January 2026
Mine collapse in DR Congo
More than 200 people have been killed in a mine collapse in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Reported - 31/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly381dvnvzo
Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty if convicted
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, will not face the death penalty if convicted, a court has ruled.
Reported - 30/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78egdg3r0po
Panama voids Hong Kong-based firm's canal port contracts
Panama's Supreme Court has annulled contracts allowing a Hong Kong-based company to operate container ports on the Panama Canal.
Reported - 30/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c338ygzl7meo
EU adds Iran's Revolutionary Guards to terrorist list
The European Union has added Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to its terrorist list, citing Iran's deadly crackdown on protesters in recent weeks which is estimated to have resulted in up to 2000 fatalities.
Reported - 29/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20gypw8enjo
China executes members of "scam mafia"
China has executed 11 members of a mafia family that ran scam centres in Myanmar along its north-eastern border, state media report.
Reported - 29/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2gdrvy9gjo
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/29/china/china-scams-myanmar-ming-family-intl-hnk
FBI raids Georgia election office
The FBI raided a Georgia election office on Wednesday in relation to allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 US election.
Reported - 29/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0ngrjy22jo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/28/fbi-search-warrant-fulton-county-georgia
Storm Kristin hits Portugal
At least 5 people have died after Storm Kristin tore through central and northern Portugal, causing flooding, landslides and widespread damage.
Reported - 28/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c205yl3kvzmo
Plane crashes in Colombia
A passenger plane has crashed in northern Colombia, killing all 15 people on board, the country's state-run airline Satena confirmed.
Reported - 28/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgnq54v79xo
https://news.sky.com/story/colombia-plane-crash-kills-15-including-politician-13500469
US congresswoman has substance thrown at her
Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar was attacked at an event she was hosting on Tuesday, when an audience member used a syringe to spray an unidentified liquid at her.
Reported - 28/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9zpee3llxo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/ilhan-omar-attacker-anthony-kazmierczak
India and EU announce trade deal
The European Union and India have announced a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of talks.
Reported - 27/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrnee01r9jo
Nipah virus outbreak in India
An outbreak of the Nipah virus in India's West Bengal state has triggered the tightening of screening measures at airports.
Reported -27/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7zp581q5do
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/28/what-is-nipah-virus-outbreak-india-symptoms
Major storm hits US
At least 7 people are dead and 800,000 without power as a major winter storm hits America.
Reported - 26/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1klrmz90yjo
Philippines ferry with 300 passengers sinks
At least 18 people have died after a ferry carrying more than 350 passengers and crew members onboard sank in the waters off Philippines' southern coast, with 24 people still missing.
Reported - 26/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy1vpqpy23o
Venezuela frees dozens of political prisoners
Alfredo Romero, head of Foro Penal - a leading Venezuelan human rights group - says at least 80 political prisoners have been released under pressure from the US.
Reported - 25/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clymr3pz2kxo
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/26/venezuela-frees-104-political-prisoners-rights-group-says
Man shot dead by immigration agents in Minneapolis
Mass protests in Minneapolis continue for another week as immigration officers shoot a second US citizen dead, they claim to have acted in self defense.
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, died after being shot during a confrontation with officers on Saturday.
Reported - 25/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0ke0pkn3wo
Captain of suspected Russian shadow tanker in French custody
French officials have taken the Indian captain of a suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker into custody, after the oil tanker was seized on Thursday.
Reported - 25/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62vke5dly2o
China places highest-ranking general under investigation
China's defence ministry says it has opened an investigation into the country's highest-ranking general Zhang Youxia, over "grave violations of discipline and the law".
Reported - 24/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c701kr5zqdqo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/26/china-top-ranking-general-zhang-youxia-investigation
Boy dies from injuries after Sydney shark attack
12-year-old Nico Antic - who was bitten by a shark in Sydney Harbour last week - has died in hospital.
The tragedy comes after there were 4 reported shark attacks along the New South Wales coast over two days.
Reported - 24/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k98ql703no
https://news.sky.com/story/boy-12-dies-after-shark-attack-in-sydney-harbour-13498258
Pakistan mall fire death toll increases
Police say at least 67 people have died, with 77 people currently reported as missing, following a fire at Gul Plaza, in Pakistan's largest city Karachi, on Saturday evening.
Reported - 23/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy11485jeno
US leaves World Health Organization
The US has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO), leaving the UN agency without one of its biggest donors.
