Monday

January 12, 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

Gaza war

Palestinian internal political violence

The Israeli-backed militant organization Counter-Terrorism Strike Force says it has assassinated Mahmoud Al-Astal, head of a Hamas-run police unit in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip. (Reuters)

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A roadside bomb targeting a police vehicle kills six officers near the Afghan border in northwestern Pakistan. (AP)

Myanmar civil war, Bangladesh–Myanmar relations

Bangladesh detains 53 Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army members that crossed into Bangladesh amid fighting with the Arakan Army in Rakhine State, Myanmar. (AFP via The Straits Times)

Sudanese civil war

A Rapid Support Forces missile strike kills ten civilians and wounds nine others in Singa, Sennar State, Sudan. (AA)

Business and economy

Spanish property bubble

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez issues a decree that tightens rent regulations by limiting short-term rentals and offering full tax refunds to landlords who renew contracts without rent increases, as the country faces a housing shortfall of about 500,000 homes and average rents that have doubled over the past decade. (Reuters)