Portal:Current events/2026 January 5

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza Conflict
  • Four Palestinians are killed in an Israeli airstrike on a tent sheltering displaced refugees in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in Gaza. Israel claims it was targeting a Hamas target. (The National)
• Terrorism in Pakistan
  • Pakistani counter-terrorism police seize two tons of explosives and arrest three people suspected of being members of the Baloch Liberation Army and planning attacks with them. (AP)

Business and economy

• A 243 kg (536 lb) bluefin tuna is sold for a record ¥510 million (US$3.2 million) at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo, Japan. (BBC News) (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• At least 14 people are killed in flash floods in Siau Tagulandang Biaro Islands Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Reuters)

Health and environment

• Nestlé recalls selected batches of infant formula in several European countries after identifying a quality issue in a supplier ingredient that may involve the presence of the toxin cereulide. (AFP via The Manila Times)

International relations

• Israel–Syria relations
  • Israeli invasion of Syria
    • United States-mediated talks between Israel and Syria focused on reviving the 1974 disengagement framework resume after a several-month hiatus, with Syria pressing for an Israeli withdrawal from territory entered after the fall of the Assad regime. (Reuters)
• International reactions to the 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela, Swiss neutrality
  • Switzerland freezes all assets held in the country by de jure Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his associates for four years, following Maduro's abduction and transfer to the United States, and is intending to secure the assets while their legal status is under investigation. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela
  • A Venezuelan decree authorizes a national manhunt for those involved in the American attack. (Reuters)
• United States v. Maduro et al.
  • De jure Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores plead not guilty to charges of drug trafficking and narcoterrorism in the United States. They will remain in prison until their next court appearance in March. (NBC News) (Fox News)
• Three Arab Israelis are killed in two separate shootings in Nazareth and Kafr Qara, Israel. (The Jerusalem Post)

Politics and elections

• 2026 United States strikes in Venezuela
  • Delcy Rodríguez is formally sworn in as acting and first female president of Venezuela following Nicolás Maduro's abduction and transfer out of the country. (Reuters)
• Censorship in Uganda
  • Uganda bans the live broadcasting and streaming of protests and violent incidents and restricts content deemed inciting or hateful ahead of the general election. (Reuters)