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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154201" 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/2026_northeastern_Syria_offensive" target="_blank">2026 northeastern Syria offensive</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tribal forces allied with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Army" target="_blank">Syrian Army</a> take control of the Mashlab neighbourhood in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raqqa" target="_blank">Raqqa</a> from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds_in_Syria" target="_blank">Kurdish</a>-led <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian Democratic Forces</a> (SDF). <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/18/syria-fighting-live-sdf-braces-for-raqqa-assault-as-govt-troops-march-on?update=4249009" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian government forces</a> seize control of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Omar_field" target="_blank">Al-Omar field</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zor_Governorate" target="_blank">Deir ez-Zor Governorate</a>, the largest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_reservoir" target="_blank">oil field</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria" target="_blank">Syria</a>, following the withdrawal of SDF forces. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx20n55yxrlo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_government" target="_blank">Syrian government</a> announces a ceasefire with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian Democratic Forces</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/syria-sdf-kurds-tabaqa-hts-clashes-raqqa-3014df2335a2fa9cb8ba160555ef2bb5" target="_blank">(AP News)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwk37ewvwo" target="_blank">(BBC 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/Dnipro_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Dnipro strikes</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Kharkiv strikes</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmelnytskyi_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Khmelnytskyi strikes</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Odesa strikes</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Zaporizhzhia strikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least two people are killed 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> across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a>, including in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumy" target="_blank">Sumy</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv" target="_blank">Kharkiv</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro" target="_blank">Dnipro</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia" target="_blank">Zaporizhzhia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmelnytskyi" target="_blank">Khmelnytskyi</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa" target="_blank">Odesa</a>. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/russia-strikes-6-ukrainian-regions-killing-at-least-2/a-75552564" target="_blank">(DW)</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">Search operations in the collapsed waste management facility 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>, conclude after retrieving the last victim, bringing the total number of deaths to 36. <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/973233/cebu-landfill-landslide-victims-now-all-accounted-for-with-last-missing-body-found/story/" target="_blank">(GMA News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Indonesia_Air_ATR_42_crash" target="_blank">2026 Indonesia Air ATR 42 crash</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Search and rescue finds the wreckage of 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 that crashed 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>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" target="_blank">Indonesia</a>. The crew recovers one body of the eleven passengers from a ravine. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-plane-crash-sulawesi-9c0218bfe34a6c16d265be996cfcc12d" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Adamuz_train_derailments" target="_blank">2026 Adamuz train derailments</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Twenty-one people are killed and 25 more are injured after two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVE" target="_blank">high speed trains</a> derailed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamuz" target="_blank">Adamuz</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_C%C3%B3rdoba_%28Spain%29" target="_blank">province of Córdoba</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain" target="_blank">Spain</a>. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/spain-train-derailment-high-speed-b2902852.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</a> <a href="https://elpais.com/espana/2026-01-18/renfe-suspende-el-servicio-entre-madrid-y-andalucia-tras-el-descarrilamiento-de-dos-trenes-en-cordoba.html" target="_blank">(El País)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Five people are killed and over 80 others are injured after a bus overturned due to brake failure in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latehar_district" target="_blank">Latehar district</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>. <a href="https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/science-environment/3774089-tragic-wedding-journey-bus-crash-in-jharkhand-claims-lives" target="_blank">(Devdiscourse)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two people are killed, 66 others are injured, and five are reported missing in an explosion at a manufacturing plant in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baotou" target="_blank">Baotou</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Mongolia" target="_blank">Inner Mongolia</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/factory-explosion-in-chinas-inner-mongolia-region-kills-2-and-hospitalizes-66/" target="_blank">(CTV News)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Portuguese_presidential_election" target="_blank">2026 Portuguese presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal" target="_blank">Portuguese</a> citizens vote in the first round of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Portugal" target="_blank">presidential</a> election between 11 candidates to succeed incumbent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_Rebelo_de_Sousa" target="_blank">Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa</a>, who has reached his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_limit" target="_blank">term limit</a>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Party_%28Portugal%29" target="_blank">Socialist Party</a> candidate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Jos%C3%A9_Seguro" target="_blank">António José Seguro</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHEGA" target="_blank">CHEGA</a> leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Ventura" target="_blank">André Ventura</a> advance to the second round. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/portugal-presidential-election-candidates-populist-runoff-9c9976eaff53e70f28050a3556288622" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Africa_Cup_of_Nations_final" target="_blank">2025 Africa Cup of Nations final</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal_national_football_team" target="_blank">Senegal</a> wins the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Africa_Cup_of_Nations" target="_blank">2025 Africa Cup of Nations</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabat" target="_blank">Rabat</a>, after defeating hosts <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_national_football_team" target="_blank">Morocco</a> 1–0 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time" target="_blank">extra time</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/farcical-scenes-cup-nations-final-2026-01-18/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Australian_Open" target="_blank">2026 Australian Open</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At the 2026 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Open" target="_blank">Australian Open</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Williams" target="_blank">Venus Williams</a> becomes the oldest player to participate in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_singles" target="_blank">women's singles</a> draw at the age of 45 years and 7 months, surpassing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimiko_Date" target="_blank">Kimiko Date</a>'s record from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93%C2%A0Women%27s_singles" target="_blank">2015</a>. <a href="https://www.the-independent.com/sport/tennis/australian-open-venus-williams-age-b2902385.