Current events: 2026-01-30

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Insurgency in Balochistan
  • Pakistani security forces raid two militant hideouts and kill 41 insurgents in separate shootouts in Panjgur district and Harnai district. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• At least one person is killed and six others are reported missing when a {{convert|72|foot|m|abbr=on}} fishing vessel sinks off Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. (WCVB-TV)

International relations

• Israel–South Africa relations
  • Israel expels South Africa's chargé d'affaires Shaun Byneveldt to reciprocate South Africa's persona non grata declaration on the Israeli ambassador following an international incident between the two countries. (CNN-News18) (DW)

Law and crime

• Killing of Brian Thompson
  • United States federal judge Margaret Garnett dismisses the federal murder and weapon charges against Luigi Mangione in the killing of Brian Thompson, the former CEO of UnitedHealthcare, ruling out the death penalty against Mangione. The judge maintains the stalking charges, which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. (DW)

Politics and elections

• Cuba–United States relations, Tariffs in the second Trump administration
  • United States president Donald Trump declares a national emergency regarding Cuba in order to impose tariffs on countries that provide oil to it. Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla describes the tariffs as amounting to "a total [fuel] blockade" (UPI)

Sports

• 2026 Australian Open
  • In tennis, Carlos Alcaraz defeats Alexander Zverev in the men's singles semifinal in a 5 hour and 27 minutes match at the Australian Open, the longest semifinal match in tournament history. (AO)

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