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early following the first-ever medical evacuation from the ISS. 2026-01-15 17a97795c4f1c7c7d57e9082af56afe22a5cfced 14 Rashad al-Alimi 115 /wiki/rashad%20al-alimi Salem Saleh bin Braik 36 /wiki/salem%20saleh%20bin%20braik Shaea Muhssin 171 /wiki/shaea%20muhssin Yemen 1 /wiki/yemen president 70 /wiki/president%20of%20yemen prime minister 13 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20yemen Rashad al-Alimi Salem Saleh bin Braik Shaea Muhssin Yemen president prime minister Yemen /feed/2026/01/15/yemeni-prime-minister-salem-saleh-bin-braik-resigns-and-president-rashad-al-alimi-appoints-shaea-muhssin-to-be-the-new Jerusalem Post 15 8e55ffcf490f4cbbb3ce53ecc13382a0611c990e 1 https://www.jpost.com/international/article-883573 2026 Yemeni prime minister Salem Saleh bin Braik resigns, and president Rashad al-Alimi appoints Shaea Muhssin to be the new prime minister. 2026-01-15 45653d301d4d4deb271dd1cfaa2060da348d1904 13 Lawrence Wong 36 /wiki/lawrence%20wong Leader of the Opposition 316 /wiki/leader%20of%20the%20opposition%20(singapore) MP 115 /wiki/parliament%20of%20singapore Pritam Singh 171 /wiki/pritam%20singh Singapore 1 /wiki/singapore Workers' Party 70 /wiki/workers'%20party%20(singapore) de jure 238 /wiki/de%20jure prime minister 13 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20singapore Lawrence Wong Leader of the Opposition MP Pritam Singh Singapore Workers' Party de jure prime minister Singapore /feed/2026/01/15/singaporean-prime-minister-lawrence-wong-rescinds-workers-party-mp-pritam-singh-s-position-as-the-de-jure-leader-of-t CNA 15 b7dc37c5477b52b1e4bc78b95f83a9e50af4b097 1 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/wp-chief-pritam-singh-removed-leader-opposition-5858676 2026 Singaporean prime minister Lawrence Wong rescinds Workers' Party MP Pritam Singh's position as the "de jure" Leader of the Opposition. 2026-01-15 cfbce9bc41932315187305ae71b0f0e10718acd4 12 2026 Ugandan general election 1 /wiki/2026%20ugandan%20general%20election Ugandans 2 /wiki/ugandans parliament 37 /wiki/parliament%20of%20uganda president 14 /wiki/president%20of%20uganda 2026 Ugandan general election Ugandans parliament president 2026 Ugandan general election /feed/2026/01/15/ugandans-vote-to-elect-their-president-and-529-members-of-parliament AP 15 b3e4177ddba85163c57571fb40524f555c75e839 1 https://apnews.com/article/uganda-election-museveni-kyagulanyi-bobi-wine-8231b6ec57cf93cc67bcfd0ea4a46136 2026 Ugandans vote to elect their president and 529 members of parliament. 2026-01-15 673943c82024215ee7cbd18b34394deba06b1c2f 11 Faraj Al-Bahsani 2 /wiki/faraj%20al-bahsani Presidential Leadership Council 37 /wiki/presidential%20leadership%20council United Arab Emirates 71 /wiki/united%20arab%20emirates United Arab Emirates–Yemen relations 1 /wiki/united%20arab%20emirates-yemen%20relations Yemen 14 /wiki/yemen Faraj Al-Bahsani Presidential Leadership Council United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates–Yemen relations Yemen United Arab Emirates–Yemen relations /feed/2026/01/15/faraj-al-bahsani-is-dismissed-from-yemen-s-presidential-leadership-council-becoming-the-last-united-arab-emirates-backe The New Arab 15 c07fa16efe5363aefda84115665e8750d3de1b32 1 https://www.newarab.com/news/yemen-presidential-body-sacks-last-uae-backed-member 2026 Faraj Al-Bahsani is dismissed from Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council, becoming the last United Arab Emirates-backed member to leave the body. 2026-01-15 9c0dcc7cc770c27718a4e2c8f2d9746876e99606 10 Japan 2 /wiki/japan Japan–Philippines relations 1 /wiki/japan-philippines%20relations Philippines 14 /wiki/philippines ammunition 71 /wiki/ammunition defense pact 37 /wiki/defense%20pact Japan Japan–Philippines relations Philippines ammunition defense pact Japan–Philippines relations /feed/2026/01/15/japan-and-the-philippines-sign-a-defense-pact-to-mutually-allow-tax-free-provision-of-ammunition-fuel-food-and-other AP 15 ed985eef0d348538c549bd86fe3e164c38effa92 1 https://apnews.com/article/philippines-japan-defense-pact-china-7835402a0a3b9b108cd4e1edf0051bcf 2026 Japan and the Philippines sign a defense pact to mutually allow tax-free provision of ammunition, fuel, food, and other forms of aid. 2026-01-15 a33fc54ebffee284b32b2fe7fef1bac9e43953da 8 Defense Council 172 /wiki/secretariat-general%20for%20national%20defence%20and%20security%20(france) Emmanuel Macron 37 /wiki/emmanuel%20macron France 2 /wiki/france Greenland 116 /wiki/greenland Greenland crisis 1 /wiki/greenland%20crisis military forces 71 /wiki/french%20armed%20forces president 14 /wiki/president%20of%20france Defense Council Emmanuel Macron France Greenland Greenland crisis military forces president Greenland crisis /feed/2026/01/15/french-president-emmanuel-macron-announces-the-deployment-of-additional-military-forces-to-greenland-after-a-defense-cou France 24 <small>in French</small> 15 9744140a9198c8f16f9e1c64f2b00e0c17d12404 1 https://www.france24.com/fr/europe/20260115-groenland-en-direct-macron-conseil-d%C3%A9fense-menaces-trump-danemark 2026 French president Emmanuel Macron announces the deployment of additional military forces to Greenland after a Defense Council meeting. 