On the fifth anniversary of the January 6 Capitol attack in 2026, former Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan characterized the riot as a "conspired attempt to overthrow democracy".  Duncan, a former Republican who switched his affiliation to the Democratic Party in 2025, served as a key witness at a special hearing convened by House Democrats on January 6, 2026. 

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Leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer held a candlelight vigil with police officers' families outside the Capitol. Many Democrats displayed makeshift replicas of a mandated commemorative plaque outside their offices because the official bronze marker remains uninstalled. On January 6, 2026, the fifth anniversary of the U.S. Capitol attack was marked by deep partisan division as lawmakers offered sharply conflicting accounts of the event.

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Many Venezuelans living in border towns like Cúcuta celebrated the capture, expressing hope for a return to their homeland. Business owners who fled Maduro’s government organized parties, viewing his removal as the first step toward reuniting families split by the crisis. Since the U.S. military operation on January 3, 2026, that captured Nicolás Maduro, the mood on the Colombia-Venezuela border has been a tense mixture of celebration, fear, and profound uncertainty.

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Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Governor General Mary Simon are set to visit Greenland in February to officially open a new Canadian consulate. 
The visit was originally scheduled for this week but was postponed due to poor weather. This diplomatic trip comes amid renewed international attention to Greenland's sovereignty, in light of recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump about a potential U.S. annexation of the autonomous Danish territory. 


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On January 3, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a large-scale military operation in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Codenamed Operation Absolute Resolve, the mission began around 2:00 a.m. local time. It involved over 150 U.S. military aircraft that conducted targeted strikes on military infrastructure, air defenses, and communication antennas to facilitate the ground raid.

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Ruben Amorim has been sacked as the Manchester United manager after 14 months in charge, with the club making the announcement on January 5, 2026. The decision was made following a run of disappointing results and a strained relationship between Amorim and the club's hierarchy over transfer policy and tactical approach. Former Manchester United player and current Under-18s coach Darren Fletcher has been appointed as the interim manager. He will take charge of the team's upcoming Premier League match against Burnley on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.

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Despite a local requirement for annual fire safety checks, no periodic inspections, audits, or safety investigations were carried out at the venue between 2020 and 2025. he bar's last official fire safety inspection took place in 2019. Previous inspections in 2016 and 2018 had required "specific changes," though officials did not elaborate on whether these were implemented.

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Swiss officials have confirmed that a devastating fire on January 1, 2026, at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana was likely started by sparklers on champagne bottles. The sparks ignited acoustic foam insulation on the ceiling, leading to a "flashover"—a phenomenon where intense heat causes nearly all combustible materials in a room to ignite simultaneously.

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On January 5, 2026, former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, appeared in a Manhattan federal court where they pleaded not guilty to a series of high-level drug and weapons charges. This appearance followed their capture by U.S. special forces in Caracas on January 3, 2026, during a military operation.

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The US used “technical expertise” (allegedly a cyberattack) to shut off power to much of Caracas in order to disable air defense systems and provide the element of surprise. Helicopters from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Night Stalkers), including an MH-47G Chinook and an MH-60M Black Hawk, landed at the Fuerte Tiuna compound at approximately 2:01 a.m. local time. Delta Force personnel stormed Maduro's residence just as he was attempting to enter a steel safe.

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