Month: January 2026

Helicopter appears to crash into slackline in Arizona, killing all passengers

BBC: A helicopter appears to have crashed into a slackline strung across part of a remote Arizona canyon for an extreme tightrope-style activity, killing all four passengers. The slackline was “more than one kilometer long,” according to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona, which added that a witness reported “seeing the helicopter strike a […]

At least 36 people killed during Iran protests, rights group says

BBC: At least 36 people have been killed during the last 10 days of protests across Iran, a human rights group has said. The foreign-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that 34 of those confirmed killed were protesters and two were affiliated with security forces. Iranian authorities have not published an official death […]

UK and France to send troops to Ukraine if peace deal agreed

BBC: The UK and France have signed a declaration of intent on deploying troops in Ukraine if a peace deal is made with Russia, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced. After talks with Ukraine’s allies in Paris, he said the UK and France would “establish military hubs across Ukraine” to deter future invasion, […]

BBC: Intense snowfall and icy weather conditions have caused widespread travel disruption across Europe, with six reported killed in weather-related incidents on the continent. Five people died in two separate regions of France as a result of treacherous driving conditions, authorities said, while one woman was also killed in Bosnia’s capital, Sarajevo, after 16in (40cm) […]

World is less safe after US action in Venezuela, says UN Human Rights Office

(Reuters) BERLIN, Jan 6 – The world community must make clear that U.S. intervention in Venezuela is a violation of international law that makes the world less safe, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday. U.S. forces ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in a surprise operation at the […]

Indian gang rape survivor back home after a week in hospital

BBC: The survivor of a gang rape in the northern Indian state of Haryana has been discharged from hospital a week after her horrific assault, a police official told the BBC. The 26-year-old mother-of-two was taken to hospital in Faridabad city on the morning of 30 December with serious head and facial injuries and several […]

Flash floods in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi kill 14, four still missing

(Reuters) JAKARTA, Jan 6 – At least 14 people were killed after being swept away by flash floods in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi, an official said on Tuesday, as the search for the missing continued. Heavy rain early on Monday triggered flash floods on the island of Siau, located in the region of Siau Tagulandang Biaro, […]

Central African Republic President Touadéra wins third term

BBC: Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has won a third term in office after securing an outright majority in last month’s presidential election, provisional results show. The 68-year-old mathematics professor was widely expected to win after the main opposition coalition boycotted the election, citing concerns about electoral fairness. Touadéra campaigned on his security […]

Hyundai says it will deploy humanoid robots at US factory

BBC: Hyundai Motor Group says it will roll out human-like robots at a manufacturing plant in the US state of Georgia, adding to a list of companies racing to use the new technology. The South Korean firm showed off Atlas, a humanoid robot developed by Boston Dynamics, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las […]