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Thursday, 22 January 2026 20:58
Ukraine: Russian air strikes cause widespread energy loss
As Ukraine is enduring one of the harshest winters of the war, Russian strikes continue to target the country’s energy infrastructure. In Kyiv alone, around four thousand buildings remain without heating and nearly 60% of the…
Thursday, 22 January 2026 20:54
Israel: football pitch for Palestinian children wins a reprieve
A small Palestinian children’s football pitch in Bethlehem has been granted a temporary reprieve after Israel postponed its planned demolition. The Aida Youth Centre pitch, built in 2020 to serve more than two hundred children from…
Thursday, 22 January 2026 20:49
Iran: minister threatens USA after protests crackdown
Iran’s foreign minister has issued his most direct warning yet to the USA, threatening a full military response if Iran faces renewed attack, as the country remains under intense pressure following its deadly crackdown on protests.…
Thursday, 22 January 2026 20:29
Pakistan: devastating fire in Karachi shopping centre
Grief and anger grip Karachi after a devastating fire tore through Gul Plaza, a crowded wholesale shopping centre, leaving at least 27 people dead and more than seventy missing. The blaze spread rapidly late on 17…
Thursday, 22 January 2026 20:26
Guatemala: state of emergency after prison riots and ten police killed
A wave of coordinated gang violence which left ten police officers dead has prompted the government of Guatemala to declare a thirty-day state of emergency. The attacks began with riots at three prisons, where members of…
Thursday, 22 January 2026 20:23
South Africa / Mozambique / Zimbabwe: 100+ dead after severe flooding
A national disaster has been declared in South Africa after weeks of torrential rain and severe flooding killed at least thirty people in the country’s north and caused widespread destruction. In Limpopo and Mpumalanga, the worst-hit…