | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq6v0v32rg1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:27:48 GMT | 2026-01-21T11:02:43.670951 | Japan restars a reactor at the world's largest nuclear plant nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster. | Japan restarts world's largest nuclear plant
34 minutes ago Share Save Koh Ewe Share Save
Getty Images The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant has the world's largest installed capacity
Japan has restarted a reactor at the world's largest nuclear plant nearly 15 years after a disaster at the Fukushima power plant... | en |
Israeli PM Netanyahu agrees to join Trump's Board of Peace | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8jek4vv8ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:11:55 GMT | 2026-01-21T13:02:35.417282 | Israel is the latest country to publicly accept an invitation to a new international organisation that many fear may be designed to supplant the UN. | Israeli PM Netanyahu agrees to join Trump's Board of Peace
Israel's prime minister will be given a renewable three-year term on the new Board of Peace
The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have also agreed to join, as have Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Morocco and Vietnam. Many others hav... | en |
Photos leaked to BBC show faces of hundreds killed in Iran's brutal protest crackdown | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r4957rq8ro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:56:20 GMT | 2026-01-21T13:02:35.549064 | The images from one mortuary in Tehran were shown to families who went to identify their loved ones. | Photos leaked to BBC show faces of hundreds killed in Iran's brutal protest crackdown
7 hours ago Share Save Merlyn Thomas , correspondent, BBC Verify , Shayan Sardarizadeh , senior journalist, BBC Verify and Ghoncheh Habibiazad , senior journalist Share Save
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Warning: this story contains graphic content which so... | en |
Israel postpones demolition of Palestinian children's football pitch | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly3dm37m7no?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:34:10 GMT | 2026-01-21T17:02:27.557157 | An international campaign to save the pitch in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem appears to have forced the authorities to reconsider. | Israel postpones demolition of Palestinian children's football pitch
1 hour ago Share Save John Sudworth Jerusalem Share Save
BBC News The Aida Youth Centre's pitch sits next to the barrier separating the occupied West Bank from Israel
Israel has postponed the demolition of a Palestinian children's football club in ... | en |
Oldest cave painting of red claw hand could rewrite human creativity timeline | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx1pnlzer5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:00:07 GMT | 2026-01-21T17:02:27.766195 | A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say. | Oldest cave painting of red claw hand could rewrite human creativity timeline
1 hour ago Share Save Pallab Ghosh Science Correspondent Share Save
A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say. It shows a red outline of a hand whose... | en |
Israeli strike in Gaza kills three journalists, first responders say | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98pnzp50nqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:27:58 GMT | 2026-01-21T18:07:06.259133 | Another eight Palestinians were killed by Israeli artillery and gunfire across Gaza on Wednesday, according to medics. | Israeli strike in Gaza kills three journalists, first responders say
37 minutes ago Share Save David Gritten and Dan Johnson , Jerusalem Share Save
EPA The body of one of the journalists was carried by mourners at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis
Three Palestinian journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike in c... | en |
US to transfer Islamic State prisoners from Syria to Iraq | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx20pwqkgp9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:24:56 GMT | 2026-01-21T18:07:06.466327 | The move comes as Syrian government forces take control of north-eastern areas where Kurdish-led forces have long controlled. | US to transfer Islamic State prisoners from Syria to Iraq
39 minutes ago Share Save Thomas Mackintosh Share Save
EPA Syrian government security forces in front of the al-Hol camp in Hasakeh province
The US military has launched a mission to transfer up to 7,000 Islamic State (IS) group fighters from prisons in north... | en |
Trump's jibes are wearing thin for many of Europe's leaders | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9ez1nj3n3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:00:53 GMT | 2026-01-21T19:44:08.936634 | The ball is in the court of European leaders ahead of Thursday's emergency EU meeting in Brussels, writes Nick Beake. | Trump's jibes are wearing thin for many of Europe's leaders
42 minutes ago Share Save Nick Beake Europe correspondent, Brussels Share Save
AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump delivered a wide-ranging speech at the Davos summit in Switzerland
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German," President Donald Trump ... | en |
Faisal Islam: What it was like inside the room with Donald Trump at Davos | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm24vjvy3n1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:22:59 GMT | 2026-01-21T19:44:09.075734 | Faisal Islam said there was mixed reaction in the room during Trump's Davos speech. | Faisal Islam: What it was like inside the room with Donald Trump at Davos
19 minutes ago Share Save Faisal Islam Economics editor Share Save
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I'm in the room, and have just seen President Trump enter and it's fair to say he got a good welcome from the crowd, certainly at the beginning. A standing ovation... | en |
Trump drops tariffs threat over Greenland after Nato talks | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgezx40r7d7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:04:39 GMT | 2026-01-21T22:37:27.678826 | In a speech in Davos, the US president said that he would not use force to take the island. | Trump drops tariffs threat over Greenland after Nato talks
2 hours ago Share Save Bernd Debusmann Jr White House reporter Share Save
Watch: The BBC's Faisal Islam on how Trump's Davos speech received
President Donald Trump has said he no longer plans to impose tariffs on European countries that had opposed his ambit... | en |
