China executes 11 members of Ming family linked to Myanmar scam compounds
The case marks the first executions in Beijing’s crackdown on scam networks in Myanmar, where the Ming family built a violent fraud and gambling empire.
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South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee sentenced to 20 months for corruption
A Seoul court handed Kim Keon Hee a prison term over gifts and favors, deepening the downfall of the country’s former first couple.
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Turkey arrests six on suspicion of spying for Iran
Authorities say the suspects, including an Iranian national, were detained after coordinated operations across five provinces and accused of gathering intelligence on military sites.
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French lawmakers back ban on social media for under-15s
France’s lower house has passed a bill to bar under-15s from social media and to prohibit mobile phones in high schools, sending the measure to the Senate.
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Azerbaijan says it foiled an embassy attack plot in Baku
Security services arrested three people they say were linked to Islamic State’s Khorasan Province and were preparing to attack an embassy in the capital.
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Nasry Asfura Sworn In as Honduras President After Narrow Election Win
Conservative businessman Nasry Asfura took office as president of Honduras after a closely contested election shaped by crime, migration and geopolitical rivalry.
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Interpol operation leads to 3,744 arrests in global trafficking crackdown
Operation Liberterra III spanned 119 countries and also identified more than 4,400 potential victims, Interpol said in a report on transnational trafficking and smuggling.
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Shariff Aguak mayor survives ambush as gunmen are killed in clash with security forces
A convoy carrying the mayor of Shariff Aguak came under fire in Maguindanao del Sur on January 25, 2026, in an attack that ended with the assailants dead and the mayor unharmed.
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French hold Indian captain of seized Mediterranean tanker as Russia sanctions probe widens
French authorities are questioning the Indian captain of a tanker intercepted in the Mediterranean after the ship arrived at anchorage near Marseille, part of a wider crackdown on the Russian shadow fleet.
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Myanmar’s final election phase closes monthlong vote under military control
Myanmar held the third and final phase of its general election on January 25, 2026, in a process that all but guaranteed military-backed control of parliament.
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Minnesota protests intensify after fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agent
Demonstrations, business disruptions and political fallout spread across Minneapolis after the death of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti during federal immigration enforcement activity.
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Minnesota strike shut down businesses, campuses and cultural institutions in protest over ICE surge
Tens of thousands joined an economic blackout in Minneapolis and across Minnesota, with closures, arrests and a march through subzero weather after the death of Renee Good.
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To Lam re-elected to lead Vietnam’s Communist Party as growth targets sharpen
Vietnam’s ruling party has re-elected To Lam as general secretary, strengthening his position at the top of the state and sharpening focus on economic reform.
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Haiti council votes to remove acting prime minister in fresh political rupture
AP said Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council moved to oust acting prime minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé two weeks before the council was due to dissolve.
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Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding arrested in Mexico
The FBI fugitive faces U.S. charges over multinational cocaine trafficking and an alleged plot to kill a federal witness.
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Six injured in knife attack at Kurdish demonstration in Antwerp
Police say two suspects were arrested after a protest outside Antwerp’s Opera House turned violent and left two people in critical condition.
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Two teachers killed in South African school shooting as police probe former employee suspect
Police say a former teacher opened fire at Ntabankulu Primary School in Eastern Cape, killing two women teachers and leaving another educator critically injured.
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Philippine journalist Frenchie Cumpio convicted of terror financing in a case rights groups call a travesty
A Tacloban court sentenced Cumpio and Marielle Domequil to prison terms of up to 18 years, prompting new alarms over press freedom in the Philippines.
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Three killed in Lake Cargelligo shootings as police hunt suspect
Authorities urged residents of the small New South Wales town to stay indoors while more than 100 officers searched for a 37-year-old man described as armed and dangerous.
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Europol says Europe-wide synthetic-drug network has been dismantled
Authorities arrested more than 85 people and seized about 1,000 metric tons of precursor chemicals in what Europol called its largest operation against synthetic drugs.
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Australian Coalition splits after Nationals quit shadow frontbench over hate laws
The Nationals say their alliance with the Liberals has become untenable after a row over proposed hate speech reforms, leaving the opposition split for the second time since the election.
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Malaysia moves to charge former army and defence chiefs in a sweeping military graft case
Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency says two former top commanders and the wife of one of them will face charges over alleged procurement irregularities, marking an escalation in a case that has reached the military’s highest ranks.
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South Korea Gives Han Duck-soo 23-Year Sentence in Martial Law Case
The court said the former prime minister helped legitimize Yoon Suk Yeol's failed decree and ordered his immediate detention.
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Thailand says four-month anti-drug drive seized 330 million meth tablets
Thailand’s prime minister says a nationwide crackdown seized more than 330 million methamphetamine tablets, arrested over 88,000 suspects and froze assets worth about $140 million over four months, on the event date 2026-01-20.
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