2026-01-25 d411c868f1d77e8c91f4bfc0584a8366bb85f53b 16 ''Skyscraper Live'' (2026) 1 /wiki/''skyscraper%20live''%20(2026) Alex Honnold 2 /wiki/alex%20honnold Taipei 101 37 /wiki/taipei%20101 Taiwan 71 /wiki/taiwan free-solo climbs 14 /wiki/free%20solo%20climbing livestreamed 116 /wiki/live%20streaming ''Skyscraper Live'' (2026) Alex Honnold Taipei 101 Taiwan free-solo climbs livestreamed ''Skyscraper Live'' (2026) /feed/2026/01/25/american-climber-alex-honnold-free-solo-climbs-the-taipei-101-skyscraper-in-taiwan-setting-the-record-for-the-highest-f AFP via ''The Sun 25 4c45cec3d55e58e1653f4b045c97d2aaf08ebbb5 1 https://thesun.my/news/asia/american-climber-alex-honnold-free-solos-taipei-101-in-daring-live-feat/ 2026 Reuters 25 652b24cc56e50cf1774814c3a50f39ea31b20d6a 1 https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-climber-scales-taiwans-tallest-building-taipei-101-without-ropes-2026-01-25/ 2026 American climber Alex Honnold free-solo climbs the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan, setting the record for the highest free solo climb of an urban structure, after completing the 508 m climb during a livestreamed event. 2026-01-25 2d8b6fb7b80d5eddc74a4e9979a448eaf5604edf 15 2025–26 Myanmar general election 1 /wiki/2025-26%20myanmar%20general%20election Myanmar 2 /wiki/myanmar bicameral legislature 14 /wiki/pyidaungsu%20hluttaw 2025–26 Myanmar general election Myanmar bicameral legislature 2025–26 Myanmar general election /feed/2026/01/25/citizens-of-myanmar-vote-in-the-third-and-final-phase-to-elect-the-nation-s-bicameral-legislature AP 25 e7be39245cd301bd308bc9a2a4d58c7c8af6b5ef 1 https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-elections-48f9f80748a23ce4ac9d7a1ea476f1f4 2026 Al Jazeera 25 bcac61f796ac0263f48730d6c4d51ca0427dc3a0 1 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/25/myanmar-holds-final-election-round-military-backed-party-set-to-win 2026 Citizens of Myanmar vote in the third and final phase to elect the nation's bicameral legislature. 2026-01-25 616653afcc4bcf2a254fff3e5720371c729d84b7 14 Maguindanao del Sur 70 /wiki/maguindanao%20del%20sur Philippine 115 /wiki/philippines Shariff Aguak 36 /wiki/shariff%20aguak ambush 13 /wiki/ambush rocket-propelled grenade 1 /wiki/rocket-propelled%20grenade shootout 171 /wiki/shootout Maguindanao del Sur Philippine Shariff Aguak ambush rocket-propelled grenade shootout Rocket-propelled grenade /feed/2026/01/25/three-gunmen-fire-a-rocket-propelled-grenade-at-an-armored-suv-and-open-fire-in-an-ambush-against-a-convoy-carrying-the Sunstar 25 58afe058818e635b60f579878b66343019d84d7c 1 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/shariff-aguak-mayor-survives-ambush-gunmen-killed 2026 Three gunmen fire a rocket-propelled grenade at an armored SUV and open fire in an ambush against a convoy carrying the mayor of Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines, injuring two security forces. The three perpetrators are later killed in a shootout with security forces. 2026-01-25 4c7035b39bda6e10a03cd10c26598ca7c65c43f7 13 Embargo of Russian oil during the Russo-Ukrainian war 1 /wiki/embargo%20of%20russian%20oil%20during%20the%20russo-ukrainian%20war France 2 /wiki/france French Navy 71 /wiki/french%20navy Indian 14 /wiki/indian%20people Marseille 239 /wiki/marseille Russian oil 172 /wiki/petroleum%20industry%20in%20russia breaching sanctions 116 /wiki/russian%20shadow%20fleet Embargo of Russian oil during the Russo-Ukrainian war France French Navy Indian Marseille Russian oil breaching sanctions Embargo of Russian oil during the Russo-Ukrainian war /feed/2026/01/25/french-authorities-place-the-indian-captain-of-an-oil-tanker-intercepted-by-the-french-navy-in-the-mediterranean-sea-und AP 25 2836cc1dd9804c5bed9f4aca8b53898bb79dbdad 1 https://apnews.com/article/france-russia-tanker-seized-shadow-fleet-grinch-a2ef56fea4ada6f0335d7124ab56c3db 2026 French authorities place the Indian captain of an oil tanker intercepted by the French Navy in the Mediterranean Sea under questioning on suspicion of breaching sanctions on Russian oil shipments, while prosecutors open a preliminary inquiry after the vessel arrives at anchorage near Marseille and its crew remains aboard. 