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Uganda Votes Under Internet Blackout and Long Delays as Museveni Seeks to Extend 40-Year Rule

Uganda’s election saw late-opening polls, biometric failures and an internet shutdown as President Museveni faces challenger Bobi Wine.

#uganda, #elections, #internetshutdown, #museveni, #bobiwine

6.5 Earthquake Strikes Guerrero, Tests Sheinbaum as Mexico City Evacuates

A 6.5 quake off Guerrero killed two, damaged thousands of buildings and rattled Mexico City, highlighting gaps in seismic safety and preparedness.

#mexico, #earthquake, #guerrero, #mexicocity, #disasterresponse

WHO calls Sudan war the world’s worst humanitarian crisis as health system collapses

WHO says Sudan’s 1,000-day war has become the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with mass displacement, famine risk and a collapsing health system.

#sudan, #humanitariancrisis, #who, #darfur, #displacement

Russia’s Oreshnik Missile Hits Near Polish Border, Raising Alarm at U.N. and in NATO

Ukraine says Russia used a nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile in a Jan. 8-9 barrage, striking near Poland and intensifying NATO escalation fears.

#ukraine, #russia, #nato, #unsecuritycouncil, #missiles

Iran Goes Dark as Protests Surge, Rights Groups Warn of Crackdown Behind Internet Shutdown

Connectivity in Iran plunged Jan. 8 amid nationwide protests. Rights groups say a deliberate blackout is obscuring killings, arrests and a widening crackdown.

#iran, #protests, #internetshutdown, #humanrights, #irgc

Victoria bushfires raze towns after rare ‘catastrophic’ alert; state of disaster declared

Extreme heat, winds and dry lightning drove fast-moving fires across Victoria, burning up to 395,000 hectares and destroying hundreds of structures.

#australia, #bushfires, #victoria, #disaster, #climate

Bulgaria’s GERB refuses mandate to form government, raising prospect of another snap election

Bulgaria’s biggest party returned its mandate without a cabinet, pushing the new eurozone member toward yet another snap election amid protests.

#bulgaria, #eurozone, #snap-election, #coalition, #protests

Hamas Says It Will Dissolve Gaza Government Under U.S.-Backed Transition Plan

Hamas says it will hand Gaza’s administration to a nonpartisan technocratic committee, but disarmament and continued violence threaten the transition.

#gaza, #hamas, #israel, #ceasefire, #unitednations

Floods Across Albania Kill One, Force Evacuations and Spark Protests Over Infrastructure

Days of storms inundate Albania from Durrës to Shkodër and the Vjosa plain, killing one and prompting protests, probes and calls for action.

#albania, #flooding, #climate, #infrastructure, #durrës

Egypt election authority confirms parliament landslide for Sissi allies

Final results from Egypt’s 99-day parliamentary vote give President Sissi’s backers a supermajority, raising fresh questions about constitutional change.

#egypt, #elections, #parliament, #sissi, #constitution

Lebanon’s Army Claims Arms Monopoly in the South, Testing Hezbollah and Israel

Lebanon’s military says only state forces and UN peacekeepers now bear arms south of the Litani, a first in decades—and a fragile test.

#lebanon, #hezbollah, #israel, #unifil, #middleeast

Lebanon’s Army Claims Monopoly on Arms in the South, Testing Hezbollah’s Role and a Fragile Ceasefire

Lebanon’s military says it now controls the area south of the Litani River, sidelining Hezbollah’s presence and raising questions over Israel and UNIFIL.

#lebanon, #hezbollah, #israel, #unifil, #ceasefire

Saudi Arabia Accuses UAE of Spiriting Yemen’s Southern Separatist Leader Out of Aden

Riyadh says the UAE helped separatist chief Aidarous al-Zubaidi flee Yemen via Somaliland and Somalia, exposing rare rifts in the anti-Houthi coalition.

#yemen, #saudiarabia, #uae, #aden, #southerntransitionalcouncil