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Smothering, bullying, stabbing: how it feels to be in one of the hottest places on Earth
NEWS | 28 January 2026
Until the state’s maximum temperature records looked set to tumble there, and the media spotlight trained right on them. Locals in these areas are used to hot summers. View image in fullscreen A mob of kangaroos and galahs ventured down to the edge of Ouyen Lake to cool off as the sun began to set. But the heat we felt the day before, when it reached 44.3C, was also deeply unpleasant. View image in fullscreen Stephanie Convery at Ouyen Lake.

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‘Attacks day after day’: Odesa in Russia’s crosshairs as war pivots back to Black Sea
NEWS | 28 January 2026
Outside the Kadorr apartment complex in Ukraine’s Black Sea city of Odesa, about 500 metres from the seafront, residents and rescue workers mill around in freezing temperatures. I didn’t hear the explosion but I heard another Russian Shahed drone that was extremely loud. Russian strikes against Odesa have escalated sharply in recent months, as conflict centred on the Black Sea has heated up again after it had settled into stalemate. “Right now the situation in the Black Sea is like a chess board. We’ve pushed the Russian warships away to Novorossiysk, but Russian aviation still controls the air over large parts of the Black Sea.

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Rearming to reduce dependence on US should be Europe’s top priority, says Danish prime minister – Europe live
NEWS | 28 January 2026
From 1h ago 06.54 EST Rearming Europe should be top priority to reduce reliance on US, Denmark's Frederiksen says We are now getting more quotes from Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen after her appearance at the Sciences Po university in Paris earlier today. Danish prime minister Frederiksen (centre) and Greenlandic prime minister Nielsen (right) attend a Grande Conference at Sciences Po in Paris, France. The train had been operating from Chop, near Ukraine’s western borders with Hungary and Slovakia, to the town of Barvinkove. He stresses that “independence” doesn’t mean going alone, but building on what is already there, strengthening the European arm of Nato. “Nato needs to become more European to maintain its strength, and for that Europe must act.

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Russian and Ukrainian military casualties in war nearing 2m, study finds
NEWS | 28 January 2026
The number of Russian and Ukrainian troops killed, wounded or gone missing in nearly four years of war could reach 2 million by this spring, according to a study, as Moscow’s invasion shows no sign of abating. A report by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimates Russia has had about 1.2 million casualties, including as many as 325,000 deaths, while close to 600,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed, wounded or gone missing. The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed the CSIS report as “not credible”, insisting that only the Russian defence ministry had the authority to release Russian casualty figures. The CSIS estimates were based on interviews with western and Ukrainian officials and data collected by the independent Russian outlet Mediazona and the BBC Russian Service. Russian casualties are estimated to exceed Ukrainian losses by roughly 2.5:1 or 2:1, the report says.

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Russian drone strike on Ukrainian passenger train kills five
NEWS | 28 January 2026
A Russian drone strike on a passenger train in north-eastern Ukraine has killed five people, prosecutors said, an attack denounced as terrorism by president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The train had been operating from Chop, near Ukraine’s western borders with Hungary and Slovakia, to the town of Barvinkove. “In any country, a drone strike on a civilian train would be considered in exactly the same way – purely as terrorism. There is not and cannot be any military purpose in this,” Zelenskyy wrote on the Telegram messaging app. “Every such Russian strike erodes the diplomacy that is still ongoing and undermines the efforts of partners who are helping to end this war,” he wrote on social media.

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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown substance at Minneapolis town hall
NEWS | 28 January 2026
Some, such as Minneapolis council member LaTrisha Vetaw, pleaded with Omar to end the town hall early to get checked, due to concerns for her safety because of the unidentified liquid . “Here is the reality that people like this ugly man don’t understand, is that we are Minnesota strong,” the congresswoman said. As she left the town hall, Omar told reporters: “I’ve survived war. Last month, Omar told the Guardian that during the four years of Joe Biden’s presidency she received almost no death threats. Of potentially watching footage of the attack, Trump emphasized: “I haven’t seen it.

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Minnesota raids continue as DHS report indicates two agents fired guns at Alex Pretti
NEWS | 28 January 2026
As federal immigration crackdowns in Minnesota continued on Tuesday, an initial report to Congress from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) obtained by various news outlets indicates that two officers fired their guns at Alex Pretti during his fatal shooting. The report emerged as Donald Trump signals he may begin reducing the surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agents in the state. Notably, the report confirms video footage that saw Pretti helping a woman who had been confronted by agents. 4:03 Second federal killing in Minneapolis: how the shooting of Alex Pretti unfolded – video analysis“CBPO was confronted by two female civilians blowing whistles. The CBPO deployed his oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray towards both Pretti and the woman,” the report says.

