2026-01-18 fd522f96cbc872afd40784bdc27072a3656ff802 23 2015 172 /wiki/2015%20australian%20open%20-%20women's%20singles 2026 Australian Open 1 /wiki/2026%20australian%20open Australian Open 71 /wiki/australian%20open Kimiko Date 116 /wiki/kimiko%20date Venus Williams 14 /wiki/venus%20williams tennis 2 /wiki/tennis women's singles 37 /wiki/2026%20australian%20open%20-%20women's%20singles 2015 2026 Australian Open Australian Open Kimiko Date Venus Williams tennis women's singles 2026 Australian Open /feed/2026/01/18/in-tennis-venus-williams-becomes-the-oldest-player-to-participate-in-the-women-s-singles-draw-of-an-australian-open-at The Independent 18 8b71599b0426ff278e99dac84f54354170b44342 1 https://www.the-independent.com/sport/tennis/australian-open-venus-williams-age-b2902385.html 2026 In tennis, Venus Williams becomes the oldest player to participate in the women's singles draw of an Australian Open at the age of 45 years and 7 months, surpassing Kimiko Date's record from 2015. 2026-01-18 e7cb321ec33cf4b3ae3548ade324cfa088d7b7f6 22 2025 Africa Cup of Nations 1 /wiki/2025%20africa%20cup%20of%20nations 2025 final 172 /wiki/2025%20africa%20cup%20of%20nations%20final Africa Cup of Nations 37 /wiki/africa%20cup%20of%20nations Morocco 71 /wiki/morocco%20national%20football%20team Rabat 239 /wiki/rabat Sadio Mané 317 /wiki/sadio%20mane Senegal 14 /wiki/senegal%20national%20football%20team association football 2 /wiki/association%20football extra time 116 /wiki/extra%20time 2025 Africa Cup of Nations 2025 final Africa Cup of Nations Morocco Rabat Sadio Mané Senegal association football extra time 2025 Africa Cup of Nations /feed/2026/01/18/in-association-football-senegal-wins-its-second-africa-cup-of-nations-title-after-defeating-hosts-morocco-1-0-after-ext Reuters 18 f789d8130cbca4b967dd43739f4d2cf88eff0e0b 1 https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/farcical-scenes-cup-nations-final-2026-01-18/ 2026 In association football, Senegal wins its second Africa Cup of Nations title after defeating hosts Morocco 1–0 after extra time in the 2025 final in Rabat. Sadio Mané is named the tournament's best player. 2026-01-18 c52927732889c1a1b1109c54af04d8ca06992419 21 2026 Portuguese presidential election 1 /wiki/2026%20portuguese%20presidential%20election André Ventura 317 /wiki/andre%20ventura António José Seguro 172 /wiki/antonio%20jose%20seguro CHEGA 239 /wiki/chega Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa 37 /wiki/marcelo%20rebelo%20de%20sousa Portuguese 2 /wiki/portugal Socialist Party 116 /wiki/socialist%20party%20(portugal) presidential 14 /wiki/president%20of%20portugal term limit 71 /wiki/term%20limit 2026 Portuguese presidential election André Ventura António José Seguro CHEGA Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Portuguese Socialist Party presidential term limit 2026 Portuguese presidential election /feed/2026/01/18/portuguese-citizens-vote-in-the-first-round-of-the-presidential-election-between-11-candidates-to-succeed-incumbent-marc AP 18 4dd2824ea590ba5b9b48e129138ab3bb4c807114 1 https://apnews.com/article/portugal-presidential-election-candidates-populist-runoff-9c9976eaff53e70f28050a3556288622 2026 Portuguese citizens vote in the first round of the presidential election between 11 candidates to succeed incumbent Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who has reached his term limit. Socialist Party candidate António José Seguro and CHEGA leader André Ventura advance to the second round. 