2026-01-29 7b5800f20425b6cb6ab28328ff66c6f0e4047489 24 Burkina Faso 1 /wiki/burkina%20faso military junta 13 /wiki/patriotic%20movement%20for%20safeguard%20and%20restoration political parties 36 /wiki/list%20of%20political%20parties%20in%20burkina%20faso Burkina Faso military junta political parties Burkina Faso /feed/2026/01/29/burkina-faso-s-ruling-military-junta-dissolves-all-political-parties-accusing-them-of-causing-divisions-in-the-countr AP 29 f57d70f201cb8f86cfcbe646062e560be3bd52d8 1 https://apnews.com/article/burkina-faso-political-parties-politics-junta-19d83b07b9e7700cad650583d354bd4d 2026 Burkina Faso's ruling military junta dissolves all political parties, accusing them of "causing divisions" in the country. 2026-01-29 4537747e29a0d2c2cb8369154b3916dea59b9e1f 23 China 37 /wiki/china Kokang 172 /wiki/kokang Laukkaing 116 /wiki/laukkaing Myanmar 239 /wiki/myanmar Scam centers in Myanmar 1 /wiki/scam%20centers%20in%20myanmar crime family 2 /wiki/crime%20family executed 14 /wiki/capital%20punishment scam center 71 /wiki/scam%20center China Kokang Laukkaing Myanmar Scam centers in Myanmar crime family executed scam center Scam centers in Myanmar /feed/2026/01/29/eleven-members-of-the-ming-crime-family-are-executed-in-china-after-being-convicted-of-various-crimes-related-to-opera BBC News 29 5f66e490881b02d72bf46f684886364b3fc7d6a4 1 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2gdrvy9gjo 2026 DW 29 6d9e4f0766d1c3f3016c49aafce645bdc9f6aaee 1 https://www.dw.com/en/china-executes-11-gang-members-involved-in-cyberscam-centers-in-myanmar/a-75706161 2026 Eleven members of the "Ming crime family" are executed in China after being convicted of various crimes related to operating scam centers in Laukkaing, Kokang, Myanmar. 2026-01-29 e7b6b2f7c8cb99fdc45cb47cc46aaee1f3683e6b 21 Canada 71 /wiki/canada Cree Nation 2 /wiki/cree%20nation%20of%20mistissini Crime in Canada 1 /wiki/crime%20in%20canada Mistissini 14 /wiki/mistissini%20(cree%20village%20municipality) Quebec 37 /wiki/quebec drug activity 317 /wiki/drug%20policy%20of%20canada lockdown 116 /wiki/lockdown organized crime 239 /wiki/gangs%20in%20canada provincial police 172 /wiki/surete%20du%20quebec Canada Cree Nation Crime in Canada Mistissini Quebec drug activity lockdown organized crime provincial police Crime in Canada /feed/2026/01/29/the-cree-nation-of-mistissini-quebec-canada-enters-lockdown-after-a-shooting-yesterday-killed-two-men-prompting-the Reuters 29 75ef00f3512849e2d333db1574fd4370b5c98087 1 https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/cree-nation-community-quebec-lockdown-after-two-shot-dead-cbc-reports-2026-01-29/ 2026 The Cree Nation of Mistissini, Quebec, Canada, enters lockdown after a shooting yesterday killed two men, prompting the closure of schools and public buildings while provincial police investigate a case linked to organized crime and drug activity. 2026-01-29 a305cd6506a2d9c963355eeb23cd1946927d4c83 20 2025–2026 Iranian protests 116 /wiki/2025-2026%20iranian%20protests European Union 2 /wiki/european%20union Iran–European Union relations 1 /wiki/iran-european%20union%20relations Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 14 /wiki/islamic%20revolutionary%20guard%20corps a terrorist organization 37 /wiki/list%20of%20organisations%20designated%20as%20terrorist%20by%20the%20european%20union the crackdown 71 /wiki/2026%20iran%20massacres 2025–2026 Iranian protests European Union Iran–European Union relations Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization the crackdown Iran–European Union relations /feed/2026/01/29/the-european-union-designates-the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-as-a-terrorist-organization-in-response-to-the-crack BBC News 29 efee77356c4e26a619b16fd04d262063cd492a89 1 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20gypw8enjo 2026 The European Union designates the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization in response to the crackdown on the recent protests. 