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Children heard screaming for help after giant landslide buries campsite in New Zealand

World January 22, 2026

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND - JANUARY 21: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) listens as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting on January 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. The annual meeting of political and business leaders comes amid rising tensions between the United States and Europe over a range of issues, including Trump's vow to acquire Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump says he and NATO reached a 'concept of a deal' for Greenland

World January 22, 2026

Ex-Iranian prisoner vows to stay on hunger strike until Trump strikes Iran

UK January 21, 2026

Donald Trump waving outside the plane with a map showing its route.

Trump's Air Force One made emergency U-turn with President on board

US January 21, 2026

Police officers inspect the damage after a commuter train derailed as a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks in Gelida, near Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra)

Spain suffers second deadly train crash days after high speed collision killed 40

World January 21, 2026

Outbreak of medieval disease could wreak havoc on schools and care homes

UK January 20, 2026

Grab of man running down the street with a chainsaw.

Man who chased PC with a chainsaw goes on rant at judge during sentencing

UK January 20, 2026

Police at the scene of murder investigation that has been launched following the death of a teenage boy in Guildford, Yesterday in Stoke Park at 18:10, Guildford Surrey, 20th January 2026 // A murder probe has been launched following the death of a teenage boy in Guildford. Emergency services were called to reports of a stabbing in woodland off Lido Road in Stoke Park - near to Guildford College - at around 6:10pm last night (Mon). Despite their best efforts a teenage boy died at the scene, Surrey Police said. An investigation is now underway. No arrests have been made. Photo released 20/01/2026

Teenage boy dies after being stabbed in woodland near a park

UK January 20, 2026

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announce an agreement between the two countries as they hold a press conference at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, Britain. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Trump says he 'gets on very well' with Starmer after attacking him over Chagos Islands

US January 20, 2026

US President Donald Trump holds the FIFA World Cup trophy in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (Photographer: Annabelle Gordon/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

First calls for a boycott of the World Cup over Trump's Greenland threats

Politics January 20, 2026