2026 Sundance Film Festival - Josephine Premiere in Park City, US

St. Francis High School Vs Harvard-Westlake High School Boys Varsity Mission League Basketball game in Studio City, California, US

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After 843 days, the clock counting the painful wait for Israel’s hostages has finally stopped, the clock was one of the most powerful symbols at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square counting every minute, hour, and day since 251 Israelis were abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023. a day after the body of the last Israeli hostage, Ran Gvili, was returned to Israel, the clock counting has finally stopped. Many Israelis arrived at Hostages Square for a rally to witness the stop of the clock. Former hostages and families of hostages also attended, moved by the fact that for the first time in many years there are no longer any Israeli hostages in Gaza.

The Palestinian Information Center reported that the number of Palestinian prisoners exceeded 9,500 in 2025.

SKA Saint Petersburg Vs Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in Saint Petersburg

A small protest held in the city centre Manchester UK as a mark of solidarity for the shootings by ICE officers in Minneapolis, USA.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani holds a press conference on government appointments and the effects of the winter storm on the New York unhoused population on Tuesday, January 27 2026 in New York, New York, USA.

Fresh snowfall across Kashmir disrupted life across the valley, forcing the closure of the Jammu–Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather road linking the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country and cancellation of all flights at Srinagar airport, leaving hundreds of tourists stranded.

International Holocaust Rememberance Day in Mumbai, India - 27 Jan 2026

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Protesters gather in Pasadena, US

Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day and events have taken place all over Berlin to mark the event.

LBA Serie A1 2025/26 EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs Pall.Varese OJM in Milan, Italy - January 26, 2026

According to local authorities, as a result of the Russian night attack, 35 people were injured, 12 of them were hospitalized. Damage also to residential buildings, initial mortgages, churches and energy facilities.

L'invisibile-La cattura di Matteo Messina Denaro photocall in Rome, Italy

Fresh snowfall across the Kashmir Valley disrupted road, rail, and air connectivity forcing the closure of the national highway and leading to the cancellation of several flights at Srinagar airport, officials said.

Chris Hemsworth in Madrid, Spain

Democrat party elections rally in Bangkok, Thailand

Extreme heat in Melbourne, Australia

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Melbourne Victory Vs Sydney FC in Melbourne

Despite the frigid temperatures , the nurses strike continues as the try to reach an agreement for their pay and health benefits with the administrators at Mount Sinai Hospital, Mt. SInai Morningside and West, as well as New York- Presbyterian.

Hellas Verona Vs Udinese Calcio in Verona

Girona FC Vs Getafe CF in Barcelona, Spain

On the afternoon of Sunday 25th of January, pro-Palestinian and anti-genocide demonstrators gathered at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw to mark the 2nd anniversary of the Israeli murder of five-year-old Hind Rajab. After speeches, protesters marched behind a bullet-ridden Kia Picanto to the American embassy, then on to the Parliament of the Republic of Poland. On the 29th of January 2024, after her family's car was fired upon by Israeli forces while fleeing, Hind Rajab survived for hours in her father's Kia Picanto, calling for help while trapped with deceased relatives. She was subsequently killed alongside paramedics attempting to rescue her.

The storm has brought frigid temperatures, ice, and heavy snowfall, leaving at least 10 people dead nationwide and causing widespread power outages affecting hundreds of thousands.

On the 25th of January 2026, the finale of the 34th annual festival-like fundraiser of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (Wielka Orkiestra Swiatecznej Pomocy) took place at the common in front of the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland. WOSP is Poland’s largest and most recognisable charity supporting public healthcare, especially children’s and neonatal hospitals. It is as much a social phenomenon as a charity event, marked by fancy dress, street collections, concerts, and an unmistakable burst of red heart stickers across the country. This year, the charity drive raised almost 39 million Polish Zloty (9 million Euros).

31 edition of the Mergers Congress 2026 international gastronomic congress in Madrid

Hundreds gathered in Trafalgar Square, London, in solidarity with Minneapolis in a protest against President Trump and the ICE shootings in the US. The rally organised by Stand Up to Racism also warned against Reform Party’s leader Nigel Farage and his threat to bring ICE style anti-immigration measures to the UK should he become Prime Minister.

Veterans for Reform rally at Old Billingsgate in London, UK - 26 Jan 2026

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AS Roma Vs Milan A.C in Roma, Italy

Photo illustration in Canada - 26 Jan 2026

The Israeli military reported that its vehicle came under fire near Nablus after losing its way, and that Israeli forces raided Palestinian homes, arrested residents in the area, established military checkpoints, and imposed a security cordon around Mount Ebal.

The oil tanker Grinch, suspected of belonging to the Russian clandestine fleet, was boarded by the French Navy and escorted to the Gulf of Fos, near the oil terminal of the port of Marseille-Fos.

Heightened security is in place across Jammu and Kashmir during India’s 77th Republic Day celebrations, with additional deployments, checkpoints and surveillance measures implemented across key locations and sensitive zones. Authorities have tightened security particularly along the Line of Control and the India Pakistan border, long flashpoints between the two nuclear armed rivals. India’s Republic Day marks the adoption of the country’s constitution in 1950.

India is celebrating its 77th Republic Day, marking the anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of India and the nation’s transformation into a republic on 26 January 1950.

Winter morning at Kolkata, India

India commemorates Republic Day on 26th January annually. To ensure a flawless event on this significant day, the Indian Army, Central Industrial Security Force, Kolkata Police, Civil Defence, Kolkata Traffic Police, Indian Navy, and National Cadet Corps participated in the Final Day Dress Rehearsal at Red Road in Kolkata.

Pope Leo XIV during Celebration of the Second Vespers on the Solemnity of the Conversion of Saint Paul, in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome

The 77th Republic Day was celebrated across Kashmir amid tight security arrangements. Republic Day is a national holiday in India that marks the adoption of the Constitution of India and the country’s transition into a republic, which came into effect on 26 January 1950.

Veterans for Reform launch in London, UK

The Sydney Opera House sails are illuminated with a special light-up as part of the Australia Day 2026 celebrations in Sydney, alongside a spectacular fireworks display. Australia Day, celebrated annually on January 26, marks the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. Indigenous Australians refer to the day as Invasion Day, with ongoing discussions about changing the date to a day that can be celebrated by all Australians.