2026-01-29 3a080ccf70847ced6aa5e120ecf5ef99a7e82d7f 19 Georgia 14 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after 38 members invoked the Vienna Mechanism in 2024 and raised concerns over the government's compliance with international obligations. 2026-01-29 0ae0f69fd2cae6db0c1d6541f04730abebae30ca 18 2025–2026 hunger crisis in Afghanistan 1 /wiki/2025-2026%20hunger%20crisis%20in%20afghanistan Afghanistan 71 /wiki/afghanistan Asian Development Bank 2 /wiki/asian%20development%20bank US$ 37 /wiki/us$ United Nations 14 /wiki/united%20nations economic strain 116 /wiki/economy%20of%20afghanistan foreign aid 172 /wiki/foreign%20aid%20to%20afghanistan 2025–2026 hunger crisis in Afghanistan Afghanistan Asian Development Bank US$ United Nations economic strain foreign aid 2025–2026 hunger crisis in Afghanistan /feed/2026/01/29/the-asian-development-bank-and-the-united-nations-launch-a-two-year-us-100-million-programme-in-afghanistan-to-support Reuters 29 86bca3d7bfb9083be49b3f892c4817371f1ed4e1 1 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghanistan-launches-100-million-food-security-programme-crisis-deepens-2026-01-29/ 2026 The Asian Development Bank and the United Nations launch a two-year, US$100 million programme in Afghanistan to support more than 151,000 families amid rising hunger linked to deportations, economic strain, and reduced foreign aid. 2026-01-29 d65d3285b3c55955dbb9ec5a8d64e27c90be9987 17 Beechcraft AT-6TH 13 /wiki/beechcraft%20t-6%20texan%20ii Chiang Mai province 36 /wiki/chiang%20mai%20province Thailand 70 /wiki/thailand military 1 /wiki/royal%20thai%20air%20force Beechcraft AT-6TH Chiang Mai province Thailand military Military /feed/2026/01/29/two-people-are-killed-when-a-military-beechcraft-at-6th-aircraft-crashes-in-chiang-mai-province-thailand Bangkok Post 29 976fd46db0b91f99165725f5bad785a41cc17fa5 1 https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3185919/two-die-as-thai-air-force-plane-crashes-in-chiang-mai 2026 Two people are killed when a military Beechcraft AT-6TH aircraft crashes in Chiang Mai province, Thailand. 2026-01-29 0722ba9bf6da120e34a213cff1242e30d95e55f2 16 Durban 36 /wiki/durban KwaZulu-Natal 70 /wiki/kwazulu-natal South Africa 115 /wiki/south%20africa minibus 1 /wiki/minibus taxi 13 /wiki/taxi Durban KwaZulu-Natal South Africa minibus taxi Minibus /feed/2026/01/29/eleven-people-are-killed-and-several-others-are-critically-injured-when-a-truck-collides-with-a-minibus-taxi-near-durban AP 29 3db88437b452900ae8cdf72b36796de0e4c40381 1 https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-taxi-truck-crash-f0291dbd9413393b74cd39693df14000 2026 Eleven people are killed and several others are critically injured when a truck collides with a minibus taxi near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 2026-01-29 2640eee89ba8a2f483b08f0337f9296b1b243ee0 15 2025–26 European windstorm season 1 /wiki/2025-26%20european%20windstorm%20season Figueira da Foz 14 /wiki/figueira%20da%20foz Portugal 2 /wiki/portugal 2025–26 European windstorm season 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/feed/2026/01/29/panama-s-supreme-court-nullifies-the-concession-held-by-ck-hutchison-to-operate-the-balboa-and-cristobal-ports-at-the-pa Financial Times 29 e4b33f72591d8815d514e57af7fc621ff28f7565 1 https://www.ft.com/content/4922a630-ed8a-4b1d-bbee-56b18cd08587 2026 Panama's supreme court nullifies the concession held by CK Hutchison to operate the Balboa and Cristóbal ports at the Panama Canal as unconstitutional and orders the facilities to be retendered, following a lawsuit by the comptroller after an audit alleged irregularities. 