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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 154206" 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">Heavy fighting occurs around <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobani" target="_blank">Kobani</a> between the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Army" target="_blank">Syrian Army</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces" target="_blank">Syrian Democratic Forces</a> (SDF) despite a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> announced by both sides the previous day. Government forces capture the towns of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Issa" target="_blank">Ayn Issa</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarrin" target="_blank">Sarrin</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/19/syria-live-government-forces-take-control-after-heavy-fighting-with-sdf" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The SDF says it has lost control of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison" target="_blank">prison</a> holding thousands of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State" target="_blank">Islamic State</a> (IS) fighters in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hasakah_Governorate" target="_blank">Al-Hasakah Governorate</a> after the prison came under attack from armed groups. A video released by the SDF appears to show dozens of IS militants <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_escape" target="_blank">escaping the prison</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/19/kurdish-led-forces-clashes-syrian-army-prison-holding-is-inmates" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a> <a href="https://hawarnews.com/en/sdf-shaddadi-prison-out-of-control" target="_blank">(ANHA)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/kurdish-led-force-says-armed-group-attacks-syria-prison-holding-thousands-2026-01-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State%E2%80%93Taliban_conflict" target="_blank">Islamic State–Taliban conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Seven people are killed and twenty others are injured in a bombing at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_restaurant" target="_blank">Chinese restaurant</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahr-e_Naw" target="_blank">Shahr-e Naw</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul" target="_blank">Kabul</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_%E2%80%93_Khorasan_Province" target="_blank">Islamic State – Khorasan Province</a> claims responsiblity. <a href="https://www.stheadline.com/zh-hans/realtime-world/3537103/%E9%98%BF%E5%AF%8C%E6%B1%97%E5%96%80%E5%B8%83%E5%B0%94%E4%B8%AD%E9%A4%90%E9%A6%86%E7%88%86%E7%82%B8%E9%85%BF7%E6%AD%BB-%E4%B8%A4%E5%90%8D%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%85%AC%E6%B0%91%E4%B8%80%E6%AD%BB%E4%B8%80%E9%87%8D%E4%BC%A4-%E4%BC%8A%E6%96%AF%E5%85%B0%E5%9B%BD%E6%89%BF%E8%AE%A4%E8%B4%A3%E4%BB%BB" target="_blank">(Headline Daily)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-attack-chinese-run-restaurant-afghanistan-2026-01-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary%E2%80%93Russia_relations" target="_blank">Hungary–Russia relations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary%E2%80%93Serbia_relations" target="_blank">Hungary–Serbia relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia" target="_blank">Serbia</a> announces that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russian</a> majority owners of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Serbia" target="_blank">its state oil</a> company <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naftna_Industrija_Srbije" target="_blank">Naftna Industrija Srbije</a> have agreed to sell their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stakeholder_%28corporate%29" target="_blank">stake</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary" target="_blank">Hungary</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOL_%28company%29" target="_blank">MOL</a> as Serbia seeks to increase its own <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareholder" target="_blank">shareholding</a> to about 35%. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260119-russians-agree-to-sell-sanctioned-serbian-oil-firm" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</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_Biob%C3%ADo_wildfires" target="_blank">2026 Chile wildfires</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Much of the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penco" target="_blank">Penco</a> is destroyed as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire" target="_blank">wildfires</a> continue to spread across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile" target="_blank">Chile</a> with the death toll rising nineteen. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/penco-residents-describe-how-chile-wildfires-ravaged-their-homes-2e3ed253" target="_blank">(AFP via Barron's)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/cz7ypglnd85o.amp" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Thirteen children are killed and several others are injured in a collision between a truck and a school bus in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbijlpark" target="_blank">Vanderbijlpark</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauteng_province" target="_blank">Gauteng province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" target="_blank">South Africa</a>. <a href="https://www.legit.ng/nigeria/1693156-truck-school-minibus-collision-claims-young-lives/" target="_blank">(Legit)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgdmkxl1mko" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is killed and several houses collapse in a {{M|w|link=y}} 5.6 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake" target="_blank">earthquake</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir" target="_blank">Kashmir</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/magnitude-6-earthquake-strikes-northwestern-kashmir-emsc-says-2026-01-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a> <a href="https://watchers.news/2026/01/19/shallow-m5-6-earthquake-hits-gilgit-baltistan-region-pakistan/" target="_blank">(The Watchers)</a></li>
