Current events: 2026-01-25

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war
  • Gaza genocide
    • Three Palestinians are killed by Israeli forces in two separate incidents in the Gaza Strip. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents
• The death toll from the recent landslide in West Java, Indonesia, increases to 25 with 72 people still missing and believed to be buried under tonnes of mud, rocks and uprooted trees. (Sky News) (AP)
• January 2026 North American winter storm
  • In the United States over a million are left without power across the south with 10,000 flights cancelled due to the snow storm (AP) (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

• 2025–26 Myanmar general election
  • Citizens of Myanmar vote in the third and final phase to elect the nation's bicameral legislature. (AP) (Al Jazeera)

Sports

• 2025–26 NFL playoffs
  • In American football, the New England Patriots defeat the Denver Broncos to win the AFC Championship. (NFL) (AP)

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