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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,409 

02 January 2026

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is where things stand on Saturday, January 3: Fighting Two people were killed, including a ...

UN chief Guterres calls on Israel to reverse NGO ban in Gaza, West Bank 

02 January 2026

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Israel to reverse a pending ban on 37 nongovernmental or...

Iran urges UN to respond to Trump’s ‘reckless’ threats over protests 

02 January 2026

Iran’s United Nations ambassador Amir Saeed Iravani has written to the UN secretary-general and the president of the U...

Palestine advocates praise NYC’s Mamdani for revoking pro-Israel decrees 

02 January 2026

Palestinian rights advocates are praising New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for revoking pro-Israel municipal decrees w...

US judge orders DC pipe bomber to remain in custody ahead of trial 

02 January 2026

A federal judge in the United States has refused the pre-trial release of a man charged with planting two pipe bombs out...

US authorities arrest 18-year-old accused of plotting ISIL-inspired attack 

02 January 2026

Federal authorities in the United States have accused an 18-year-old of plotting to carry out a “potential terrorist a...

Countries demand Israel lift Gaza aid restrictions as Palestinians suffer 

02 January 2026

Several countries in the Middle East and Asia have called on Israel to allow “immediate, full, and unhindered” deliv...

South Carolina measles outbreak grows to 185 cases amid vaccination worries 

02 January 2026

Officials in the United States have announced that the measles outbreak in the southern state of South Carolina has grow...

New Year’s Eve sparklers may have caused deadly Swiss bar fire: Official 

02 January 2026

Initial investigations suggest that sparklers attached to champagne bottles may have ignited the devastating fire that r...