
‘He’s crazy’: BBC speaks to Greenlanders about Trump’s threats
The BBC’s Europe Editor Katya Adler visits the Artic island to ask what people think of the US president’s plans.
WEDNESDAY, 14 JANUARY 2026, 22:43

The BBC’s Europe Editor Katya Adler visits the Artic island to ask what people think of the US president’s plans.

Four people were killed in Kyiv, where booms could be heard for several hours overnight, setting the sky alight with explosions.

Russian media said the Oreshnik targeted a huge underground natural gas storage in Ukraine’s western Lviv region. Ukrainian officials said four people were killed in Kyiv overnight.
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will be in Washington next week, indicating he planned to meet with the Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Iranian protesters shouted and marched through the streets into Friday morning, despite Iran’s theocracy cutting off the nation from the internet and international telephone calls.

Iran’s supreme leader signaled Friday that security forces would crack down on protesters after they screamed from windows and marched through the streets overnight, directly challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to support those peacefully demonstrating.

Rescuers have pulled 12 injured sanitation workers from debris at the private landfill in Cebu City.

In video verified by BBC Persian, protesters in Iran can be heard chanting anti-government slogans.

All regions in Victoria are facing ‘catastrophic’ or ‘extreme’ fire warnings

The murder of Anjel Chakma has triggered protests in India and revived demands for an anti-racism law.

An ex-air force pilot explains how he carried out an undercover mission to fly Siad Barre’s body home for burial.

Rallies on major roads in the capital and in Iran’s second city were peaceful and not dispersed by security forces.

President Trump sidelined Venezuela’s opposition and is working with remnants of the regime led by ousted leader Nicolás Maduro. What’s next for the opposition?

Donald Trump wants and needs quick victories. Taking Maduro is the decisive win he has craved, writes Jeremy Bowen.
Church leaders have dismissed a complaint against Sarah Mullally, the incoming leader of the Church of England, which had accused her of mishandling an abuse allegation, the church confirmed on Thursday.

The army says it has met its goal of clearing the area of non-state weapons but Israel calls the move “insufficient”.

The accord follows complaints that religious leaders had failed to tackle the issue adequately.

Aidarous al-Zubaidi, head of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, fled to Somaliland by boat before flying to Abu Dhabi, according to the coalition.

Leaders of Early Rain Covenant Church have been arrested and Yayang Church is being torn down, groups say.

NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks to a man in Caracas about life in the city following the U.S. removing former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

The U.S. seized an oil tanker in the North Atlantic after a two-week pursuit spanning thousands of miles from the Caribbean. During the chase, the vessel changed its name and raised a Russian flag.