Seven people are killed and several others are wounded in Aleppo, Syria after clashes between the Syrian Armed Forces and the Syrian Democratic Forces.
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January 6, 2026 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Venezuela confirms that 23 members of its military were among the 80 people killed during the American airstrikes on the country, including its capital Caracas, three days ago.
At least five Old Oyo National Park security personnel are killed and others injured in a bandit attack in Orire, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Disasters and accidents
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raises the alert level of the Mayon volcano in Luzon to three, citing signs of magma intrusion and possible explosive activity, and orders evacuations within a six-kilometer danger zone.
Six people are killed and 46 others are injured after a bus and a trailer collide head-on in Kericho County, Kenya.
At least 22 people are killed and 65 others are injured after a truck (lorry) carrying migrant workers overturns in Semera, Afar Region, Ethiopia.
International relations
China tightens export controls on dual-use technology to Japan, banning shipments that could support the Japanese military, following diplomatic tensions over remarks related to Taiwan.
Law and crime
Three locals and a company employee are killed and five others are wounded in clashes between residents and employees of a Chinese gold mining company in Takhar Province, Afghanistan. The company's operations are later suspended pending a probe into the incident.
Science and technology
Israel authorizes Palestinian mobile operators Jawwal and Ooredoo to begin upgrading to 4G services in the West Bank after they sign management contracts with the Swedish telecommunications firm Ericsson.
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