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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154200" 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/East_Aleppo_offensive_%282026%29" target="_blank">East Aleppo offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syrian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">government forces</a> capture many towns in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleppo_Governorate" target="_blank">Aleppo Governorate</a>, including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayr_Hafir" target="_blank">Dayr Hafir</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maskanah" target="_blank">Maskanah</a>, after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian Democratic Forces</a> units withdraw from their positions. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/17/syria-live-news-army-takes-control-of-deir-hafer-as-sdf-withdraws" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_conflict" target="_blank">Iraqi conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq%E2%80%93United_States_relations" target="_blank">Iraq–United States relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">United States Armed Forces</a> formally withdraws from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" target="_blank">Iraq</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Asad_Airbase" target="_blank">Al-Asad Airbase</a>, handing over full operational control of the airbase to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Iraqi Armed Forces</a> for the first time since 2014. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraq-takes-full-control-air-base-after-us-withdrawal-defence-ministry-says-2026-01-17/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Binaliw_landslide" target="_blank">2026 Binaliw landslide</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from the landslide in the Binaliw Landfill in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu_City" target="_blank">Cebu City</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a>, rises to 35. Search operations are ongoing for the last victim. <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/1/17/binaliw-landslide-death-toll-now-at-35-1-still-missing-1550" target="_blank">(ABS-CBN News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Indonesia_Air_Transport_ATR_42_crash" target="_blank">2026 Indonesia Air Transport ATR 42 crash</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_Air_Transport" target="_blank">Indonesia Air Transport</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATR_42-500" target="_blank">ATR 42-512</a> aircraft operated by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Marine_Affairs_and_Fisheries" target="_blank">marine affairs ministry</a> carrying eleven people loses contact in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maros_Regency" target="_blank">Maros Regency</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sulawesi" target="_blank">South Sulawesi</a>, while flying to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makassar" target="_blank">Makassar</a> and crashes. A search and rescue effort is underway. <a href="https://news.detik.com/berita/d-8311723/kronologi-pesawat-atr-rute-yogya-makassar-hilang-kontak-di-maros" target="_blank">(Detikcom in Indonesian)</a> <a href="https://en.antaranews.com/news/400346/basarnas-confirms-11-people-aboard-missing-atr-42-500-in-sulawesi" target="_blank">(ANTARA)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 24 people are killed and 45 others are injured in two separate road crashes in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>, when a truck plunges into a canal in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sargodha" target="_blank">Sargodha</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab%2C_Pakistan" target="_blank">Punjab</a>, and a passenger bus overturns on a highway in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan" target="_blank">Balochistan</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-fatal-road-crashes-bus-truck-007a13967e53d0ac48adb69f11b27504" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Beninese_parliamentary_election" target="_blank">2026 Beninese parliamentary election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Provisional results in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin" target="_blank">Benin</a> reveal that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Union_Renewal" target="_blank">Progressive Union Renewal</a> won 60 out of 109 seats in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Benin%29" target="_blank">National Assembly</a>, followed by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Bloc" target="_blank">Republican Bloc</a> with 49 seats. Both parties in the National Assembly are part of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_government" target="_blank">coalition</a> supportive of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Benin" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice_Talon" target="_blank">Patrice Talon</a>. <a href="https://beninwebtv.bj/en/2026-legislative-elections-in-benin-60-seats-for-the-upr-and-49-seats-for-the-br-cena/" target="_blank">(Benin Web TV)</a></li>
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<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/Uganda" target="_blank">Ugandan</a> <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> is re-elected to a seventh term with 71.65% of the vote, while opposition leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobi_Wine" target="_blank">Bobi Wine</a> comes second with 24.72% of the vote. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260117-uganda-president-yoweri-museveni-wins-seventh-term-rival-bobi-wine-rejects-fake-results" target="_blank">(France24)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_17" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154200, 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/East_Aleppo_offensive_%282026%29']East Aleppo offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syrian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces']government forces[/URL] capture many towns in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleppo_Governorate']Aleppo Governorate[/URL], including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayr_Hafir']Dayr Hafir[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maskanah']Maskanah[/URL], after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces']Syrian Democratic Forces[/URL] units withdraw from their positions. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/17/syria-live-news-army-takes-control-of-deir-hafer-as-sdf-withdraws'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_conflict']Iraqi conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq%E2%80%93United_States_relations']Iraq–United States relations[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces']United States Armed Forces[/URL] formally withdraws from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq']Iraq[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Asad_Airbase']Al-Asad Airbase[/URL], handing over full operational control of the airbase to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Armed_Forces']Iraqi Armed Forces[/URL] for the first time since 2014. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iraq-takes-full-control-air-base-after-us-withdrawal-defence-ministry-says-2026-01-17/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Binaliw_landslide']2026 Binaliw landslide[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from the landslide in the Binaliw Landfill in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu_City']Cebu City[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL], rises to 35. Search operations are ongoing for the last victim. [URL='https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/1/17/binaliw-landslide-death-toll-now-at-35-1-still-missing-1550'](ABS-CBN News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Indonesia_Air_Transport_ATR_42_crash']2026 Indonesia Air Transport ATR 42 crash[/URL] [LIST] [*]An [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_Air_Transport']Indonesia Air Transport[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATR_42-500']ATR 42-512[/URL] aircraft operated by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Marine_Affairs_and_Fisheries']marine affairs ministry[/URL] carrying eleven people loses contact in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maros_Regency']Maros Regency[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sulawesi']South Sulawesi[/URL], while flying to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makassar']Makassar[/URL] and crashes. A search and rescue effort is underway. [URL='https://news.detik.com/berita/d-8311723/kronologi-pesawat-atr-rute-yogya-makassar-hilang-kontak-di-maros'](Detikcom in Indonesian)[/URL] [URL='https://en.antaranews.com/news/400346/basarnas-confirms-11-people-aboard-missing-atr-42-500-in-sulawesi'](ANTARA)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least 24 people are killed and 45 others are injured in two separate road crashes in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL], when a truck plunges into a canal in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sargodha']Sargodha[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab%2C_Pakistan']Punjab[/URL], and a passenger bus overturns on a highway in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balochistan%2C_Pakistan']Balochistan[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-fatal-road-crashes-bus-truck-007a13967e53d0ac48adb69f11b27504'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Beninese_parliamentary_election']2026 Beninese parliamentary election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Provisional results in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin']Benin[/URL] reveal that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Union_Renewal']Progressive Union Renewal[/URL] won 60 out of 109 seats in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Benin%29']National Assembly[/URL], followed by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Bloc']Republican Bloc[/URL] with 49 seats. Both parties in the National Assembly are part of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_government']coalition[/URL] supportive of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Benin']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice_Talon']Patrice Talon[/URL]. [URL='https://beninwebtv.bj/en/2026-legislative-elections-in-benin-60-seats-for-the-upr-and-49-seats-for-the-br-cena/']([I]Benin Web TV[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Ugandan_general_election']2026 Ugandan general election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda']Ugandan[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Uganda']President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoweri_Museveni']Yoweri Museveni[/URL] is re-elected to a seventh term with 71.65% of the vote, while opposition leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobi_Wine']Bobi Wine[/URL] comes second with 24.72% of the vote. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260117-uganda-president-yoweri-museveni-wins-seventh-term-rival-bobi-wine-rejects-fake-results'](France24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_17"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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