2026-01-18 a9d980ca43b89b4c148e5f60210c7e6a4fdee852 20 Eritrea 171 /wiki/eritrea Kufra 13 /wiki/kufra Libya 1 /wiki/libya Somalia 115 /wiki/somalia Sub-Saharan Africa 70 /wiki/sub-saharan%20africa human trafficker 36 /wiki/human%20trafficking Eritrea Kufra Libya Somalia Sub-Saharan Africa human trafficker Libya /feed/2026/01/18/libyan-authorities-say-they-have-freed-more-than-200-migrants-from-an-underground-prison-in-kufra-held-by-a-human-traffi Reuters 18 1c76e6245b4835c267a7ef15873c4b35219e9a75 1 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/libyas-security-authorities-free-more-than-200-migrants-secret-prison-two-2026-01-18/ 2026 Libyan authorities say they have freed more than 200 migrants from an underground prison in Kufra held by a human trafficker in inhumane conditions. The freed migrants were mostly Sub-Saharan Africans, mainly from Somalia ⁠and Eritrea. 2026-01-18 21e91a809dd4438a6ea8fa8ab69f55e1b782caf9 19 Bernardo Arévalo 37 /wiki/bernardo%20arevalo Crime in Guatemala 1 /wiki/crime%20in%20guatemala Guatemala 2 /wiki/guatemala police 116 /wiki/national%20civil%20police%20(guatemala) president 14 /wiki/president%20of%20guatemala security forces 172 /wiki/armed%20forces%20of%20guatemala state of emergency 71 /wiki/state%20of%20emergency Bernardo Arévalo Crime in Guatemala Guatemala police president security forces state of emergency Crime in Guatemala /feed/2026/01/18/guatemalan-president-bernardo-arevalo-declares-a-30-day-nationwide-state-of-emergency-after-gangs-killed-eight-police-of AFP via ''The Korea Herald 18 cdcc9f3af14fe1203c0d5be3f1e69bb349e5892f 1 https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10658193 2026 Guatemalan president Bernardo Arévalo declares a 30-day nationwide state of emergency after gangs killed eight police officers and took dozens of prison staff hostage, while security forces have retaken three prisons and freed the captives. 2026-01-18 5420bec90be343de995121082ea1d6d9c9f783b2 18 Baotou 13 /wiki/baotou Chinese 70 /wiki/china Chinese police 115 /wiki/law%20enforcement%20in%20china Inner Mongolia 36 /wiki/inner%20mongolia steel factory 1 /wiki/steel%20mill Baotou Chinese Chinese police Inner Mongolia steel factory Steel factory /feed/2026/01/18/four-people-are-killed-84-others-are-injured-and-six-are-reported-missing-in-an-explosion-at-a-steel-factory-in-baotou AP 18 1571929097eeb1d9ae6696acd56f4df58c7ead7f 1 https://apnews.com/article/china-inner-mongolia-factory-explosion-baotou-steel-2ea4d95cb5ceac49acd92924133a6a82 2026 CTV News 18 5cd67a37e33a1845127dad98873737f704c49691 1 https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/factory-explosion-in-chinas-inner-mongolia-region-kills-2-and-hospitalizes-66/ 2026 Four people are killed, 84 others are injured, and six are reported missing in an explosion at a steel factory in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China. Chinese police detain those in charge of the factory the following day. 2026-01-18 57d0649766b4a463471fc53a052b716722194098 17 India 13 /wiki/india Latehar district 1 /wiki/latehar%20district India Latehar district Latehar district /feed/2026/01/18/five-people-are-killed-and-over-80-others-are-injured-after-a-bus-overturned-due-to-brake-failure-in-latehar-district-i Devdiscourse 18 583c950804d3f22c4bd9d19bd1fb734cc9109328 1 https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/science-environment/3774089-tragic-wedding-journey-bus-crash-in-jharkhand-claims-lives 2026 Five people are killed and over 80 others are injured after a bus overturned due to brake failure in Latehar district, India. 