Armed conflicts and attacks

At least five people are killed and two others are injured in a Russian drone strike on a passenger train in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. (The Guardian) (Reuters)

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/russian-drone-strike-on-ukrainian-passenger-train-kills-five
• https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-drone-strike-passenger-train-kharkiv-region-kills-three-prosecutors-say-2026-01-27/

Disasters and accidents

Philippine officials ground the fleet of passenger ships belonging to Aleson Shipping Lines, owner of the sunken ferry Trisha Kerstin 3. (AP via CTV News) (GMA News)

• https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/philippines-grounds-companys-fleet-of-passenger-ships-after-at-least-18-die-in-ferry-sinking/
• https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/974297/death-toll-in-ferry-sinking-basilan-ocd-bar/story/

Disasters and accidents

Seven people are killed and three injured after a minibus carrying Greek PAOK FC fans crashes on E70 in Timiș County, Romania. (AP) (Caliber)

• https://apnews.com/article/paok-fans-killed-crash-romania-lyon-379c3d5505c91e8282c064f40d803750
• https://caliber.az/en/post/road-crash-in-romania-kills-7-paok-fc-fans?__cf_chl_tk=1THtxznY9gGHZULM33tJu6tGM8mBvSyQrCtbssD7SqU-1769536111-1.0.1.1-bfXPK75SEa4wPqxjsV4VDDYfWnzsLIIP8NnHeN_aSuw

Disasters and accidents

Three people are killed and two others injured after a boat carrying 25 tourists from France capsizes off the coast of Muscat, Oman. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/27/three-french-tourists-drown-after-their-boat-capsizes-in-oman

International relations

The United States begins releasing frozen Venezuelan assets under sanctions, as acting Venezuelan president Delcy Rodríguez confirms renewed diplomatic contacts between the two countries. (AFP via France 24)

• https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260128-venezuela-s-acting-president-says-us-unfreezing-sanctioned-funds

Law and crime

The Azerbaijani State Security Service announces that it has foiled an attempt by the Islamic State's Khorasan Province to bomb an embassy in Baku. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/27/azerbaijan-arrests-three-people-over-planned-embassy-attack-in-baku