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Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 - The civil defence agency, which is operated by Hamas, says children and women were among those killed. It added that in one attack, helicopter gunships hit a tent sheltering displaced people in the southern city of Khan Younis. Palestinians have described these strikes as the heaviest since the second phase of the ceasefire, brokered by President Trump in October, came into effect earlier this month. The Israeli ...

Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency power cuts swept across several Ukrainian cities as well as neighboring Moldova on Saturday, officials said, amid a commitment from the Kremlin to U.S. President Donald Trump to pause strikes on Kyiv as Ukraine battles one of its bleakest winters in years. Ukraine's Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the outages had been caused by a technical malfunction affecting power ...

Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 - Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The US president has renewed threats against Iran, weeks after promising to come to the aid of anti-government protesters has renewed his threat of military action against Iran , urging the Islamic Republic to make a 'deal' or face the consequences with a "massive armada" already ...

Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 - At least 10 security officials and 37 militants were killed as ethnic Baloch separatists launched "coordinated" attacks across Pakistan's Balochistan province on Saturday, an official said, the latest violence in the insurgency-hit southwest region. Pakistan has been battling a separatist insurgency in Balochistan for decades, where militants target state forces, foreign nationals and non-locals in the mineral-rich ...

Saturday, Jan 31st, 2026 - A key border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt is expected to partially open on Sunday morning, with Egyptian officials readying help for sick and injured Palestinians . Dozens of Egyptian ambulances have assembled in front of the Rafah crossing gate on the Egyptian side . Hospitals in North Sinai are also on high alert and prepared to receive Palestinians arriving from Gaza in need of care. Israel's ...

Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 - A Labour peer against whom sanctions have been lifted by China during Sir Keir Starmer's visit to Beijing says the move is a "meagre return" from the trip. Baroness Helena Kennedy KC was among seven parliamentarians sanctioned by China in 2021 for accusing the country of human rights abuses against the Uyghur minority. The prime minister announced the sanctions had been lifted after talks with President Xi Jinping. ...