Portal:Current events/2019 January 26
January 26, 2019 (Saturday)
Disasters and accidents
- 2019 South Sulawesi floods
- The death toll of the floods and landslides in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, rises to 68, while six people are still missing. (Channel NewsAsia)
Politics and elections
- 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis, Crisis in Venezuela, Cold War II, Russia–United States relations
- Reuters reports that Russian private military contractors belonging to Wagner Group flew in the last two weeks into Venezuela to help guard Nicolás Maduro, a proof of Russian government's support for Maduro's government. (Reuters)
- The Bank of England blocks Maduro's accomplices from withdrawing $1.2 billion worth of gold. (Bloomberg)