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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154182" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_conflict_%282024%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Syrian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDF%E2%80%93Syrian_transitional_government_clashes_%282025%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">SDF–Syrian transitional government clashes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2026_Aleppo_clashes" target="_blank">January 2026 Aleppo clashes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syrian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Syria%29" target="_blank">defense ministry</a> declares a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashrafiyah%2C_Aleppo" target="_blank">Ashrafiyah</a>, Bani Zeid, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Maqsood" target="_blank">Sheikh Maqsood</a> districts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleppo" target="_blank">Aleppo</a> after several days of armed conflict, between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">government forces</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdish_population" target="_blank">Kurdish</a>-led <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian Democratic Forces</a>, that killed at least 21 people. <a href="https://www.arabnews.com/node/2628718/middle-east" target="_blank">(AFP via Arab News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Southern_Spear" target="_blank">Operation Southern Spear</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_oil_blockade_during_Operation_Southern_Spear" target="_blank">United States oil blockade during Operation Southern Spear</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timor-Leste%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Timor-Leste–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">military</a> seizes a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timor_Leste" target="_blank">Timor Leste</a>-flagged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_tanker" target="_blank">oil tanker</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Sea" target="_blank">Caribbean Sea</a>, marking the fifth tanker seized as part of the blockade. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/09/us-venezuela-oil-tanker-seizure" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a> <a href="https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2026/01/trump-cancels-2nd-attack-on-venezuela-but-us-seizes-another-tanker.html" target="_blank">(The Patriot-News)</a></li>
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<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>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Russian</a> drone and missile strikes on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv" target="_blank">Kyiv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>, kill four people and wound 28 others after several high-rise apartment buildings are targeted. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar" target="_blank">Qatari</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Qatar" target="_blank">embassy</a> is also damaged in the strikes. <a href="https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/01/09/russian-airstrike-on-multiple-residential-buildings-in-kyiv-leaves-4-dead-24-injured" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a> strikes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lviv" target="_blank">Lviv</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Ukraine" target="_blank">western Ukraine</a> with its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreshnik_%28missile%29" target="_blank">Oreshnik</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate-range_ballistic_missile" target="_blank">intermediate-range ballistic missile</a>, reportedly targeting a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_infrastructure" target="_blank">critical infrastructure</a> site. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgqe9kv9xxvo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_civil_war_%282014%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Yemeni civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Southern_Yemen_offensive" target="_blank">2025 Southern Yemen offensive</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi-led_intervention_in_the_Yemeni_civil_war" target="_blank">Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Transitional_Council" target="_blank">Southern Transitional Council</a> (STC) delegation in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyadh" target="_blank">Riyadh</a> announces the group's dissolution following widespread territorial losses to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Saudi</a>-backed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemeni</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_government" target="_blank">government</a>. The STC's official spokesperson, alongside other officials, reject the announcement, stating that the dissolution statement could have been made under duress and call for the members of the delegation to be released from Riyadh. <a href="https://www.newarab.com/news/south-yemen-separatists-call-foul-stc-announce-dissolution" target="_blank">(The New Arab)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twenty-one of the 27 countries of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union" target="_blank">European Union</a> approve the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU%E2%80%93Mercosur_Association_Agreement" target="_blank">EU–Mercosur Association Agreement</a> after 25 years of talks. <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-countries-approve-mercosur-trade-deal-for-signature/" target="_blank">(POLITICO)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fourteen people are killed and over 30 others are injured after a bus plunges into a gorge near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahan" target="_blank">Nahan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh" target="_blank">Himachal Pradesh</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/himachal-bus-tragedy-14-killed-over-30-injured-as-private-bus-falls-into-500-feet-deep-gorge-in-sirmaur-101767970619309.html" target="_blank">(Hindustan Times)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_9" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154182, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_conflict_%282024%E2%80%93present%29']Syrian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SDF%E2%80%93Syrian_transitional_government_clashes_%282025%E2%80%93present%29']SDF–Syrian transitional government clashes[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2026_Aleppo_clashes']January 2026 Aleppo clashes[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syrian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Defense_%28Syria%29']defense ministry[/URL] declares a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashrafiyah%2C_Aleppo']Ashrafiyah[/URL], Bani Zeid, and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Maqsood']Sheikh Maqsood[/URL] districts of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleppo']Aleppo[/URL] after several days of armed conflict, between [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces']government forces[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdish_population']Kurdish[/URL]-led [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces']Syrian Democratic Forces[/URL], that killed at least 21 people. [URL='https://www.arabnews.com/node/2628718/middle-east'](AFP via [I]Arab News[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Southern_Spear']Operation Southern Spear[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_oil_blockade_during_Operation_Southern_Spear']United States oil blockade during Operation Southern Spear[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timor-Leste%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Timor-Leste–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Armed_Forces']military[/URL] seizes a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timor_Leste']Timor Leste[/URL]-flagged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_tanker']oil tanker[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Sea']Caribbean Sea[/URL], marking the fifth tanker seized as part of the blockade. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/09/us-venezuela-oil-tanker-seizure']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2026/01/trump-cancels-2nd-attack-on-venezuela-but-us-seizes-another-tanker.html']([I]The Patriot-News[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/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], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_attacks_on_civilians_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Russian attacks on civilians in the Russo-Ukrainian war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces']Russian[/URL] drone and missile strikes on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv']Kyiv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], kill four people and wound 28 others after several high-rise apartment buildings are targeted. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar']Qatari[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_Qatar']embassy[/URL] is also damaged in the strikes. [URL='https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/01/09/russian-airstrike-on-multiple-residential-buildings-in-kyiv-leaves-4-dead-24-injured'](Euronews)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL] strikes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lviv']Lviv[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Ukraine']western Ukraine[/URL] with its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreshnik_%28missile%29']Oreshnik[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate-range_ballistic_missile']intermediate-range ballistic missile[/URL], reportedly targeting a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_infrastructure']critical infrastructure[/URL] site. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgqe9kv9xxvo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_civil_war_%282014%E2%80%93present%29']Yemeni civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Southern_Yemen_offensive']2025 Southern Yemen offensive[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi-led_intervention_in_the_Yemeni_civil_war']Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Transitional_Council']Southern Transitional Council[/URL] (STC) delegation in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyadh']Riyadh[/URL] announces the group's dissolution following widespread territorial losses to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia']Saudi[/URL]-backed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemeni[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_government']government[/URL]. The STC's official spokesperson, alongside other officials, reject the announcement, stating that the dissolution statement could have been made under duress and call for the members of the delegation to be released from Riyadh. [URL='https://www.newarab.com/news/south-yemen-separatists-call-foul-stc-announce-dissolution'](The New Arab)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*]Twenty-one of the 27 countries of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union']European Union[/URL] approve the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU%E2%80%93Mercosur_Association_Agreement']EU–Mercosur Association Agreement[/URL] after 25 years of talks. [URL='https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-countries-approve-mercosur-trade-deal-for-signature/'](POLITICO)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]Fourteen people are killed and over 30 others are injured after a bus plunges into a gorge near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahan']Nahan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh']Himachal Pradesh[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/himachal-bus-tragedy-14-killed-over-30-injured-as-private-bus-falls-into-500-feet-deep-gorge-in-sirmaur-101767970619309.html']([I]Hindustan Times[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_9"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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