</ul>Health and environment<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aging_of_China" target="_blank">Aging of China</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aging_of_South_Korea" target="_blank">Aging of South Korea</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Reflecting a broader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_ageing" target="_blank">demographic decline</a> across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asia" target="_blank">East Asia</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_rate" target="_blank">birth rate</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a> fell to 5.6 per 1,000 people last year, the lowest since records began in 1949, according to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economist_Intelligence_Unit" target="_blank">Economist Intelligence Unit</a>, as similar downward trends persist in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore" target="_blank">Singapore</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan" target="_blank">Taiwan</a>. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/19/china-birthrate-record-low-aging-population-fertility-crisis.html" target="_blank">(CNBC)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79r7v7qr53o" target="_blank">(BBC)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_crisis" target="_blank">Greenland crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Arctic_Endurance" target="_blank">Operation Arctic Endurance</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark" target="_blank">Denmark</a> announces that it will send &quot;a substantial number&quot; of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Defence" target="_blank">troops</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland" target="_blank">Greenland</a> in response to threats from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a>. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/denmark-deploys-more-soldiers-to-greenland-reports/3803966" target="_blank">(AA)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORAD" target="_blank">NORAD</a> announces that it will deploy American and Canadian aircraft to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pituffik_Space_Base" target="_blank">Pituffik Space Base</a> in Greenland for long-planned activities, describing the deployment as routine and coordinated with the Denmark with diplomatic clearances and with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naalakkersuisut" target="_blank">Government of Greenland</a> informed of the planned operations. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-sends-aircraft-to-greenland-base-amid-tensions-over-trumps-takeover-bid/3804555" target="_blank">(Anadolu Agency)</a> <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/norad-greenland-aircraft-routine/" target="_blank">(Task &amp; Purpose)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati%E2%80%93New_Zealand_relations" target="_blank">Kiribati–New Zealand relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati" target="_blank">Kiribati</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> sign a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partnership_agreement" target="_blank">partnership agreement</a> on economic opportunity, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy" target="_blank">foreign policy</a>, health, and security, marking their first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilateral_agreement" target="_blank">bilateral agreement</a> since a diplomatic crisis began in 2025. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/china/new-zealand-kiribati-relationship-warms-with-partnership-agreement-2026-01-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_control_projects_scandal_in_the_Philippines" target="_blank">Flood control projects scandal in the Philippines</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippine</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senator_of_the_Philippines" target="_blank">senator</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bong_Revilla" target="_blank">Bong Revilla</a> surrenders to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_National_Police" target="_blank">police</a> after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandiganbayan" target="_blank">Sandiganbayan</a> ordered his arrest over the alleged <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_the_Philippines" target="_blank">misuse</a> of ₱92.8 million (US$1.6 million) in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_management" target="_blank">flood-control</a> project, while the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_Ombudsman_%28Philippines%29" target="_blank">Ombudsman</a> pursues <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graft_%28politics%29" target="_blank">graft</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malfeasance_in_office" target="_blank">malversation</a> charges against Revilla and several former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Public_Works_and_Highways" target="_blank">public works officials</a>. <a href="https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/philippines/former-senator-bong-revilla-surrenders-over-p928-million-flood-control-project-in-bulacan-1.500413684" target="_blank">(Gulf News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Guatemala" target="_blank">Crime in Guatemala</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A ninth policeman succumbs to his injuries from prison riots and attacks on police officers in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala" target="_blank">Guatemala</a>. A dozen officers were also injured in the attacks, and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency" target="_blank">state of emergency</a> has been declared. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260119-ninth-policeman-dies-in-guatemala-gang-riots-attacks" target="_blank">(France 24)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">One person is killed and six others wounded in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting" target="_blank">mass shooting</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_hall" target="_blank">town hall</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%99ibsk%C3%A1" target="_blank">Chřibská</a>, Czech Republic. The perpetrator dies by suicide. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/shooting-czech-town-hall-kills-one-shooter-also-dead-police-say-2026-01-19/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_19" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 154206, 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] [*]Heavy fighting occurs around [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobani']Kobani[/URL] between the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Army']Syrian Army[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces']Syrian Democratic Forces[/URL] (SDF) despite a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] announced by both sides the previous day. Government forces capture the towns of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayn_Issa']Ayn Issa[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarrin']Sarrin[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/19/syria-live-government-forces-take-control-after-heavy-fighting-with-sdf'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]The SDF says it has lost control of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison']prison[/URL] holding thousands of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State']Islamic State[/URL] (IS) fighters in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Hasakah_Governorate']Al-Hasakah Governorate[/URL] after the prison came under attack from armed groups. A video released by the SDF appears to show dozens of IS militants [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_escape']escaping the prison[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/19/kurdish-led-forces-clashes-syrian-army-prison-holding-is-inmates']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://hawarnews.com/en/sdf-shaddadi-prison-out-of-control'](ANHA)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/kurdish-led-force-says-armed-group-attacks-syria-prison-holding-thousands-2026-01-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State%E2%80%93Taliban_conflict']Islamic State–Taliban conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*]Seven people are killed and twenty others are injured in a bombing at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_restaurant']Chinese restaurant[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahr-e_Naw']Shahr-e Naw[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul']Kabul[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghanistan[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_%E2%80%93_Khorasan_Province']Islamic State – Khorasan Province[/URL] claims responsiblity. [URL='https://www.stheadline.com/zh-hans/realtime-world/3537103/%E9%98%BF%E5%AF%8C%E6%B1%97%E5%96%80%E5%B8%83%E5%B0%94%E4%B8%AD%E9%A4%90%E9%A6%86%E7%88%86%E7%82%B8%E9%85%BF7%E6%AD%BB-%E4%B8%A4%E5%90%8D%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%85%AC%E6%B0%91%E4%B8%80%E6%AD%BB%E4%B8%80%E9%87%8D%E4%BC%A4-%E4%BC%8A%E6%96%AF%E5%85%B0%E5%9B%BD%E6%89%BF%E8%AE%A4%E8%B4%A3%E4%BB%BB'](Headline Daily)[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-attack-chinese-run-restaurant-afghanistan-2026-01-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary%E2%80%93Russia_relations']Hungary–Russia relations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary%E2%80%93Serbia_relations']Hungary–Serbia relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia']Serbia[/URL] announces that the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russian[/URL] majority owners of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Serbia']its state oil[/URL] company [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naftna_Industrija_Srbije']Naftna Industrija Srbije[/URL] have agreed to sell their [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stakeholder_%28corporate%29']stake[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary']Hungary[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOL_%28company%29']MOL[/URL] as Serbia seeks to increase its own [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareholder']shareholding[/URL] to about 35%. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260119-russians-agree-to-sell-sanctioned-serbian-oil-firm'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Biob%C3%ADo_wildfires']2026 Chile wildfires[/URL] [LIST] [*]Much of the city of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penco']Penco[/URL] is destroyed as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildfire']wildfires[/URL] continue to spread across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile']Chile[/URL] with the death toll rising nineteen. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/penco-residents-describe-how-chile-wildfires-ravaged-their-homes-2e3ed253'](AFP via [I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/articles/cz7ypglnd85o.amp'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Thirteen children are killed and several others are injured in a collision between a truck and a school bus in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbijlpark']Vanderbijlpark[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauteng_province']Gauteng province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa']South Africa[/URL]. [URL='https://www.legit.ng/nigeria/1693156-truck-school-minibus-collision-claims-young-lives/'](Legit)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgdmkxl1mko'](BBC)[/URL] [*]One person is killed and several houses collapse in a {{M|w|link=y}} 5.6 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake']earthquake[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir']Kashmir[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan']Pakistan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/magnitude-6-earthquake-strikes-northwestern-kashmir-emsc-says-2026-01-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [URL='https://watchers.news/2026/01/19/shallow-m5-6-earthquake-hits-gilgit-baltistan-region-pakistan/'](The