Western officials tell the BBC the troop losses appear unsustainable.
Year: 2025
Toddler and man fatally stabbed in German park
Police say a 28-year-old man from Afghanistan has been arrested suspected of carrying out the attack.
Snow flurries are rare in US south – now a blizzard has hit
Snow and freezing rain hits parts of the deep south, closing highways and airports and prompting a first-ever blizzard warning in southwest Louisiana.
What led to hotel fire disaster at Turkish ski resort?
Some survivors did not hear a fire alarm and there are claims of failures in the hotel’s fire safety.
Thousands await stinky plant’s rare bloom
A livestream of a “corpse flower” due to bloom in Sydney’s botanic gardens has captivated the internet.
Kenya eases travel requirements for nearly all African visitors
Libya and Somalia are excluded from the waiver due to security concerns.
India court orders seizure of ‘offensive’ MF Husain paintings
A complaint claimed that paintings of two Hindu deities at an art gallery “hurt religious sentiments”.
Cat makes three flights in 24 hours after being left on plane
Mittens was flown three times between New Zealand and Australia after being forgotten in a plane’s cargo hold.
War clinics in Ukraine witness sharp rise in drug-resistant infections
War appears to have accelerated the spread of pathogens resistant to antibiotics in the country.
Children among dead as Turkey hotel fire investigation continues
At least 76 people are known to have died, including children and multiple family members.