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_18" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154201, 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/2026_northeastern_Syria_offensive']2026 northeastern Syria offensive[/URL] [LIST] [*]Tribal forces allied with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Army']Syrian Army[/URL] take control of the Mashlab neighbourhood in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raqqa']Raqqa[/URL] from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds_in_Syria']Kurdish[/URL]-led [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces']Syrian Democratic Forces[/URL] (SDF). [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/18/syria-fighting-live-sdf-braces-for-raqqa-assault-as-govt-troops-march-on?update=4249009'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Armed_Forces']Syrian government forces[/URL] seize control of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Omar_field']Al-Omar field[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_ez-Zor_Governorate']Deir ez-Zor Governorate[/URL], the largest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_reservoir']oil field[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria']Syria[/URL], following the withdrawal of SDF forces. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx20n55yxrlo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_government']Syrian government[/URL] announces a ceasefire with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces']Syrian Democratic Forces[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/syria-sdf-kurds-tabaqa-hts-clashes-raqqa-3014df2335a2fa9cb8ba160555ef2bb5'](AP News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwk37ewvwo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/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/Dnipro_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Dnipro strikes[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Kharkiv strikes[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmelnytskyi_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Khmelnytskyi strikes[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Odesa strikes[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_strikes_%282022%E2%80%93present%29']Zaporizhzhia strikes[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least two people are killed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drone strikes[/URL] across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL], including in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumy']Sumy[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv']Kharkiv[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnipro']Dnipro[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia']Zaporizhzhia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmelnytskyi']Khmelnytskyi[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odesa']Odesa[/URL]. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/russia-strikes-6-ukrainian-regions-killing-at-least-2/a-75552564'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Binaliw_landslide']2026 Binaliw landslide[/URL] [LIST] [*]Search operations in the collapsed waste management facility in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu_City']Cebu City[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL], conclude after retrieving the last victim, bringing the total number of deaths to 36. [URL='https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/973233/cebu-landfill-landslide-victims-now-all-accounted-for-with-last-missing-body-found/story/'](GMA News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Indonesia_Air_ATR_42_crash']2026 Indonesia Air ATR 42 crash[/URL] [LIST] [*]Search and rescue finds the wreckage of 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 that crashed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maros_Regency']Maros Regency[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sulawesi']South Sulawesi[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia']Indonesia[/URL]. The crew recovers one body of the eleven passengers from a ravine. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-plane-crash-sulawesi-9c0218bfe34a6c16d265be996cfcc12d'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Adamuz_train_derailments']2026 Adamuz train derailments[/URL] [LIST] [*]Twenty-one people are killed and 25 more are injured after two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVE']high speed trains[/URL] derailed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamuz']Adamuz[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_C%C3%B3rdoba_%28Spain%29']province of Córdoba[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain']Spain[/URL]. [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/spain-train-derailment-high-speed-b2902852.html'](The Independent)[/URL] [URL='https://elpais.com/espana/2026-01-18/renfe-suspende-el-servicio-entre-madrid-y-andalucia-tras-el-descarrilamiento-de-dos-trenes-en-cordoba.html']([I]El País[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Five people are killed and over 80 others are injured after a bus overturned due to brake failure in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latehar_district']Latehar district[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]. [URL='https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/science-environment/3774089-tragic-wedding-journey-bus-crash-in-jharkhand-claims-lives'](Devdiscourse)[/URL] [*]Two people are killed, 66 others are injured, and five are reported missing in an explosion at a manufacturing plant in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baotou']Baotou[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_Mongolia']Inner Mongolia[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/factory-explosion-in-chinas-inner-mongolia-region-kills-2-and-hospitalizes-66/'](CTV News)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Portuguese_presidential_election']2026 Portuguese presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal']Portuguese[/URL] citizens vote in the first round of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Portugal']presidential[/URL] election between 11 candidates to succeed incumbent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_Rebelo_de_Sousa']Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa[/URL], who has reached his [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_limit']term limit[/URL]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_Party_%28Portugal%29']Socialist Party[/URL] candidate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Jos%C3%A9_Seguro']António José Seguro[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHEGA']CHEGA[/URL] leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Ventura']André Ventura[/URL] advance to the second round. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/portugal-presidential-election-candidates-populist-runoff-9c9976eaff53e70f28050a3556288622'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Africa_Cup_of_Nations_final']2025 Africa Cup of Nations final[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal_national_football_team']Senegal[/URL] wins the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Africa_Cup_of_Nations']2025 Africa Cup of Nations[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabat']Rabat[/URL], after defeating hosts [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_national_football_team']Morocco[/URL] 1–0 in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time']extra time[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/farcical-scenes-cup-nations-final-2026-01-18/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Australian_Open']2026 Australian Open[/URL] [LIST] [*]At the 2026 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Open']Australian Open[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Williams']Venus Williams[/URL] becomes the oldest player to participate in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_singles']women's singles[/URL] draw at the age of 45 years and 7 months, surpassing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimiko_Date']Kimiko Date[/URL]'s record from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93%C2%A0Women%27s_singles']2015[/URL]. [URL='https://www.the-independent.com/sport/tennis/australian-open-venus-williams-age-b2902385.html']([I]The Independent[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_18"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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