Watchers)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Health and environment[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aging_of_China']Aging of China[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aging_of_South_Korea']Aging of South Korea[/URL] [LIST] [*]Reflecting a broader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_ageing']demographic decline[/URL] across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asia']East Asia[/URL], the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_rate']birth rate[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL] fell to 5.6 per 1,000 people last year, the lowest since records began in 1949, according to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economist_Intelligence_Unit']Economist Intelligence Unit[/URL], as similar downward trends persist in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore']Singapore[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan']Taiwan[/URL]. [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/19/china-birthrate-record-low-aging-population-fertility-crisis.html'](CNBC)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79r7v7qr53o'](BBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_crisis']Greenland crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Arctic_Endurance']Operation Arctic Endurance[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark']Denmark[/URL] announces that it will send "a substantial number" of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Defence']troops[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland']Greenland[/URL] in response to threats from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/denmark-deploys-more-soldiers-to-greenland-reports/3803966'](AA)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORAD']NORAD[/URL] announces that it will deploy American and Canadian aircraft to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pituffik_Space_Base']Pituffik Space Base[/URL] in Greenland for long-planned activities, describing the deployment as routine and coordinated with the Denmark with diplomatic clearances and with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naalakkersuisut']Government of Greenland[/URL] informed of the planned operations. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-sends-aircraft-to-greenland-base-amid-tensions-over-trumps-takeover-bid/3804555'](Anadolu Agency)[/URL] [URL='https://taskandpurpose.com/news/norad-greenland-aircraft-routine/'](Task & Purpose)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati%E2%80%93New_Zealand_relations']Kiribati–New Zealand relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati']Kiribati[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand']New Zealand[/URL] sign a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partnership_agreement']partnership agreement[/URL] on economic opportunity, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy']foreign policy[/URL], health, and security, marking their first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilateral_agreement']bilateral agreement[/URL] since a diplomatic crisis began in 2025. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/china/new-zealand-kiribati-relationship-warms-with-partnership-agreement-2026-01-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_control_projects_scandal_in_the_Philippines']Flood control projects scandal in the Philippines[/URL] [LIST] [*]Former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippine[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senator_of_the_Philippines']senator[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bong_Revilla']Bong Revilla[/URL] surrenders to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_National_Police']police[/URL] after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandiganbayan']Sandiganbayan[/URL] ordered his arrest over the alleged [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_the_Philippines']misuse[/URL] of ₱92.8 million (US$1.6 million) in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_management']flood-control[/URL] project, while the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_Ombudsman_%28Philippines%29']Ombudsman[/URL] pursues [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graft_%28politics%29']graft[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malfeasance_in_office']malversation[/URL] charges against Revilla and several former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Public_Works_and_Highways']public works officials[/URL]. [URL='https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/philippines/former-senator-bong-revilla-surrenders-over-p928-million-flood-control-project-in-bulacan-1.500413684']([I]Gulf News[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Guatemala']Crime in Guatemala[/URL] [LIST] [*]A ninth policeman succumbs to his injuries from prison riots and attacks on police officers in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala']Guatemala[/URL]. A dozen officers were also injured in the attacks, and a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_emergency']state of emergency[/URL] has been declared. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260119-ninth-policeman-dies-in-guatemala-gang-riots-attacks'](France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]One person is killed and six others wounded in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting']mass shooting[/URL] at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_hall']town hall[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%99ibsk%C3%A1']Chřibská[/URL], Czech Republic. The perpetrator dies by suicide. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/shooting-czech-town-hall-kills-one-shooter-also-dead-police-say-2026-01-19/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2026_January_19"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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