Reported - 23/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9zznx8qdno
ICE detains five-year-old and father in Minnesota
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have detained 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father during an immigration enforcement operation, Minnesota school officials and the family's lawyer have said.
Reported - 22/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyrrqwxpz7o
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/21/ice-arrests-five-year-old-boy-minnesota
Shooting in Australia's New South Wales
3 people have been killed and another injured after a shooting in a town in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.
Police are searching for Julian Ingram in connection with the killings.
Reported - 22/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g00mv29j5o
New Zealand landslides
2 people have died and several are feared buried after landslides in New Zealand's North Island.
Reported - 22/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cje11x527n4o
Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before US Congress
Ghislaine Maxwell has agreed to testify under oath before the congressional committee investigating the federal government's handling of the Epstein files on 9th February.
Reported - 22/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr7jlylp5keo
Second deadly Spain rail crash in days
A train driver has been killed and at least 37 people injured after a commuter train derailed and crashed near Barcelona, 2 days after a deadly collision in southern Spain.
Reported - 21/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1m78xl0gmpo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/21/spain-rail-network-scrutiny-after-second-train-crash
New Zealand sets date for general election
New Zealand will hold its general election on 7 November, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced.
Reported - 21/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c24g6l6gr7ro
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/21/new-zealand-prime-minister-sets-date-for-2026-election
Bus collides with lorry in South Africa
12 school pupils have died in South Africa after the minibus they were travelling in collided with a lorry south of the city of Johannesburg.
Reported - 20/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgdmkxl1mko
Incident at unlicensed Jerusalem daycare centre
At least two babies have died and more than 50 other babies and toddlers are being treated at Israeli hospitals after they fell ill at an unlicensed day care centre in West Jerusalem.
Reported - 19/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99k3lxzjnpo
Japan PM Takaichi calls snap election
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve parliament on Friday, paving the way for an early election on 8 February, just 3 months after taking power.
Reported - 19/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1dk0x0v6pdo
High-speed train crash in Spain
At least 39 people have died in a 2-train collision in southern Spain and dozens more have been injured in the country's worst rail crash in more than a decade.
Reported - 19/01/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cedw6ylpynyo
https://news.sky.com/story/spain-train-crash-how-it-unfolded-13496307
Chile declares 'state of catastrophe'
Chilean President Gabriel Boric has declared a state of catastrophe in two regions where deadly wildfires have left at least 18 people dead and more than 50,000 people have been evacuated.
Reported - 18/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7ypw4rjrzo
Avalanches kill skiers in Austrian Alps
8 people were killed in a series of avalanches in the Austrian Alps on Saturday, following heavy snowfall and dangerous conditions in the region.
Reported - 18/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r1v7gqdp8o
Protests in Greenland and Denmark against US
Thousands of people in Greenland and Denmark have protested against plans by US President Donald Trump to take over Greenland - an autonomous Danish territory.
Reported - 17/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c338rm41y88o
Uganda re-elects leader
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of Thursday's election, extending his four decades in power in a vote that has been decried by the opposition as unfair.
Reported - 17/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2lgxxrxd52o
Kruger National Park shuts during flooding
Flooding in South Africa's northern provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga has forced the Kruger National Park to halt day visits and evacuate some guests and staff by helicopter.
Reported - 16/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgl8n3jjnd1o
China and Canada announce tariffs relief
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Canadian PM Mark Carney have announced lower tariffs, including lowering levies on Canadian canola oil from 85% to 15% by 1 March and cutting taxes on Chinese electric vehicles to 6.1%.
Reported - 16/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy59pvkqvl5o
South Korea's ex-president Yoon to be jailed
South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol will be jailed for five years over abuse of power, obstructing justice and falsifying documents in relation to his failed martial law bid in 2024.
Reported - 16/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4qdpxp78po
Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner presents her medal to Trump
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has given her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House.
Reported - 15/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2w94wp4p1o
British Columbia ends drug decriminalisation pilot programme
The Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) said it will not be extending its controversial drug decriminalisation project, allowing it to expire at the end of January.
Reported - 15/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjrz1nwz590o
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/british-columbia-victoria-canada-pacific-osborne-b2900818.html
US pauses immigrant visa processing for certain countries
The Trump administration is placing an indefinite pause on immigrant visa processing from 75 countries, further restricting the legal routes for entering the US.
Reported - 14/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7mnzgkp7go
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/full-list-75-countries-visa-processing-suspended
France bans British 'far-right activists'
10 British "far-right activists" have been banned from France after engaging in actions to stop migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats, the French interior ministry said on Wednesday.
