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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154166" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Kyiv strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is killed and another is injured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drone strikes</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dniprovskyi_District%2C_Kyiv" target="_blank">Dniprovskyi District</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv" target="_blank">Kyiv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>. <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/russian-drone-attack-on-ukraine-s-kherson-leaves-one-dead/ar-AA1TpAOH?ocid=winp1taskbar&amp;cvid=6956ccf20d994971b7a86898b5a05fbb&amp;ei=5" target="_blank">(RBC-Ukraine)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine" target="_blank">Palestinian</a> is killed and another is injured when <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> forces open fire on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_throwing" target="_blank">stone-throwers</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Lubban_ash-Sharqiya" target="_blank">Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nablus" target="_blank">Nablus</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-forces-open-fire-west-bank-stone-throwers-one-dead-2026-01-01/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_boom" target="_blank">AI boom</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">Economy of South Korea</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a> records its highest annual <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_exports_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">export</a> value of more than US$700 billion in 2025 after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiconductor_industry_in_South_Korea" target="_blank">semiconductor shipments</a> reach a record $173.4 billion driven by demand for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence" target="_blank">artificial intelligence</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260101-ai-chips-boom-sent-south-korea-exports-soaring-in-2025" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_eurozone" target="_blank">Enlargement of the eurozone</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_and_the_euro" target="_blank">Bulgaria and the euro</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria" target="_blank">Bulgaria</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_and_the_euro" target="_blank">adopts</a> the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" target="_blank">euro</a>, replacing the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_lev" target="_blank">lev</a>, becoming the 21st member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurozone" target="_blank">eurozone</a>. <a href="https://thesun.my/news/world-news/bulgaria-adopts-euro-as-21st-member-of-eurozone/" target="_blank">(AFP via The Sun)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_bitcoin" target="_blank">Economics of bitcoin</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan" target="_blank">Turkmenistan</a> legalizes the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPU_mining" target="_blank">mining</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency_exchange" target="_blank">exchange</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency" target="_blank">cryptocurrency</a> as digital assets, but maintains that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_currency" target="_blank">digital currency</a> cannot be used as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_tender" target="_blank">legal tender</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/turkmenistan-mining-exchanges-cryptocurrency-4504a5abac729d119d343d4a38e0be1a" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Crans-Montana_bar_fire" target="_blank">2026 Crans-Montana bar fire</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 46 people are killed and around 100 others are injured in an explosion and fire suspected to be caused by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrotechnics" target="_blank">pyrotechnics</a> at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_%28establishment%29" target="_blank">bar</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crans-Montana" target="_blank">Crans-Montana</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais" target="_blank">Valais</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" target="_blank">Switzerland</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c8xdxvj2qjdt" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/01/several-dead-and-injured-in-explosion-swiss-ski-resort-town-crans-montana-police-say" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 17 people are killed and eleven others are injured in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood" target="_blank">flash floods</a> caused by heavy rains and snowfall across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-rains-flooding-snowfall-winter-killed-people-40f03343a6c5a47f2fff15c420310c35" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Seven people are killed, 96 others are rescued and at least 97 are reported missing when a boat carrying hundreds of migrants <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsizing" target="_blank">capsizes</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gambia" target="_blank">The Gambia</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/seven-bodies-recovered-96-rescued-after-migrant-boat-capsizes-gambia-says-2026-01-01/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vondelkerk_church" target="_blank">Vondelkerk church</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam" target="_blank">Amsterdam</a>, Netherlands, catches fire, collapsing the tower and leaving only the exterior walls standing before being extinguished. <a href="https://nos.nl/artikel/2596645-brand-verwoest-vondelkerk-in-amsterdam-huizen-ontruimd-vanwege-vonkenregen" target="_blank">(NOS in Dutch)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two people are killed and 14 others are injured, including 10 minors, in a string of violence across the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" target="_blank">Netherlands</a>. <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/two-dead-and-church-gutted-by-fire-in-unprecedented-new-year-s-violence-in-the-netherlands/ar-AA1TprbU?ocid=winp1taskbar&amp;cvid=6956cccf70e2402cb9f8ea913ab805b1&amp;ei=22" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Parmelin" target="_blank">Guy Parmelin</a> is sworn in as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Switzerland" target="_blank">President of Switzerland</a>, succeeding <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karin_Keller-Sutter" target="_blank">Karin Keller-Sutter</a>. <a href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-politics/incoming-swiss-president-wants-new-partnerships-but-deems-the-us-indispensable/90704942" target="_blank">(Swiss Info)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_1" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154166, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Kyiv strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*]One person is killed and another is injured in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone strikes[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dniprovskyi_District%2C_Kyiv']Dniprovskyi District[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv']Kyiv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL]. [URL='https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/russian-drone-attack-on-ukraine-s-kherson-leaves-one-dead/ar-AA1TpAOH?