Large demonstrations in German cities including Frankfurt, Dortmund and Bremen followed renewed fighting in northeastern Syria and ended with a ceasefire announcement on Tuesday evening.
The left-leaning head of state says he is stepping down as Bulgaria faces another election and a prolonged crisis over corruption and government collapse.
A 30-day state of emergency followed a day of prison mutinies and gang attacks that left nine officers dead and several prisons back under state control.
On January 19, 2026, former Philippine senator Bong Revilla surrendered to police after a court ordered his arrest over an alleged flood-control project misuse.
André Ventura finished second in Portugal’s presidential vote and will face Socialist candidate António José Seguro in a runoff after a fragmented first round.
President Bernardo Arévalo imposed a nationwide state of emergency on January 18, 2026, after gang-related attacks killed eight police officers and inmates took dozens of prison staff hostage.
Uganda’s electoral commission declared President Yoweri Museveni the winner of a seventh term, while opposition leader Bobi Wine denounced the outcome and said he was in hiding after a raid on his home.
Early returns put President Yoweri Museveni far ahead in Uganda’s election, while Bobi Wine’s party said a military helicopter took the opposition candidate from his home.
The deaths in Butambala on the 2026-01-16 event date came as President Yoweri Museveni held a large early lead in Uganda’s presidential count and Bobi Wine’s party challenged the process.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong says Singh’s criminal convictions and parliament’s view of his conduct make it no longer tenable for him to keep the role.
Yemen’s presidential leadership council accepted Salem bin Breik’s resignation and named Foreign Minister Shaya Mohsen Zindani to form the next cabinet, according to the state news agency Saba.
Polling in Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary election was marred by delays as some stations opened hours late during a days-long internet shutdown.
Uganda imposed a nationwide internet blackout two days before its presidential vote, deepening fears about repression as Yoweri Museveni seeks a seventh term.
Spanish police say 13 people were arrested after officers boarded a ship 332 miles off the Canary Islands and uncovered nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine packed into salt.
The government says at least 116 people were freed, while a human-rights group put the number lower as pressure from the Trump administration intensified.
Voting has resumed in Myanmar’s tightly controlled general election, with the second phase covering additional townships despite criticism that the process is neither free nor fair.