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Firefighters cry as they attend a memorial march in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, to honour victims of devastating fire in Le Constellation bar.
January 5, 2026

Hundreds march in silence to honour victims of bar fire that left 40 dead

CRANS-MONTANA (AP) Hundreds marched in silence Sunday to honour the victims of the New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, which left 40 dead and many severely…
Government supporters display posters of Nicolás Maduro, right, and Hugo Chávez in downtown Caracas, Venezuela.
January 5, 2026

A timeline of the US military’s build-up and strikes leading to Maduro’s capture

WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump had long threatened that he could order military strikes on targets on Venezuelan territory after months of attacks on boats accused of carrying drugs from the…
Released prisoners, in a bus, are welcomed by family members and colleagues after they left Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar.
January 5, 2026

Government releases more than 6,100 prisoners on independence anniversary

BANGKOK (AP) Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and reduced other inmates’ sentences Sunday to mark the 78th anniversary of the country’s independence from…
Protesters march in downtown Tehran, Iran.
January 5, 2026

What to know about the protests as tensions remain high over Tehran’s nuclear programme

DUBAI (AP) Widening protests in Iran, sparked by the Islamic Republic’s ailing economy, are putting new pressure on its theocracy. Tehran is still reeling from a 12-day war launched by Israel in June…
Emergency vehicles from the aid organisation “Die Johanniter” pick up residents of a retirement home in Berlin, during a power cut after a fire on a cable bridge.
January 5, 2026

Berlin power outage affecting 45,000 homes blamed on ‘politically motivated’ attack

BERLIN (AP) Many households and businesses in south-west Berlin face days without electricity after high-voltage power lines were damaged by a fire which city authorities said Sunday was a result of…
An ice sculptor prepares his work for competition in the annual Ice and Snow Festival held in Harbin in China’s Heilongjiang province.
January 5, 2026

In a frozen northeastern city, an annual ode to ice rises

HARBIN (AP) Each January, an odd and beautiful thing happens in the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin. Some would argue that the place, the capital of Heilongjiang province, has enough ice…
A person walks past presidential election campaign billboards for candidates André Ventura of Chega party, Luís Marques Mendes from Social Democratic Party and António José Seguro of Socialist Party, in Lisbon.
January 5, 2026

Presidential election draws 11 candidates, making run-off vote likely

LISBON (AP): A record number of 11 candidates in Portugal’s upcoming presidential election kicked off their campaigns on Sunday. The official two-week campaign period preceding the January 18…
Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit speaking at news conference on Monday, January 5, 2026.
January 5, 2026

Dominica to accept third-country deportees from the United States

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit on Monday announced that Dominica has entered into an agreement with the United States to facilitate the transfer of third-country refugees to…
A cruise ship (in background) is docked in Honolulu, March 23, 2020.
January 3, 2026

Federal ruling blocks Hawaii’s climate change tourist tax on cruise ships

HONOLULU (AP): A federal appeals court ruling on New Year’s Eve blocked Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist tax on cruise ship passengers, a levy that was set to go into effect at the start…