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=6956ccf20d994971b7a86898b5a05fbb&ei=5'](RBC-Ukraine)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine']Palestinian[/URL] is killed and another is injured when [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] forces open fire on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_throwing']stone-throwers[/URL] near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Lubban_ash-Sharqiya']Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nablus']Nablus[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-forces-open-fire-west-bank-stone-throwers-one-dead-2026-01-01/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_boom']AI boom[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_South_Korea']Economy of South Korea[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL] records its highest annual [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_exports_of_South_Korea']export[/URL] value of more than US$700 billion in 2025 after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiconductor_industry_in_South_Korea']semiconductor shipments[/URL] reach a record $173.4 billion driven by demand for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence']artificial intelligence[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260101-ai-chips-boom-sent-south-korea-exports-soaring-in-2025'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_eurozone']Enlargement of the eurozone[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_and_the_euro']Bulgaria and the euro[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria']Bulgaria[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_and_the_euro']adopts[/URL] the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro']euro[/URL], replacing the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgarian_lev']lev[/URL], becoming the 21st member of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurozone']eurozone[/URL]. [URL='https://thesun.my/news/world-news/bulgaria-adopts-euro-as-21st-member-of-eurozone/'](AFP via [I]The Sun[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_bitcoin']Economics of bitcoin[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan']Turkmenistan[/URL] legalizes the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPU_mining']mining[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency_exchange']exchange[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency']cryptocurrency[/URL] as digital assets, but maintains that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_currency']digital currency[/URL] cannot be used as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_tender']legal tender[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/turkmenistan-mining-exchanges-cryptocurrency-4504a5abac729d119d343d4a38e0be1a'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Crans-Montana_bar_fire']2026 Crans-Montana bar fire[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 46 people are killed and around 100 others are injured in an explosion and fire suspected to be caused by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrotechnics']pyrotechnics[/URL] at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_%28establishment%29']bar[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crans-Montana']Crans-Montana[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valais']Valais[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland']Switzerland[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c8xdxvj2qjdt'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/01/several-dead-and-injured-in-explosion-swiss-ski-resort-town-crans-montana-police-say']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least 17 people are killed and eleven others are injured in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_flood']flash floods[/URL] caused by heavy rains and snowfall across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghanistan[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-rains-flooding-snowfall-winter-killed-people-40f03343a6c5a47f2fff15c420310c35'](AP)[/URL] [*]Seven people are killed, 96 others are rescued and at least 97 are reported missing when a boat carrying hundreds of migrants [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsizing']capsizes[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gambia']The Gambia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/seven-bodies-recovered-96-rescued-after-migrant-boat-capsizes-gambia-says-2026-01-01/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vondelkerk_church']Vondelkerk church[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam']Amsterdam[/URL], Netherlands, catches fire, collapsing the tower and leaving only the exterior walls standing before being extinguished. [URL='https://nos.nl/artikel/2596645-brand-verwoest-vondelkerk-in-amsterdam-huizen-ontruimd-vanwege-vonkenregen'](NOS in Dutch)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*]Two people are killed and 14 others are injured, including 10 minors, in a string of violence across the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands']Netherlands[/URL]. [URL='https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/two-dead-and-church-gutted-by-fire-in-unprecedented-new-year-s-violence-in-the-netherlands/ar-AA1TprbU?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=6956cccf70e2402cb9f8ea913ab805b1&ei=22'](Euronews)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Parmelin']Guy Parmelin[/URL] is sworn in as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Switzerland']President of Switzerland[/URL], succeeding [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karin_Keller-Sutter']Karin Keller-Sutter[/URL]. [URL='https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-politics/incoming-swiss-president-wants-new-partnerships-but-deems-the-us-indispensable/90704942'](Swiss Info)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_1"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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