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Monday, January 5th, 2026 [orig blw]
A 243 kg (536 lb) bluefin tuna is sold for a record ¥510 million (US$3.2 million) at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo, Japan. (BBC News) (AP)
Switzerland freezes all assets held in the country by de jure Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his associates for four years to prevent the removal of potentially illicit funds following Maduro’s arrest and transfer to the United States. (Reuters)
Venezuela orders police to find, arrest anyone involved in supporting U.S. attack (Reuters)
Uganda bans the live broadcasting and streaming of protests and violent incidents and restricts content deemed inciting or hateful ahead of the general election. (Reuters)
Sunday, January 4th, 2026
The United States Federal Aviation Administration lifts the ban on US flights through the Caribbean imposed following military strikes in Venezuela. Hundreds of flights were canceled or are rescheduled from yesterday. (Reuters)
The United States Federal Aviation Administration lifts the ban on US flights through the Caribbean imposed following military strikes in Venezuela. Hundreds of flights were canceled or are rescheduled from yesterday. (Reuters)
Cuba confirms that 32 of its citizens were killed during the attacks while carrying out missions. Two days of national mourning are declared. (Al Jazeera)
BYD Company, based in China, surpasses the United States-based Tesla, Inc., as the world’s best-selling electric vehicle automaker after selling 2.26 million vehicles in 2025, overtaking Tesla’s 1.64 million. (AP) (DW)
Yemeni government forces and the Saudi Arabia-led coalition capture al-Mahrah and Hadhramaut governorates from the Southern Transitional Council. (Al Jazeera)
At least twelve people are killed in flash floods in Siau Tagulandang Biaro Islands Regency, Indonesia. (BeritaSatu in Indonesian)
The death toll from the strikes rises to at least 80, including members of security forces and civilians. (The New York Times)
The death toll from the strikes in Venezuela rises to at least 80, including members of security forces and civilians. The number could rise further. (The New York Times)
Two Hezbollah militants are killed in a strike by the Israel Defense Forces in Al-Jumayjimah, Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon. (The Jerusalem Post)
A technical failure in Greece’s air traffic control communication systems forces authorities to impose a seven-hour nationwide ground stop and airspace closure, diverting aircraft to nearby countries and causing widespread delays and cancellations. (Reuters)
A boat carrying 52 passengers capsizes in Nguru, Yobe State, Nigeria, killing at least 25 people and leaving 14 more missing. (Reuters)
Myanmar’s military government releases 6,186 prisoners, including 52 foreign nationals, and reduces prison sentences to mark Independence Day, while excluding inmates convicted of serious crimes. (Reuters)
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Sunday, January 4th, 2026
BYD Company, based in China, surpasses the United States-based Tesla, Inc., as the world’s best-selling electric vehicle automaker after selling 2.26 million vehicles in 2025, overtaking Tesla’s 1.64 million. (AP) (DW)
Yemeni government forces and the Saudi Arabia-led coalition capture al-Mahrah and Hadhramaut governorates from the Southern Transitional Council. (Al Jazeera)
The United States Federal Aviation Administration lifts the ban on US flights through the Caribbean imposed following military strikes in Venezuela. Hundreds of flights were canceled or are rescheduled from yesterday. (Reuters)
The death toll from the strikes in Venezuela rises to at least 80, including members of security forces and civilians. The number could rise further. (The New York Times)
A boat carrying 52 passengers capsizes in Nguru, Yobe State, Nigeria, killing at least 25 people and leaving 14 more missing. (Reuters)
Myanmar’s military government releases 6,186 prisoners, including 52 foreign nationals, and reduces prison sentences to mark Independence Day, while excluding inmates convicted of serious crimes. (Reuters)
Saturday, January 3rd, 2026
Footage shows United States Marine Corps Bell AH-1Z Vipers striking Fort Tiuna and Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base with Hellfire air-to-surface missiles during the operation. Fort Tiuna is later evacuated. ) (The Aviationist)
After being held aboard the USS Iwo Jima, Maduro is taken to New York, where U.S. attorney general Pam Bondi says he has been indicted on drug and weapons charges. (BBC News)
United States president Donald Trump orders airstrikes on Caracas, Venezuela, killing at least 40 people, including civilians and military personnel. A national state of emergency is declared following the strikes. (CNN)