2026-01-15 4a1f1a59803e6d5a427202ad9185e1debb2f8ec6 6 Rama II Road 13 /wiki/rama%20ii%20road Samut Sakhon 36 /wiki/samut%20sakhon Thai 70 /wiki/thailand Thai government 115 /wiki/anutin%20cabinet a separate crane accident the previous day 238 /wiki/2026%20sikhio%20train%20disaster construction crane 1 /wiki/crane%20(machine) contractor 171 /wiki/government%20contractor Rama II Road Samut Sakhon Thai Thai government a separate crane accident the previous day construction crane contractor Construction crane /feed/2026/01/15/two-people-are-killed-when-a-construction-crane-collapses-onto-the-rama-ii-road-in-samut-sakhon-thailand-while-the-tha BBC News 15 b0ea01d9b7a1e6042e17ed2a538dd7564162c24d 1 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20g7n7yd9do 2026 Reuters 15 9f936ae5c47fd7ba9ae783b9ecfe6b9c225a8cfe 1 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/another-crane-collapses-thailand-killing-2-people-police-say-2026-01-15/ 2026 Two people are killed when a construction crane collapses onto the Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon, Thailand, while the Thai government moves to cancel contracts, blacklist the same contractor, and suspend about a dozen of its state projects following a separate crane accident the previous day. 2026-01-15 c4508a7cb99caf91542e24ffd3b97e944b50087d 5 Limpopo 36 /wiki/limpopo Mpumalanga 70 /wiki/mpumalanga South Africa 1 /wiki/south%20africa provinces 13 /wiki/provinces%20of%20south%20africa Limpopo Mpumalanga South Africa provinces South Africa /feed/2026/01/15/at-least-19-people-are-killed-and-hundreds-are-evacuated-across-south-africa-in-flooding-caused-by-torrential-rains-in-s AP 15 0246d9b25d57df1822f57bec920b18925aa59e14 1 https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-floods-weather-kruger-national-park-rains-4611db4d92141aa5f071a1efea626424 2026 At least 19 people are killed and hundreds are evacuated across South Africa in flooding caused by torrential rains in several provinces, including Limpopo and Mpumalanga. 2026-01-15 9252bce4a77085e3ddece12abce7c449eddf9caa 4 2026 Utrecht explosions 1 /wiki/2026%20utrecht%20explosions Netherlands 14 /wiki/netherlands Utrecht 2 /wiki/utrecht gas explosion 37 /wiki/gas%20explosion 2026 Utrecht explosions Netherlands Utrecht gas explosion 2026 Utrecht explosions /feed/2026/01/15/at-least-four-people-are-injured-and-several-buildings-collapse-following-an-explosion-in-the-utrecht-city-centre-in-the AFP via Al Arabiya 15 9cdb45ae73ac472a51b29bbd6070fde245957d4e 1 https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2026/01/15/-gigantic-explosion-fire-in-dutch-city-of-utrecht-one-hurt-authorities 2026 BBC News 15 a536b739145a2f4cd8e156e0f20f3d081a2bd9aa 1 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2xv0w07dgo 2026 NOS <small>in Dutch</small> 15 f34a7dfd28f44d76e5b97ae6958e47def57622f1 1 https://nos.nl/artikel/2598303-vier-gewonden-bij-brand-in-centrum-utrecht-na-explosies-meerdere-panden-ingestort 2026 At least four people are injured and several buildings collapse following an explosion in the Utrecht city centre in the Netherlands. Authorities suspect it to be a gas explosion. 2026-01-15 f735518640993801ddf3e3b3a93db6acb7b0ddd8 3 Frigidaire 1 /wiki/frigidaire mini-fridges 36 /wiki/refrigerator recall 13 /wiki/product%20recall Frigidaire mini-fridges recall Frigidaire /feed/2026/01/15/frigidaire-issues-a-recall-for-330000-mini-fridges-for-fire-risks-after-previously-recalling-634000-last-year AP 15 ccf5d13a9ebfaf5722933aa0256243c68a4de632 1 https://apnews.com/article/minifridge-recall-frigidaire-fire-hazards-a45ebfd94631a55eb0707976025f0cad 2026 Frigidaire issues a recall for 330,000 mini-fridges for fire risks, after previously recalling 634,000 last year. 2026-01-15 c7ee27193406b4c9e2ca5568a73bdc4af0c21304 2 Caribbean Sea 116 /wiki/caribbean%20sea Coast Guard 14 /wiki/united%20states%20coast%20guard Guyanese 37 /wiki/guyana Operation Southern Spear 1 /wiki/operation%20southern%20spear U.S. 2 /wiki/united%20states U.S. government 239 /wiki/federal%20government%20of%20the%20united%20states sanctioned 172 /wiki/sanctions%20during%20the%20venezuelan%20crisis tanker 71 /wiki/tanker%20(ship) Caribbean Sea Coast Guard Guyanese Operation Southern Spear U.S. U.S. government sanctioned tanker Operation Southern Spear /feed/2026/01/15/the-united-states-coast-guard-boards-and-seizes-a-guyanese-flagged-tanker-in-the-caribbean-sea-that-had-been-sanctioned The Guardian 15 59f6c076ab357292cc2185d5dc2c5a77bbc0509b 1 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/15/venezuela-oil-tanker-trump-us-seized 2026 The United States Coast Guard boards and seizes a Guyanese-flagged tanker in the Caribbean Sea that had been sanctioned by the U.S. government.