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<p>An aerial view shows the wreckage of a train that crashed when a construction crane collapsed the day before, in Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province</p>
Southeast Asia

Thailand prime minister demands accountability after crane disaster

Three people missing as rescue workers carry out clearing work after passenger train derails

<p>File. A bird flies over a hoarding featuring an ad for Blinkit in Delhi, India</p>
India

Why India is asking its super-fast delivery services to slow down

<p>File. A jackal is pictured on a golf course in Kolkata, India</p>
India

Zoo workers demand inquiry after jackal ‘burned alive’ in Delhi

<p>Pictures of the Week Asia Photo Gallery</p>
India

Danish badminton player pulls out of India Open citing ‘extreme pollution’

<p>File. Fans throng during the cremation of Indian musician Zubeen Garg, on the outskirts of Guwahati, Assam</p>
India

Zubeen Garg was ‘severely intoxicated’ before drowning, court hears

<p>Representational. Japan police</p>
Japan

Man arrested after son dies inside washing machine

<p>BTS perform at the 64th Grammy Awards </p>
News

The eye-watering numbers behind BTS’s marathon comeback tour

<p>File photo of Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, a vocal critic of Israel. The Palestinian Australian author said her lawyers have threatened legal steps against South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas over remarks he made following the cancellation of her appearance at Adelaide Writers’ Week</p>
Australasia

Palestinian writer threatens legal action against Australia politician

<p>Rescue workers began searching for three sailors after their aluminium vessel got entangled in a craypot line and overturned off Tolaga Bay in New Zealand</p>
Australasia

Three rescued from sea after six hours clinging to a single lifejacket

<p>Donald Trump</p>
Southeast Asia

Malaysians fear being ‘the next Venezuela’ after admiring US post

<p>India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, holds a <em>Trishul</em>, one of the weapons used by the Hindu deity Lord Shiva, while attending the Somnath Swabhiman Parv celebrations at Somnath Temple in Gujarat, India, 11 January 2026</p>
India

2025 set a new benchmark for hate speech in India

<p>Royal Thai Army soldiers listen to a briefing in an area along the Thai-Cambodian border last year</p>
Southeast Asia

Fears over truce as Cambodia says Thailand is occupying civilian areas

Editor’s picks

<p>A portrait of Elon Musk and a telephone displaying the grok artificial intelligence logo seen in Kerlouan in Brittany in France </p>
India

Grok’s bikini images open up new frontier for abuse of women in India

US Jailed Chinese Journalist
China

China cracks down on speech: ‘Even moderate voices are being silenced’

<p>Christian Michel has been detained in India for seven years without trial</p>
India

Britons languish in India as families urge government to ‘wake up’

South Asia

<p>File. Bangladesh players leave the field after their match against South Africa at the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup</p>
Cricket

Bangladesh doubles down on demand to move cricket matches out of India

Cricket

Bangladesh doubles down on demand to move cricket matches out of India

<p>File. Bangladesh players leave the field after their match against South Africa at the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup</p>
<p>Hasina, a Rohingya refugee girl, sits inside the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025</p>
South Asia

Hope for justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya as court hears genocide case

<p>Government officials survey the damage of a home caused by a gas cylinder explosion hours after a wedding reception, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 11 January 2026. (AP Photo/Ehsan Shahzad)</p>
South Asia

Bride and groom killed in gas cylinder blast at Pakistan wedding

<p>File. Spectators watch an IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 8 April 2025</p>
South Asia

Bangladesh bans IPL broadcasts after star cricketer gets dropped

<p>Bangladesh Obit Zia</p>
South Asia

Huge crowds gather in Dhaka for funeral prayers of Khaleda Zia

<p>Bangladesh Obit Zia</p>
South Asia

Huge crowds gather in Dhaka for funeral prayers of Khaleda Zia

<p>File. Khaleda Zia waves to supporters after her arrest in Dhaka in 2007</p>
South Asia

Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister, dies at 80

<p>Nepalese sherpa collecting garbage left by climbers at an altitude of 8,000m</p>
News

Nepal to scrap Everest waste deposit scheme as rubbish piles up

East Asia

<p>File: North Korea leader Kim Jong Un (L) and sister Kim Yo Jong attend the Inter-Korean Summit at the Peace House on April 27, 2018 in Panmunjom, South Korea</p>
East Asia

Kim Jong Un’s sister says Seoul’s hopes for better ties are ‘illusion’

<p>Yoon Suk Yeol has denied the charges against him</p>
East Asia

South Korea’s ex-president ‘facing death penalty over martial law’

<p>Koreas Tensions</p>
East Asia

South Korea says it has no intention to provoke North Korea

Koreas Tensions
East Asia

South Korea denies flying drones across North Korean border

<p>The dish created by the fried chicken shop owner travelled much further than his Hyomok-dong neighbourhood, becoming a global sensation</p>
East Asia

Creator of South Korea’s popular sweet-and-spicy fried chicken dies

<p>South Korean president Lee Jae Myung in Seoul on 29 December 2025</p>
East Asia

South Korean leader compares himself and Kim Jong Un to ‘penguins’

<p>South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung (L) and his wife Kim Hea Kyung (2nd L) take a selfie with China's President Xi Jinping (2nd R) and his wife Peng Liyuan (R) after a dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing </p>
East Asia

South Korean president grins in selfies with China’s Xi during summit

<p>Scene from Friends showing characters struggle to move a sofa</p>
Science

Mathematician solves ‘moving sofa problem’ popularised by Friends

Southeast Asia

<p>Donald Trump</p>
Southeast Asia

Malaysians fear being ‘the next Venezuela’ after admiring US post

Southeast Asia

Malaysians fear being ‘the next Venezuela’ after admiring US post

<p>Donald Trump</p>
<p>The incident occurred in the Sikhio district of Nakhon Ratchasima province, 230km (143 miles) northeast of Bangkok</p>
Southeast Asia

At least 31 dead after crane collapses onto train in Thailand

<p>A rescuer stands near the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand.</p>
Southeast Asia

Devastating photos show aftermath of deadly Thailand train accident

<p>ICJ president Yuji Iwasawa presides over a hearing in a landmark case brought by the Gambia accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya</p>
Southeast Asia

ICJ told Myanmar turned lives of Rohingya Muslims into ‘nightmare’

<p>Rescuers continue search operations at a collapsed waste segregation facility in Binaliw, Cebu City, central Philippines, on Saturday, 10 January 2026</p>
Southeast Asia

Death toll in massive landfill collapse in Philippines rises to 11

<p>Rescuers continue search operations at a collapsed waste segregation facility in Binaliw, Cebu City, central Philippines, on Saturday, 10 January 2026</p>
Southeast Asia

Death toll in massive landfill collapse in Philippines rises to 11

<p>The man was found on the yacht off Phuket</p>
Southeast Asia

Body of elderly British-Australian man found on yacht off Thai island

<p>The Grok app on an iPhone, against the backdrop of search results displayed on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on a laptop, in London. </p>
Southeast Asia

Indonesia first country to block Grok over sexualised images

Australia and New Zealand

<p>Randa Abdel-Fattah</p>
Australasia

Arts festival cancelled amid boycott over Palestinian author’s removal

Australasia

Arts festival cancelled amid boycott over Palestinian author’s removal

<p>Randa Abdel-Fattah</p>
<p>Australian police charge a teenaged boy for allegedly making hoax calls to US emergency services to report false mass shootings</p>
Australasia

Australian teen charged over hoax calls that sparked panic in US

<p>File. Jacinda Ardern attends the Earthshot Prize Summit in Pier Maua, Brazil</p>
Australasia

Arts festival in doubt amid boycott over axing of Palestinian writer

<p>A property destroyed by a bushfire in Longwood, Victoria, Australia</p>
Australasia

