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French firm Lactalis latest to recall baby formula amid contamination scare 

22 January 2026

News|Health French dairy product giant Lactalis has announced a recall of batches of infant formula in France and more t...

Death toll in Pakistan shopping centre fire rises to at least 60 

22 January 2026

The death toll from a fire at a shopping centre in Karachi has risen to at least 60, after at least 30 bodies were found...

Hong Kong begins national security trial for organisers of Tiananmen vigils 

22 January 2026

A landmark trial of three activists who organised vigils marking China’s Tiananmen Square massacre has opened in Hong ...

Five killed in ‘treacherous’ attack on military convoy in Yemen 

22 January 2026

News|Conflict A bombing targeting a convoy of a group allied with Yemen’s Saudi-backed government has killed five peop...

Rescuers search for survivors after landslide at New Zealand campsite 

22 January 2026

News|Floods Rescue workers are searching for several people, including children, missing after landslides in New Zealand...

Australia observes day of mourning for victims of Bondi Beach mass shooting 

21 January 2026

News|Crime Australia is observing a national day of mourning for victims of last month’s mass shooting at Sydney’s B...

Israel bombs four Syria-Lebanon border crossings; kills 2 in south Lebanon 

21 January 2026

Israel said it attacked four crossing points on the Syria-Lebanon border, saying they were used by Hezbollah to smuggle ...

World’s oldest cave art discovered in Indonesia’s Muna island 

21 January 2026

Archaeologists have found that handprints stencilled on limestone caves on the Indonesian island of Muna could be up to ...

‘Catch of the day’: Trump launches new ICE immigration crackdown in Maine 

21 January 2026

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced its latest immigration enforcement operation, t...

‘I won’t use force’ for Greenland: Key takeaways from Trump’s Davos speech 

21 January 2026

United States President Donald Trump has said he would not take over Greenland by ​force, but he stuck firmly to his d...