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Newsflash

News of January 2026

31 days, 442 stories, newest first

  1. 31SatIn Slovakia, Miroslav Lajčák resigns as a European Union Special Representative following the United States Department of Justice release of…8 stories
  2. 30FriIn tennis, Carlos Alcaraz defeats Alexander Zverev in the men's singles semifinal of the Australian Open in a 5-hour and 27-minute match, the longest…10 stories
  3. 29ThuEleven members of the "Ming crime family" are executed in China after being convicted of various crimes related to operating scam centers in…19 stories
  4. 28WedFive people, including Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, are killed after a Learjet 45 aircraft crashes and explodes at Baramati Airport…15 stories
  5. 27TueAt least five people are killed and two others are injured in a Russian drone strike on a passenger train in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.14 stories
  6. 26MonFive people are killed in a fire at a food factory near Trikala, Greece.18 stories
  7. 25SunAmerican climber Alex Honnold free-solo climbs the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan, setting the record for the highest free solo climb of an urban…14 stories
  8. 24SatFour people are killed from a winter storm in New York and Tennessee, United States.14 stories
  9. 23FriA majority of Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council votes to remove acting prime minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, two weeks before the council is…15 stories
  10. 22ThuNominations for the 2025 Academy Awards are released, with Sinners receiving 16 overall nominations, surpassing the record for most nominations for a…24 stories
  11. 21WedUnited States president Donald Trump announces he will cancel the planned tariffs on Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway…13 stories
  12. 20TueSearch and rescue crews rescue a motor banca crewman off a capsized boat in Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Philippines, while continuing to search for…12 stories
  13. 19MonDenmark announces that it will send "a substantial number" of troops to Greenland in response to threats from United States president Donald Trump.21 stories
  14. 18SunIn association football, Senegal wins its second Africa Cup of Nations title after defeating hosts Morocco 1–0 after extra time in the 2025 final in…18 stories
  15. 17SatThousands of demonstrators attend rallies in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Nuuk, Greenland, to protest the proposed takeover by U.S. president Donald…15 stories
  16. 16FriThe opposition National Unity Platform says its leader and presidential candidate Bobi Wine has been placed under house arrest. A Ugandan military…9 stories
  17. 15ThuFrench president Emmanuel Macron announces the deployment of additional military forces to Greenland after a Defense Council meeting.12 stories
  18. 14WedFrench foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot announces that France will open a consulate in Greenland in February, signaling its rejection of attempts by…13 stories
  19. 13TueVenezuelans regain access to the social network X after more than a year of blockage under de jure president Nicolás Maduro.10 stories
  20. 12MonSomalia's Council of Ministers terminates all agreements between the Federal Government of Somalia and the Government of the United Arab Emirates…18 stories
  21. 11SunNon-governmental organization HRAI verifies the deaths of 483 protesters and 47 security personnel in Iran since the start of the protests.17 stories
  22. 10SatIn association football, National League North team Macclesfield beat the FA Cup defending champions Crystal Palace 2–1, in statistically the biggest…11 stories
  23. 9FriRussia strikes Lviv in western Ukraine with its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile, reportedly targeting a critical infrastructure site.10 stories
  24. 8ThuA police officer is reportedly killed during clashes with anti-government protesters in Malard, Iran, as the number of injured police officers rises…19 stories
  25. 7WedThe United States boards and seizes the sanctioned Russian-flagged tanker Marinera (Bella 1) in the North Atlantic Ocean after it breached the U.S…14 stories
  26. 6TueVenezuela confirms that 23 members of its military were among the 80 people killed during the American airstrikes on the country, including its…14 stories
  27. 5MonDe jure Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores plead not guilty to charges of drug trafficking and narcoterrorism in the…13 stories
  28. 4SunThe United States Federal Aviation Administration lifts the ban on US flights through the Caribbean imposed following military strikes in Venezuela…9 stories
  29. 3SatVenezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, first lady Cilia Flores, are captured by U.S. forces and flown out of the country. Venezuelan vice…13 stories
  30. 2FriEleven people are killed and eleven others are injured after a bus and a truck collide head-on on a federal highway in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul…16 stories
  31. 1ThuForty people are killed and 116 others are injured in an explosion and fire suspected to be caused by pyrotechnics at a bar in Crans-Montana, Valais…14 stories