Fire alarm triggers evacuation at Davos WEF venue with Trump inside
A fire alarm prompted the partial evacuation of the Davos Congress Centre on Wednesday evening while Donald Trump was inside the building attending th...
Russia has reported the capture of Sukha Balka in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, a contested area that continues to see active fighting amid shifting frontlines.
Russia’s Defence Ministry stated on Tuesday that its forces have taken control of the village of Sukha Balka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. The village lies in a contested area that has seen ongoing hostilities since the start of the conflict.
The ministry did not provide further details about the operation or the current situation in the village. Ukrainian authorities have not yet publicly confirmed or commented on the claim.
Donetsk remains one of the most active regions in the conflict, with both Russian and Ukrainian forces engaged in regular military operations. Developments on the ground continue to shift, with localized advances and setbacks reported by both sides.
The situation in eastern Ukraine remains fluid, as international observers monitor the evolving frontlines and efforts toward a potential diplomatic resolution.
More than 100 vehicles were involved in a massive pileup on Interstate 96 in western Michigan on Monday (19 January), forcing the highway to shut in both directions amid severe winter weather.
Several locally-developed instant messaging applications were reportedly restored in Iran on Tuesday (20 January), partially easing communications restrictions imposed after recent unrest.
There was a common theme in speeches at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday (20 January). China’s Vice-Premier, He Lifeng, warned that "tariffs and trade wars have no winners," while France's Emmanuel Macron, labelled "endless accumulation of new tariffs" from the U.S. "fundamentally unacceptable."
Dozens of beaches along Australia's east coast, including in Sydney, closed on Tuesday (20 January) after four shark attacks in two days, as heavy rains left waters murky and more likely to attract the animals.
Firefighters were clearing the charred ruins of a Karachi mall on Tuesday (20 January) as they tried to locate 63 people still missing after a fire that burned for nearly two days and killed 21 people.
Venezuela’s oil exports under a flagship $2bn supply deal with the U.S. reached around 7.8 million barrels on Wednesday, vessel-tracking data and state-run PDVSA documents show, with shipments accelerating after Washington eased its blockade — but not enough for PDVSA to fully reverse output cuts.
A senior official at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said on Wednesday that roughly 6% of U.S. air travellers are not presenting identification that meets stricter federal standards, as the agency prepares to start charging passengers without enhanced ID a $45 fee from 1 February.
A fire alarm prompted the partial evacuation of the Davos Congress Centre on Wednesday evening while Donald Trump was inside the building attending the World Economic Forum, Swiss authorities said.
Kazakhstan has yet to receive results from two foreign laboratories examining evidence linked to the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft near Aktau, delaying the publication of the final investigation report, officials said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow could pay $1 billion from Russian assets frozen abroad to secure permanent membership in Donald Trump’s proposed ‘Board of Peace’.
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