TIL Date: 2026-01
216 headlines found.
- Zohran Mamdani sworn in as first Muslim New York City Mayor
January 1, 2026 - Bulgaria joins the euro after rocky path to new currency
January 1, 2026 - Trump says he is withdrawing National Guard troops from some US cities
January 1, 2026 - 'Many dead and injured' in blast at bar in Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana
January 1, 2026 - CIA assesses Ukraine was not targeting a Putin residence in drone attack, contrary to Kremlin claim, sources say
January 1, 2026 - Trump postpones tariff hikes on furniture, kitchen cabinets for a year
January 1, 2026 - China's BYD set to overtake Tesla as world's top EV seller
January 2, 2026 - Venezuela has detained several Americans as tensions with US rise
January 2, 2026 - Trump to give update after US strikes Venezuela and captures President Maduro
January 3, 2026 - Israel accuses Mamdani of antisemitism on first day as New York mayor
January 3, 2026 - 'Wicked' composer says he won't appear at Kennedy Center after name change
January 3, 2026 - Swiss prosecutors place bar managers under investigation after deadly fire
January 3, 2026 - Donald Trump says US is 'going to run' Venezuela after overnight strikes
January 3, 2026 - Wisconsin judge convicted of obstructing arrest of immigrant resigns as GOP threatens impeachment
January 3, 2026 - Maduro jailed in New York after audacious raid and capture
January 4, 2026 - US attack on Venezuela raises fears of future Greenland takeover
January 4, 2026 - Anne Frank stepsister and Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss dies aged 96
January 4, 2026 - Leftwing militants claim responsibility for arson attack on Berlin power grid
January 4, 2026 - First female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby dies at 77
January 4, 2026 - Maduro to appear in US court as emboldened Trump threatens other countries after Venezuela strikes
January 5, 2026 - Police identify all 40 victims of Swiss bar fire
January 5, 2026 - UK's plans to seize asylum seekers' phones condemned by campaigners
January 5, 2026 - US action in Venezuela not legal, senior Labour MP says
January 5, 2026 - Bluefin tuna fetches record $3.2m at Tokyo auction
January 5, 2026 - Ten people convicted for online harassment of France's first lady Brigitte Macron
January 5, 2026 - 'We need Greenland': Trump repeats threat to annex Danish territory
January 5, 2026 - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ends reelection bid amid welfare fraud scandal
January 5, 2026 - Nicolás Maduro pleads not guilty to US narco-terrorism charges and claims he is 'still president' of Venezuela
January 5, 2026 - Sega co-founder David Rosen dies aged 95
January 5, 2026 - Pentagon moves to cut Sen. Mark Kelly's military retirement pay as punishment over 'illegal orders' video
January 5, 2026 - Venezuela swears in interim president after defiant Maduro pleads not guilty
January 6, 2026 - Canada's Chrystia Freeland to quit as MP and become adviser to Zelensky
January 6, 2026 - Swiss ski bar not inspected for five years before deadly fire, mayor says
January 6, 2026 - Lego unveils tech-filled Smart Bricks - to play experts' dismay
January 6, 2026 - US Congressman Doug LaMalfa dies unexpectedly at 65
January 6, 2026 - Nvidia unveils self-driving car tech as it seeks to power more products with AI
January 6, 2026 - Japanese PM's Taiwan comments prompt China to ban certain exports to Japan
January 6, 2026 - White House discussing 'options' to acquire Greenland, says military use isn't off the table
January 6, 2026 - Aldrich Ames, CIA agent who sold secrets to the Soviets, dies aged 84
January 7, 2026 - Michael Reagan, President Ronald Reagan's eldest son, dies at 80
January 7, 2026 - Trump says Venezuela will be 'turning over' up to 50 million barrels of oil to US
January 7, 2026 - Russia sends navy ships to guard oil tanker being pursued by US forces
January 7, 2026 - Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes itself out of existence
January 7, 2026 - White House holding briefing after US seizes Russian-flagged tanker in Atlantic
