The Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen claims that Southern Transitional Council (STC) president Aidarus al-Zoubaidi has fled to the United Arab Emirates through Somaliland.
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January 8, 2026 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Government forces enter Aden and capture Aden International Airport as STC forces collapse in Aden Governorate.
As fighting between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian Army continues in Aleppo, Syrian authorities open an evacuation corridor for tens of thousands of civilians to evacuate the city.
The death toll from the U.S. airstrikes on Caracas, Venezuela, five days ago increases to 100 people, including 23 Venezuelan military personnel and 32 Cuban personnel.
The Syrian Army captures the Ashrafieh neighbourhood of Aleppo after three days of fighting with the Syrian Democratic Forces.
NetBlocks reports a total internet outage in Tehran and other Iranian cities, continuing the following day.
The Iranian opposition in exile calls for a general strike in the Kurdish areas in western Iran, which is widely observed.
A police officer is reportedly killed during clashes with anti-government protesters in Malard, Iran, as the number of injured police officers rises to 568.
The Israeli military launches multiple attacks in Gaza, killing thirteen Palestinians, including five children.
Business and economy
The Cambodian central bank orders the liquidation of Prince Bank and suspends its operations after founder Chen Zhi was indicted by the United States for large-scale fraud and extradited to China.
Disasters and accidents
At least one sanitation worker is killed when a landfill collapses in Cebu City, Philippines. Search and rescue operations are ongoing for the 34 others reported missing, while 12 people are hospitalized.
A woman is killed in a shark attack off the coast of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands. The species of the shark involved is currently unknown but a witness described it as "a big, big shark".
Law and crime
Two people are hospitalized after being shot by Border Patrol officers in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Protesters and police clash in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., after an ICE agent fatally shot a civilian woman yesterday. Pepper balls and a gas-like substance are fired toward the protesters outside a federal building.
Honduran congresswoman Gladys Aurora LĂłpez is injured after being struck in the head by an explosive when entering the National Congress building in Tegucigalpa.
Politics and elections
The Spanish Episcopal Conference and the national government agree to let the ombudsman determine compensation for victims of clergy sexual abuse whose cases are time-barred or whose alleged abusers are deceased, opening a one-year claims process funded by the Catholic Church.
Acting Venezuelan president Delcy RodrĂguez's administration releases several political prisoners, including human rights activist RocĂo San Miguel.
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