Investigators are scouring video footage, witness testimony and debris to identify the origins of two deadly fires.
Category: World
A million-dollar challenge to crack the script of early Indians
An Indian leader offers a $1m prize for deciphering the Indus script, but the puzzle remains unsolved.
Bowen: Israel has changed since Donald Trump’s last term – has he?
In this time of hard choices for the Middle East, the president elect will have much to think about when he re-enters the White House
Curfew and deaths in South Sudan after revenge attacks on Sudanese
Horrific videos seeming to show Sudanese soldiers attacking South Sudan nationals spark retaliation attacks.
Russia and Iran move to strengthen military ties
The two countries sign a 20-year treaty covering areas ranging from defence and technology to energy and trade.
‘War will last as long as Russia does’: Ukrainian talk of victory fades as Trump returns
Those fighting for Ukraine and those who have lost loved ones hope to end the war with Russia on their own terms.
Donald Trump’s inauguration moved indoors due to ‘dangerous’ cold
The last president to be sworn-in indoors was Ronald Reagan in 1985, when cold weather also plagued the US Capitol.
US grounds SpaceX’s Starship after test flight explosion
The rocket’s upper stage disintegrated over the Caribbean, forcing airline flights to alter course.
Gazans anxiously await ceasefire, fearing last-minute catastrophes
Civilians in Gaza nervously await a ceasefire after 15 relentless months of war.
TikTok ban will be first test for Trump as dealmaker-in-chief
The new law will land in the incoming president’s lap – but it’s also a political opportunity, writes Anthony Zurcher.