Reported - 14/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07xd024zexo
Russian doctors arrested after babies die in maternity hospital
2 senior doctors have been arrested in Russia following the deaths of 9 babies in a maternity hospital in Novokuznetsk, Siberia.
Reported - 14/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2wle7028ko
Major storm hits US
At least 7 people are dead and 800,000 without power as a major winter storm hits America.
Reported - 26/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1klrmz90yjo
Philippines ferry with 300 passengers sinks
At least 18 people have died after a ferry carrying more than 350 passengers and crew members onboard sank in the waters off Philippines' southern coast, with 24 people still missing.
Reported - 26/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy1vpqpy23o
Venezuela frees dozens of political prisoners
Alfredo Romero, head of Foro Penal - a leading Venezuelan human rights group - says at least 80 political prisoners have been released under pressure from the US.
Reported - 25/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clymr3pz2kxo
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/26/venezuela-frees-104-political-prisoners-rights-group-says
Man shot dead by immigration agents in Minneapolis
Mass protests in Minneapolis continue for another week as immigration officers shoot a second US citizen dead, they claim to have acted in self defense.
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, died after being shot during a confrontation with officers on Saturday.
Reported - 25/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0ke0pkn3wo
Captain of suspected Russian shadow tanker in French custody
French officials have taken the Indian captain of a suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker into custody, after the oil tanker was seized on Thursday.
Reported - 25/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62vke5dly2o
China places highest-ranking general under investigation
China's defence ministry says it has opened an investigation into the country's highest-ranking general Zhang Youxia, over "grave violations of discipline and the law".
Reported - 24/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c701kr5zqdqo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/26/china-top-ranking-general-zhang-youxia-investigation
Boy dies from injuries after Sydney shark attack
12-year-old Nico Antic - who was bitten by a shark in Sydney Harbour last week - has died in hospital.
The tragedy comes after there were 4 reported shark attacks along the New South Wales coast over two days.
Reported - 24/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k98ql703no
https://news.sky.com/story/boy-12-dies-after-shark-attack-in-sydney-harbour-13498258
Pakistan mall fire death toll increases
Police say at least 67 people have died, with 77 people currently reported as missing, following a fire at Gul Plaza, in Pakistan's largest city Karachi, on Saturday evening.
Reported - 23/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy11485jeno
US leaves World Health Organization
The US has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO), leaving the UN agency without one of its biggest donors.
Reported - 23/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9zznx8qdno
ICE detains five-year-old and father in Minnesota
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have detained 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father during an immigration enforcement operation, Minnesota school officials and the family's lawyer have said.
Reported - 22/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyrrqwxpz7o
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/21/ice-arrests-five-year-old-boy-minnesota
Shooting in Australia's New South Wales
3 people have been killed and another injured after a shooting in a town in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.
Police are searching for Julian Ingram in connection with the killings.
Reported - 22/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g00mv29j5o
New Zealand landslides
2 people have died and several are feared buried after landslides in New Zealand's North Island.
Reported - 22/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cje11x527n4o
Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before US Congress
Ghislaine Maxwell has agreed to testify under oath before the congressional committee investigating the federal government's handling of the Epstein files on 9th February.
Reported - 22/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr7jlylp5keo
Second deadly Spain rail crash in days
A train driver has been killed and at least 37 people injured after a commuter train derailed and crashed near Barcelona, 2 days after a deadly collision in southern Spain.
Reported - 21/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1m78xl0gmpo
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/21/spain-rail-network-scrutiny-after-second-train-crash
New Zealand sets date for general election
New Zealand will hold its general election on 7 November, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced.
Reported - 21/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c24g6l6gr7ro
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/21/new-zealand-prime-minister-sets-date-for-2026-election
Bus collides with lorry in South Africa
12 school pupils have died in South Africa after the minibus they were travelling in collided with a lorry south of the city of Johannesburg.
Reported - 20/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgdmkxl1mko
Incident at unlicensed Jerusalem daycare centre
At least two babies have died and more than 50 other babies and toddlers are being treated at Israeli hospitals after they fell ill at an unlicensed day care centre in West Jerusalem.
Reported - 19/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99k3lxzjnpo
Japan PM Takaichi calls snap election
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve parliament on Friday, paving the way for an early election on 8 February, just 3 months after taking power.
Reported - 19/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1dk0x0v6pdo
High-speed train crash in Spain
At least 39 people have died in a 2-train collision in southern Spain and dozens more have been injured in the country's worst rail crash in more than a decade.
