Portal:Current events/2026 January 10

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Syrian conflict
  • SDF–Syrian transitional government clashes
    • January 2026 Aleppo clashes
      • A kamikaze drone of unknown origin strikes a governate building in Aleppo, Syria, while government officials were holding a conference inside, a day after the government declared a ceasefire in the city. (Al Jazeera)
  • Operation Hawkeye Strike
    • The United States military launches airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria. (Sky News) (Fox News)
• Crisis in Venezuela, War on drugs, United States–Venezuela relations
  • 2026 United States intervention in Venezuela
    • The U.S. State Department urges Americans to leave Venezuela immediately, following reports that Colectivos were targeting them. (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

• 2026 Binaliw landslide
  • The death toll from a garbage landslide in Cebu City, Philippines, rises to at least four, while 12 of about 50 buried sanitation workers are rescued. (AFP via Arab News)
• 2026 Paipa Piper PA-31 crash
  • Six people are killed, including musician Yeison Jiménez, when a Piper PA-31 Navajo crashes in Paipa, Boyacá Department, Colombia. (BNO News)

International relations

• Argentina–Brazil relations, Argentina–Venezuela relations, International reactions to the 2026 United States intervention in Venezuela
  • Brazil returns responsibility to Argentina for its diplomatic representation and custody of the Argentine embassy in Venezuela after overseeing the mission in Caracas since 2024 following the expulsion of Argentine diplomats under the Nicolás Maduro administration. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2025 Egyptian parliamentary election
  • Egypt's National Elections Authority finalizes the remaining 49 parliamentary seats, confirming that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's allies retain the two-thirds supermajority needed to amend the constitution, while opposition parties and independents hold about 158 of 568 elected seats. (Reuters)
• Nicaragua–United States relations
  • Nicaragua releases dozens of prisoners after the United States publicly demanded the release of more than 60 political prisoners. (Al Jazeera)
• 2025 Honduran general election
  • The Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Honduran Armed Forces Héctor Valerio informs that the already confirmed election results and the transfer of power would be guaranteed despite President Xiomara Castro's decree demanding a recount of the results. (Tiempo)

Science and technology

• Pornography Act
  • Indonesia suspends access to the Grok chatbot over concerns about the generation of pornographic content and summons representatives of its developer, xAI, for investigation. (Reuters)

Sports

• 2025–26 FA Cup
  • Macclesfield 2–1 Crystal Palace
    • In association football, National League North team Macclesfield beat the FA Cup defending champions Crystal Palace 2–1, in statistically the biggest upset in the competition's 155-year history. (BBC Sport)