EXPLAINER Deadly Pakistan train hijack: What happened, and what’s next? Separatist Baloch group claims responsibility, says it has killed six security personnel, holds hundreds hostage. The armed group the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for an attack on a train in southwestern Pakistan that was carrying more than 400 passengers, including security forces…
The US says Ukraine has accepted a ceasefire proposal and agreed to start negotiations to end the war with Russia.
Israeli forces kill at least four people in the occupied West Bank Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled their homes since Israel’s West Bank operation began. Smoke billows after an explosion over the Jenin camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank during an Israeli raid [File: Mohammad Mansour/AFP] Published On 11 Mar…
UK police arrest man over oil tanker and cargo ship collision in North Sea One sailor presumed dead after crash, unidentified man detained on suspicion of ‘manslaughter’. The Stena Immaculate oil tanker ship, badly damaged by fire after it collided with a cargo ship off the northeastern coast of England, on March 11, 2025 [Phil…
Even as US slashes jobs, ‘it is the calm before the storm’, economists warn An upcoming trade war and more DOGE job cuts will hammer the US economy, economists warn. Since US President Donald Trump took office, DOGE has cut almost 33,000 people across the federal government, according to Layoff.fyi [File: Roberto Schmidt/AFP] By Andy HirschfeldPublished…
UK crossbow killer Kyle Clifford sentenced to life for triple murder Clifford is sentenced to life in prison for three ‘brutal and cowardly’ murders of Carol Hunt, 61, Louise Hunt, 25, and Hannah Hunt, 28. Kyle Clifford is shown in this undated handout photo issued on Wednesday, March 6, 2025 by the Hertfordshire Police [File:…
The deal between the Kurdish-led SDF and Syrian government marks a significant moment in regional political relations.
Most of the world’s population is breathing dirty air: Report IQAir study finds that Chad, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and the Democratic Republic of Congo have the dirtiest air. A sweeper in Lahore, Pakistan works amid smog caused by air pollution in the area, which has a dramatic impact on visibility [File: KM Chaudary/AP Photo] Published On…
Medical staff that treated Diego Maradona have gone on trial in Argentina over what prosecutors say was negligence.
Protesters in the US have marched to demand the release of Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil.