International News from Thursday, January 22nd, 2026
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Train crashes into crane in southeastern Spain, several injured
A commuter train has crashed into a construction crane in southeastern Spain, leaving an undetermined number of people lightly injured, regional emergency services said on Thursday.
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New Zealand rescuers seek landslide survivors as weather havoc kills two
Rescue workers combed rubble on Thursday at a campsite in New Zealand as they searched for the missing, children among them, following a landslide triggered by heavy rains that snapped power links to thousands and caused widespread damage.
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3 people shot dead in eastern Australia, town in lockdown
Three people have been killed in a shooting in the Australian state of New South Wales, police said on Thursday, with reports a gunman remained at large.
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Israeli fire kills 11 Palestinians, Gaza medics say
Israeli fire killed 11 Palestinians in separate incidents in Gaza on Wednesday, local medics said, in the latest violence to undermine a three-month-old ceasefire in the war-shattered enclave.
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Rescuers search for survivors after landslide at New Zealand campsite
Rescue workers in New Zealand have searched on Thursday for several people missing following a landslide at a campsite as heavy rains caused widespread damage and left thousands without power.
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Trump backs down on Greenland tariffs, says deal framework reached
US President Donald Trump has abruptly stepped back on Wednesday from threats to impose tariffs as leverage to seize Greenland, ruled out the use of force and suggested a deal was in sight to end a dispute over the Danish territory that risked the deepest rupture in transatlantic relations in decades.
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Death toll in Karachi mall fire climbs to around 50, official says
Pakistani firefighters have retrieved the bodies of up to 25 people from the debris of a shopping mall fire in Karachi on Wednesday, taking the death toll to around 50.
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Dubai Police handles 1.46 million calls in Q4 2025Dubai Police handled more than 1.46 million calls in the final quarter of 2025, as the force reported continued high demand for emergency and non-emergency services while maintaining rapid response times.
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New Dubai Harbour Bridge reaches 65% completionDubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on Sunday said construction is now 65 per cent complete on a new 1.5-kilometre bridge that will provide direct access between Sheikh Zayed Road and Dubai Harbour.
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Emirates cancels flights to US due to severe weather conditionsEmirates Airline has announced the cancellation of several flights heading to the United States starting Saturday due to the "anticipated severe impact of Storm Fern across parts of the US".
