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January 2026

31 days, the opening story of each.

  1. 31SaturdayIn Slovakia, Miroslav Lajčák resigns as a European Union Special Representative following the United States Department of Justice release of extensive correspondence…
  2. 30FridayIn 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 semifinal match in…
  3. 29ThursdayEleven members of the "Ming crime family" are executed in China after being convicted of various crimes related to operating scam centers in Laukkaing, Kokang, Myanmar.
  4. 28WednesdayFive people, including Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, are killed after a Learjet 45 aircraft crashes and explodes at Baramati Airport in Pune district…
  5. 27TuesdayAt least five people are killed and two others are injured in a Russian drone strike on a passenger train in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
  6. 26MondayFive people are killed in a fire at a food factory near Trikala, Greece.
  7. 25SundayAmerican 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…
  8. 24SaturdayFour people are killed from a winter storm in New York and Tennessee, United States.
  9. 23FridayA 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…
  10. 22ThursdayNominations for the 2025 Academy Awards are released, with Sinners receiving 16 overall nominations, surpassing the record for most nominations for a film that was…
  11. 21WednesdayUnited States president Donald Trump announces he will cancel the planned tariffs on Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United…
  12. 20TuesdaySearch and rescue crews rescue a motor banca crewman off a capsized boat in Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Philippines, while continuing to search for the other three…
  13. 19MondayDenmark announces that it will send "a substantial number" of troops to Greenland in response to threats from United States president Donald Trump.
  14. 18SundayIn 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 Rabat. Sadio Mané is…
  15. 17SaturdayThousands of demonstrators attend rallies in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Nuuk, Greenland, to protest the proposed takeover by U.S. president Donald Trump.
  16. 16FridayThe opposition National Unity Platform says its leader and presidential candidate Bobi Wine has been placed under house arrest. A Ugandan military helicopter takes Wine…
  17. 15ThursdayFrench president Emmanuel Macron announces the deployment of additional military forces to Greenland after a Defense Council meeting.
  18. 14WednesdayFrench foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot announces that France will open a consulate in Greenland in February, signaling its rejection of attempts by the United States…
  19. 13TuesdayVenezuelans regain access to the social network X after more than a year of blockage under de jure president Nicolás Maduro.
  20. 12MondaySomalia's Council of Ministers terminates all agreements between the Federal Government of Somalia and the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), disallowing the…
  21. 11SundayNon-governmental organization HRAI verifies the deaths of 483 protesters and 47 security personnel in Iran since the start of the protests.
  22. 10SaturdayIn association football, National League North team Macclesfield beat the FA Cup defending champions Crystal Palace 2–1, in statistically the biggest upset in the…
  23. 9FridayRussia strikes Lviv in western Ukraine with its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile, reportedly targeting a critical infrastructure site.
  24. 8ThursdayA police officer is reportedly killed during clashes with anti-government protesters in Malard, Iran, as the number of injured police officers rises to 568.
  25. 7WednesdayThe United States boards and seizes the sanctioned Russian-flagged tanker Marinera (Bella 1) in the North Atlantic Ocean after it breached the U.S. naval blockade around…
  26. 6TuesdayVenezuela confirms that 23 members of its military were among the 80 people killed during the American airstrikes on the country, including its capital Caracas, three…
  27. 5MondayDe jure Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores plead not guilty to charges of drug trafficking and narcoterrorism in the United States. They…
  28. 4SundayThe United States Federal Aviation Administration lifts the ban on US flights through the Caribbean imposed following military strikes in Venezuela. Hundreds of flights…
  29. 3SaturdayVenezuelan 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…
  30. 2FridayEleven 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.
  31. 1ThursdayForty 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, Switzerland.