Reported - 19/01/25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cedw6ylpynyo
https://news.sky.com/story/spain-train-crash-how-it-unfolded-13496307
Chile declares 'state of catastrophe'
Chilean President Gabriel Boric has declared a state of catastrophe in two regions where deadly wildfires have left at least 18 people dead and more than 50,000 people have been evacuated.
Reported - 18/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7ypw4rjrzo
Avalanches kill skiers in Austrian Alps
8 people were killed in a series of avalanches in the Austrian Alps on Saturday, following heavy snowfall and dangerous conditions in the region.
Reported - 18/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3r1v7gqdp8o
Protests in Greenland and Denmark against US
Thousands of people in Greenland and Denmark have protested against plans by US President Donald Trump to take over Greenland - an autonomous Danish territory.
Reported - 17/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c338rm41y88o
Uganda re-elects leader
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of Thursday's election, extending his four decades in power in a vote that has been decried by the opposition as unfair.
Reported - 17/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2lgxxrxd52o
Kruger National Park shuts during flooding
Flooding in South Africa's northern provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga has forced the Kruger National Park to halt day visits and evacuate some guests and staff by helicopter.
Reported - 16/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgl8n3jjnd1o
China and Canada announce tariffs relief
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Canadian PM Mark Carney have announced lower tariffs, including lowering levies on Canadian canola oil from 85% to 15% by 1 March and cutting taxes on Chinese electric vehicles to 6.1%.
Reported - 16/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy59pvkqvl5o
South Korea's ex-president Yoon to be jailed
South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol will be jailed for five years over abuse of power, obstructing justice and falsifying documents in relation to his failed martial law bid in 2024.
Reported - 16/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4qdpxp78po
Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner presents her medal to Trump
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has given her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a meeting at the White House.
Reported - 15/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2w94wp4p1o
British Columbia ends drug decriminalisation pilot programme
The Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) said it will not be extending its controversial drug decriminalisation project, allowing it to expire at the end of January.
Reported - 15/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjrz1nwz590o
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/british-columbia-victoria-canada-pacific-osborne-b2900818.html
US pauses immigrant visa processing for certain countries
The Trump administration is placing an indefinite pause on immigrant visa processing from 75 countries, further restricting the legal routes for entering the US.
Reported - 14/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7mnzgkp7go
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/full-list-75-countries-visa-processing-suspended
France bans British 'far-right activists'
10 British "far-right activists" have been banned from France after engaging in actions to stop migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats, the French interior ministry said on Wednesday.
Reported - 14/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07xd024zexo
Russian doctors arrested after babies die in maternity hospital
2 senior doctors have been arrested in Russia following the deaths of 9 babies in a maternity hospital in Novokuznetsk, Siberia.
Reported - 14/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2wle7028ko
Uganda imposes an internet blackout
Uganda's communications authority has told all service providers to suspend internet access ahead of Thursday's general election.
Reported - 13/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cevn0ejynj7o
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/13/uganda-cuts-internet-days-before-presidential-election
Deadly elephant rampage in India
At least 20 people have been killed by a wild elephant in nine days in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. The animal is still on the loose.
Reported - 12/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0ygqjvq1ko
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/13/search-elephant-people-killed-india-jharkand
Severed heads displayed on Ecuador beach
5 human heads were found hanging from ropes at a beach in Ecuador, suspected to be related to drug trafficking gangs in the country.
Reported - 12/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2e13mlr17go
https://news.sky.com/story/five-human-heads-found-hanging-at-picturesque-beach-13493261
US justice department opens criminal probe into Fed chair
Federal prosecutors in the US have opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, after months of pressure from President Trump.
Reported - 12/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c801k7rkkd7o
Flights grounded in Lapland
Thousands of travellers have been stranded in Finland's Lapland as a severe cold spell has grounded flights out of Kittila airport.
Reported - 11/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74vnxlvl40o
https://news.sky.com/story/37c-temperatures-traps-thousands-of-tourists-in-finland-13493256
Sudan's government returns to Khartoum
Sudan's military-led government has returned to the country's capital Khartoum after nearly three years of operating from its wartime base in the eastern city of Port Sudan.
Reported - 11/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgn5g90lggo
Minneapolis protests against ICE
Thousands of people are protesting in Minneapolis following the death of a woman who was shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.