2026-01-25 32926931a1cf54120afbf01c4889d597803c48e9 11 Betssy Chávez 406 /wiki/betssy%20chavez Brazil 2 /wiki/brazil Brazil–Mexico relations 1 /wiki/brazil-mexico%20relations Lima 116 /wiki/lima Mexican embassy 71 /wiki/list%20of%20diplomatic%20missions%20of%20mexico Mexico 14 /wiki/mexico Peru 37 /wiki/peru asylum 239 /wiki/asylum%20seeker international incident 172 /wiki/international%20incident prime minister 317 /wiki/prime%20minister%20of%20peru Betssy Chávez Brazil Brazil–Mexico relations Lima Mexican embassy Mexico Peru asylum international incident prime minister Brazil–Mexico relations /feed/2026/01/25/brazil-assumes-responsibility-for-representing-mexico-s-diplomatic-interests-in-peru-including-safeguarding-the-mexican Reuters 25 4bbf13e08f224f2383f4e7b5b6dbc31bcd988845 1 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-takes-mexicos-diplomatic-representation-peru-after-spat-over-ex-pm-asylum-2026-01-25/ 2026 Brazil assumes responsibility for representing Mexico's diplomatic interests in Peru, including safeguarding the Mexican embassy in Lima, after Peru severed relations with Mexico following the granting of asylum to former prime minister Betssy Chávez. 2026-01-25 a943cb1e966f7791b3dee3242e794726264bb641 9 Indo-Pacific 70 /wiki/indo-pacific Phuket province 238 /wiki/phuket%20province Thailand 1 /wiki/thailand captive-bred 171 /wiki/captive%20breeding endangered 36 /wiki/endangered%20species leopard shark 115 /wiki/stegostoma%20tigrinum reintroduce 13 /wiki/species%20reintroduction Indo-Pacific Phuket province Thailand captive-bred endangered leopard shark reintroduce Thailand /feed/2026/01/25/thailand-launches-its-first-effort-to-reintroduce-endangered-indo-pacific-leopard-sharks-into-the-wild-by-releasing-capt Reuters 25 9cd964494e0d306cdb4099e2288f15e7b6eba6d3 1 https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/thailand-releases-endangered-leopard-sharks-conservation-push-2026-01-26/ 2026 Thailand launches its first effort to reintroduce endangered Indo-Pacific leopard sharks into the wild by releasing captive-bred juveniles near the Phuket province. 2026-01-25 e7b04469fe8bf4c9c37b82a708f57966c6cfda20 8 Malta 115 /wiki/malta Mediterranean Sea 36 /wiki/mediterranean%20sea Tunisia 70 /wiki/tunisia merchant ship 1 /wiki/merchant%20ship migrant 13 /wiki/african%20immigration%20to%20europe Malta Mediterranean Sea Tunisia merchant ship migrant Merchant ship /feed/2026/01/25/a-merchant-ship-rescues-one-migrant-in-the-mediterranean-sea-after-a-boat-departing-from-tunisia-sinks-while-authoritie Reuters 25 9f69c052a9c0f5cd1e011cde8378d3f43816593a 1 https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/one-rescued-50-feared-drowned-after-migrant-boat-sinks-off-tunisia-2026-01-25/ 2026 A merchant ship rescues one migrant in the Mediterranean Sea after a boat departing from Tunisia sinks, while authorities report that about 50 others are missing and presumed dead and transfer the survivor to Malta for medical treatment. 2026-01-25 7e05fbcf75131383c8b4b1fb817bd7d0951587f6 7 Indonesia 13 /wiki/indonesia West Java 1 /wiki/west%20java Indonesia West Java West Java /feed/2026/01/25/the-death-toll-from-the-recent-landslide-in-west-java-indonesia-increases-to-25-with-72-people-still-missing-and-belie AP 25 97c6c8aa81837e1148b0dfaa9a04f88b92805a68 1 https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-west-java-landslide-d453d653fdd6f05ab7ebe85979c2a61b 2026 Sky News 25 019ba8b96f421092f6ce42e6b1f3db77875c5eb8 1 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https://apnews.com/article/winter-storm-snow-ice-power-outages-7ea143995026e68db42ed1b4aec396cb 2026 Al Jazeera 25 9b5a831b88da005c5dff7452e3f9656c7d03938c 1 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/25/us-storm-causes-widespread-power-outages-thousands-of-flights-cancelled 2026 Over a million people are left without power across the southern United States and at least 10,000 flights cancelled due to the winter storm. 