Australia bushfires burn 350,000 hectares and leave one person dead

<p>A car towing a caravan drives away from a plume of smoke from the Longwood bushfire, between Seymour and Yea, as out-of-control fires burn across Victoria</p>
Australasia

Human remains found as bushfires continue to ravage Australia

<p>A car towing a caravan drives away from a plume of smoke from the Longwood bushfire, between Seymour and Yea, as out-of-control fires burn across Victoria</p>
Australasia

Human remains found as bushfires continue to ravage Australia

<p>A burning home in Longwood in Victoria, Australia </p>
Australasia

Three missing as ‘catastrophic’ bushfires sweep southern Australia

<p>Firefighters battle a blaze at a marina in Mosman on Sydney's north shore</p>
Australasia

Fire at exclusive Sydney marina sinks three luxury yachts

Americas

LiveUS politics

Mayor hits out at ‘chaos’ after another person shot by ICE agent: Live

<p>Federal immigration agents on the streets of St Paul, Minnesota, this month</p>
US politics

Journalist claims she was offered ICE job after ‘sloppy’ process

<p>APTOPIX Immigration Enforcement Minnesota</p>
Americas

ICE accused of constitutional violation in man’s battering ram arrest

<p>Dan McKeon has resigned from the Nebraska Legislature</p>
US politics

Tearful state senator resigns amid claims of inappropriate behavior

<p>File. A mosquito feeds at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District</p>
News

Mosquitoes feeding on humans more as forests lose wildlife

<p>Law enforcement at the scene of a reported shooting Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis</p>
US politics

Agent shoots immigrant in leg during Minneapolis arrest attempt

<p>Dan McKeon has resigned from the Nebraska Legislature</p>
US politics

Tearful state senator resigns amid claims of inappropriate behavior

<p>File. A mosquito feeds at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District</p>
News

Mosquitoes feeding on humans more as forests lose wildlife

<p>Law enforcement at the scene of a reported shooting Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Minneapolis</p>
US politics

Agent shoots immigrant in leg during Minneapolis arrest attempt

<p>US President Donald Trump receives the FIFA Peace Prize from Gianni Infantino</p>
News & Advice

Trump’s travel ban leaves fans unable to follow their World Cup team

<p>Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has been mocked online over a 'depression meal' she suggested for Americans after the Trump administration turned the food pyramid upside down</p>
US politics

Trump’s agriculture secretary mocked for suggesting ‘depression meal’

<p>The suspension will begin on Jan. 21</p>
US politics

The US is suspending visa processing for 75 countries. Here’s the list

<p>A website based in the Netherlands is doxxing ICE and Border Patrol personnel to combat the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement agenda</p>
US politics

Website that leaked info about ICE agents is down after ‘cyberattack’

<p>Lawmakers across the world have raised alarms over the xAI chatbot Grok allegedly producing thousands of nonconsensual explicit images, including of children</p>
Tech

Musk’s X bans Grok AI from creating images of real people undressed

<p>The opinion grappled with the specific question of whether President Donald Trump possessed the authority to order the military to assist law enforcement in removing Maduro from power</p>
US politics

US releases legal memo citing justifications for Maduro’s capture

<p>Manuel Portillo, a warden at a Las Vegas-area prison, has lost his job after being accused of biting a colleague’s ear during an argument at a holiday party</p>
Americas

Las Vegas warden loses job after allegedly biting colleague’s ear

<p>Superfoods Inc., the manufacturer of Live it Up-brand Super Greens powder, has issued a recall for its original and wild berry flavors. T</p>
Americas

Super Greens supplement powder recalled after salmonella outbreak

UK and Europe

<p>The judge was asked to carry out a rare legal ‘kin enquiry’ and rule on who should inherit the millions</p>
Home News

Cousins win fortune fight after heir hunter investigation into grandad

Home News

Cousins win fortune fight after heir hunter investigation into grandad

<p>The judge was asked to carry out a rare legal ‘kin enquiry’ and rule on who should inherit the millions</p>
UK Politics