Reported - 10/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgpnwnqygro
US seizes fifth oil tanker linked to Venezuela
US forces have seized another tanker in the Caribbean Sea, officials say, as the Trump administration continues its efforts to control exports of Venezuelan oil.
Reported - 09/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxj28xd542o
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/09/us-venezuela-oil-tanker-seizure
EU reaches South America trade deal
The EU has reached a free trade agreement with South American countries, 25 years after talks began and despite opposition from farmers in several European countries.
Reported - 09/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqzj49gny4o
Shooting involving federal agents in Portland
2 people have been wounded in a shooting involving US federal agents in Portland, after a traffic stop resulted in the driver "attempting to run over" agents with his car.
Reported - 09/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgn1y1zygxo
https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/minneapolis-ice-shooting-01-08-26
US withdraws from key climate treaty
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from 66 international organisations, including many that work to combat climate change.
Reported - 08/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp80ln97py5o
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/07/trump-international-groups-un
US immigration agent fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis
A US immigration agent has shot dead a woman, identified as Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis.
Federal officials said she had tried to run over immigration agents with her car.
Reported - 08/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jvnl4j1n4o
US seizes Russian-flagged tanker
The US has seized a Russian-flagged vessel in the North Atlantic linked to Venezuelan oil, after chasing it from the Caribbean cand despite Russian navy ships being dispatched to protect it.
Reported - 07/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwynjdqgellt
Venezuela to give oil to US
Donald Trump has announced Venezuela's interim government will be "turning over" between 30 and 50 million barrels of "high quality" oil to the US, which has a worth upwards of $2bn (£1.48bn).
Reported - 07/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4grxzxjjd8o
https://news.sky.com/story/trump-announces-high-quality-oil-deal-with-venezuela-13491348
UK and France to send troops to Ukraine if peace deal agreed
The UK and France have signed a declaration of intent on deploying troops in Ukraine if a peace deal is made with Russia, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced.
Reported - 06/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17zee20qpzo
Russia sends navy ships to guard oil tanker
Russia has reportedly deployed navy assets to escort an oil tanker also being pursued by US forces across the Atlantic. The US had previously attempted to board the vessel.
Reported - 06/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7v0deypjl4o
US "discussing options to acquire Greenland"
US President Donald Trump has been discussing "a range of options" to acquire Greenland, including use of the military, the White House has claimed.
Reported - 06/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyg1jg8xkmo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/06/trump-greenland-control-us-military
Bin strike reaches one year mark
It has been 1 year since bin workers in Birmingham staged their first walkout, on 6th January 2025, with an all-out strike launched on 11th March over pay conditions.
Reported - 06/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1509kklkzvo
South Korea seeks 'new phase' in ties with China
South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung has called for a "new phase" in ties with China as he met its leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday.
Reported - 05/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70lw9x581no
Maduro in court in New York
Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as Venezuela's interim president on Monday, on the same day that imprisoned president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared in court in New York.
Reported - 05/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8gen8nnvlo
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/05/nicolas-maduro-court-new-york
Greece airspace disrupted
Thousands of passengers are stranded across Europe after a communications failure forced Greece to close its airspace, causing widespread cancellations and delays.
Reported - 04/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgezjlzwz1do
Power outages in Berlin
Activist group The Vulkangruppe (Volcano Group) has claimed responsibility for a suspected arson attack that left tens of thousands without power in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday.
Reported - 04/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78v984ywgeo
Bandit attack on Nigerian village
Armed bandits attacked Kasuwan-Daji village in Nigeria's Niger state, killing at least 30 people, kidnapping others and looting shops.
Reported - 04/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r4nwy7k48o
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/04/africa/gunmen-raid-village-northern-nigeria-intl
US launches strike on Venezuela and captures President
The US has captured Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife after launching a "large-scale" strike against the capital, Caracas.
Reported - 03/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5yqygxe41pt
https://news.sky.com/story/venezuela-latest-explosions-heard-in-capital-of-caracas-13489831
Dozens missing after boat carrying migrants sinks
At least 7 people have died and many others are missing after a boat carrying an estimated 200 migrants capsized off the coast of The Gambia. 96 people have been rescued.
Reported - 02/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clynvkwglx4o
US military launches latest strike on alleged drug boats
The US military has struck two boats it alleges were carrying drugs on Wednesday, killing five people on board.
Reported - 01/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czdq1ple2l4o
Swiss ski resort bar fire
Around 40 people have died after a fire ripped through a bar in a ski resort in southern Switzerland. A further 115 people are injured.
Reported - 01/01/26
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2pmyyeg78o