At least 14 students were killed and three others injured after a school bus collided head-on with a truck in Gauteng province, South Africa. The crash occurred in Vanderbijlpark, southwest of Johannesburg, when the bus attempted to overtake vehicles on its way to a private school. President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed deep sorrow, saying, “Our children […]
Troels Lund Poulsen said Denmark has proposed the creation of a NATO mission in Greenland and the Arctic region. Poulsen and Vivian Motzfeldt raised the proposal during talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels. “We made such a proposal, and I hope we can now create a framework to implement it,” Poulsen […]
Keir Starmer said the UK will not retaliate against US tariffs, warning that a trade war would harm businesses and families. “A tariff war is in no one’s interest.” Starmer said, adding that his priority is to prevent escalation. He stressed that disputes among allies should not be resolved through tariffs and said decisions on […]
Statues built by the Syrian Democratic Forces were demolished in Raqqa, northern Syria, after the group withdrew from the city. Syrian army units continued search and sweep operations as residents celebrated Raqqa’s liberation, waving Syrian flags in the streets. SDF symbols in the city center were removed using bulldozers and sledgehammers.
Heavy overnight snowfall blanketed parts of Istanbul, Türkiye, turning streets and rooftops white in several districts. Snow accumulation was reported in Bağcılar and Başakşehir, where roads remained open despite the wintry conditions. Cars, buildings, and open areas were covered in snow as the long-awaited snowfall arrived. Aerial footage captured striking views of the snow-covered […]
Sanae Takaichi announced she will dissolve Japan’s lower house and call an early general election, with campaigning starting on January 27 and voting set for February 8. Takaichi said early elections are needed to seek public approval for policies not included in previous ruling party pledges. She emphasized that voters should directly decide whether to […]
An explosion at a steel plate factory in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northern China killed two people and injured 84 others, three of them critically. Authorities said the blast was caused by the rupture of a water and steam tank at the facility. The Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Association reported that eight people […]
At least 18 people have died and around 20,000 have been evacuated as wildfires continue to burn in southern Chile. The worst-hit areas are the Nuble and Bio Bio regions, where President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe , saying all resources have been mobilized. Authorities said about 8,500 hectares of land have burned […]
The death toll from a fire at the Gul Plaza shopping mall in Karachi, Pakistan, has risen to 14 as search operations continue for more than 70 missing people. Police official Asad Raza said several recovered bodies remain unidentified after the blaze, which took more than 30 hours to extinguish. Kamran Tessori described the […]
Cihan Dede, a bookseller in Malatya, eastern Türkiye, has turned his container shop into a shelter for stray cats during harsh winter conditions. After his original shop was demolished following the February 6 earthquakes, Dede divided his container to create a warm space for more than 20 cats. “I both earn my living and […]