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- Kivu conflict
- M23 offensive
- M23 insurgents capture the town of Kitshanga in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after days of heavy fighting. The DRC's army confirm the withdrawal of its troops from the town, saying it was a "tactical move to protect civilians". (Al Jazeera)
- M23 offensive
- Syrian civil war
- Northwestern Syria clashes (December 2022–present)
- Eight soldiers are killed near Kafr Rumah in Idlib Governorate by Tahrir al-Sham militants. (AFP via Barron's)
- Northwestern Syria clashes (December 2022–present)
- 2018–2023 Haitian crisis
- Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his government is willing to send troops to Haiti as part of a "multinational security assistance deployment". He says the army and police have been informed and preparations are now underway. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- Lebanese liquidity crisis
- The central bank of Lebanon devalues the Lebanese pound by 90% amid an ongoing financial crisis. (Reuters)
- 2021–present United Kingdom cost of living crisis
- More than 500,000 workers across multiple public sectors go on strike in the United Kingdom, forcing thousands of schools to close and services to be delayed or cancelled, amid disputes over pay and working conditions. It is the largest industrial action in the UK since 2010. (CNBC)
- 2021–2023 inflation surge
- U.S. payment service provider PayPal announces that it will cut around 2,000 jobs, about 7% of its workforce, citing the "challenging macro-economic environment". (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- January 31–February 1, 2023 ice storm
- An ongoing winter storm kills eight people in Texas, United States. (NBC News)
Health and environment
- Western Australian radioactive capsule incident
- A search team from Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and WA Fire and Emergency Services has found the missing caesium-137 capsule some {{convert|74|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Newman. (ABC News Australia)
- The East Epi submarine volcano erupts in Epi, Vanuatu, for the first time since 2004, sending ash 300 feet into the air, with a 10 kilometer radius danger zone. (The Washington Post) (RNZ)
Politics and elections
- 2021–2023 Myanmar civil war
- 2023 Myanmar general election
- Two years after Myanmar's military overthrew the country's democratically-elected government, the State Administration Council extends the country's state of emergency for another six months, ultimately postponing the general election initially scheduled for August 1. (AFP via France 24)
- 2023 Myanmar general election
Science and technology
- Long-period comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) makes its closest approach to Earth after reaching its perihelion on 12 January. (ABC News)
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