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Pressure mounts on Kristi Noem as Republicans join calls for her to go
NEWS | 28 January 2026
“The violence unleashed on the American people by the Department of Homeland Security must end forthwith. Other Republicans, however, have said they would favor new guidelines or “policy changes” at the homeland security department and a review of Pretti’s killing. In the Senate, Democrats have vowed to block a measure funding the homeland security department because it includes money for ICE. She is betraying DHS’s core mission and trashing your border security legacy,” Fetterman said. Republicans have been comparatively guarded in their views on Noem, who said the federal agents who killed Pretti “fired defensive shots”.

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Trump news at a glance: Top Democrats give Trump ultimatum to fire Kristi Noem
NEWS | 28 January 2026
Top Democrats issued a clear message to Donald Trump this week: either he fires Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, or they will impeach her. “The violence unleashed on the American people by the Department of Homeland Security must end forthwith. Kristi Noem should be fired immediately, or we will commence impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives,” said Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, along with his two deputies, Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar, in a joint statement. Trump appeared to back Noem earlier in the day, telling reporters at the White House: “I think she’s doing a very good job. The border is totally secure.”It’s no longer just Democrats – Republican senators Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis on Tuesday said Noem should resign from her post.

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US announces multi-day aerial military drills in the Middle East amid Iran tensions
NEWS | 28 January 2026
The dates, location and list of US military assets to take part in the exercises has not been made public. But the exercise appeared designed to display the US ability to project force into the region as tensions with Iran have escalated. CENTCOM announced on Monday that a large US naval deployment led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln had arrived in the region on Monday. The carrier is “is currently deployed to the Middle East to promote regional security and stability”, CENTCOM said in a statement on Monday. But the deployments have also upset key US allies in the Middle East.

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Disappeared bodies, mass burials and ‘30,000 dead’: what is the truth of Iran’s death toll?
NEWS | 28 January 2026
Comparing the number of dead they witnessed with hospital baselines, they estimate it could exceed 30,000, far surpassing official figures. Graveyard and forensic medical staff describe chaos, with reports of authorities pushing for fast, mass burials to conceal the number dead. At one morgue, staff say they were confronted with several trucks loaded with bodies, far exceeding the facility’s refrigeration and storage capacity. View image in fullscreen A still from a video shows bodies lying inside the Kahrizak forensic medical centre in Tehran, with what appear to be relatives searching for loved ones. Staff told him that “the order was to bury these bodies in mass graves,” but many refused, afraid of reprisals.

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Amazon tells workers it will cut 16,000 jobs worldwide in second big wave of layoffs
NEWS | 28 January 2026
Amazon has told workers it is cutting 16,000 jobs around the world to streamline its operations, hours after sending out a message to staff about the layoffs apparently in error. It is the second big wave of job cuts at the US online retail company, and comes just three months after the company said it was slashing 14,000 roles. Amazon employs about 1.5 million workers worldwide. Most job cuts are expected to be in the US, although some roles in the UK may also be affected. Galetti said Amazon would continue to hire new staff and invest in “strategic areas and functions that are critical to our future”.

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Amazon announces 16,000 more job cuts; SpaceX mulls $1.5tn IPO in June – business live
NEWS | 28 January 2026
It is the latest major round of job cuts at the retail technology giant, coming only three months after it axed 14,000 jobs. Bosses are overseeing thousands of job losses which will cause huge damage in towns and cities across the country. It is the latest major round of job cuts at the retail technology giant, coming only three months after it axed 14,000 jobs. “The motivation is purely economical.” Share3h ago 04.53 EST Amazon reveals fresh round of global job cuts in email sent in error to workers Amazon has told workers of a fresh round of global job cuts in an email that appears to have been sent in error. Share5h ago 02.59 EST Ipek Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at Swissquote, said it is likely that the dollar will continue to weaken.

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US dollar sinks to its lowest level in four years
NEWS | 28 January 2026
The US dollar has fallen to its lowest level in four years after Donald Trump brushed off concerns over the currency’s fall, sending investors fleeing to traditional havens including gold and the Swiss franc. “No, I think it’s great,” Trump said of the weaker dollar, during a visit to Iowa to promote his record on the economy. Asked whether he was concerned about the currency’s slide, he told reporters: “I think the value of the dollar – look at the business we’re doing. The dollar has now touched its lowest level since February 2022, after unpredictable US policymaking, including Trump’s recent threats to take over Greenland and impose further tariffs on European allies, unleashed fresh geopolitical shocks. “A weaker dollar is a two-sided coin,” said Steve Sosnick, a market strategist at Interactive Brokers, adding that it was good for multinational companies.