January 7, 2026 - Walz puts Minnesota National Guard on alert after ICE agent kills woman in Minneapolis
January 7, 2026 - Marco Rubio says he will meet Danish officials to discuss Greenland next week
January 7, 2026 - Warner Bros. Discovery board rejects Paramount's revamped hostile takeover bid
January 7, 2026 - US seizes two 'shadow fleet' tankers linked to Venezuelan oil
January 8, 2026 - Trump moves to pull US out of bedrock global climate treaty, becoming first country to do so
January 8, 2026 - FBI takes over case of ICE agent killing US woman and cuts Minnesota's access to evidence
January 8, 2026 - US Senate advances war powers resolution to stop Trump from taking further military action in Venezuela
January 8, 2026 - 'I don't need international law': Trump says power constrained only by 'my own morality'
January 9, 2026 - Whistle, crackle, banned: Dutch set to outlaw fireworks after more new year chaos
January 9, 2026 - There is a 'real threat' of US military action against Colombia, president tells BBC
January 9, 2026 - Astronaut's 'serious medical condition' forces Nasa to end space station mission early
January 9, 2026 - Russia strikes Ukraine with Oreshnik ballistic missile, one of its most advanced weapons
January 9, 2026 - Trump says US needs to 'own' Greenland to prevent Russia and China from taking it
January 10, 2026 - Washington National Opera cuts ties with the Kennedy Center after longstanding partnership
January 10, 2026 - Rare first Superman comic once stolen from Nicolas Cage sells for $15m
January 10, 2026 - Trump administration suspends $129m in benefit payments to Minnesota
January 10, 2026 - Nasa announces timeline of astronauts' early departure from ISS due to 'serious' medical issue
January 10, 2026 - Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder, dies aged 78
January 11, 2026 - Service door of Crans-Montana bar where 40 died in fire was locked from inside, owner says
January 11, 2026 - Nobel Institute says Peace Prize cannot be transferred after Machado suggestion
January 11, 2026 - EU wants 'Farage clause' in Brexit 'reset' talks with UK
January 11, 2026 - Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late'
January 11, 2026 - Trump won't take Greenland by force, Mandelson says
January 11, 2026 - US federal prosecutors open criminal investigation into the Fed and Jerome Powell
January 12, 2026 - Trump threatens to block ExxonMobil from Venezuela after CEO calls country 'uninvestable'
January 12, 2026 - Trump mulls 'very strong' military options as hundreds killed in Iran protests
January 12, 2026 - Guantanamo detainee paid 'substantial' compensation by UK to settle torture complicity case
January 12, 2026 - US will have Greenland 'one way or the other', says Trump
January 12, 2026 - Hungary grants asylum to former Polish minister amid abuse of power investigation
January 12, 2026 - Almost 650 killed in Iran protests, rights group says, as supreme leader issues warning to US
January 12, 2026 - UK to bring into force law to tackle Grok AI deepfakes this week
January 12, 2026 - Around 1,000 more immigration officers headed to Minneapolis, sources say, as tensions flare after fatal ICE shooting
January 12, 2026 - Sen. Mark Kelly files lawsuit alleging Hegseth violated his rights with push for punishment over illegal orders video
January 12, 2026 - Trump 'immediately' imposes 25% tariffs on countries that do business with Iran. That could include China
January 13, 2026 - Marine Le Pen's appeal against embezzlement conviction to begin
January 13, 2026 - BBC will aim to have Trump's $5bn defamation lawsuit thrown out
January 13, 2026 - Fans bid farewell to Indian Idol winner who was 'pride' of Gorkha community
January 13, 2026 - China pressing European countries to bar Taiwan politicians or face crossing a 'red line'
January 13, 2026 - Iran protester 'to be executed tomorrow', rights group says, as official says 2,000 killed in crackdown
January 13, 2026 - Global central banks offer 'full solidarity' to US Fed's Powell amid Trump threats
January 13, 2026 - Trump warns of 'complete mess' if supreme court rejects tariffs
January 13, 2026 - German church's televised 'slime Jesus' infuriates the faithful
