New Year Headlines

by Oui Fri Jan 2nd, 2026 at 04:13:04 AM EST

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Erdogan grabbing headlines in 2026

From mediating Russia-Ukraine peace talks and helping resolve the Somalia-Ethiopia conflict to being a major facilitator and guarantor in Gaza ceasefire efforts, here's how Türkiye has been shaping its foreign diplomacy for the last two decades under the leadership of President ... pic.twitter.com/TYPYMKpnJ6
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 1, 2026

Syria terror plot thwarted

Syria says it thwarted a terrorist plot by the Daesh targeting civilian gatherings and churches in several provinces particularly in Aleppo during New Year celebrations [_link]
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 1, 2026

Ukraine Terror Strike on Residence President Putin

Russia claims decoded drone data shows Ukraine targeted a facility at President Putin's residence in Novgorod, says it will share the findings with the US [_link]
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 1, 2026

Turkish FM Hakan Fidan kicks off Turkiye's diplomacy marathon in the new year, meets Ukraine's security chief in Ankara [_link]
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 1, 2026

A top Russian official hands over to US military attache in Moscow a part of Ukrainian drone containing data he says proves that Kiev targeted President Putin's residence [_link]
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 1, 2026

Ukraine says it staged the death of a Russian anti-Kremlin fighter Denis Kapustin to prevent his "assassination ordered by Moscow's special forces" [_link]
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 1, 2026

Remembering Gaza Genocide and Horror

"We will not be intimidated, we will not stay silent, and we will not let Gaza be forgotten."

On the first day of 2026, hundreds of thousands of Istanbul residents took to the streets at sunrise in solidarity with Palestinians and against Israel's war crimes pic.twitter.com/CXwlhD9bGA
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 1, 2026

Israel continues to restrict humanitarian aid entering Gaza, tightening limits on aid delivery despite a declared ceasefire, according to B'Tselem, an Israeli non-profit humanitarian organisation.

UN data shows that as of mid-December, only 57% of planned aid missions were... pic.twitter.com/H7Sb3D3QwO
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 1, 2026

Nineteen Israeli human rights groups condemn Tel Aviv's move to cancel licences of dozens of international aid organisations working in Palestine's Gaza and the occupied West Bank[_link]
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 1, 2026

Israel's decision to suspend the licenses of major humanitarian organizations in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank risks deepening an already severe humanitarian crisis pic.twitter.com/zNN5Q0YOyr
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 1, 2026

Trump Comments On Taiwan Stress Test

US says Chinese war games around Taiwan "unnecessarily" spiked tensions in the region, calling on Beijing to "cease its military pressure" [_link]
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 1, 2026

Trumps House of Cards ☮️ Falling Down

Rwanda

DRC accuses Rwanda of killing over 1,500 civilians in the east of country since early December, when the M23 rebels launched a fresh offensive [_link]
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 1, 2026

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New Year Festive Endings

Around 40 people were killed and some 115 injured in New Year fire at Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana - police pic.twitter.com/GUvAZfkgfD
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 1, 2026

Dozens were killed and many more injured across Europe on New Year's Eve, as Swiss ski resort bar death toll rises to 40, officials say [_link]
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 1, 2026

Amsterdam riots

Police intervened during New Year celebrations in Amsterdam after chaos broke out in Dam Square, where a group of youths set off fireworks indiscriminately. Authorities moved to clear the square and detained several people following the disturbances pic.twitter.com/DRJznNMJDg
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 1, 2026

Boat Capsized of Coast of Gambia

Seven bodies were recovered, and 96 people rescued, several others missing after a boat transporting over 200 migrants capsized overnight near Gambia, authorities say [_link]
— TRT World (@trtworld) January 1, 2026

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