2026-01-29 90c6a22f628bee0f0bfa8e93ab89d1c278acbe30 13 European Union 2 /wiki/european%20union Russia 14 /wiki/russia Russo-Ukrainian war 1 /wiki/russo-ukrainian%20war money laundering 37 /wiki/money%20laundering European Union Russia Russo-Ukrainian war money laundering Russo-Ukrainian war /feed/2026/01/29/the-european-union-blacklists-russia-due-to-a-risk-of-money-laundering Reuters 29 e83a2530884cecd93b9f17e4dfd5c36244d77829 1 https://www.reuters.com/business/eu-has-blacklisted-russia-risk-money-laundering-kallas-says-2026-01-29/ 2026 The European Union blacklists Russia due to a risk of money laundering. 2026-01-29 caafb4f90ab064f25ccb05c38d4c98e28d678d3d 11 Houthis 37 /wiki/houthis World Food Programme 2 /wiki/world%20food%20programme Yemeni civil war 1 /wiki/yemeni%20civil%20war northern Yemen 14 /wiki/houthi-controlled%20yemen ongoing famine 71 /wiki/famine%20in%20yemen%20(2016-present) Houthis World Food Programme Yemeni civil war northern Yemen ongoing famine Yemeni civil war /feed/2026/01/29/the-world-food-programme-ends-its-operations-in-northern-yemen-following-restrictions-from-the-houthis-amid-an-ongoing-f DW 29 e87ff8cff57a3216e323b44ebca95710ed4a4865 1 https://www.dw.com/en/yemen-wfp-stops-operations-definitively-amid-houthi-threats/a-75713997 2026 The World Food Programme ends its operations in northern Yemen following restrictions from the Houthis amid an ongoing famine. 2026-01-29 19100d3262a5f2fbc8609c24bff8f8c6385c609b 10 Russia 2 /wiki/russia Russo-Ukrainian war 1 /wiki/russo-ukrainian%20war Ukraine 14 /wiki/ukraine soldiers 37 /wiki/russian%20ground%20forces soldiers 71 /wiki/ukrainian%20ground%20forces Russia Russo-Ukrainian war Ukraine soldiers soldiers Russo-Ukrainian war /feed/2026/01/29/russia-and-ukraine-conduct-a-swap-of-bodies-with-russia-receiving-the-remains-of-38-soldiers-and-ukraine-receiving-the BBC News 29 4c7f38373e3f2a486f6c4a5e6de0765f7e41c398 1 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9jl8vxdy9o 2026 Russia and Ukraine conduct a swap of bodies, with Russia receiving the remains of 38 soldiers and Ukraine receiving the remains of 1,000 soldiers, the first such swap since November 2025. 2026-01-29 72bf2ccc031e6415f20a8d1747114a31af52d5eb 9 Bannu district 14 /wiki/bannu%20district Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1 /wiki/insurgency%20in%20khyber%20pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 37 /wiki/khyber%20pakhtunkhwa Pakistan 71 /wiki/pakistan Pakistan Armed Forces 2 /wiki/pakistan%20armed%20forces Bannu district Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan Pakistan Armed Forces Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa /feed/2026/01/29/pakistani-forces-kill-three-militants-during-an-operation-in-bannu-district-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-pakistan The Peninsula 29 d59d36d044c786b7ce43283f1140dc0a48fb1448 1 https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/29/01/2026/three-militants-killed-in-security-operation-northwest-pakistan 2026 Pakistani forces kill three militants during an operation in Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. 