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File: These events, CMEs for short, are powerful releases of solar charged particles (plasma) and magnetic field, travelling on the solar wind. GettyImages/Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library

Geomagnetic storm hits Earth

20 January 2026

Italian designer Valentino Garavani

Italian fashion designer Valentino dies at 93

20 January 2026

Onlookers make their way through large chunks of ice washed up along the banks of the Elbe river near Geesthacht, northern Germany, on January 19, 2026.

Spectacular ice blocks clog up Germany's Elbe river

20 January 2026

British actress Elizabeth Hurley is among the seven complainants who have accused the publishers of the Daily Mail of deep intrusion into their personal lives

Prince Harry, Elton John 'violated' by UK media's alleged intrusion

19 January 2026

Workers at the Louvre have gone on strike three times in a month to demand better pay and conditions, and better maintenance of the museum

Louvre closes for the day due to strike

19 January 2026

Australia says tech companies have already blocked 4.7 million accounts for under 16s since the ban started last month

UK, France mull social media bans for youth as debate rages

19 January 2026