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, first lady Cilia Flores, are captured by U.S. forces and flown out of the country. Venezuelan vice president Delcy Rodríguez becomes acting president. (CBS News)
British and French aircraft carry out a joint strike on an underground facility alleged to be occupied by the Islamic State near Palmyra in central Syria. (The Guardian)
2025–2026 Iranian protests A protester is shot dead by security forces in Harsin, Kermanshah province, Iran. (Hengaw)
Five civilians are killed in clashes with security forces across Azna, Lorestan, and Lordegan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran, during demonstrations over rising living costs. (AFP via The Express Tribune) (AFP via The Times of Israel)
Four more protesters are shot dead by security forces in Malekshahi County, Ilam province, Iran. (Hengaw) (AP)
At least eight people are killed and 42 others are injured in overnight Russian attacks on the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Sumy Oblasts of Ukraine. (RBC-Ukraine)
At least 30 people are killed and others kidnapped by armed bandits in a raid on a village market in Borgu, Niger State, Nigeria. The market was also looted of food before being set on fire. (The Punch)
Friday, January 2nd. 2026
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen launches airstrikes in Hadhramaut Governorate, killing 20 Southern Transitional Council (STC) fighters and leaving more than 20 others injured. (AFP via Le Monde)
The STC announces a plan to hold an independence referendum for the State of South Arabia within two years. (Reuters)
A Mw 6.5 earthquake strikes 14 km (8.7 mi) off the coast of San Marcos, Guerrero, Mexico, killing two people and injuring 12 others. (AFP via The New Zealand Herald)
xAt least four people are trapped when a multi-story building collapses in Nairobi, Kenya. (AP)
Dozens of people are missing and at least 102 others are rescued after a boat carrying over 200 migrants capsizes off the coast of the North Bank Division of the Gambia. (AP)
The United Kingdom records its hottest and sunniest year in 2025 with an average temperature of 10.09 °C (50.16 °F), surpassing the 2022 record of 10.03 °C (50.05 °F). (Business Day)
The Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentences eight journalists and online commentators, including Wajahat Saeed Khan, Adil Raja, and Shaheen Sehbai, to life imprisonment in absentia for terrorism-related offences tied to digital content supporting former prime minister Imran Khan during the unrest. (Reuters)
Eleven 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, Brazil. (Reuters)
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
The Venezuelan government releases 88 political prisoners who were detained and jailed during protests against the results of the presidential election last year. (DW)
At least 46 people are killed and around 100 others are injured in an explosion and fire suspected to be caused by pyrotechnics at a bar in Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland. (BBC News) (The Guardian)
China imposes a 13 percent value-added tax on birth control drugs and devices as part of efforts to address a continuing decline in national birth rates. (Reuters)
AI boom, South Korea records its highest annual export value of more than US$700 billion in 2025 after semiconductor shipments reach a record $173.4 billion driven by demand for artificial intelligence. (AFP via France 24)
A South Korean court issues a new six-month detention warrant for former president Yoon Suk Yeol after indicting him on additional charges linked to his declaration of martial law in 2024, citing the risk of evidence tampering. (Reuters)
A Palestinian is killed and another is injured when Israeli forces open fire on stone-throwers near Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, Nablus, West Bank. (Reuters)
One person is killed and another is injured in Russian drone strikes on Dniprovskyi District, Kherson, Ukraine. (RBC-Ukraine)
Bulgaria adopts the euro, replacing the lev, becoming the 21st member of the eurozone. (AFP via The Sun)
Turkmenistan legalizes the mining and exchange of cryptocurrency as digital assets, but maintains that digital currency cannot be used as legal tender. (AP)
At least 17 people are killed and 11 others are injured in flash floods caused by heavy rains and snowfall across Afghanistan. (AP)
Seven people are killed, 96 others are rescued and at least 97 are reported missing when a boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsizes in The Gambia. (Reuters)
The Vondelkerk in Amsterdam, Netherlands, catches fire, collapsing the tower and leaving only the exterior walls standing. (NOS in Dutch)
Guy Parmelin is sworn in as President of Switzerland, succeeding Karin Keller-Sutter. (Swiss Info)
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