World

the vote

Portugal: Socialist Seguro wins presidential election

The conservatives' vote was decisive, as they preferred him to the far-right candidate Ventura in the run-off.

the war

Moscow arrests General Alekseyev's attacker: "He was on Kiev's payroll."

Kremlin intelligence accuses him of "arriving in December for an attack." Ukraine rejects the accusation.

Middle East

Iran: Nobel Peace Prize Winner Mohammadi Receives Six-Year Prison Sentence

Human rights activist jailed for propaganda and conspiracy

Attendees gather in mourning, placing messages, candles, and flowers at a memorial site in front of the bar “Le Constellation” during a national day of mourning in Crans-Montana, on January 9, 2026, in tribute to the victims of the fire that ravaged the bar on New Year’s Eve, killing 40 people and injuring 116 others, most of them teenagers. All of Switzerland will mark a national day of mourning on January 9 for the dozens of mostly teenagers killed when fire ravaged a ski resort bar crammed with New Year revellers. Just over a week after the tragedy at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, which left 40 dead and 116 injured, the wealthy Alpine nation will come to a standstill for a minute of silence at 2:00 pm (1300 GMT). (Photo by MAXIME SCHMID / AFP)

the fire

Crans-Montana, fire in the memorial for the victims of the Constellation

Firefighters extinguished the flames; no injuries were reported. An investigation has been opened.

United States

Trump: "Talks with Iran were positive." The video of the Obama monkeys? "I haven't seen it..."

The US President speaks with reporters on Air Force One

L'ex presidente degli Stati Uniti Barack Obama e sua moglie Michelle raffigurati come scimmie in un montaggio video cospirazionista pubblicato dal Trump su Truth e dedicato alle presidenziali del 2020, Roma 6 febbraio 2026. ANSA/ TRUTH- REALDONALDTRUMP +++ATTENZIONE IMMAGINE NON IN VENDITA - NON ARCHIVIARE - USARE SOLO PER ILLUSTRARE LA NOTIZIA DI OGGI +++

USA

Obama monkeys: Trump's shocking video sparks controversy: "Just a meme." But it's been removed.

Forced to remove him from Truth, he blames a staffer. The Democrats call him "a lunatic."

the attack

Russian military intelligence deputy chief shot in Moscow: "He's in hospital."

Vladimir Alekseyev is the head of the delegation at the Abu Dhabi negotiations: he has been sanctioned by the EU for the poisoning of a former Russian spy in the UK.

Jacques e Jessica Moretti (foto archivio)

Swiss

Crans-Montana, the Morettis write to employees: "We don't shift our responsibilities onto you."

The couple who own "Le Constellation," the site of the New Year's Eve massacre, break their silence.

USA

Tensions ease in Minneapolis as Trump withdraws 700 ICE agents.

There are still 2,000 men left, but the goal is to reduce them further: "Maybe we could use a slightly softer touch."

La foto allegata al post di Ilaria Salis sulla sentenza per l'attivista tedesca Maja T.

the process

Hungary: Maja, the "German Salis," gets eight years. Gabriele Marchesi also sentenced.

Like the Italian activist, now a member of the European Parliament, they were accused of violence committed in 2023 during a far-right demonstration

The ambush

Libya: Gaddafi's son killed in his villa by four assassins

Attack on his residence in Hamada, in the Nafusa mountains: commando on the run, photo of the body online

La portaerei americana Abraham Lincoln (foto ANSA/EPA)

Middle East

The US shot down an Iranian drone near the Strait of Hormuz: "It was too close to the Lincoln aircraft carrier."

The White House confirms talks with Tehran this week. Witkoff meets with Netanyahu in Jerusalem.

France

French Riviera, horror at school: 14-year-old student stabs teacher

The woman was hit by "three or four stab wounds": she is in serious condition

the conflict

Russian drones and missiles hit Kiev, causing injuries.

Moscow also carries out night raids in Dnipro and Kharkiv

Middle East

Rafah crossing open for entry and exit, IDF kills 3-year-old boy in Gaza

A maximum of 50 people will be allowed to pass through each day in both directions. Meanwhile, Israeli incursions continue.

the tragedy

Crans-Montana death toll rises to 41: 18-year-old Swiss man dies

The announcement by Beatrice Pilloud, prosecutor of the Canton of Valais who is coordinating the investigation

epa12668384 Jessica Moretti (L), French owner of the bar in Crans-Montana, where the deadly fire happened on New Year's Day, leaves the Valais public prosecutor's office in Sion, Switzerland, 21 January 2026. At least 40 people were killed and over 100 injured after a fire devastated 'Le Constellation' bar during New Year's Eve celebrations in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana. EPA/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT

Swiss

Crans-Montana, a man awakens from a coma and accuses Jessica Moretti: "We almost died, and she was crying in the bar."

"He was right there and he wasn't helping us": the story told to Belgian TV by Roze, 18, hospitalized in the burns unit of the university clinic in Liège