2026-01-25 ba457a9c6167228de1675de695c38f2b04ed964e 4 2026 Salamanca shooting 1 /wiki/2026%20salamanca%20shooting Guanajuato 71 /wiki/guanajuato Mexico 116 /wiki/mexico Salamanca 37 /wiki/salamanca,%20guanajuato association football 14 /wiki/association%20football mass shooting 2 /wiki/mass%20shooting 2026 Salamanca shooting Guanajuato Mexico Salamanca association football mass shooting 2026 Salamanca shooting /feed/2026/01/25/eleven-people-are-killed-and-12-others-are-injured-in-a-mass-shooting-at-a-football-match-in-salamanca-guanajuato-mexi BBC News 25 d68d19c8494ccfcd552bb6c2eb8b8ba6fbbfc464 1 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp80419gggro 2026 Eleven people are killed and 12 others are injured in a mass shooting at a football match in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico. 2026-01-25 6785ee3b85241272f97eb1eeacf96e3a3773203e 3 Allied Democratic Forces 2 /wiki/allied%20democratic%20forces Democratic Republic of the Congo 37 /wiki/democratic%20republic%20of%20the%20congo Ituri Province 14 /wiki/ituri%20province Ituri conflict 1 /wiki/ituri%20conflict Allied Democratic Forces Democratic Republic of the Congo Ituri Province Ituri conflict Ituri conflict /feed/2026/01/25/the-allied-democratic-forces-kill-at-least-25-people-in-several-communities-in-ituri-province-democratic-republic-of-th AFP via ''New Vision 25 34ea1fef4b8e994e39ce06b75d0dd4bda4f76328 1 https://www.newvision.co.ug/category/world/25-farmers-killed-by-adf-rebels-in-dr-congo-a-NV_226934 2026 The Allied Democratic Forces kill at least 25 people in several communities in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2026-01-25 c9d63a8ff0edbff9af1f203d47b5c4d2565e9907 2 Gaza Strip 37 /wiki/gaza%20strip Gaza war 1 /wiki/gaza%20war Israeli forces 14 /wiki/israel%20defense%20forces Palestinians 2 /wiki/palestinians Gaza Strip Gaza war Israeli forces Palestinians Gaza war /feed/2026/01/25/three-palestinians-are-killed-by-israeli-forces-in-two-separate-incidents-in-the-gaza-strip Reuters 25 30b4a1a8432d3fd2ecd7e289430b8161d66d8566 1 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-fire-kills-two-people-gaza-us-pressures-both-sides-advance-gaza-deal-2026-01-25/ 2026 Three Palestinians are killed by Israeli forces in two separate incidents in the Gaza Strip. 2026-01-25 831943356e9e3de71abe7cd57b712835bbc652ba 1 Akobo 116 /wiki/akobo%20county Ethnic violence in South Sudan 1 /wiki/ethnic%20violence%20in%20south%20sudan Jonglei State 317 /wiki/jonglei%20state Nyirol 172 /wiki/nyirol%20county South Sudan 2 /wiki/south%20sudan United Nations 37 /wiki/united%20nations%20mission%20in%20south%20sudan Uror 239 /wiki/uror%20county aid 71 /wiki/foreign%20aid%20to%20sudan army 14 /wiki/south%20sudan%20people's%20defence%20forces opposition forces 406 /wiki/sudan%20people's%20liberation%20movement-in-opposition Akobo Ethnic violence in South Sudan Jonglei State Nyirol South Sudan United Nations Uror aid army opposition forces Ethnic violence in South Sudan /feed/2026/01/25/the-south-sudanese-army-orders-all-civilians-united-nations-personnel-and-aid-workers-in-the-akobo-nyirol-and-uror-c Reuters 25 1a2888b6272c3debe28869c610d1e5a4e571a423 1 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-sudan-orders-un-personnel-civilians-leave-parts-jonglei-state-2026-01-26/ 2026 The South Sudanese army orders all civilians, United Nations personnel, and aid workers in the Akobo, Nyirol, and Uror counties of the Jonglei State to evacuate ahead of an imminent operation against opposition forces.