2026-01-29 cb0aeb435342d23473ca3ef9b8bc9482515b671a 8 Ethiopia 2 /wiki/ethiopia Ethiopia–TPLF clashes 1 /wiki/ethiopia-tplf%20clashes Tigray People's Liberation Front 37 /wiki/tigray%20people's%20liberation%20front Tigray Region 71 /wiki/tigray%20region military 14 /wiki/ethiopian%20national%20defense%20force Ethiopia Ethiopia–TPLF clashes Tigray People's Liberation Front Tigray Region military Ethiopia–TPLF clashes /feed/2026/01/29/clashes-between-the-ethiopian-military-and-the-tigray-people-s-liberation-front-break-out-in-the-tigray-region Al Jazeera 29 c0ecc8056794af3906959160d6c85ddd09a72d0b 1 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/29/clashes-between-government-troops-and-tigrayan-forces-erupt-in-ethiopia 2026 Clashes between the Ethiopian military and the Tigray People's Liberation Front break out in the Tigray Region. 2026-01-29 f890b68b06f431fa769aaa7c4f3675224367c9b5 7 Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin 2 /wiki/jama'at%20nusrat%20al-islam%20wal-muslimin Mali 37 /wiki/mali Senegalese border 71 /wiki/mali-senegal%20border War in the Sahel 1 /wiki/war%20in%20the%20sahel economy 172 /wiki/economy%20of%20mali fuel tanker 14 /wiki/tank%20truck ongoing fuel blockade 116 /wiki/mali%20fuel%20blockade Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin Mali Senegalese border War in the Sahel economy fuel tanker ongoing fuel blockade War in the Sahel /feed/2026/01/29/jama-at-nusrat-al-islam-wal-muslimin-insurgents-ambush-a-fuel-tanker-convoy-in-western-mali-near-the-senegalese-border Africa News 29 5bb5232aa85a46dda2bf2b82bb6ae63b56fdee51 1 https://www.africanews.com/2026/02/02/deadly-jihadist-attack-hits-fuel-convoy-in-western-mali// 2026 Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin insurgents ambush a fuel tanker convoy in western Mali near the Senegalese border, killing at least 15 people, and destroying the tankers amid an ongoing fuel blockade by the jihadist group aimed at crippling the economy. 2026-01-29 dd9a808de672d6e9c4c9f78144fc3439d78cc6d7 5 Boko Haram 2 /wiki/boko%20haram Borno State 116 /wiki/borno%20state Nigerian 14 /wiki/nigerian%20armed%20forces Sabon Gari 71 /wiki/sabon%20gari War in the Sahel 1 /wiki/war%20in%20the%20sahel military base 37 /wiki/military%20base Boko Haram Borno State Nigerian Sabon Gari War in the Sahel military base War in the Sahel /feed/2026/01/29/boko-haram-militants-kill-25-construction-workers-in-an-attack-on-a-nigerian-military-base-under-construction-in-sabon-g ABC News 29 8b62bbe14fb85d97e68614c7c04af73709a76be1 1 https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/armed-extremists-kill-dozens-northeastern-nigeria-129730100 2026 Boko Haram militants kill 25 construction workers in an attack on a Nigerian military base under construction in Sabon Gari, Borno State. 2026-01-29 f6f7b8ccd7afca595a87123ac723cce7c1b997ba 3 Diori Hamani International Airport 14 /wiki/diori%20hamani%20international%20airport Islamic State 2 /wiki/islamic%20state Niamey 37 /wiki/niamey Niger 71 /wiki/niger War in the Sahel 1 /wiki/war%20in%20the%20sahel soldiers 116 /wiki/niger%20armed%20forces Diori Hamani International Airport Islamic State Niamey Niger War in the Sahel soldiers War in the Sahel /feed/2026/01/29/the-islamic-state-attacks-the-military-part-of-diori-hamani-international-airport-in-niamey-niger-injuring-four-soldie Al Jazeera 29 2ce1005e11b169d37da6186cdba87577d4c3ea38 1 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/29/niger-military-govt-says-france-benin-ivory-coast-behind-airport-attack 2026 The Islamic State attacks the military part of Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, Niger, injuring four soldiers but resulting in the deaths of 20 militants.