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Sunday, January 25th, 2026 

Over a million people are left without power across the southern United States and at least 10,000 flights cancelled due to the winter storm.  (Al Jazeera) 

Skyscraper Live (2026) American climber Alex Honnold free-solo climbs the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan, setting the record for the highest free solo climb of an urban structure, after completing the 508 m (1,667 ft) climb during a livestreamed event.  (Reuters) 

French authorities place the Indian captain of an oil tanker intercepted by the French Navy in the Mediterranean Sea under questioning on suspicion of breaching sanctions on Russian oil shipments, while prosecutors open a preliminary inquiry after the vessel arrives at anchorage near Marseille and its crew remains aboard. (AP) 

At least 89 people are injured when a lightning strike hits Jair Bolsonaro supporters during a march in Brasília, Brazil. (Euronews) 

Brazil assumes responsibility for representing Mexico’s diplomatic interests in Peru, including safeguarding the Mexican embassy in Lima, after Peru severed relations with Mexico following the granting of asylum to former prime minister Betssy Chávez. (Reuters) 

All six occupants are presumably killed when Bombardier Challenger 650 crashes at Bangor International Airport in Maine, United States, during severe weather conditions. (CNN) 

Eleven people are killed and 12 others are injured in a mass shooting at a football match in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico. (BBC News) 

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

The death toll from the recent landslide in West Java, Indonesia, increases to 25 with 72 people still missing and believed to be buried under tonnes of mud, rocks and uprooted trees. (Sky News) 

A merchant ship rescues one migrant in the Mediterranean Sea after a boat departing from Tunisia sinks, while authorities report that about 50 others are missing and presumed dead and transfer the survivor to Malta for medical treatment. (Reuters) 

Thailand launches its first effort to reintroduce endangered Indo-Pacific leopard sharks into the wild by releasing captive-bred juveniles near the Phuket province. (Reuters) 

A 12-year-old boy dies from wounds caused by a bull shark attack in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Four others have been injured in a series of attacks linked to unusually high rainfall. (The Guardian) 

Three gunmen open fire and throw grenades in an ambush against a convoy carrying the mayor of Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines, injuring two security forces. The perpetrators are later killed in a shootout with security forces. (Sunstar) 

Citizens of Myanmar vote in the third and final phase to elect the nation’s bicameral legislature.  (Al Jazeera) 

Saturday, January 24^th, 2026 

Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping The Chinese defense ministry announces that Central Military Commission vice chairman Zhang Youxia and the commission’s chief of staff Liu Zhenli have been placed under investigation over suspected violations of discipline.(CNA) 

Operation Metro Surge, Shootings by U.S. immigration agents in the second Trump administration Killing of Alex Pretti 

Protests occur in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was fatally shot by ICE agents in the city. The Department of Homeland Security states he attacked ICE while allegedly carrying a concealed handgun. Protesters are reportedly hit with tear gas and at least one stun grenade. (WCCO-TV) (Minnesota Star Tribune) 

Protests occur in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was fatally shot by ICE agents in the city. The Department of Homeland Security falsely claims he attacked ICE, while attacking protesters with tear gas and stun grenades. (CBS News) (Minnesota Star Tribune) 

The Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian government extend their ceasefire by 15 days to facilitate the United States-backed transfer of Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq. (AFP via Al Arabiya) 

The Malian government imposes a gasoline rationing policy in the country due to a fuel blockade imposed by JNIM insurgents. (AP) 

Four people are killed from a winter storm in New York and Tennessee, United States.  (The Guardian) 

Eight people are killed and 82 others are missing after a landslide at West Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia. (CBC News) (ABC News Australia) 

Six people are killed in a fire at a four-story furniture building in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. (The Economic Times) (The Times of India) 

Five dead bodies, believed to be among those aboard a motor banca that was capsized on January 18, are found off Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Philippines. Search and rescue operations continue for at least ten others missing. (ABS-CBN News) 

At least one person is killed and 14 others are injured in a gas explosion and multiple-alarm fire at a 17-story apartment building in the Bronx, New York City, United States. (WCBS-TV) 

Commuter trains in Catalonia, Spain, are suspended for the second time this week. The Catalan government cites a lack of guaranteed security on the railway network for the suspension. (El Mundo) 

Italy recalls its ambassador to Switzerland after Swiss courts released the owner of a Crans-Montana bar on bail, while he is under investigation for a New Year’s Day fire that killed 40 people, including six Italians. (Firstpost) 

A Pakistani court sentences human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari and her husband to a combined 17 years in prison under cybercrime laws for social media posts that prosecutors say promote anti-state activity and accuse the military of terrorism. (Reuters) 

At least 30 people from the opposition National Unity Platform are killed and 2,000 other people are arrested in protests disputing the results of the general election in Uganda last week. (Hallmark News) 

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says soldiers have raided his Kampala residence, hospitalized his wife after assaulting her, and seized their property following Wine’s rejection of election results that gave President Yoweri Museveni a new term. (Reuters) 

Friday, January 23rd, 2026 

Vietnam’s top leader Tô Lâm is re-elected as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the most powerful position in one-party ruling Vietnam. (AP News) 

A Singapore-flagged cargo ship crewed by 21 Filipinos capsizes in the South China Sea, leaving two dead and two others missing. The China Coast Guard rescues 17 crew members, while search and rescue operations for the remaining crew are ongoing. (AP via ABC News) 

The Japanese House of Representatives is dissolved on the first day of the plenary session ahead of the general election. (Yomiuri Shimbun)  (The Japan News) 

South Korea repatriates 73 nationals suspected of participating in fraud operations in scam centers in Cambodia. (DW) 

A majority of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council votes to remove acting prime minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, two weeks before the council is set to dissolve. Council members Edgard Leblanc Fils and Leslie Voltaire announce that a replacement will be found within 30 days.  (Miami Herald) 

Thousands of workers and hundreds of businesses go on general strike in Minnesota, United States, to protest the Immigration and Customs Enforcement‘s deployment in the state. (The Guardian) 

Two people are killed and another is captured in an American airstrike on a boat in the Pacific Ocean, according to the U.S. Southern Command. (CNN) 

Seven people are killed and 25 more injured in a suicide bombing at a wedding in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP) 

Indonesian search and rescue teams discover the remaining bodies from the January 17 crash of a Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries ATR 42-500 aircraft on a mountain near Maros Regency, South Sulawesi. (ABC News Australia) 

Nine people are killed in an avalanche in Chitral District, Pakistan, while eleven people are killed in a snowstorm in six provinces of Afghanistan. (AP) 

Six people are killed, 12 others are injured and dozens are reported missing when a gold mine collapses in Abu Jubaiha, South Kordofan, Sudan. (News.Az) 

Kosovan prosecutors detain 109 election commissioners over alleged vote manipulation in the recent parliamentary election, prompting a nationwide recount that could delay government formation. (Reuters) 

Iliana Iotova becomes the first female president of Bulgaria after the resignation of Rumen Radev. (Reuters) 

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