Karachi fire kills six as shopping centre gutted in historic district
Six people have been killed after a massive fire tore through a shopping centre in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, authorities said, as firefighte...
The U.S. is collaborating with other nations to help end the conflict in Sudan, the White House stated on Tuesday, following reports of mass killings during the capture of a city by paramilitary forces last week.
The Rapid Support Forces' (RSF) takeover of Al-Fashir, the Sudanese army’s last stronghold in Darfur, marked a significant development in the country's civil war, granting the paramilitary group control over more than a quarter of Sudan's territory.
"The United States has been actively involved in efforts to bring about a peaceful resolution to the devastating conflict in Sudan," said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Prosecutors from the International Criminal Court announced on Monday that they are gathering evidence of alleged mass killings and rapes in Al-Fashir.
The UN's human rights office reported on Friday that hundreds of civilians and unarmed fighters may have been killed during the city's capture. Witnesses described RSF fighters separating men from women and children, followed by gunfire.
The RSF has denied harming civilians.
The Turkish Defence Ministry has voiced its support for recent military operations by Syrian government forces against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which enjoy the support of the United States.
Tens of thousands of users were left unable to access Elon Musk’s social media platform X on Friday, with outages reported across multiple countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin held separate calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on 16 January, offering Russia’s help to mediate tensions and promote dialogue in the Middle East.
Ashley St. Clair, mother of one of Elon Musk’s children, has filed a lawsuit against Musk’s company xAI, alleging that its AI tool Grok generated explicit images of her, including one portraying her as underage.
The Kremlin has welcomed recent signals from several major European capitals suggesting a renewed openness to dialogue with Moscow, calling the shift a “positive evolution” in Europe’s stance towards Russia.
Six people have been killed after a massive fire tore through a shopping centre in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, authorities said, as firefighters battled through the night to contain the blaze.
The world is entering a more unstable and fragmented phase as global cooperation declines and rivalry between major powers intensifies, the World Economic Forum has warned.
The Trump administration has denied a report that countries would be required to pay $1bn to join a proposed U.S.-backed peace initiative, after Bloomberg News said a draft charter set out a membership fee.
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U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened a sweeping new round of tariffs on several European allies unless the United States is allowed to buy Greenland, escalating a diplomatic row over the Danish Arctic territory.
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