2026

January

31 days of people in the news

  1. 31SaturdayIn Slovakia, Miroslav Lajčák resigns as a European Union Special Representative following the United States Department of Justice release of extensive correspondence…2 stories
  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…7 stories
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  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…6 stories
  5. 27TuesdayNasry Asfura is sworn in as President of Honduras, succeeding Xiomara Castro.2 stories
  6. 26MondayOpposition members of Guyana's National Assembly elect businessman and We Invest in Nationhood leader Azruddin Mohamed as their leader.1 story
  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…2 stories
  8. 24SaturdayUgandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says soldiers have raided his Kampala residence, hospitalized his wife after assaulting her, and seized their property following…3 stories
  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…4 stories
  10. 22ThursdayA regional court in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, sentences journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and her accomplice to up to 18 years in prison for financing terrorism…4 stories
  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…4 stories
  12. 20TuesdayBulgarian president Rumen Radev resigns, marking the first voluntary resignation of the country's president in its post-communist history. Vice president Iliyana Yotova…1 story
  13. 19MondayDenmark announces that it will send "a substantial number" of troops to Greenland in response to threats from United States president Donald Trump.4 stories
  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…5 stories
  15. 17SaturdayThousands of demonstrators attend rallies in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Nuuk, Greenland, to protest the proposed takeover by U.S. president Donald Trump.4 stories
  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…4 stories
  17. 15ThursdayFrench president Emmanuel Macron announces the deployment of additional military forces to Greenland after a Defense Council meeting.4 stories
  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…2 stories
  19. 13TuesdayVenezuelans regain access to the social network X after more than a year of blockage under de jure president Nicolás Maduro.2 stories
  20. 12MondayFormer Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili pleads guilty to large-scale money-laundering charges and receives a five-year prison sentence and a ₾1-million…4 stories
  21. 11SundaySudanese prime minister Kamil Idris announces that the government will return to the capital of Khartoum after previously operating out of Port Sudan for much of the…1 story
  22. 10SaturdayEgypt's National Elections Authority finalizes the remaining 49 parliamentary seats, confirming that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's allies retain the two-thirds…4 stories
  23. 9FridayThe National Congress of Honduras approves a recount of the votes cast in the November 2025 election, which is subsequently approved by President Xiomara Castro's decree.1 story
  24. 8ThursdayActing Venezuelan president Delcy Rodríguez's administration releases several political prisoners, including human rights activist Rocío San Miguel.6 stories
  25. 7WednesdayChina bans Taiwanese interior minister Liu Shyh-fang and education minister Cheng Ying-yao, along with their relatives, from entering the country, alleging their…5 stories
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  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…3 stories
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  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…3 stories
  30. 2FridayThe Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentences eight journalists and online commentators, including Wajahat Saeed Khan, Adil Raja, and Shaheen Sehbai, to life imprisonment…3 stories
  31. 1ThursdayGuy Parmelin is sworn in as President of Switzerland, succeeding Karin Keller-Sutter.1 story