Musk’s X restricts Grok photo editing in rare victory for Starmer

<p>British couple Lindsay and Craig Foreman who have been detained in Iran</p>
Home News

Son raises concerns for British parents detained in Iran amid protests

<p>British dual citizens will require a UK passport from 25 February </p>
Home News

Dual citizens without UK passport may be refused entry in new rules

Business

UK economy in surprise return to growth for November

Business

UK economy in surprise return to growth for November

News

Larry the cat trips up Polish president’s photographer

<p>Millions of households will soon be able to benefit from cash payments and help with rent</p>
Home News

DWP reveals two new payments to support cost of living in 2026

<p>US president Donald Trump and Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelensky arrive at a press conference </p>
LiveEurope

Ukraine live: Trump claims Zelensky, not Putin, holding up peace deal

<p>Russia has expelled a British diplomat </p>
Europe

Russia expels another British diplomat amid accusations of spying

<p>Greenland’s foreign minister Vivian Motzfeldt and Denmark’s foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, after the talks</p>
Europe

Denmark declares ‘fundamental disagreement’ in US-Greenland talks

<p>Russia Ukraine War Blackout</p>
Europe

Zelensky to declare state of emergency for power grid after strikes

Greenland Biathlete
Europe

Greenland biathlete pursues Olympic dream while anxious about 'terrrifying' threats to her homeland

Italy Influencer Trial
Europe

Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni cleared of aggravated fraud charges in Pandorogate trial

<p>US president Donald Trump and Polish president Karol Nawrocki</p>
Europe

Only Trump can stop Putin threatening Europe, says Polish president

<p>Seized tanker Marinera in the Moray Firth</p>
Europe

Where are the shadow fleet oil tankers?

Voices

<p>Upgrades to the Northern Powerhouse Rail network won’t be completed until the 2040s (Danny Lawson/PA)</p>
Voices

£45bn for Northern Powerhouse Rail? There’s a better way to spend it

Voices

£45bn for Northern Powerhouse Rail? There’s a better way to spend it

<p>Upgrades to the Northern Powerhouse Rail network won’t be completed until the 2040s (Danny Lawson/PA)</p>
<p>Carrie Bradshaw in designer shoe heaven in 'Sex and the City' </p>
Voices

And just like that, did Carrie Bradshaw just kill off Saks?

<p>How do I respond to my friend who was rude about my life choices?</p>
Voices

My friend criticised my career – and I’m furious

<p>‘The Starmer administration has changed its mind on everything from trans rights to child benefits to the fiscal rules. Some of the reversals have been disastrous’</p>
The Independent View

Never mind the barnacles, HMS Labour is lost at sea

<p>‘Over a million Rohingya languish in refugee camps in Bangladesh, robbed of their dignity as international aid dwindles, many without hope, waiting to die’</p>
Voices

The Myanmar trial is a test case for international justice credibility

<p>‘Over a million Rohingya languish in refugee camps in Bangladesh, robbed of their dignity as international aid dwindles, many without hope, waiting to die’</p>
Voices

The Myanmar trial is a test case for international justice credibility

<p>YouTube’s Hot Wings and BBC One’s Happy Valley: ‘YouTube can play far more roles than TV ever did’</p>
Voices

YouTube feels like TV should – no wonder people choose it over the BBC

<p>The PM is undermining his credibility within the group he needs the most: the parliamentary Labour Party</p>
Voices

Do Starmer’s U-turns really matter if he ends up in the right place?

