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A new political party in Nepal unveiled its list of candidates from sexual and gender minorities for elections in March

Ahead of March elections

New Nepali political party fields LGBTIQ candidates

Rescuers search for landslide victims in Pasirlangu village, Bandung, West Java on January 25, 2026, after the disaster killed 16 people and left around 80 missing.

Hundreds displaced

Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 17, dozens missing

Passengers of the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 had to be rescued after the ferry sank on the southwestern tip of Mindanao

Rescue efforts ongoing

Ferry sinking kills 18, leaves 10 missing in south Philippines

Hundreds marched on Sunday to denounce the killing of Alex Pretti by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis

Hundreds in the streets

Minneapolis locals protest 'inhumane' US agents after second killing

Climate change could mean billions of people face extreme heat around the globe by 2050, mostly in poorer countries but also in cold-climate nations

Hundreds of millions affected

World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists say

A Palestinian boy searches for recyclable material at a landfill against the backdrop of destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on January 25, 2026. Since October 10, a fragile US-sponsored truce in Gaza has largely halted the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, but both sides have alleged frequent violations.

Final hostage deal

Israel agrees to reopen Rafah crossing only for Gaza pedestrians

At a demonstration in Istanbul, police stopped the crowd from approaching Iran's consulate

Investigating thousands more

Rights group says confirmed Iran protest toll nears 6,000

New York City on 25 January 2026.

Morning Roundup

Deadly US storms, Minneapolis protests, and Luxembourg chooses Eva Marija for Eurovision

Myanmar's pro-military party has claimed victory in polls that critics have branded as illegitimate

Dismissed by democracy watchdogs

Myanmar pro-military party declares victory in junta-run polls

Deputy commander of Africa Command told AFP that the US is working to speed up materiel deliveries to Nigeria

Increased cooperation

US military working with Nigeria as part of wider Islamic State pivot

Border Patrol commander

Greg Bovino, the face of Trump's 'turn and burn' migrant crackdown

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to testify in a landmark trial from a lawsuit alleging that social media firms designed their platforms to be addictive to children

Addictive by design?

Social media giants face landmark trial over addiction claims

Austrian skier Toni Sailer won all three men's events at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics

Ahead of opening ceremony

Legends of Winter Olympics: heroes of the slopes

The vessel's powerful light beams can be used to elicit the display of light called bioluminescence that many deep-sea animals produce

Lonely at the bottom

'So little we know': in submersibles revealing the deep sea

AFP reported from OceanXplorer, a high-tech marine research vessel owned by billionaire-backed non-profit OceanX

High-tech vessel

OceanXplorer: a 'one-stop shop' for marine research

This vehicle has become a symbol of how local residents stepped in to help Nepal's police rebuild after the September unrest

Amid economic hardship and corruption

Communities aid police after Nepal's deadly uprising

Sam Darnold's three touchdowns steered Seattle into the Super Bowl with victory over the Los Angeles Rams

Patriots, Seahawks set up Super Bowl rematch

Earlier this week, residents in Kobane told AFP the enclave was flooded with people who had fled the Syrian army's advances

'Fuel, bread, and ready-to-eat rations'

Life-saving aid reaches Kurdish-majority town: UN

The day after a 37-year-old American man was shot dead by federal agents in the northern US city of Minneapolis, local residents gathered Sunday at a makeshift memorial to honor him

Minneapolis locals pay respects to man killed by US agents

East German figure skater Katarina Witt dominated women's figure skating in the 1980s

Moments of glory

Frozen in time: Olympic legends on ice

Czech model Michaela Tomanova is working with the Julien Fournie workshop in Paris for Haute Couture week

A restricted circle

Haute Couture Week begins in Paris

'Here people and cats live side by side, as equals,' according to Istanbul residents

Snacks, love, affection

Living like sultans: Istanbul's pampered street cats

BlackRock executive Rick Rieder has emerged as a frontrunner to be the next chair of the US Federal Reserve

BlackRock's chief investment officer

Financial trading master Rick Rieder emerges as possible Fed chief

The oil tanker detained by France is suspected of belonging to Russia's shadow fleet, which uses flags of convenience -- or false flags -- to dodge sanctions

Side-stepping sanctions

What is Russia's 'shadow fleet' and how does it work?

Gregory Bovino, the US Customs and Border Patrol commander at large, says that a Minnesota man who was killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis on Saturday was armed and intended to "do maximum damage."

Reversal of roles

Minnesota ICE shooting puts new twist on gun rights debate

Congolese referee Jean-Jacques Ndala ruled out a late Senegal strike for a foul and then awarded the host country a penalty

After blockbuster final

Senegal football boss says host Morocco acted badly at AFCON

Men's Fashion Week in Paris is signalling a trend towards unisex fashion

Pragmatic and timeless

Men's fashion goes low-risk in uncertain world

Olivia Wilde and Seth Rogen play a warring couple in comedy drama 'The Invite' which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival

Pressure cooker of awkward small talk

Swinging to win: 'The Invite' delivers comedy gold at Sundance

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