Armed conflicts and attacks

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

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/28/russia-launches-new-deadly-strikes-across-ukraine

Arts and culture

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

• https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/first-woman-leader-church-england-confirmed-ancient-ceremony-2026-01-28/

Disasters and accidents

A SATENA Beechcraft 1900 crashes near Cúcuta in North Santander, Colombia, killing all 15 people on board. (BNO News) (El Heraldo)

• https://bnonews.com/index.php/2026/01/plane-with-15-on-board-crashes-in-northern-colombia-no-survivors/
• https://www.elheraldo.co/colombia/2026/01/28/desaparece-aeronave-de-satena-con-19-personas-a-bordo-en-norte-de-santander/

Disasters and accidents

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

• https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/5-dead-as-storm-kristin-batters-portugal/3813386

Disasters and accidents

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

• https://english.news.cn/20260128/50dbc0ef57fc433ba49cd32ae10f7055/c.html

Health and environment

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. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/climate-bonaire-netherlands-court-greenpeace-caribbean-island-c793ba6d63dd30a6dfb9c5cfa9f8452d

International relations

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

• https://www.ecowas.int/ecowas-communique-on-the-republic-of-guinea/

Law and crime

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. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/turkey-iran-spying-suspects-arrested-50bc849de2e62147db739c6d97c77324

Politics and elections

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. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuador-raids-leftist-politicians-homes-over-alleged-venezuela-campaign-funds-2026-01-28/

Sports

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. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/senegal-and-morocco-fined-and-banned-after-afcon-final-chaos/a-75708036

Sports

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. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/senegal-and-morocco-fined-and-banned-after-afcon-final-chaos/a-75708036