January 13, 2026 - Scott Adams, 'Dilbert' creator who poked fun at bad bosses, dies at 68
January 13, 2026 - Prosecutors seek death penalty for ex-South Korean president Yoon
January 13, 2026 - Bill Clinton faces being held in contempt of Congress after he and Hillary refuse to testify in Epstein inquiry
January 13, 2026 - US aircraft that attacked suspected drug boat reportedly disguised as civilian plane
January 13, 2026 - More people died in France than were born, for first time since WW2
January 13, 2026 - Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer, dies at 86
January 14, 2026 - Trump warns US will 'take very strong action' if Iran starts executing arrested protesters
January 14, 2026 - Estonia leads with entry ban on Russians who fought in Ukraine
January 14, 2026 - Saks Global files for bankruptcy amid luxury market strains
January 14, 2026 - Anything less than US control of Greenland is 'unacceptable,' Trump says ahead of talks
January 14, 2026 - Ukraine's new defense chief reveals 200,000 soldiers have gone AWOL and 2 million are dodging draft
January 14, 2026 - Trump flipped off an autoworker at a Ford plant. The White House says it's 'appropriate'
January 14, 2026 - Sweden sends troops to Greenland
January 14, 2026 - Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK
January 14, 2026 - Grammy-nominated musician John Forté found dead at 50 in Massachusetts home
January 14, 2026 - Trump administration pauses immigrant visa processing for 75 countries
January 14, 2026 - Iran protest killings have halted, Trump claims, as Tehran says executions are 'out of the question'
January 15, 2026 - ISS astronauts begin journey back to Earth in Nasa's first ever medical evacuation
January 15, 2026 - British Columbia ends drug decriminalisation pilot programme
January 15, 2026 - Greenland's defence is 'common concern' for Nato, Danish PM says as European troops fly in
January 15, 2026 - Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in Minnesota
January 15, 2026 - She's offered to share her Nobel with Trump. But what might Machado ask for in return?
January 15, 2026 - Venezuela's Machado gave Trump her Nobel prize. In return she received a swag bag but no promise of support
January 16, 2026 - Anger in Iceland over incoming US ambassador's '52nd state' joke
January 16, 2026 - South Korea's ex-president Yoon guilty of abuse of power in martial law bid
January 16, 2026 - Judge allows offshore windfarm halted by Trump to resume construction
January 16, 2026 - Iran authorities demanding large sums for return of protesters' bodies, BBC told
January 16, 2026 - Trump vows extra tariffs for UK, Denmark and other European countries until Greenland deal struck
January 17, 2026 - Blair and Rubio among names on Gaza 'Board of Peace'
January 17, 2026 - Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy, says study refuting Trump autism claims
January 17, 2026 - Judge puts limits on federal agents in Minnesota, as protests cool with the weather
January 17, 2026 - Ali Khamenei says thousands killed in Iran protests, some in 'inhuman, savage manner'
January 17, 2026 - Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission
January 18, 2026 - Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis, officials say
January 18, 2026 - Trump's pardons take unprecedented turn with second clemency for the same person
January 18, 2026 - Portugal votes in tight presidential race with far right poised to reach runoff
January 18, 2026 - Growing sense of embarrassment at Fifa over Donald Trump peace prize
January 18, 2026 - US carries out lethal strike against al Qaeda affiliate leader in Syria
January 18, 2026 - High-speed train collision in Spain kills at least 39
January 19, 2026 - Architect behind Singapore's public housing system dies aged 87
January 19, 2026 - US reportedly considers granting asylum to Jewish people from UK
January 19, 2026 - Iraq announces full withdrawal of US forces from its federal territory
January 19, 2026 - At 45, Venus Williams sets record at Australian Open but falls in the 1st round
January 19, 2026 - Trump links Greenland dispute to not getting Nobel Peace Prize