2026-01-18 0e3d5b13d2b246158aabae86e575e8d8b8fe1c3f 16 2026 Indonesia Air Transport ATR 42 crash 1 /wiki/2026%20indonesia%20air%20transport%20atr%2042%20crash ATR 42-500 14 /wiki/atr%2042-500 Indonesia 116 /wiki/indonesia Indonesia Air Transport 2 /wiki/indonesia%20air%20transport Maros Regency 37 /wiki/maros%20regency South Sulawesi 71 /wiki/south%20sulawesi 2026 Indonesia Air Transport ATR 42 crash ATR 42-500 Indonesia Indonesia Air Transport Maros Regency South Sulawesi 2026 Indonesia Air Transport ATR 42 crash /feed/2026/01/18/search-and-rescue-finds-the-wreckage-of-an-indonesia-air-transport-atr-42-512-aircraft-that-crashed-in-maros-regency-so AP 18 eced4f78e8e8b238c5a768a7a98dfc97dddd5896 1 https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-plane-crash-sulawesi-9c0218bfe34a6c16d265be996cfcc12d 2026 Search and rescue finds the wreckage of an Indonesia Air Transport ATR 42-512 aircraft that crashed in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The crew recovers one body of the eleven passengers from a ravine. 2026-01-18 2ff44b02a63c17ee56e6c1af2a7fc63d5b8973fb 15 2026 Binaliw landslide 1 /wiki/2026%20binaliw%20landslide Cebu City 71 /wiki/cebu%20city Philippines 116 /wiki/philippines Search and rescue 2 /wiki/search%20and%20rescue collapsed 14 /wiki/garbage%20landslide landfill 37 /wiki/landfill 2026 Binaliw landslide Cebu City Philippines Search and rescue collapsed landfill 2026 Binaliw landslide /feed/2026/01/18/search-and-rescue-operations-in-the-collapsed-landfill-in-cebu-city-philippines-conclude-after-retrieving-the-last-vic GMA News 18 4c48d90e640bcf07d971cfaf223d1f1e4bdaa0b7 1 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/973233/cebu-landfill-landslide-victims-now-all-accounted-for-with-last-missing-body-found/story/ 2026 Search and rescue operations in the collapsed landfill in Cebu City, Philippines, conclude after retrieving the last victim, bringing the total number of deaths to 36. 2026-01-18 beb2166446df311c699c517d43b6d2173d6ecb3f 14 2026 Adamuz train derailments 1 /wiki/2026%20adamuz%20train%20derailments Adamuz 14 /wiki/adamuz Spain 71 /wiki/spain high speed trains 2 /wiki/ave province of Córdoba 37 /wiki/province%20of%20cordoba%20(spain) 2026 Adamuz train derailments Adamuz Spain high speed trains province of Córdoba 2026 Adamuz train derailments /feed/2026/01/18/at-least-39-people-are-killed-and-245-more-are-injured-after-two-high-speed-trains-derailed-in-adamuz-province-of-cordo The Telegraph 18 c3d24d9a62e4fcb8a7e80f97822ef28b9dc6ab3c 1 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/18/10-dead-two-trains-derail-spain/ 2026 At least 39 people are killed and 245 more are injured after two high speed trains derailed in Adamuz, province of Córdoba, Spain. 2026-01-18 d1f93e3061b41519c511bf92a786d292754f9024 13 Colombia 71 /wiki/colombia Colombian conflict 1 /wiki/colombian%20conflict El Retorno 14 /wiki/el%20retorno FARC dissidents 2 /wiki/farc%20dissidents Guaviare Department 37 /wiki/guaviare%20department Colombia Colombian conflict El Retorno FARC dissidents Guaviare Department Colombian conflict /feed/2026/01/18/clashes-between-two-factions-of-the-farc-dissidents-in-el-retorno-guaviare-department-colombia-leave-at-least-27-insu Reuters 18 cbbe0f4c988db1049d0e3c5bf239322dee8e77eb 1 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/clashes-colombia-between-guerrilla-groups-leave-27-dead-sources-say-2026-01-18/ 2026 Clashes between two factions of the FARC dissidents in El Retorno, Guaviare Department, Colombia, leave at least 27 insurgents dead. 2026-01-18 aeef939417c0c6336df93b87b93d455e7deb272d 12 Dnipro 71 /wiki/dnipro Kharkiv 116 /wiki/kharkiv Khmelnytskyi 172 /wiki/khmelnytskyi Odesa 239 /wiki/odesa Russian 2 /wiki/russian%20armed%20forces Russo-Ukrainian war 1 /wiki/russo-ukrainian%20war Sumy 317 /wiki/sumy Ukraine 37 /wiki/ukraine Zaporizhzhia 406 /wiki/zaporizhzhia drone strikes 14 /wiki/drone%20warfare Dnipro Kharkiv Khmelnytskyi Odesa Russian 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https://insiderpaper.com/armed-gangs-kidnap-more-than-160-christians-from-two-northern-nigerian-churches-clergy/ 2026 Gunmen abduct about 163 Christians after storming two churches in Kaduna State, Nigeria. 