Tuesday, 27 January 2026

New Iran videos show bodies piled in hospital and snipers on roofs

Footage from a hospital in Tehran shows at least 31 bodies piled inside and seven body bags outside.

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Watch: Huge landslide in Sicily after Storm Harry

More than 1,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes on the Italian island.

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Monday, 26 January 2026

NRA and other US gun activists push back at Trump officials over Minneapolis shooting

The gun-lobby group, typically aligned with Trump, criticises a suggestion that those who carry guns risk being lawfully shot.

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Japanese ex-soldier reaches settlements in landmark sex abuse case

Rina Gonoi, a former soldier, was sexually assaulted while serving in Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

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Sunday, 25 January 2026

Peace talks on Russia-Ukraine war end as fighting rages

No breakthrough is reported at the first three-way talks but reports suggest they will resume next month.

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China places highest-ranking general under investigation

President Xi has been accused of using investigations to purge political rivals.

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Saturday, 24 January 2026

'I didn't hear from my son for seven months': Inside Yemen's UAE-run secret prisons

The BBC sees sites on former United Arab Emirates bases in Yemen where detainees say they were abused.

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