Current events: 2026-01-26

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Syrian conflict
  • SDF–Syrian transitional government clashes
    • 2026 northeastern Syria offensive
      • The People's Defense Units and the Syrian transitional government accuse each other of ceasefire violations as reports of resuming clashes in the Kobani and Qamishli countrysides emerge. (Al Jazeera)
• Gaza war
  • Gaza peace plan, Gaza war hostage crisis
    • Israeli forces locate and repatriate the remains of the last Israeli hostage in the Gaza Strip. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

• Sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin 3
  • At least 18 people are killed, 316 others are rescued, and 24 are reported missing when a ROPAX ferry sinks near Basilan, Philippines. (Al Jazeera)
• Five people are killed in a fire at a food factory near Trikala, Greece. (BBC News) (Toronto Star)
• Three people are killed and several are missing after a fire at a warehouse in Anandapur, India. (The Indian Express)
• A massive fire destroys dozens of buildings, including schools and houses, in Central Kalimantan, Kalimantan, Indonesia. (Anadolu Agency)

Law and crime

• Interpol reports that an operation in November 2025 to crackdown on human traffickers resulted in 3,744 arrests in 119 countries. (AP)

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