Ex-intelligence officer in Austria's biggest spy trial for years | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0pnjv1zy5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 01:00:06 GMT | 2026-01-22T02:30:38.683439 | Egisto Ott, 63, denies charges of handing over information to Russian agents. | Ex-intelligence officer in Austria's biggest spy trial for years
1 hour ago Share Save Bethany Bell Vienna correspondent Share Save
Reuters Egisto Ott is accused of collecting large amounts of data and handing information to Russian intelligence
Former intelligence official Egisto Ott goes on trial in Vienna on Thur... | en |
ActionAid to rethink child sponsorship as part of plan to ‘decolonise’ its work | https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/22/actionaid-rethink-child-sponsorship-decolonise-funding | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT | 2026-01-22T05:40:12.984940 | <p>Development charity’s new co-chairs signal shift from controversial sponsor a child scheme launched in 1972 to long-term grassroots funding</p><p>Child sponsorship schemes that allow donors to handpick children to support in poor countries can carry racialised, paternalistic undertones and need to be transformed, th... | Child sponsorship schemes that allow donors to handpick children to support in poor countries can carry racialised, paternalistic undertones and need to be transformed, the newly appointed co-chief executives of ActionAid UK said as they set out to “decolonise” the organisation’s work.
ActionAid began in 1972 by findi... | en |
Slashed incomes and gamers go cold turkey: the fallout from Uganda's internet shutdown | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2p54rm4k4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:14:19 GMT | 2026-01-22T07:33:46.735216 | The internet was shut during the general election, leaving many people without any income - or entertainment. | Slashed incomes and gamers go cold turkey: the fallout from Uganda's internet shutdown
3 hours ago Share Save Sammy Awami BBC Africa, Kampala Share Save
BBC Mirembe Tracy says she struggled to pay the rent during the internet blackout
Mobile money agent Mirembe Tracy laments that her business in Uganda's bustling ca... | en |
Three dead in shooting in Australia's New South Wales | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g00mv29j5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 07:48:39 GMT | 2026-01-22T07:56:40.341227 | Residents have been told to stay indoors and avoid the area of the shooting. | Three dead in shooting in Australia's New South Wales
Three people have died after a reported shooting in a small town in New South Wales, Australia, police say.
A fourth person has been taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Local police are now investigating the reported shooting which took place in ... | en |
US allies won't forget Trump Greenland crisis | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj3vv1kv1rdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 01:52:28 GMT | 2026-01-22T09:18:46.243004 | Despite talk of a deal over Greenland, it will be hard for US allies to return to business as usual, writes the BBC’s diplomatic correspondent. | US allies won't forget Trump Greenland crisis
7 hours ago Share Save Paul Adams Diplomatic correspondent Share Save
Getty Images Protesters have taken to the streets outside the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland this month
What on earth has the last fortnight been all about? In the wake of a successful military operat... | en |
UK holds off joining Trump's peace board over Putin concerns | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9jj1j74ggo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:51:49 GMT | 2026-01-22T09:18:46.378501 | Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the Russian president has shown no commitment to peace in Ukraine. | UK holds off joining Trump's peace board over Putin concerns
The charter proposed by the White House does not mention the Palestinian territory and appears to be designed to replace some functions of the United Nations.
The foreign secretary described the board as a "legal treaty that raises much broader issues" than... | en |
Two dead and several missing in New Zealand landslides | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cje11x527n4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:14:40 GMT | 2026-01-22T09:56:21.061592 | Heavy rains have ravaged the country's North Island, with a minister comparing it to a "war zone". | Two dead and several missing in New Zealand landslides
41 minutes ago Share Save Kelly Ng Share Save
Watch: 'I'm still shaking' - Tourist recounts running from New Zealand landslide
Two people have died and several are feared buried after landslides in New Zealand's North Island. The deaths were reported at Welcome ... | en |
Zelensky and Trump to meet as US envoy says ending war with Russia down to one issue | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g44r22j5jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:11:03 GMT | 2026-01-22T10:36:47.925089 | US envoy Steve Witkoff said he was optimistic about a deal ahead of talks with Russia's Vladimir Putin. | Trump to meet Zelensky as US envoy says ending war with Russia down to one issue
25 minutes ago Share Save Paul Kirby Europe digital editor Share Save
Aleksandr Gusev/SOPA Images Ukraine's Volodymr Zelensky arrived in Davos on Thursday ahead of his talks with President Donald Trump (file pic)
US President Donald Tru... | en |
What we know about Trump's 'framework of future deal' over Greenland | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86vvjxe9z7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:35:53 GMT | 2026-01-22T11:56:30.305217 | Denmark and Greenland have made it clear they will not relinquish sovereignty of the world's largest island. | What we know about Trump's 'framework of future deal' over Greenland
20 minutes ago Share Save Paulin Kola Share Save
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US President Donald Trump has announced that there is a "framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland". The statement came as a surprise after days of mounting tensions, culminating with ... | en |
Japan suspends world's largest nuclear plant hours after restart | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2yy8z91n4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:13:24 GMT | 2026-01-22T13:57:45.335709 | The operator says reactor remains "stable" and has no "radioactive impact outside". | Japan suspends world's largest nuclear plant hours after restart
Japan shut down all of its 54 reactors after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake triggered a meltdown at its Fukushima plant 15 years ago, causing one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.
