03 March 2026
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114 killed in week of attacks in Sudan’s Darfur: medical sources

NewsJanuary 4, 2026

Attacks by Sudan’s army and its paramilitary foes on two towns in the western Darfur region over the past week have killed 114 people, medical sources told AFP Sunday. Since April 2023, Sudan has been...

UK says conducted joint strike with France on IS site in Syria

NewsJanuary 4, 2026

The British Ministry of Defence said it cooperated with France on Saturday night to strike an underground facility in Syria that had likely been used by the militant Islamic State (IS) group to store ...

Root, Brook tame Australia in rain-hit 5th Ashes Test

NewsJanuary 4, 2026

Joe Root and Harry Brook tamed Australia’s all-pace attack with an unbroken 154-run stand on Sunday to rescue England and give them the upper hand after a rain-hit day one of the fifth and final Ashes...

‘Days of slavery are over’: Bangladesh to demand its T20 World Cup matches be moved outside India

SportsJanuary 4, 2026

Bangladesh will request their matches at next month’s T20 World Cup be played in Sri Lanka, after India forced a Bangladeshi player to quit the Indian Premier League. “We will not accept any insult to...

‘The days of slavery are over’: Bangladesh to demand its T20 World Cup matches be moved outside India

SportsJanuary 4, 2026

Bangladesh will request their matches at next month’s T20 World Cup be played in Sri Lanka, after India forced a Bangladeshi player to quit the Indian Premier League. “We will not accept any insult to...

Doctors Without Borders warns of Gaza exit after Israel’s ban

NewsJanuary 4, 2026

PARIS: Medical charity Doctors Without Borders said on Saturday it will be forced to end its operations in the Gaza Strip in March if Israel does not reverse a decision to ban 37 international humanit...

London stocks hit record as 2026 kicks off with global gains - Yahoo Finance

BusinessJanuary 3, 2026

London's FTSE 100 index hit 10,000 points for the first time, continuing last year's rises (HENRY NICHOLLS) Stock markets mostly rose Friday, the first trading day of 2026, with London's benchmark F…...

US-Venezuela: From sanctions to military action

NewsJanuary 3, 2026

The US military attack on Caracas on Saturday — and reported capture of President Nicolas Maduro — caps years of tensions between Washington and Venezuela, which started in 2006 with US sanctions. 200...

Explosions heard in Venezuela’s capital

NewsJanuary 3, 2026

Loud explosions, accompanied by sounds resembling aircraft flyovers, were heard in Caracas around 2am (11am PKT) on Saturday, an AFP journalist reported. The explosions come as US President Donald Tru...

2025 was UK’s hottest and sunniest year on record

NewsJanuary 2, 2026

Last year was Britain’s hottest and sunniest on record, the national weather service confirmed on Friday, calling it a “clear demonstration” of the impacts of climate change. “2025 now joins 2022 and ...