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January 18

Armed conflicts and attacks

Tribal forces allied with the Syrian Army take control of the Mashlab neighbourhood in Raqqa from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Source: Al Jazeera external link
Syrian government forces seize control of the Al-Omar field in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, the largest oil field in Syria, following the withdrawal of SDF forces.
Source: BBC News external link
The Syrian government announces a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces.
Source: BBC News external link
At least two people are killed and dozens are injured in Russian drone strikes across Ukraine, including in Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, and Odesa.
Source: DW external link
Clashes between the Colombian Army and far-left FARC dissidents in El Retorno, Guaviare Department, Colombia, leave at least 27 insurgents dead.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

At least 39 people are killed and 245 more are injured after two high speed trains derailed in Adamuz, province of Córdoba, Spain.
Source: The Telegraph external link
Search operations in the collapsed landfill in Cebu City, Philippines, conclude after retrieving the last victim, bringing the total number of deaths to 36.
Source: GMA News external link
Search and rescue finds the wreckage of an Indonesia Air Transport ATR 42-512 aircraft that crashed in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The crew recovers one body of the eleven passengers from a ravine.
Source: AP external link
Five people are killed and over 80 others are injured after a bus overturned due to brake failure in Latehar district, India.
Source: Devdiscourse external link
Two people are killed, 66 others are injured, and five are reported missing in an explosion at a manufacturing plant in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China.
Source: CTV News external link

Sports

In association football, Senegal wins its second Africa Cup of Nations title after defeating hosts Morocco 1–0 after extra time in the 2025 final in Rabat. Sadio Mané is named the tournament's best player.
Source: Reuters external link
In tennis, Venus Williams becomes the oldest player to participate in the women's singles draw of an Australian Open at the age of 45 years and 7 months, surpassing Kimiko Date's record from 2015.
Source: The Independent external link

Politics and elections

Portuguese citizens vote in the first round of the presidential election between 11 candidates to succeed incumbent Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who has reached his term limit. Socialist Party candidate António José Seguro and CHEGA leader André Ventura advance to the second round.
Source: AP external link

Law and crime

Guatemalan president Bernardo Arévalo declares a 30-day nationwide state of emergency after gangs killed eight police officers and took dozens of prison staff hostage, while security forces have retaken three prisons and freed the captives.
Source: The Korea Herald external link
Libyan authorities say they have freed more than 200 migrants from an underground "secret prison" in Kufra that were being held by a human trafficker in "inhumane conditions". The freed migrants were mostly Sub-Saharan Africans, mainly from Somalia ⁠and Eritrea.
Source: Reuters external link

January 17

Health and environment

The High Seas Treaty enters into force in 60 United Nations member states.
Source: Reuters external link

Politics and elections

Provisional results in Benin reveal that the Progressive Union Renewal won 60 out of 109 seats in the National Assembly, followed by the Republican Bloc with 49 seats. Both parties in the National Assembly are part of a coalition supportive of President Patrice Talon.
Source: Benin Web TV external link
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni is re-elected to a seventh term with 71.65% of the vote, while opposition leader Bobi Wine comes second with 24.72% of the vote.
Source: France 24 external link

International relations

Thousands of demonstrators attend rallies in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Nuuk, Greenland, to protest the proposed takeover by U.S. president Donald Trump.
Source: BBC News external link

Law and Crime

American fugitive Alejandro Castillo is arrested in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.
Source: WCNC external link
Coordinated riots erupt in three prisons in Guatemala, where inmates hold at least 46 officers and staff hostage as security forces secure the perimeters and the interior minister refuses to negotiate.
Source: Reuters external link

Business and economy

The European Union and Mercosur formally sign the free trade agreement between the two blocs after 25 years of negotiations.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

The death toll from the landslide in the Binaliw landfill in Cebu City, Philippines, rises to 35. Search operations are ongoing for the last victim.
Source: ABS-CBN News external link
At least 16 people are killed, more than 50,000 are evacuated and a state of emergency is declared due to wildfires in Ñuble Region and Biobío Region, Chile.
Source: BBC News external link
An Indonesia Air Transport ATR 42-512 aircraft operated by the marine affairs ministry carrying eleven people loses contact in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi, while flying to Makassar and crashes. A search and rescue effort is underway.
Source: ANTARA external link
At least six people are killed, 22 others are injured and 50 are reported missing in a massive fire at a multi-story shopping mall in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Source: AP external link
At least 24 people are killed and 45 others are injured in two separate road crashes in Pakistan when a truck plunges into a canal in Sargodha, Punjab, and a passenger bus overturns on a highway in Balochistan.
Source: AP external link
Eight skiers are killed and another is seriously injured in separate avalanches on the Alps in Austria.
Source: The Straits Times external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian government forces capture many towns in Aleppo Governorate, including Dayr Hafir and Maskanah, after Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) units withdraw from their positions. The Syrian Army also reportedly expelled the SDF from Al-Tabqah.
Source: Al Jazeera external link
The United States Armed Forces formally withdraws from Iraq's Al-Asad Airbase, handing over full operational control of the airbase to the Iraqi Armed Forces for the first time since 2014.
Source: Reuters external link

January 16

Armed conflicts and attacks

Source: AP external link

Disasters and accidents

At least 100 people are killed and thousands of homes are destroyed across Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, amidst severe torrential rain and flooding.
Source: AP external link

Law and crime

Clashes between protesters opposed to president Yoweri Museveni and police leave at least seven people dead in Butambala, Uganda.
Source: Reuters external link
The opposition National Unity Platform says its leader and presidential candidate Bobi Wine has been placed under house arrest. A Ugandan military helicopter takes Wine to an unknown location after his house was stormed by security forces.
Source: Sky News external link
A high court in Seoul, South Korea, sentences former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for obstructing justice and excluding cabinet members during his 2024 martial law declaration, while acquitting him of document forgery.
Source: AP external link
Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim temporarily freezes all military and police procurement until compliance rules are met following an anti-corruption probe, while ordering a review and restructuring of the procurement system.
Source: Reuters external link

International relations

New Zealand temporarily closes its embassy in Tehran, evacuates its diplomats to Ankara, Turkey, and warns its citizens to leave Iran, citing the deteriorating security situation and internet blackout.
Source: AFP via Al Arabiya external link

Business and economy

Canada and China reach a trade agreement that reduces Canadian tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola seeds, following a high-level summit in Beijing.
Source: CNN external link
Taiwan and the United States reach a trade agreement that would reduce U.S. tariffs on Taiwanese goods from 20% to 15% in return for promised Taiwanese investment in U.S. businesses.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link