Six injured in knife attack at Kurdish demonstration in Antwerp
Police say two suspects were arrested after a protest outside Antwerp’s Opera House turned violent and left two people in critical condition.
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Two teachers killed in South African school shooting as police probe former employee suspect
Police say a former teacher opened fire at Ntabankulu Primary School in Eastern Cape, killing two women teachers and leaving another educator critically injured.
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Philippine journalist Frenchie Cumpio convicted of terror financing in a case rights groups call a travesty
A Tacloban court sentenced Cumpio and Marielle Domequil to prison terms of up to 18 years, prompting new alarms over press freedom in the Philippines.
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Three killed in Lake Cargelligo shootings as police hunt suspect
Authorities urged residents of the small New South Wales town to stay indoors while more than 100 officers searched for a 37-year-old man described as armed and dangerous.
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Europol says Europe-wide synthetic-drug network has been dismantled
Authorities arrested more than 85 people and seized about 1,000 metric tons of precursor chemicals in what Europol called its largest operation against synthetic drugs.
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Australian Coalition splits after Nationals quit shadow frontbench over hate laws
The Nationals say their alliance with the Liberals has become untenable after a row over proposed hate speech reforms, leaving the opposition split for the second time since the election.
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Malaysia moves to charge former army and defence chiefs in a sweeping military graft case
Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency says two former top commanders and the wife of one of them will face charges over alleged procurement irregularities, marking an escalation in a case that has reached the military’s highest ranks.
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South Korea Gives Han Duck-soo 23-Year Sentence in Martial Law Case
The court said the former prime minister helped legitimize Yoon Suk Yeol's failed decree and ordered his immediate detention.
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Thailand says four-month anti-drug drive seized 330 million meth tablets
Thailand’s prime minister says a nationwide crackdown seized more than 330 million methamphetamine tablets, arrested over 88,000 suspects and froze assets worth about $140 million over four months, on the event date 2026-01-20.
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Thousands rally across Germany as Kurdish-Syrian clashes drive solidarity protests
Large demonstrations in German cities including Frankfurt, Dortmund and Bremen followed renewed fighting in northeastern Syria and ended with a ceasefire announcement on Tuesday evening.
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Radev quits Bulgaria's ceremonial presidency and hints at a new political challenge
The left-leaning head of state says he is stepping down as Bulgaria faces another election and a prolonged crisis over corruption and government collapse.
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Four armed Afghans killed in clash at Tajikistan border
Tajik authorities called the men terrorists, while Afghanistan described them as drug traffickers attempting to move narcotics across the frontier.
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Guatemala declares emergency after prison riots and attacks kill nine police officers
A 30-day state of emergency followed a day of prison mutinies and gang attacks that left nine officers dead and several prisons back under state control.
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Bong Revilla surrenders after arrest warrant in flood-control case
On January 19, 2026, former Philippine senator Bong Revilla surrendered to police after a court ordered his arrest over an alleged flood-control project misuse.
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Portugal’s presidential race heads to runoff after Ventura surge
André Ventura finished second in Portugal’s presidential vote and will face Socialist candidate António José Seguro in a runoff after a fragmented first round.
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Guatemala declares 30-day emergency after gang attacks kill eight police officers
President Bernardo Arévalo imposed a nationwide state of emergency on January 18, 2026, after gang-related attacks killed eight police officers and inmates took dozens of prison staff hostage.
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Philippines confirms deportation of Russian vlogger Vitaly Zdorovetskiy
The Bureau of Immigration said the 33-year-old boarded a direct flight to Russia after being declared an undesirable alien.
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Benin's provisional vote gives UPR 60 seats and BR 49 in two-party parliament
Provisional results from Benin’s legislative election show only two parties clearing the threshold for National Assembly seats.
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Museveni Wins Seventh Term in Uganda as Bobi Wine Rejects Results
Uganda’s electoral commission declared President Yoweri Museveni the winner of a seventh term, while opposition leader Bobi Wine denounced the outcome and said he was in hiding after a raid on his home.
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Yoon Suk Yeol gets five-year sentence in first martial law conviction
A Seoul court found the former South Korean president guilty of obstructing justice and excluding cabinet members from martial law planning.
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Uganda vote count gives Museveni a lead as Bobi Wine’s party says he was taken away
Early returns put President Yoweri Museveni far ahead in Uganda’s election, while Bobi Wine’s party said a military helicopter took the opposition candidate from his home.
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At least seven killed in Uganda election unrest, police and opposition give conflicting accounts
The deaths in Butambala on the 2026-01-16 event date came as President Yoweri Museveni held a large early lead in Uganda’s presidential count and Bobi Wine’s party challenged the process.
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Singapore removes Pritam Singh as opposition leader after conviction
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong says Singh’s criminal convictions and parliament’s view of his conduct make it no longer tenable for him to keep the role.
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Yemen appoints Shaya Mohsen Zindani as prime minister after Salem bin Breik resigns
Yemen’s presidential leadership council accepted Salem bin Breik’s resignation and named Foreign Minister Shaya Mohsen Zindani to form the next cabinet, according to the state news agency Saba.
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