Global World News Digest
Multi-Source Editorial Roundup • Sunday, 25 January 2026
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.
Who was Alex Pretti, the intensive care nurse shot dead in Minneapolis?
He has been described as an avid outdoorsman who loved mountain biking.
Venezuela frees dozens of political prisoners, human rights group says
It is the latest batch of detainees freed since the US seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a raid.
People cling to treetops as ‘worst floods in a generation’ sweep Mozambique
The worst flooding in a generation hits Mozambique with teams from Brazil, South Africa and the UK helping with the rescue.
Captain of suspected Russian shadow tanker in French custody
French officials seized the tanker, named the Grinch, in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday.
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.
Kenya’s ex-deputy president alleges assassination attempt in church attack
The interior minister condemned the attack, which police say they are investigating.
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.
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.
Cyclist wins Australia race despite being knocked off by Kangaroo
Australian Jay Vine wins the Tour Down Under – despite being knocked off his bike in a crash caused by a kangaroo.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Analysing the Minneapolis shooting frame by frame
BBC Verify has analysed footage of the shooting from multiple angles, piecing together a detailed picture of what happened.
Winter storm grips US as millions face power outages and disruption
A powerful winter storm swept across the country, with heavy snow, ice and dangerously low temperatures affecting millions.
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.
Could trilateral talks yield a breakthrough in Ukraine-Russia war?
It’s the first time representatives from Kyiv, Moscow and Washington have come together since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.