January 19, 2026 - Putin invited to join Trump's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza, Kremlin says
January 19, 2026 - Italian fashion designer Valentino dies aged 93
January 19, 2026 - Trump posts screenshot of message from French president about Greenland
January 20, 2026 - Trump says UK's Chagos deal is an 'act of great stupidity' and another reason to take over Greenland
January 20, 2026 - Britain approves 'mega' Chinese embassy in London despite national security fears
January 20, 2026 - DOJ plans to subpoena Minnesota attorney general, sources say, as tensions flare over immigration enforcement surge
January 20, 2026 - Elon Musk floats idea of buying Ryanair after calling CEO 'an idiot'
January 20, 2026 - Life sentence for man who killed Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe
January 21, 2026 - North Korea's Kim fires vice premier, calls him 'a goat yoked to pull an ox cart'
January 21, 2026 - Lindsey Halligan departs Justice Department hours after Trump-appointed federal judge calls her leadership a 'charade'
January 21, 2026 - Japan restarts world's largest nuclear plant
January 21, 2026 - DOGE shared Social Security data to unauthorized server, according to court filing
January 21, 2026 - Netanyahu to join Trump 'board of peace' despite previous objections
January 21, 2026 - Trump rules out taking Greenland by force but calls for 'immediate negotiations'
January 21, 2026 - US officials tried to lobby against Marine Le Pen election ban, French judge says
January 21, 2026 - Farage says Greenland would be safer as part of the US after Starmer says UK 'will not yield' to Tariff threat
January 21, 2026 - Trump drops threat of tariffs over Greenland after Nato talks in Davos
January 21, 2026 - US court allows ICE to arrest and pepper-spray peaceful protesters in Minnesota
January 22, 2026 - Ai Weiwei quietly returns to China after a decade: 'It felt like a phone call suddenly reconnecting'
January 22, 2026 - South Korea's former leader jailed for 23 years in martial law case
January 22, 2026 - Train collides with crane in Spain's fourth rail crash in a week, several injured
January 22, 2026 - Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez assured US of cooperation before Maduro's capture
January 22, 2026 - Japan suspends world's largest nuclear plant hours after restart
January 22, 2026 - Zelensky says he agreed post-war security guarantees with Trump in Davos meeting
January 22, 2026 - France seizes suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker in the Mediterranean
January 22, 2026 - Trump sues JPMorgan Chase and Jamie Dimon for at least $5bn
January 22, 2026 - Former FTX crypto executive Caroline Ellison released from federal custody
January 22, 2026 - Trump withdraws Canada's invite to 'Board of Peace'
January 23, 2026 - Ukraine, Russia and US to hold talks after Kremlin reports 'useful' meeting with Trump envoys
January 23, 2026 - Trump administration completes US' split from the World Health Organization
January 23, 2026 - US braces for 'extremely dangerous' winter storm
January 23, 2026 - Rodman 'becomes highest-paid women's footballer'
January 23, 2026 - Tesla fined for repeatedly failing to help UK police over driving offences
January 23, 2026 - New ICE policy allows officers to enter homes without a judge's warrant. Here's what experts say
January 23, 2026 - US military says it struck vessel in eastern Pacific, killing two people
January 24, 2026 - Russia launches deadly strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv ahead of day two of peace talks
January 24, 2026 - FBI agent who initially investigated fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis has resigned
January 24, 2026 - Trump administration is expanding 'Mexico City' abortion policy to also ban funding for NGOs that it says promote DEI
January 24, 2026 - 37-year-old man shot dead by federal agent in Minneapolis, sparking further protests
January 24, 2026 - Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs over China trade deal
January 24, 2026 - Democratic congressman punched in racist attack at Sundance film festival
