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On This Day:
- Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow's ceasefire ends with no let up in fighting; Ukraine strikes power plants in Donetsk, officials say
January 8, 2023
- Naomi Osaka withdraws from first Grand Slam of year
January 8, 2023
- Jair Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil's presidential palace and Supreme Court
January 8, 2023
- Alaska Airlines plane had warnings days before mid-air blowout
January 8, 2024
- Nasa Peregrine 1: Vulcan rocket carrying Nasa moon lander lifts off in Florida
January 8, 2024
- Senior Hezbollah commander killed in apparent Israeli strike
January 8, 2024
- German legend Franz Beckenbauer, widely regarded as one of football's greatest players, has died aged 78.
January 8, 2024
- Thousands told to abandon homes as huge wildfire rips through Los Angeles suburbs
January 8, 2025
- France warns Donald Trump against threatening EU 'sovereign borders'
January 8, 2025
- 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