Reactor number six restarted on Wednesday a day later than planned d... | en |
Rapid rollback of Kurdish-led forces reshapes Sharaa's Syria | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9311l0d40qo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:08:12 GMT | 2026-01-22T14:40:11.449034 | The retreat of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the north-east marks the biggest change of control in Syria since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. | Rapid rollback of Kurdish-led forces reshapes Sharaa's Syria
3 hours ago Share Save Hugo Bachega Middle East correspondent, Beirut Share Save
AFP Syrian government forces advanced rapidly into north-eastern Syria in recent days
President Ahmed al-Sharaa has made significant advances in his efforts to unify a deeply ... | en |
ICE detains 5-year-old during Minnesota operation | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyrrqwxpz7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:04:08 GMT | 2026-01-22T17:16:57.701633 | Local school officials say the boy was taken with his father. A government spokeswoman denied ICE was targeting the boy. | ICE detains 5-year-old during Minnesota operation
A boy identified as Liam Ramos stands with an immigration agent, in what the Columbia Heights Public Schools authority described as a bystander photo
In a statement posted on X , the DHS said "ICE did NOT target a child", but was conducting an operation against his fa... | en |
Vampire film Sinners breaks Oscar nominations record | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz0ppdjmjy9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:10:44 GMT | 2026-01-22T17:16:58.116099 | The horror is up for 16 awards - setting a new record for the most Oscar nominations for a single film. | Vampire film Sinners breaks Oscar nominations record
2 hours ago Share Save Ian Youngs Culture reporter Share Save
Warner Bros Sinners stars Miles Caton (left) and Michael B Jordan, twice
Vampire horror film Sinners has broken the record for the most Oscar nominations received by a single film, after being nominated... | en |
France seizes suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker in the Mediterranean | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdexxr2y907o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:32:32 GMT | 2026-01-22T18:42:21.086701 | The vessel, named Grinch, was stopped by the French navy as it travelled through waters between Spain and Morocco. | France seizes suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker in the Mediterranean
9 minutes ago Share Save Jessica Rawnsley Share Save
Emmanuel Macron/X The Grinch had set sail from Murmansk in northern Russia, French officials said
France says it has seized an oil tanker in the Mediterranean suspected of being part of... | en |
German nurse jailed for murders could be linked to 100 more deaths | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgjjy55x2mo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:12:14 GMT | 2026-01-22T18:42:21.215586 | Prosecutors are reviewing dozens more suspected deaths linked to a former palliative care nurse. | German nurse jailed for murders could be linked to 100 more deaths
In November last year, a regional court in Aachen convicted the former palliative care nurse, who has not been publicly named, of 10 counts of murder and 27 counts of attempted murder, sentencing him to life imprisonment.
She cautioned that the cases ... | en |
‘It has been overwhelming’: Sudanese friends complete 900-mile UK walk | https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/22/sudan-friends-900-mile-uk-walk | null | politics | https://www.theguardian.com/world/rss | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:30:53 GMT | 2026-01-22T19:40:41.852251 | <p>Giel Malual and John Kuei trekked from Dungeness to John o’Groats to raise funds for new schools in Sudan</p><p>When Giel Malual set out to walk the length of the UK to raise money to open a school for displaced children from his home country of Sudan, he did not expect the welcome he would receive from the British ... | When Giel Malual set out to walk the length of the UK to raise money to open a school for displaced children from his home country of Sudan, he did not expect the welcome he would receive from the British public.
“All the houses that we slept in, all the welcome that we were given, all the warmth and the support, the ... | en |
US unveils plans for 'New Gaza' with skyscrapers | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7mmpljze7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss | null | politics | https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 21:55:57 GMT | 2026-01-22T22:34:06.714703 | "We're going to be very successful in Gaza," President Trump says, as his administration laid out its vision for post-war reconstruction. | US unveils plans for 'New Gaza' with skyscrapers
37 minutes ago Share Save David Gritten Share Save
Getty Images The US plan for "New Gaza" was presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos
The US has unveiled its plans for a "New Gaza" that would see the devastated Palestinian territory rebuilt from scratch. Slide... | en |
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