Global World News Digest
Multi-Source Editorial Roundup • Sunday, 25 January 2026
Who was Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse shot dead in Minneapolis?
He has been described as an avid outdoorsman who loved mountain biking.
Captain of suspected Russian shadow tanker in French custody
French officials seized the tanker, named the Grinch, in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday.
Party backed by generals set for landslide as ‘sham’ Myanmar election ends
Many parties were banned and there was no voting in about half the country which is gripped by fear and civil war.
Sir Mark Tully, the BBC’s ‘voice of India’, dies aged 90
Sir Mark covered some of the defining moments in India’s history in a career that spanned decades.
Trump says UK soldiers in Afghanistan ‘among greatest of all warriors’
The US president’s praise follows his claim that allied forces avoided the front lines during the Afghanistan conflict.
Climber Alex Honnold scales 101-floor skyscraper without safety gear
Alex Honnold has become the first person to climb the Taiwanese building alone without safety equipment.
Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs if it ‘makes a deal with China’
It comes as tensions appear to have escalated between Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Germany arrests suspected Hamas member over alleged attack plot
The Lebanese man helped plan attacks on Jewish and Israeli institutions in Europe, prosecutors say.
Peace talks on Russia-Ukraine war end as fighting rages
No breakthrough is reported at the first three-way talks but reports suggest they will resume next month.
Cosmetic doctor sorry for picking apart singer Troye Sivan’s looks on TikTok
The singer hit out at Dr Zayn Khalid Majeed – who says he will try to have a positive impact with his content.
China places highest-ranking general under investigation
President Xi has been accused of using investigations to purge political rivals.
Pentagon to offer ‘more limited’ support to US allies in defence strategy shift
The US will also offer “more limited” support to US allies, according to a new national defence strategy document.
Boy, 12, dies from injuries after Sydney shark attack
Nico Antic was swimming in Sydney Harbour when he was attacked last Sunday.
Indonesia landslide kills seven, dozens missing
Rescue teams are searching the West Java village for 83 people who are still unaccounted for.
Danish PM in Greenland for ‘show of support’ after Trump threats
Mette Frederiksen visits the territory after weeks of tension over the US president’s warnings that he could take control of it.
New Zealand calls off rescue efforts for six missing after landslide
Police say they are not expecting to find any more survivors from the landslide, with six people still unaccounted for.
TikTok US venture to collect precise user location data
Details on the expanded access to location information was published in a new privacy policy for the popular social media app.
‘A natural partner’: US treasury secretary weighs in on Alberta separatism
Scott Bessent’s comments come amid a war of words between Ottawa and Washington.
As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the ‘middle powers’ face a grave new challenge
With economic stagnation and extremes of inequality comes corrosion of trust in democratic institutions. So Trump may be a symptom, not a cause, of what Carney called a “rupture” with the post-WW2 order.
What we know about fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis
Trump officials says federal agents shot in self-defence, as Pretti’s parents accuse them of “sickening lies”.
What India’s Republic Day red carpet means for its foreign policy
Who sits beside India’s president on Republic Day signals Delhi’s diplomatic priorities to the world.
How Soviet urban planning is helping Russia freeze Ukraine
Thousands of people are affected when heating plants are targeted by Russian forces.
Four attacks in 48 hours: How east Australia’s beaches became a ‘perfect storm’ for sharks
Human-shark encounters in Australia are rising – but experts are keen to point out it isn’t the animals’ fault.
Tragic chapter on the trains sends rail superpower Spain into crisis
Spain’s vaunted reputation for its high-speed network has been humbled by disaster on the railways.
‘Half of my friends were killed’ – the girls returning to a school caught up in war
Twins whose classmates were killed by shelling say their deaths have made them determined to finish their studies.
Stuck between the US and Russia, Canada must prove it can defend its Arctic territory
Canada has been boosting its forces in the Arctic in the face of new threats – and US concerns.
Watch: BBC at protests near scene where Alex Pretti was shot dead
Protesters chanted Alex Pretti’s name after he became the second person this month to be shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis.
Video shows moments around fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
Bystander footage has captured the seconds before the killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti.
Ros Atkins on… How popular is President Trump?
BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins explores how Americans feel about their president during a nonstop start to 2026 shaped by pivotal events at home and abroad.
Snow ploughs battle blizzards on roads and runways in Oklahoma
A severe winter storm that could affect more than 200 million Americans has brought heavy snow, and freezing temperatures.