2026-01-18 0e836f3b8b17498c03b773d8c9171eea08e33774 7 Boko Haram 37 /wiki/boko%20haram Borno State 71 /wiki/borno%20state Communal conflicts in Nigeria 1 /wiki/communal%20conflicts%20in%20nigeria Nigeria 116 /wiki/nigeria Nigerian Air Force 2 /wiki/nigerian%20air%20force airstrike 14 /wiki/airstrike Boko Haram Borno State Communal conflicts in Nigeria Nigeria Nigerian Air Force airstrike Communal conflicts in Nigeria /feed/2026/01/18/the-nigerian-air-force-launches-airstrikes-against-boko-haram-in-borno-state-nigeria-reportedly-killing-at-least-40-mi Reuters 18 41058f278611d59675f77ba172f13adabe8f11bf 1 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerian-airstrikes-kill-scores-militants-borno-military-says-2026-01-19/ 2026 The Nigerian Air Force launches airstrikes against Boko Haram in Borno State, Nigeria, reportedly killing at least 40 militants. 2026-01-18 c48c7d01ab1a29ae4e91c1c1be24454a9234325e 5 Syrian Democratic Forces 14 /wiki/syrian%20democratic%20forces Syrian conflict 1 /wiki/syrian%20conflict Syrian government 2 /wiki/syrian%20transitional%20government Syrian Democratic Forces Syrian conflict Syrian government Syrian conflict /feed/2026/01/18/the-syrian-government-announces-a-ceasefire-with-the-syrian-democratic-forces AP 18 0aa69859ad6aa3cb28877e628566720ce6f1b1f0 1 https://apnews.com/article/syria-sdf-kurds-tabaqa-hts-clashes-raqqa-3014df2335a2fa9cb8ba160555ef2bb5 2026 BBC News 18 c18f4a250636311b9d880a2b407f7d45c5166e74 1 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwk37ewvwo 2026 The Syrian government announces a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces. 2026-01-18 b4a6326d44f9815545b2d10aca826dcd07ff7ea7 4 Al-Omar field 14 /wiki/al-omar%20field Deir ez-Zor Governorate 37 /wiki/deir%20ez-zor%20governorate Syria 116 /wiki/syria Syrian Armed Forces 2 /wiki/syrian%20armed%20forces Syrian conflict 1 /wiki/syrian%20conflict oil field 71 /wiki/petroleum%20reservoir Al-Omar field Deir ez-Zor Governorate Syria Syrian Armed Forces Syrian conflict oil field Syrian conflict /feed/2026/01/18/syrian-government-forces-seize-control-of-the-al-omar-field-in-deir-ez-zor-governorate-the-largest-oil-field-in-syria BBC News 18 e927fce820f57c09f2687f229a27b9fdd5f4d83e 1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx20n55yxrlo 2026 Syrian government forces seize control of the Al-Omar field in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, the largest oil field in Syria, following the withdrawal of SDF forces. 2026-01-18 2751f635c11cb46c8eb4c74164585e6f888f0e5d 3 Kurdish 37 /wiki/kurds%20in%20syria Raqqa 14 /wiki/raqqa Syrian Army 2 /wiki/syrian%20army Syrian Democratic Forces 71 /wiki/syrian%20democratic%20forces Syrian conflict 1 /wiki/syrian%20conflict Kurdish Raqqa Syrian Army Syrian Democratic Forces Syrian conflict Syrian conflict /feed/2026/01/18/tribal-forces-allied-with-the-syrian-army-take-control-of-the-mashlab-neighbourhood-in-raqqa-from-the-kurdish-led-syrian Al Jazeera 18 236dca7c72981828a761fdbd0c996d60c4a29a38 1 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/18/syria-fighting-live-sdf-braces-for-raqqa-assault-as-govt-troops-march-on?update=4249009 2026 Tribal forces allied with the Syrian Army take control of the Mashlab neighbourhood in Raqqa from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).