Sport

Gary Neville’s comments during the Arsenal-Liverpool game triggered more than 500 Ofcom complaints (David Davies/PA).
Football

Gary Neville comments during Arsenal game trigger 576 complaints to Ofcom

Football

Gary Neville comments during Arsenal game trigger 576 complaints to Ofcom

Gary Neville’s comments during the Arsenal-Liverpool game triggered more than 500 Ofcom complaints (David Davies/PA).
<p>Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez endured a night to forget</p>
Football

Why Sanchez’s dire impression gives Rosenior his first headache

LiveFootball

Transfer news live: Man Utd may lose Fernandes, Chelsea want Paqueta

Liam Rosenior celebrates after Alejandro Garnacho scores Chelsea’s second goal (Nick Potts/PA)
Football

Liam Rosenior feels ‘lucky’ to call on players such as Alejandro Garnacho

<p>Pep Guardiola’s managerial career intersected fascinatingly with Michael Carrick’s playing one</p>
Football

How Pep defined Carrick’s career and Man Utd still feel the impact

<p>Pep Guardiola’s managerial career intersected fascinatingly with Michael Carrick’s playing one</p>
Football

How Pep defined Carrick’s career and Man Utd still feel the impact

Football

Arsenal provide brutal reality check to new Chelsea boss Rosenior

<p>Gary Neville said he didn’t know how Liverpool players didn’t ‘whack’ Gabriel Martinelli</p>
Sport

Flood of complaints over Gary Neville’s remarks about Arsenal star

<p>Roger Federer has backed Carlos Alcaraz to make history at the Australian Open</p>
Tennis

Federer backs Alcaraz to complete ‘crazy’ achievement

<p>Coco Gauff is seeded third at the Australian Open behind Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek, and could play Venus Williams in round two </p>
Tennis

Australian Open men’s and women’s seed list and tracker

<p>Emma Raducanu is seeded 29th for the Australian Open</p>
Tennis

Raducanu lands nightmare draw despite Australian Open seeding

<p>Aryna Sabalenka defended her title in Brisbane to begin her build-up to the 2026 Australian Open</p>
Tennis

Ranking Sabalenka’s Australian Open opponents — from Gauff to herself

<p>New Zealand have moved on from Scott Robertson</p>
Rugby Union

All Blacks part ways with head coach Robertson after damning review

<p>Star striker and captain Victor Osimhen was brought off two minutes before the shootout</p>
Football

Nigeria’s Osimhen decision backfires in Africa Cup of Nations defeat

<p>Alvaro Arbeloa suffered an embarrassing defeat in his first game since replacing Xabi Alonso</p>
Football

Real Madrid hit ‘rock bottom’ after cup defeat to second-tier side

Football

Palmer injury update provided amid ‘dangerous’ Chelsea squad illness

Lifestyle

Decorating with a dark palette creates warmth with similar accents (Benjamin Moore/PA)
Design

9 ways to style dark, moody hues to enhance your space

<p>Experienced strength and conditioning coach says generating enough mechanical tension is necessary to build muscle – and that means you cannot take it easy during your workouts</p>
Health & Families

Is the 75 Hard challenge good for you? Experts weigh in

<p>Aroma-flavoured water is being marketed to Gen Z</p>
Lifestyle

How scented water became the next ridiculous water bottle trend

<p>Where weeknight panic meets plant power – Ella Mills cooks for the real world</p>
Recipes

Fast, healthy dinners from Deliciously Ella for busy cooks

<p>Gareth Ward, the chef behind the restaurant, was a contestant on ‘MasterChef: The Professionals’</p>
Home News

Top chef defends one-star hygiene rating at Michelin-star restaurant

<p>Einstein Bros. Bagels is celebrating Thursday’s holiday with a free bagel and schmear</p>
Lifestyle

National Bagel Day: All the best deals and freebies

<p>Where weeknight panic meets plant power – Ella Mills cooks for the real world</p>
Recipes

Fast, healthy dinners from Deliciously Ella for busy cooks

<p>Gareth Ward, the chef behind the restaurant, was a contestant on ‘MasterChef: The Professionals’</p>
Home News

Top chef defends one-star hygiene rating at Michelin-star restaurant

<p>Einstein Bros. Bagels is celebrating Thursday’s holiday with a free bagel and schmear</p>
Lifestyle

