Armed conflicts and attacks
Israel–Hamas war
Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
A top-level Israeli security delegation arrives in Qatar for talks on a Gaza hostages and ceasefire deal. (Reuters)
Israel–United States relations, Calls for a ceasefire during the Israel–Hamas war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden discuss efforts to reach a deal to solve the hostage crisis as well as a ceasefire to end the war. (USA Today)
Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
At least eight Palestinians are killed in Israeli airstrikes on areas of the Gaza Strip. (Xinhua)
Kivu conflict
The Army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo says that over the days it has recaptured several towns that fell to M23 rebels and other armed groups in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces.(AP)
Nigerian bandit conflict
At least 40 people are killed during an attack by Boko Haram gunmen in Dumba, Borno State, Nigeria. (AP)
At least 16 civilians are killed in an airstrike conducted by the Nigerian Air Force in Zamfara State, apparently after being mistaken for criminal gangs. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
Ten people are killed and several others are injured after large floods engulf the city of Ipatinga in Minas Gerais, Brazil. (BBC)
Three people are killed and two others are injured in an avalanche in Trasquera, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy. (Rai News)
At least 17 miners are trapped in a gold mine in La Libertad Department, Peru, after a group of illegal miners attacked the mine. (Xinhua)
2025 California wildfires
January 2025 Southern California wildfires
California Governor Gavin Newsom states that the ongoing wildfires impacting Los Angeles County could become the worst natural disaster in American history "in terms of the scale and scope", amid current estimated damages of more than US$135 billion. (The Independent) (NBC News)
The death toll from the wildfires increases to 24. (BBC News)
Officials say that the Kenneth Fire has been contained. (KCAL-TV)