International News from Tuesday, January 20th, 2026

Israeli forces have ordered dozens of Palestinian families in the southern Gaza Strip to leave their homes in the first forced evacuation since October's ceasefire, as residents and Hamas said on Tuesday the military was expanding the area under its control.

Firefighters were clearing the charred ruins of a Karachi mall on Tuesday as they tried to locate 63 people still missing after a fire that burned for nearly two days and killed 21 people.

The IS terror group has claimed responsibility for targetting a Chinese-run restaurant in a heavily guarded part of Afghanistan's capital, killing seven and injuring several more.

Russian forces launched a combined drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv early on Tuesday, triggering cuts in power and water supplies, the city's mayor said.

US President Donald Trump has linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer thought "purely of Peace" as the row over the island threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe.

Dozens of beaches along Australia's east coast, including in Sydney, have closed on Tuesday after four shark attacks in two days, as heavy rains left waters murky and more likely to attract the animals.

A total of 43 reports of missing persons have been filed at police headquarters in Huelva, Madrid, Málaga, Córdoba and Seville on Tuesday, with at least 40 people dead after a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming one on Sunday night.