Current events: 2026-01-20

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war, Suspension and ban of humanitarian aid organizations during the Gaza war
    • The Israeli military demolishes the main UNRWA building in East Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, forcing staff out and confiscating their devices, following the Israeli ban on the organization operating in the region. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Gelida train derailment
  • The driver is killed and 37 other people are injured when a commuter train collides with a wall and derails in Gelida, Catalonia, Spain. (RTVE)
• At least four people are killed in flooding in Monastir Governorate, Tunisia, the worst floods since 1950. (Al Jazeera)

International relations

• China–United Kingdom relations
  • The United Kingdom approves plans for a new Chinese embassy to be built in London at the Royal Mint Court, despite opposition from some British Chinese, exiled members of the Hong Kong democratic movement, and the Conservatives of state surveillance and the security of fibre-optic infrastructure near the site. (CNN)

Law and crime

• Thai authorities announces the end of a 4-month operation to combat drug trafficking in the country, resulting in the seizure of 330 million methamphetamine tablets, the arrests of over 88,000 suspects, and frozen assets worth ฿3.39B (US$140M). (The Straits Times)

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