January 2026

Firefighters are battling a blaze on the top two floors of a high-rise building in New York City. The fire, which started in the early hours of Saturday morning local time spread to multiple flats, according to a statement from the New York City Fire Department. More than 200 fire and emergency personnel were working

A senior Iranian official has warned that the country will treat any attack “as an all-out war against us” ahead of the arrival of a US aircraft carrier strike group and other assets in the region. The warning and surge in US military presence comes almost two weeks after Donald Trump urged Iranian protesters –

When Dr Ronan Lee spoke to members of the Rohingya community, he heard “blood-curdling accounts” of killings and sexual violence allegedly carried out by Myanmar’s security forces. They described how hundreds of villages were burned to the ground, with Myanmar‘s military treating Rohingya males “as fair game for extermination”, the author and academic said. Thousands

Ukraine says the Paralympics should not have lifted its ban on Russia – disputing its claim it is no longer clear that sport is being used to promote the war. Only Russians entered as neutrals are allowed at the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. But the Paralympics could now see athletes from Russia and war ally