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World News Roundup: Ukraine Conflict Intensifies, Sicily Landslide Forces Evacuations, and More
Several significant events unfolded across the globe on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, ranging from escalating conflict in Ukraine to a devastating landslide in Sicily.
In Ukraine, the conflict with Russia continued, with the Ukrainian Armed Forces deploying BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems near the front-line town of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region, according to Al Jazeera. The death toll from a Russian attack on a passenger train in the Kharkiv region on Tuesday rose to six, after the remains of several bodies were recovered from the wreckage, the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutors Office said via Telegram.
Meanwhile, in Sicily, heavy rain triggered a landslide in the town of Niscemi, causing the edge of the town to collapse and forcing the evacuation of more than 1,500 people, Sky News reported. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Niscemi, where dozens of houses were left teetering on the edge of a cliff, rendering them "uninhabitable."
Elsewhere, in Montreal, Canada, Muslim leaders called for an end to Islamophobic rhetoric and fearmongering, as the country prepared to mark the nine-year anniversary of a deadly attack on a mosque in Quebec. Stephen Brown, CEO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), said Thursday's anniversary is a reminder that Islamophobia in Canada is not benign, according to Al Jazeera.
In sports news, Tyson Fury confirmed his return to boxing with a comeback fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov, Sky News reported. The 37-year-old heavyweight boxer, who announced his retirement a year ago, plans to fight three times this year and has been training in Thailand ahead of his return, which is set to take place in the UK on April 11. The fight, which will be screened on Netflix, will be Fury's first contest since successive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk.
In European political news, European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius told Euronews that the EU can and must work towards becoming independent in conventional defense. Kubilius stated that "Europeans cannot replace the US nuclear umbrella, at least for the time being, but when it comes to conventional defence the situation is different." This statement followed NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's assertion on Monday that the European Union relies on US nuclear protections.
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