Current Events

The United States is formulating a document requiring the disarmament of Hamas, with the final version and deadline to be presented in the coming days, after which Israel will be permitted to act independently if Hamas does not comply, according to a first publication by Moriah Asraf and Doron between 6:17 p.m. and 6:46 p.m. UTC on January 26, 2026.

A DHS spokesperson told NBC News between 5:46 PM and 6:45 PM UTC on Jan. 26, 2026, that body-worn camera video exists from the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis, with investigators reviewing multiple angles.

Syrian Democratic Forces claimed Turkish forces provided drone strikes in support of pro-government fighters during prolonged clashes over Kherab al-Ashq village in the southern Kobani countryside between 6:16 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. UTC on Jan. 26, 2026, marking the first such close air support intervention, according to X user NotWoofers.

Panamanian sailor Olmedo Javier Núñez arrived in Panama on Jan. 26, 2026, after more than seven months of detention in Venezuela and provided statements recounting physical and psychological abuse as well as death threats he endured, according to a VPITV report on X citing Día a Día media during the reporting window from 5:17 PM to 6:16 PM UTC.

Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov reported casualties from enemy shelling of the city and warned of continuing air attacks on Kharkiv as of 6:16 PM UTC on January 26, 2026, according to his statement shared between 5:17 PM and 6:16 PM UTC.

The Louisville Metro Police Department posted a poll on X between 5:16 PM and 6:16 PM UTC on January 26, 2026, asking whether the department’s social media should remain “Balanced” or stay “Unhinged,” with all 56 votes favoring “Unhinged” and six days remaining in the poll, according to the post at https://x.com/LMPD/status/2015845592451145800.

X user @AAGA_CAWLAN101 posted a Google Maps link titled "NEP & LAMU MAP" between 2:46 p.m. and 5:46 p.m. UTC on Jan. 26, 2026, according to the post at https://x.com/AAGA_CAWLAN101/status/2015797418713882627.

At least 25 Afghan young men froze to death from extreme cold in the Baghlacha area along the Iran-Turkey border on January 26, 2026, after Turkish police allegedly forced them back into Iran, sources told The Khorasan Diary in an X post shared during the three-hour reporting window ending at 3:47 PM UTC.

X user @Andr3jH posted a claim during the reporting window from 2:48 p.m. to 3:47 p.m. UTC on January 26, 2026, stating that leaked emails show Angelina Jolie offered to act as a honeytrap to solicit nuclear secrets from China's top general Zhang Youxia, according to the post at https://x.com/Andr3jH/status/2015769221033087336.

Iran is secretly shipping jet fuel and urea to Myanmar’s military government, fueling an expanding air war that has resulted in at least 1,700 civilian deaths since October 2024, according to a Reuters report citing findings by Special Reports released over the past hour.

US President Donald Trump addressed a letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre that contained grammatical, stylistic, logical errors and violated basic business letter etiquette by starting with 'Dear Jonas:', according to a post on X by NEXTA_tv published within the past three hours.

A group of gunmen arrived in various vehicles and attacked a soccer match in Loma de Flores, Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico, killing up to 17 people over the past hour, according to a report by All_Source_News on X.

North Korea is constructing memorials for its soldiers who died fighting for Russia in Russia's Kursk region, according to a post on X by user @prestonstew_ shared during the reporting window from 10:16 AM to 1:16 PM UTC on January 26, 2026.

The ‘Wake up, Brazil’ demonstration called by Nikolas in Brasília brought together up to 100,000 people over the event's full 4-hour duration, according to an estimate reported throughout the three-hour period from 11:46 p.m. UTC on January 25 to 2:46 a.m. UTC on January 26, 2026.

The information system across eastern Cuba collapsed during the three-hour reporting window from 8:16 PM to 11:16 PM UTC on January 25, 2026, affecting nearly half the island with television and radio signals down, according to a report by Agus Antonetti on X. Some areas in the region have been without electricity for more than 40 consecutive hours.

OSINT accounts on X reported Israeli jets flying over Tehran and a Hermes 450 drone sighted earlier over the Iranian capital during the 29-minute period from 6:46 PM to 7:15 PM UTC on January 10, 2026.

Over 50 tanker trucks originating from Ivory Coast were reported burned in Sikasso, Mali, according to an unnamed source on October 17th. The exact time and cause of the incident remain unconfirmed.

El Fasher, Sudan, has been declared "uninhabitable" by reports, marking 500 days since the beginning of its siege. The dire assessment highlights the critical humanitarian situation in the city.

Iraqi parliamentary candidate Safaa al-Mashhadani was killed on October 16th, 2025, when a bomb attached to his car detonated north of Baghdad, wounding four others. The incident occurred during the reporting window, highlighting ongoing security concerns in the region.

An international student, identified as an Indian man, received a lighter sentence in Ontario for installing a washroom peephole to record female housemates undressing over a six-month period, according to a social media post citing National Post reporting.

Young Moroccans in Casablanca's Derb Sultan neighborhood protested between 10:07 AM and 1:07 PM UTC on October 6th, 2025, demanding tangible improvements to the health and education systems. The demonstrators, part of the '#Genz212' movement, explicitly rejected social division and the "recovery of our movement," according to a report by Le360fr.

At least 193 passengers have been killed in two separate boat accidents that occurred in northwestern Congo, as reported on September 14th.

Two store employees were seriously injured in a stabbing incident in Tokyo today, with one victim in critical condition and unconscious. The suspect, identified as an Ethiopian national and former employee of the store, was apprehended at the scene by authorities.

A Turkish delegation, led by Special Representative Serdar Kilic, arrived in Yerevan this morning, September 12th, 2025, to engage in discussions.

Firefighters are intensifying efforts to safeguard California's McKinley Grove, a sanctuary for ancient sequoias, from the advancing Garnet Fire. The blaze, which ignited on August 24, has consumed close to 55,000 acres within the Sierra National Forest, located east of Fresno. As of Tuesday morning, the fire was 14% contained, according to CAL Fire.

An earthquake was detected near La Laguna del Maule on September 9th, 2025, at approximately 1:30 AM UTC. The seismic event was registered by CSN Daracena (C1.BO02), with its interpretation noted as open.