Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Dnipro strikes

Three people are killed and three others are injured in overnight Russian strikes on the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Odesa oblasts of Ukraine.

Russo-Caucasian conflict

Two militants are killed in a shootout with police in Karabudakhkentsky District, Dagestan, Russia.

World

Guinea is unsuspended from ECOWAS following the 2025 Guinean presidential election.

2023 Ecuadorian general election

Ecuador's prosecutor's office raids the homes of politicians from the Citizen Revolution party, including presidential candidate Luisa González, as part of an investigation into alleged illicit Venezuelan money used to finance their 2023 campaign.

Corruption in South Korea

A court in Seoul, South Korea, sentences former first lady Kim Keon Hee to 20 months in prison for corruption.

Iran–Turkey relations

The Turkish National Intelligence Organization arrest six people, including an Iranian national, who are suspected of spying for Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, including at the NATO Incirlik Air Base in Adana.

2026 Rubaya mine collapse

At least 200 people are killed and several others are injured when a landslide collapses several of the Rubaya mines in Masisi Territory, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

SATENA Flight 8895

A SATENA Beechcraft 1900 crashes near Cúcuta in North Santander, Colombia, killing all 15 people on board.

2025–26 European windstorm season

Five people are killed and severe damage is caused by Storm Kristin in Portugal.

2026 Baramati Learjet 45 crash

Five people, including Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, are killed after a Learjet 45 aircraft crashes and explodes at Baramati Airport in Pune district, Maharashtra, India.

Disasters

Five people are killed, including three children, in a house fire in Sakha Republic, Russia.

Climate change in the Caribbean

The Hague district court orders the Dutch government to create a legally binding plan to protect Bonaire from climate change, including setting enforceable emissions-reduction targets aligned with the Paris Agreement, after ruling that existing measures fail to safeguard residents from rising seas and extreme weather.

Culture

Sarah Mullally is confirmed as the first female archbishop of Canterbury and primate of the Church of England.

2025 Africa Cup of Nations final

In association football, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) fines the Senegal Football Federation US$615,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct during the final match against Morocco, fines Senegalese coach Pape Thiaw $100,000, and bans him for five 2027 AFCON qualifying matches. Senegalese players Iliman Ndiaye and Ismaila Sarr are also banned from the first two qualifier matches.

2025 Africa Cup of Nations final

The CAF also fines the Royal Moroccan Football Federation $315,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and interfering with referees. Moroccan captain Achraf Hakimi is banned for two games and player Ismael Saibari is banned for three.