Saturday

January 24, 2026

Disasters and accidents

Eight people are killed and 82 others are missing after a landslide at West Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia. (CBC News) (ABC News Australia)

Five dead bodies, believed to be among those aboard a motor banca that was capsized on January 18, are found off Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Philippines. Search and rescue operations continue for at least ten others missing. (ABS-CBN News)

At least one person is killed and 14 others are injured in a gas explosion and multiple-alarm fire at a 17-story apartment building in the Bronx, New York City, United States. (CBS News)

Law and crime

Operation Metro Surge, Shootings by U.S. immigration agents in the second Trump administration

Killing of Alex Pretti

Protests occur in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was fatally shot by ICE agents in the city. The Department of Homeland Security claims he attacked ICE while allegedly armed with a handgun. Protestors are reportedly hit with tear gas and at least one stun grenade.(CBS News) (Minnesota Star Tribune)

Politics and elections

Commuter trains in Catalonia, Spain, are suspended for the second time this week. The Catalan government cites a lack of guaranteed security on the railway network for the suspension. (El Mundo in Spanish)

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