January 25, 2026 - Dingoes on K'gari island to be euthanised after death of Canadian tourist
January 25, 2026 - Andy Burnham's bid to return as MP blocked by Labour's ruling body
January 25, 2026 - At least seven dead and 800,000 without power as major winter storm hits US
January 26, 2026 - Gold tops $5,000 for first time ever, adding to historic rally
January 26, 2026 - After years of Russian denials, court accidentally admits Black Sea battleship sunk by Ukraine
January 26, 2026 - Meta, TikTok and YouTube heading to trial to defend against youth addiction, mental health harm claims
January 26, 2026 - Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
January 26, 2026 - Donald Trump says he is sending his 'border czar' Tom Homan to Minnesota
January 26, 2026 - France debates under-15s social media ban endorsed by Macron
January 26, 2026 - Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
January 26, 2026 - Former home secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK
January 26, 2026 - Iranian government braces for possible attack as US navy arrives in region
January 26, 2026 - Trump raises US tariffs on South Korea imports to 25%
January 26, 2026 - Google to pay $68m to settle lawsuit claiming it recorded private conversations
January 26, 2026 - US to send ICE agents to Winter Olympics, prompting Italian anger
January 27, 2026 - Philip Glass withdraws his 'Lincoln' symphony from the Kennedy Center, citing conflicting values
January 27, 2026 - Texas sues Delaware nurse practitioner accused of mailing abortion pills across state lines
January 27, 2026 - Legendary reggae drummer Sly Dunbar dies at 73
January 27, 2026 - India and EU finalize 'mother of all deals' with landmark trade pact
January 27, 2026 - Families of two men killed in Trump's military boat strikes sue US government
January 27, 2026 - Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar attacked with unknown liquid during town hall
January 28, 2026 - Russian drone strike on Ukrainian passenger train kills five
January 28, 2026 - Russia's 1.2 million casualties in Ukraine dwarf all its conflicts since World War II, report says
January 28, 2026 - Budapest mayor charged over his calls for people to defy Hungary's Pride ban
January 28, 2026 - Rubio to warn that US is 'prepared to use force' if Venezuela does not meet demands
January 28, 2026 - Tesla discontinues Model X and S vehicles as Elon Musk pivots to robotics
January 29, 2026 - China executes 11 members of Myanmar scam mafia
January 29, 2026 - Russia 'trying to bomb and freeze' Ukrainians to submission, EU's foreign policy chief warns
January 29, 2026 - EU designates Iran's revolutionary guard as terrorist organisation
January 29, 2026 - Man who exposed human rights abuses in China granted US asylum
January 29, 2026 - US Senate blocks government funding bill as ICE negotiations continue
January 29, 2026 - Trump says he's decertifying Canada-made aircraft and threatens 50% tariffs
January 30, 2026 - Man accused of impersonating FBI agent in bid to free Luigi Mangione
January 30, 2026 - Trump sues IRS and US treasury for $10bn over leak of tax returns
January 30, 2026 - Hong Kong company's concession to operate Panama Canal ports is ruled unconstitutional
January 30, 2026 - Trump says Putin will not attack Ukraine cities during cold week
January 30, 2026 - Trump picks Kevin Warsh to lead the US Federal Reserve
January 30, 2026 - Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty if convicted, judge rules
January 30, 2026 - Former CNN host Don Lemon arrested after anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church
January 30, 2026 - US justice department releasing more than three million pages from Epstein files
January 30, 2026 - Catherine O'Hara, 'Home Alone' star, dead at 71
January 30, 2026 - French MPs demand explanation over tech firm's contract to help ICE in US
January 31, 2026 - More than 200 killed in mine collapse in DR Congo
January 31, 2026 - US government partially shuts down despite last minute funding deal
January 31, 2026 - Germany rule out World Cup boycott despite calls to send Trump a message
January 31, 2026