Armed conflicts and attacks
Gaza war
2025 Gaza war ceasefire, Gaza war hostage crisis
Three more Israeli hostages are freed by Hamas as part of the January 19 ceasefire deal. (Saudi Gazette)
Syrian civil war
Four people are killed in border clashes between Syrian Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham and Lebanese clans. (Al-Monitor)
Afghan conflict
Republican insurgency in Afghanistan
The Afghanistan Freedom Front claims responsibility for a attack on a Taliban convoy in the Afghanistan province of Takhar, killing three people and injuring two. (Afghanistan International)
Disasters and accidents
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Caribbean Sea southwest of the Cayman Islands. (CNN)
2025 Escárcega bus crash
At least 41 people are killed when a bus collides with a semi-trailer truck in Escárcega, Campeche, Mexico. (Noticieros Televisa) (Reuters)