The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announces that the Doomsday Clock has been set to 85 seconds before midnight, the closest it has been to midnight, citing rising global tensions.  (Reuters) 

Thursday, January 29th, 2026  

The Hague district court orders the Dutch government to create a legally binding plan to protect Bonaire from climate change, including setting enforceable emissions-reduction targets aligned with the Paris Agreement, after ruling that existing measures fail to safeguard residents from rising seas and extreme weather. (AP) 

The Turkish National Intelligence Organization arrest six people, including an Iranian national, who are suspected of spying for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, including at the NATO Incirlik Air Base in Adana. (AP) 

In response to the violent crackdown on protests earlier in January, the European Union designates the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization. (BBC News) 

Saudi Arabia bans the use of its territory or airspace for any military action against Iran. (AFP via The Times of Israel) 

The United States begins releasing frozen Venezuelan assets under sanctions, as acting Venezuelan president Delcy Rodríguez confirms renewed diplomatic contacts between the two countries. (AFP via France 24) 

Ecuador’s prosecutor’s office raids the homes of politicians from the Citizen Revolution party, including presidential candidate Luisa González, as part of an investigation into alleged illicit Venezuelan money used to finance their 2023 campaign. (Reuters) 

Eleven members of a Burmese crime family are executed in China after being convicted of various crimes related to operating scam centers in Myanmar. (BBC News) 

Russia and Ukraine conduct a swap of bodies, with Russia receiving the remains of 38 soldiers and Ukraine receiving the remains of 1,000 soldiers, marking the first such swap since November 2025. (BBC News) 

The World Food Program ends its operations in northern Yemen following harassment from the Houthis. (DW) 

Heavy gunfire and several explosions are reported around Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger. The causes are unknown. (BBC News) 

At least six people are killed and over 1 million people are without power in damage caused by Storm Kristin in Portugal. (Euronews) 

Eleven people are killed and several others are critically injured when a truck collides with a minibus taxi near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. (AP) 

Two people are killed when a Royal Thai Air Force Beechcraft AT-6TH aircraft crashes in Chiang Mai province, Thailand. (Bangkok Post) 

Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 

Sarah Mullally is confirmed as the first female archbishop of Canterbury and primate of the Church of England. (Reuters) 

Three people are killed and three others are injured in overnight Russian strikes on the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Odesa oblasts of Ukraine. (Al Jazeera) 

Two militants are killed in a shootout with police in Karabudakhkentsky District, Dagestan, Russia. (News.Az) 

Five people are killed and severe damage is caused by Storm Kristin in Portugal. (AA) 

A SATENA Beechcraft 1900 crashes near Cúcuta in North Santander, Colombia, killing all 15 people on board. (BNO News) (El Heraldo) 

Five people are killed, including three children, in a house fire in Sakha Republic, Russia. (Xinhua) 

In association football, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) fines the Senegal Football Federation US$615,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct during the final match against Morocco, fines Senegalese coach Pape Thiaw $100,000, and bans him for five 2027 AFCON qualifying matches. Senegalese players Iliman Ndiaye and Ismaila Sarr are also banned from the first two qualifier matches. (DW) 

The CAF also fines the Royal Moroccan Football Federation $315,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and interfering with referees. Moroccan captain Achraf Hakimi is banned for two games and player Ismael Saibari is banned for three. (DW) 

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Five people, including Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar, are killed after a Learjet 45 crashes and explodes at Baramati Airport in Maharashtra, India. (CNN-News18) 

A court in Seoul, South Korea, sentences former first lady Kim Keon Hee to 20 months in prison for corruption. (AP) 

Tuesday,  January 27th, 2026 

In an overnight session, the National Assembly in France approves a bill banning social media for children under the age of 15. The bill will now go to the Senate for approval. (The Guardian) 

Philippine officials ground the fleet of passenger ships belonging to Aleson Shipping Lines, owner of the sunken ferry Trisha Kerstin 3.  (GMA News) 

Seven people are killed and three injured after a minibus carrying Greek PAOK FC fans crashes on E70 in Timiș County, Romania.  (Caliber) 

Four Cuban nationals are killed and another is injured in a fire at an unlicensed migrant hostel in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, Russia. (AFP via Al Arabiya) 

At least five people are killed and two others are injured in a Russian drone strike on a passenger train in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. (The Guardian) 

Three people are killed and two others injured after a boat carrying 25 tourists from France capsizes off the coast of Muscat, Oman. (Al Jazeera) 

The European Union and India sign a free trade agreement, eliminating tariffs on metals, plastics, chemicals, and pharmaceutical products. (The Guardian) 

The Azerbaijani State Security Service announces that it has foiled an attempt by the Islamic State’s Khorasan Province to bomb an embassy in Baku. (Al Jazeera)  

Nasry Asfura is sworn in as President of Honduras, succeeding Xiomara Castro. (AFP via France 24) 

Monday, January 26th, 2026 

The death toll of the winter storm in the United States rises to 34. (USA Today) 

Italy declares a state of emergency in Calabria, Sardinia, and Sicily after a severe storm causes more than €1 billion in damage and floods coastal towns, prompting the government to allocate an initial €100 million for relief and reconstruction. (Reuters) 

Israeli forces locate and repatriate the remains of the last Israeli hostage in the Gaza Strip. (CNN) 

Three Palestinians are killed by Israeli forces in two separate incidents in the Gaza Strip. (Reuters) 

Spanish police dismantle an international maritime cocaine smuggling ring that uses offshore vessels and high-speed crafts to deliver drugs to Europe, seizing 10 tonnes of cocaine, confiscating dozens of vessels and vehicles, and arresting 105 suspects after a year-long multinational investigation. (Reuters) 

Interpol reports that an operation in November 2025 to crack down on human traffickers resulted in 3,744 arrests in 119 countries. (AP) 

In Lagos, Nigeria a crackdown on human traffickers done by Interpol results in 3,744 arrests (AP) 

Oman becomes the 61st country to sign the Artemis Accords, which constitutes space law and cooperation in space exploration. (NASA) 

Opposition members of Guyana‘s National Assembly elect businessman and We Invest in Nationhood leader Azruddin Mohamed as their leader. (Reuters) 

The People’s Defense Units and the Syrian transitional government accuse each other of ceasefire violations as reports of resuming clashes near Kobani and Qamishli emerge. (Al Jazeera) 

Spain expels Nicaragua’s ambassador and another diplomat to reciprocate Nicaragua’s removal of Spain’s ambassador and deputy amid longstanding bilateral tensions linked to Spain’s criticism of Nicaragua’s domestic policies and support for sanctions on the European Union. (Reuters) 

Al-Shabaab militants kill a village chief and a teacher in Garissa County, Kenya, near the border with Somalia, prompting police to deploy additional security forces and launch a multi-agency manhunt for the attackers. (Reuters) 

Ethiopia declares an end to its two-month Marburg virus outbreak which killed nine people. (Reuters) 

The South Sudanese army orders all civilians, United Nations personnel, and aid workers in the Akobo, Nyirol, and Uror counties of the Jonglei State to evacuate ahead of an imminent operation against opposition forces. (Reuters) 

The Allied Democratic Forces kill at least 25 people in several communities in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AFP via New Vision) 

Sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 At least 18 people are killed, 316 others are rescued, and ten are reported missing when a ROPAX ferry sinks near Basilan, Philippines. (Reuters) 

A massive fire destroys dozens of buildings, including schools and houses, in Central Kalimantan, Kalimantan, Indonesia. (Anadolu Agency) 

Five people are killed in a fire at a food factory near Trikala, Greece. (BBC News) 

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