National Bagel Day: All the best deals and freebies

Climate

<p>Start-ups are attempting to launch particles to block out sunlight and help cool the planet, including Make Sunsets (pictured), which delivers its payloads by launching balloons that burst in the atmosphere</p>
Climate

The multi-million dollar race to shade the sun and stop climate change

Climate

The multi-million dollar race to shade the sun and stop climate change

<p>Start-ups are attempting to launch particles to block out sunlight and help cool the planet, including Make Sunsets (pictured), which delivers its payloads by launching balloons that burst in the atmosphere</p>
<p>Pedestrians walk along a pavement amid dense fog on a cold winter morning in New Delhi</p>
India

Delhi wakes up to coldest January morning in three years

<p>FILE - A solar farm is visible in Hainan prefecture of western China's Qinghai province 1 July 2025</p>
News

Coal power falls in China and India for first time in decades

<p>The sun rises over fishing boats in the Atlantic Ocean</p>
News

Results are in for one of clearest measures of global heating in 2025

<p>Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi during the closure of the end-of-year trading session at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 30 December 2025</p>
Japan

Japan to test deep-sea rare-earth mining amid tensions with China

<p>Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi during the closure of the end-of-year trading session at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 30 December 2025</p>
Japan

Japan to test deep-sea rare-earth mining amid tensions with China

<p>Harjeet Singh </p>
News

India arrests top climate activist for campaign against fossil fuels

<p>File. Volunteer cleans plastic debris from Vridi beach in Abidjan, Ivory Coast</p>
News

Microplastics making it harder for oceans to absorb greenhouse gases

Culture

<p>Stephen Tompkinson and Dervla Kirwen in ‘Ballykissangel’</p>
News

Ballykissangel returning to UK TV screens for first time in a decade

<p>Maria Balshaw, the Tate’s first ever woman director, told The Independent’s Like This Love This podcast that she was resigning on a ‘high note’</p>
News

Tate boss Maria Balshaw on why she’s leaving her post after nine years

LiveNews

‘Best Faithful’ Harriet banished after Rachel confrontation - live

<p>Paying homage: Aubry Dullin and Zoey Deutch as Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg in Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’</p>
Features

How Nouvelle Vague recaptures Breathless and its role in a revolution

<p>Best of Bond: The stars of the 007 franchise so far </p>
Features

Every James Bond film ranked from worst to best

Culture

Traitors star Harriet discovers whether shock sacrifice was worth it

News

Who has left The Traitors so far?

<p>Doomed: Gerry Wade (Corey Mylchreest) and Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent (Mia McKenna-Bruce)</p>
Reviews

Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials crackles with wit and escapist glamour

Premium

<p>Victoria turned to sex work to ‘put food on the table’</p>
News

Why are more women turning to sex work this year?

News

Why are more women turning to sex work this year?

<p>Victoria turned to sex work to ‘put food on the table’</p>
<p>Paddy McGuinness has been showing off his incredible weight loss transformation</p>
Fitness and wellbeing

The real reason Paddy McGuinness’s ‘hard’ body transformation worked

<p>Jessie Buckley in Chloé Zhao’s tearjerker, ‘Hamnet’</p>
Features

The real reason Hamnet is making you cry, according to psychologists

<p>The fact the 70m embroidered cloth, which depicts the 1066 Norman invasion and Battle of Hastings, has survived this long is a miracle, writes David Hockney</p>
Features

Why it’s madness to move the Bayeux Tapestry to Britain

<p>Ava Vidal on Mock the Week</p>
Voices

Appearing on Mock the Week was a nightmare I won’t repeat

<p>Ava Vidal on Mock the Week</p>
Voices

Appearing on Mock the Week was a nightmare I won’t repeat

<p>Protesters in Iran are risking everything for freedom</p>
Voices

Stop calling Iranian protesters ‘foreign‑backed’ – they’re not puppets

<p>Some communities in Greenland consist of only a handful of dwellings</p>
World

What the Greenland locals really think of Trump

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