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The people of 17 January

4 people in 4 stories, 35 deaths recorded, 2026

Donald Trump

President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)

  1. Thousands of demonstrators attend rallies in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Nuuk, Greenland, to protest the proposed takeover by U.S. president Donald Trump.

    World · 17 Jan

Yoweri Museveni

President of Uganda since 1986

  1. Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni is re-elected to a seventh term with 71.65% of the vote, while opposition leader Bobi Wine comes second with 24.72% of the vote.

    Politics · 17 Jan · with Bobi Wine

Patrice Talon

President of Benin from 2016 to 2026

  1. Provisional results in Benin reveal that the Progressive Union Renewal won 60 out of 109 seats in the National Assembly, followed by the Republican Bloc with 49 seats. Both parties in the National Assembly are part of a coalition supportive of President Patrice Talon.

    Politics · 17 Jan

Alejandro Castillo

American former fugitive (born 1998)

  1. American fugitive Alejandro Castillo is arrested in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.

    Crime & Justice · 17 Jan

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