China trip will bring benefits to UK, Starmer insists, ahead of Xi meeting
The prime minister seeks to strengthen ties with China but faces fierce criticism from opponents at home.
Day: January 28, 2026
Swedish amusement park fined over fatal roller coaster derailment
A Swedish amusement park was fined nearly $590,000 on Wednesday in connection with a roller coaster derailment that left one passenger dead and nine others injured, including several children.
Don’t shoot the messenger, Mark Rutte is right — for now
Europe lacks key military capabilities — especially independent command, intelligence, and digital infrastructure — most of which are still provided by the US, Danish MEP Henrik Dahl writes in an opinion article for Euronews.
Slice, which uses AI agents to encode tax policies and legal rules across 60+ countries, raised a $25M Series A led by Insight, taking its total funding to $32M (Mary Ann Azevedo/This Week in Fintech)
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Slice, which uses AI agents to encode tax policies and legal rules across 60+ countries, raised a $25M Series A led by Insight, taking its total funding to $32M — Slice Global Equity, an equi…
‘Hurting cancer patients’: H‑1B hiring freeze in Texas will strain healthcare, visa‑dependent doctors
In a bold move, Texas has stopped the hiring of new H-1B visa holders at state agencies and universities until May 2027, raising alarms for the healthcare sector.
Qatari plane hits Milan airport lights during arrival of Winter Olympics staff
Aircraft carrying 104 personnel damaged lighting tower while making ‘wrong manoeuvre’ after landing A Qatari military cargo plane carrying security staff in Italy to assist with law enforcement for the Winter Olympics struck a lighting tower on Sunday …
Powerful winter storm kills dozens in US as forecasters warn of new system
Tennessee officials report eight deaths as forecasters say another potentially major winter storm could hit east coastDozens of weather-related fatalities have been confirmed since the start of the powerful winter storm that swept across much of the US…
Storm Kristin kills two in Portugal, causes widespread damage and power cuts
Storm Kristin killed two men in Portugal, causing injuries and over 3,000 emergency callouts. Power cuts persist, and many roads and schools are closed.
Freezing homeless woman ‘stiff as a rock’ saved by convenience store manager as snow storm hits Texas
A manager saved the life of a freezing homeless woman who was “stiff as a rock” by carrying her inside his convenience store after a winter storm hit Texas.
“Gone Full Retard”: Musk Abuses Indian-Origin Billionaire Over Racism Claims
The exchange was triggered by a post from Elon Musk saying that “white people are a rapidly diminishing minority of the global population.”