RSF drone attack kills 27 in southeast Sudan: Report
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacks an army base in the southeastern city of Sinja with drones.
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacks an army base in the southeastern city of Sinja with drones.

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacks an army base in the southeastern city of Sinja with drones.

Sudan’s army is redeploying forces to regain territory in Kordofan and Darfur from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces

Survivors tell Al Jazeera of systematic RSF gang rape in Sudan as doctor confirms infants listed among victims.

More than 10 South Sudanese have been captured in the North Kordofan State in central Sudan, sources say.
More than 10 South Sudanese have been captured in the North Kordofan State in central Sudan, sources say.

Army chief rejects compromise as funding cuts leave millions hungry, RSF sieges empty villages in Darfur and Kordofan.

These are the key developments from day 1,421 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Russia suffers "massive" troop losses of 20,000 to 25,000 monthly as Moscow continues striking Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

Russia on Wednesday blamed Kyiv for a drone attack on a Greek-managed oil tanker in the Black Sea, saying Ukrainian drones carried out the strike a day earlier. No further details were immediately available.

Despite a stagnating economy and mounting casualties on the battlefield, Moscow believes it can wait out Ukrainian and Western resolve.

Mutual drone attacks between Russia and Ukraine overnight caused casualties and damage to energy infrastructure, regional officials on both sides said on Wednesday. In the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, four people were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack, the governor of the Rostov region, Yury Slyusar, said in a post on Telegram.

These are the key developments from day 1,420 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The education system at the camps has become severely overstretched — a situation worsened by cuts to U.S. aid that slashed funding and forced sweeping closures or scale-backs.

The move comes as many American car-buyers are struggling to afford new-car prices that average nearly $50,000.

SYDNEY: A leading Australian arts festival apologised on Thursday (Jan 15) for disinviting a Palestinian author, retracting claims her attendance would be "culturally insensitive" following a mass shooting targeting Je

U.S. President Donald Trump has been weighing intervention in Iran as it cracks down on its biggest anti-government protests in years, while Tehran has said it would retaliate.

The winner will advance to the AFC championship game.

Invitations Sent for Trump's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza, U.S. Officials Say. U.K. Foreign Office Advises Against All but Essential Travel to Israel. Iran Temporarily Closes Airspace to Most Flights, Forcing Airlines to Reroute

He previously said that he would donate the entire A$1 million (US$667,900) prize money to charity if he won.
A slew of damaging policy reversals have British Prime Minister Keir Starmer facing a criticism levied at U.S. President Donald Trump about political U-turns that spawned the acronym TACO, or "Trump Always Chickens Out.”
— The Japan Times (@japantimes.co.jp) 2026-01-15T03:43:38.411Z
World-first ice archive to guard secrets of melting glaciers. Scientists have sealed ancient chunks of glacial ice in a first-of-its-kind sanctuary in Antarctica in the hope of preserving these fast-disappearing records of Earth’s past climate for centuries to come u.afp.com/SXVf
— AFP News Agency (@en.afp.com) 2026-01-15T03:38:21.234Z
Venezuela’s Rodriguez vows release of more prisoners, holds call with Trump https://aje.news/dememo
— Al Jazeera English (@aljazeera.com) 2026-01-15T03:30:05.306Z
A four-member crew including one Japanese astronaut has left the International Space Station on an emergency return flight to Earth, necessitated by a serious medical condition afflicting an astronaut aboard.
— The Japan Times (@japantimes.co.jp) 2026-01-15T03:28:08.622Z
Lisa Tierney-Keogh: The pain of endometriosis is sometimes a shell, and sometimes it’s the entire beach
— The Irish Times (@irishtimes.com) 2026-01-15T03:26:35.731Z
Japan took the lead in an annual ranking with 22% of companies achieving what CDP defined as 'climate leadership,' followed by the U.K. with 17%.
— The Japan Times (@japantimes.co.jp) 2026-01-15T03:12:57.021Z
People in China have much to be glum about these days. But are single misfortunes somehow less devastating in their country than in America? It depends
— The Economist (@economist.com) 2026-01-15T03:00:26.536Z
Melissa McKay of the Digital Childhood Institute filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.
— Al Jazeera English (@aljazeera.com) 2026-01-15T03:00:02.864Z
Government panel proposes mandatory integration program for foreign residents
— The Japan Times (@japantimes.co.jp) 2026-01-15T02:57:47.182Z
Rich in symbolism, Takaichi-Lee talks highlight strong Japan-South Korea ties
— The Japan Times (@japantimes.co.jp) 2026-01-15T02:57:47.181Z
Why Iran’s clerical establishment still holds as protests rage
— The Japan Times (@japantimes.co.jp) 2026-01-15T02:57:47.180Z
Takaichi to roll the dice on risky, but potentially rewarding, snap election
— The Japan Times (@japantimes.co.jp) 2026-01-15T02:57:47.179Z
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— The Japan Times (@japantimes.co.jp) 2026-01-15T02:57:47.178Z
⚡️Trump claims Putin ready to reach peace deal, Zelensky in the way. Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to reach a deal to end Russia's war against Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump told Reuters on Jan. 14, as progress toward a peace deal has stalled amid Moscow's maximalist demands.
— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) 2026-01-15T02:56:17.885Z
The New Economics of Corporate Sustainability ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/OcXw
— Euronews (@euronews.com) 2026-01-15T02:50:52.000Z
A Russia-linked oil tanker seized by the United States earlier this month enters UK waters. The Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella-1, seen in waters in the north of Scotland with a US Coast Guard vessel u.afp.com/SXVg
— AFP News Agency (@en.afp.com) 2026-01-15T02:48:11.570Z
The United States is withdrawing some personnel from bases in the Middle East, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.
— The Japan Times (@japantimes.co.jp) 2026-01-15T02:45:56.429Z
Denmark has offered no hint that its government might compromise on the future of Greenland. But even if no crisis seems imminent, Donald Trump’s meddling with the sovereignty of a NATO ally has sparked alarm in European capitals
— The Economist (@economist.com) 2026-01-15T02:40:09Z
US Senate defeats war powers resolution designed to rein in Trump https://aje.news/4birvq
— Al Jazeera English (@aljazeera.com) 2026-01-15T02:30:04.069Z
A slice of the Mont Blanc glacier has become one of the first Alpine ice samples to be stashed away in a natural Antarctic freezer for future scientists to study.
— Euronews (@euronews.com) 2026-01-15T02:27:06.000Z