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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154197" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Balochistan" target="_blank">Insurgency in Balochistan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistani</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">military forces</a> kill at least twelve militants allegedly belonging to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baloch_Liberation_Army" target="_blank">Baloch Liberation Army</a> and other separatist groups after they attacked a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Pakistan" target="_blank">police station</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharan_District" target="_blank">Kharan District</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan" target="_blank">Balochistan Province</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-balochistan-kharam-attack-police-banks-separatists-8018f16dae4e54651ccfbae2b376a324" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93China_relations" target="_blank">Canada–China relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" target="_blank">Canada</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a> reach a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_agreement" target="_blank">trade agreement</a> that reduces Canadian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs" target="_blank">tariffs</a> on Chinese <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle" target="_blank">electric vehicles</a> and Chinese tariffs on Canadian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canola" target="_blank">canola</a> seeds, following a high-level <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_%28meeting%29" target="_blank">summit</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing" target="_blank">Beijing</a>. <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/16/china/china-canada-carney-intl-hnk" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Taiwan–United States relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_administration" target="_blank">Tariffs in the second Trump administration</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" target="_blank">Taiwan</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> reach a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_agreement" target="_blank">trade agreement</a> that reduces U.S. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff" target="_blank">tariffs</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Taiwan" target="_blank">Taiwanese goods</a> from 20% to 15%. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260115-us-says-reached-deal-with-taiwan-to-lower-tariffs-boost-investments" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 100 people are killed and thousands of homes are destroyed across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique" target="_blank">Mozambique</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" target="_blank">South Africa</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe" target="_blank">Zimbabwe</a>, amidst severe <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrential_rain" target="_blank">torrential rain</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooding" target="_blank">flooding</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-mozambique-flooding-weather-1e22c38611b1c8aba3ce4f9cf37ab9df" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93New_Zealand_relations" target="_blank">Iran–New Zealand relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> temporarily closes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_New_Zealand" target="_blank">its embassy</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran" target="_blank">Tehran</a>, evacuates its diplomats to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankara" target="_blank">Ankara</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey" target="_blank">Turkey</a>, and warns <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_nationality_law" target="_blank">its citizens</a> to leave <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>, citing the deteriorating security situation and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Internet_blackout_in_Iran" target="_blank">internet blackout</a>. <a href="https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/01/16/new-zealand-shuts-embassy-in-iran-flies-out-diplomats-govt" target="_blank">(AFP via Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ugandan_general_election" target="_blank">2026 Ugandan general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ugandan_protests" target="_blank">2026 Ugandan protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Clashes between protesters opposed to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Uganda" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoweri_Museveni" target="_blank">Yoweri Museveni</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_Police_Force" target="_blank">police</a> leave at least seven people dead in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butambala_District" target="_blank">Butambala</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda" target="_blank">Uganda</a>. The opposition <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Unity_Platform" target="_blank">National Unity Platform</a> says its leader and presidential candidate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobi_Wine" target="_blank">Bobi Wine</a> has been placed under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_arrest" target="_blank">house arrest</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78vzye1l2no" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-seven-killed-ugandan-post-election-violence-police-say-2026-01-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_People%27s_Defence_Force" target="_blank">Ugandan military</a> helicopter takes Wine to an unknown location after his house was stormed by security forces. <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/uganda-election-descends-into-deadly-violence-as-president-yoweri-museveni-looks-to-cling-to-power-13495081" target="_blank">(Sky News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Yoon_Suk_Yeol" target="_blank">Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_courts_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">high court</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul" target="_blank">Seoul</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a>, sentences former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk_Yeol" target="_blank">Yoon Suk Yeol</a> to five years in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_Correctional_Service" target="_blank">prison</a> for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverting_the_course_of_justice" target="_blank">obstructing justice</a> and excluding <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Yoon_Suk_Yeol" target="_blank">cabinet members</a> during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_Korean_martial_law_crisis" target="_blank">his 2024 martial law declaration</a>, while <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquittal" target="_blank">acquitting</a> him of document <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgery" target="_blank">forgery</a>. <a href="https://www.trtworld.com/article/9064201d57ea?utm_source=e059f50d6d80" target="_blank">(AFP via TRT World)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-arrest-893ccfbd6432af36028732563769393b" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Malaysia" target="_blank">Corruption in Malaysia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia" target="_blank">Malaysian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Malaysia" target="_blank">prime minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_Ibrahim" target="_blank">Anwar Ibrahim</a> temporarily freezes all <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">military</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Malaysia_Police" target="_blank">police</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_procurement" target="_blank">procurement</a> until compliance rules are met following an anti-corruption probe, while ordering a review and restructuring of the procurement system. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysia-freezes-army-police-procurement-decisions-linked-corruption-pm-says-2026-01-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_16" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154197, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_Balochistan']Insurgency in Balochistan[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistani[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Armed_Forces']military forces[/URL] kill at least twelve militants allegedly belonging to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baloch_Liberation_Army']Baloch Liberation Army[/URL] and other separatist groups after they attacked a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Pakistan']police station[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharan_District']Kharan District[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan']Balochistan Province[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-balochistan-kharam-attack-police-banks-separatists-8018f16dae4e54651ccfbae2b376a324'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93China_relations']Canada–China relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada']Canada[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL] reach a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_agreement']trade agreement[/URL] that reduces Canadian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs']tariffs[/URL] on Chinese [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle']electric vehicles[/URL] and Chinese tariffs on Canadian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canola']canola[/URL] seeds, following a high-level [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_%28meeting%29']summit[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing']Beijing[/URL]. [URL='https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/16/china/china-canada-carney-intl-hnk'](CNN)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Taiwan–United States relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_administration']Tariffs in the second Trump administration[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan']Taiwan[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] reach a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_agreement']trade agreement[/URL] that reduces U.S. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff']tariffs[/URL] on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Taiwan']Taiwanese goods[/URL] from 20% to 15%. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260115-us-says-reached-deal-with-taiwan-to-lower-tariffs-boost-investments'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*]At least 100 people are killed and thousands of homes are destroyed across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique']Mozambique[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa']South Africa[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe']Zimbabwe[/URL], amidst severe [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrential_rain']torrential rain[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooding']flooding[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-mozambique-flooding-weather-1e22c38611b1c8aba3ce4f9cf37ab9df'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93New_Zealand_relations']Iran–New Zealand relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand']New Zealand[/URL] temporarily closes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_New_Zealand']its embassy[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran']Tehran[/URL], evacuates its diplomats to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankara']Ankara[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey']Turkey[/URL], and warns [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_nationality_law']its citizens[/URL] to leave [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL], citing the deteriorating security situation and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Internet_blackout_in_Iran']internet blackout[/URL]. [URL='https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/01/16/new-zealand-shuts-embassy-in-iran-flies-out-diplomats-govt'](AFP via Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ugandan_general_election']2026 Ugandan general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ugandan_protests']2026 Ugandan protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]Clashes between protesters opposed to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Uganda']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoweri_Museveni']Yoweri Museveni[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_Police_Force']police[/URL] leave at least seven people dead in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butambala_District']Butambala[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda']Uganda[/URL]. The opposition [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Unity_Platform']National Unity Platform[/URL] says its leader and presidential candidate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobi_Wine']Bobi Wine[/URL] has been placed under [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_arrest']house arrest[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78vzye1l2no'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/least-seven-killed-ugandan-post-election-violence-police-say-2026-01-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_People%27s_Defence_Force']Ugandan military[/URL] helicopter takes Wine to an unknown location after his house was stormed by security forces. [URL='https://news.sky.com/story/uganda-election-descends-into-deadly-violence-as-president-yoweri-museveni-looks-to-cling-to-power-13495081'](Sky News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Yoon_Suk_Yeol']Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_courts_of_South_Korea']high court[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul']Seoul[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL], sentences former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoon_Suk_Yeol']Yoon Suk Yeol[/URL] to five years in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_Correctional_Service']prison[/URL] for [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverting_the_course_of_justice']obstructing justice[/URL] and excluding [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Yoon_Suk_Yeol']cabinet members[/URL] during [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_South_Korean_martial_law_crisis']his 2024 martial law declaration[/URL], while [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquittal']acquitting[/URL] him of document [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgery']forgery[/URL]. [URL='https://www.trtworld.com/article/9064201d57ea?utm_source=e059f50d6d80'](AFP via TRT World)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-arrest-893ccfbd6432af36028732563769393b'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Malaysia']Corruption in Malaysia[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia']Malaysian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Malaysia']prime minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_Ibrahim']Anwar Ibrahim[/URL] temporarily freezes all [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_Armed_Forces']military[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Malaysia_Police']police[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_procurement']procurement[/URL] until compliance rules are met following an anti-corruption probe, while ordering a review and restructuring of the procurement system. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysia-freezes-army-police-procurement-decisions-linked-corruption-pm-says-2026-01-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_16"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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