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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153176" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_bombing_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force" target="_blank">Israeli</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> kill at least 82 people across the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>, including 30 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City" target="_blank">Gaza City</a>, hours after the announcement of the forthcoming <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire agreement</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/16/israeli-attacks-kill-30-palestinians-in-gaza-after-ceasefire-deal-announced" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis" target="_blank">Red Sea crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The leader of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis" target="_blank">Houthis</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul-Malik_al-Houthi" target="_blank">Abdul-Malik al-Houthi</a>, announces that the group will monitor the implementation of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-phase_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_ceasefire_proposal" target="_blank">Israel–Hamas ceasefire agreement</a> and continue its attacks on vessels or Israel if the truce is breached. <a href="https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250116-yemens-houthis-to-continue-attacks-if-gaza-ceasefire-breached/" target="_blank">(Middle East Monitor)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29" target="_blank">Sudanese civil war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury" target="_blank">U.S. Treasury Department</a> sanctions the head of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces" target="_blank">Sudanese Armed Forces</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Fattah_al-Burhan" target="_blank">Abdel Fattah al-Burhan</a>, for &quot;destabilizing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan" target="_blank">Sudan</a> and undermining the goal of a democratic transition&quot; to a civilian-led government. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8x5nkj8pyo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilfontein_mine_deaths" target="_blank">Stilfontein mine deaths</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The bodies of nine <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_mining" target="_blank">illegal miners</a> trapped inside a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_mine" target="_blank">gold mine</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilfontein" target="_blank">Stilfontein</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" target="_blank">South Africa</a>, are recovered by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Police_Service" target="_blank">police</a>. <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/standoff-in-south-africa-ends-with-87-miners-dead-and-anger-over-polices-smoke-them-out-tactics/" target="_blank">(CTV News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia" target="_blank">Cambodian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demining" target="_blank">deminers</a> are killed in an explosion while attempting to remove a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_Civil_War" target="_blank">Cambodian Civil War</a>-era <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tank_mine" target="_blank">anti-tank mine</a> from a rice field in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oddar_Meanchey_province" target="_blank">Oddar Meanchey province</a>, Cambodia. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/landmine-cambodia-killed-cmac-khmer-rouge-c4468881e8805a3106c56f8a2e664d34" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations" target="_blank">Ukraine–United Kingdom relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank">British Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer" target="_blank">Keir Starmer</a> visits <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv" target="_blank">Kyiv</a> to sign a 100-year agreement with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> that will formalize British economic and military support for Ukraine. <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/sir-keir-starmer-to-sign-100-year-friendship-deal-with-ukraine-in-first-kyiv-visit-since-becoming-pm-13289508" target="_blank">(Sky News)</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgem31jekvo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spi%C5%A1%C5%A1sk%C3%A1_Star%C3%A1_Ves_school_stabbing" target="_blank">Spiššská Stará Ves school stabbing</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two women are killed and a third is injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing" target="_blank">mass stabbing</a> at a school in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spi%C5%A1sk%C3%A1_Star%C3%A1_Ves" target="_blank">Spišská Stará Ves</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia" target="_blank">Slovakia</a>. The perpetrator is arrested. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2kvz9d9rvo" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a> <a href="https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/3227238-tragic-school-stabbing-in-slovakia-two-dead" target="_blank">(Devdiscourse)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness" target="_blank">homeless people</a> are killed and two others are injured in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing" target="_blank">mass stabbing</a> attack in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami" target="_blank">Miami</a>, United States. A 30-year-old suspect is arrested. <a href="https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/police-investigate-death-in-downtown-miami-detain-suspect-armed-with-stick/3517156/" target="_blank">(NBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Cuba" target="_blank">Government of Cuba</a> releases dissident and human rights activist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Daniel_Ferrer" target="_blank">José Daniel Ferrer</a> from jail. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/cuba-releases-jailed-dissident-rights-activist-jose-daniel-ferrer-2025-01-16/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%93present_Bulgarian_political_crisis" target="_blank">2021–present Bulgarian political crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Bulgaria" target="_blank">Parliament of Bulgaria</a> approves the new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhelyazkov_Government" target="_blank">coalition government</a> consisting of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GERB-SDS" target="_blank">GERB-SDS</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSP_%E2%80%93_United_Left" target="_blank">BSP – United Left</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_is_Such_a_People" target="_blank">There is Such a People</a>, with GERB's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosen_Zhelyazkov" target="_blank">Rosen Zhelyazkov</a> assuming the role of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bulgaria" target="_blank">Prime Minister</a>. <a href="https://www.euronews.com/2025/01/16/bulgarian-parliament-approves-centre-right-coalition-government" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_French_political_crisis" target="_blank">2024 French political crisis</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayrou_government" target="_blank">government</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_France" target="_blank">French Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Bayrou" target="_blank">François Bayrou</a> survives a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_of_no_confidence" target="_blank">no-confidence motion</a> by the opposition <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Popular_Front" target="_blank">New Popular Front</a>. <a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/16/new-french-prime-minister-francois-bayrou-survives-no-confidence-vote" target="_blank">(Euronews)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Vanuatuan_general_election" target="_blank">2025 Vanuatuan general election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Citizens of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu" target="_blank">Vanuatu</a> vote to elect the 52 members of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Vanuatu" target="_blank">parliament</a>. <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/539119/polling-underway-in-vanuatu" target="_blank">(RNZ)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_spaceflight" target="_blank">2025 in spaceflight</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Origin" target="_blank">Blue Origin</a> launches its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Glenn" target="_blank">New Glenn</a> rocket for the first time from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station" target="_blank">Cape Canaveral Space Force Station</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida" target="_blank">Florida</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>. The rocket's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multistage_rocket" target="_blank">second stage</a>, carrying a prototype <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ring" target="_blank">Blue Ring</a> spacecraft, successfully reaches a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocentric_orbit" target="_blank">geocentric orbit</a>, but its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reusable_launch_vehicle" target="_blank">reusable</a> first stage is lost during landing. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/16/science/new-glenn-launch-blue-origin/index.html" target="_blank">(CNN)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The twin satellites SDX01 and SDX02 of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaDeX" target="_blank">SpaDeX</a> mission, launched in December 2024 by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Space_Research_Organisation" target="_blank">Indian Space Research Organisation</a>, successfully conduct <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>'s first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docking_and_berthing_of_spacecraft" target="_blank">spacecraft docking</a>, with India becoming the fourth country to successfully do so after the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8j89k02py0o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX" target="_blank">SpaceX</a> launches its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_flight_test_7" target="_blank">seventh test flight</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship" target="_blank">Starship launch vehicle</a>, with an improved <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship_%28spacecraft%29" target="_blank">second stage</a> out of its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starbase" target="_blank">Starbase</a> launch site in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" target="_blank">Texas</a>. The company catches the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Super_Heavy" target="_blank">first stage</a> but the second stage breaks up shortly before engine shutdown. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/16/spacex-launch-starship-flight-seven-starlink-satellite-test.html" target="_blank">(CNBC)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo" target="_blank">Nintendo</a> officially reveals the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch_2" target="_blank">Nintendo Switch 2</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_console" target="_blank">video game console</a>, the tenth-generation successor to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" target="_blank">Nintendo Switch</a>. <a href="https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/nintendo-switch-2-to-be-released-in-2025/" target="_blank">(Nintendo)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_January_16" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153176, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_bombing_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Air_Force']Israeli[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] kill at least 82 people across the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL], including 30 in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City']Gaza City[/URL], hours after the announcement of the forthcoming [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_ceasefire']ceasefire agreement[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/16/israeli-attacks-kill-30-palestinians-in-gaza-after-ceasefire-deal-announced'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis']Red Sea crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The leader of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthis']Houthis[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul-Malik_al-Houthi']Abdul-Malik al-Houthi[/URL], announces that the group will monitor the implementation of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-phase_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_ceasefire_proposal']Israel–Hamas ceasefire agreement[/URL] and continue its attacks on vessels or Israel if the truce is breached. [URL='https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250116-yemens-houthis-to-continue-attacks-if-gaza-ceasefire-breached/']([I]Middle East Monitor[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_civil_war_%282023%E2%80%93present%29']Sudanese civil war[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury']U.S. Treasury Department[/URL] sanctions the head of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Armed_Forces']Sudanese Armed Forces[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Fattah_al-Burhan']Abdel Fattah al-Burhan[/URL], for "destabilizing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan']Sudan[/URL] and undermining the goal of a democratic transition" to a civilian-led government. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8x5nkj8pyo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilfontein_mine_deaths']Stilfontein mine deaths[/URL] [LIST] [*]The bodies of nine [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_mining']illegal miners[/URL] trapped inside a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_mine']gold mine[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilfontein']Stilfontein[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa']South Africa[/URL], are recovered by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Police_Service']police[/URL]. [URL='https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/standoff-in-south-africa-ends-with-87-miners-dead-and-anger-over-polices-smoke-them-out-tactics/'](CTV News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia']Cambodian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demining']deminers[/URL] are killed in an explosion while attempting to remove a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_Civil_War']Cambodian Civil War[/URL]-era [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tank_mine']anti-tank mine[/URL] from a rice field in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oddar_Meanchey_province']Oddar Meanchey province[/URL], Cambodia. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/landmine-cambodia-killed-cmac-khmer-rouge-c4468881e8805a3106c56f8a2e664d34'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine%E2%80%93United_Kingdom_relations']Ukraine–United Kingdom relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom']British Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Starmer']Keir Starmer[/URL] visits [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv']Kyiv[/URL] to sign a 100-year agreement with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] that will formalize British economic and military support for Ukraine. [URL='https://news.sky.com/story/sir-keir-starmer-to-sign-100-year-friendship-deal-with-ukraine-in-first-kyiv-visit-since-becoming-pm-13289508'](Sky News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgem31jekvo'](BBC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spi%C5%A1%C5%A1sk%C3%A1_Star%C3%A1_Ves_school_stabbing']Spiššská Stará Ves school stabbing[/URL] [LIST] [*]Two women are killed and a third is injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing']mass stabbing[/URL] at a school in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spi%C5%A1sk%C3%A1_Star%C3%A1_Ves']Spišská Stará Ves[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia']Slovakia[/URL]. The perpetrator is arrested. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2kvz9d9rvo'](BBC News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/law-order/3227238-tragic-school-stabbing-in-slovakia-two-dead'](Devdiscourse)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness']homeless people[/URL] are killed and two others are injured in a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing']mass stabbing[/URL] attack in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami']Miami[/URL], United States. A 30-year-old suspect is arrested. [URL='https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/police-investigate-death-in-downtown-miami-detain-suspect-armed-with-stick/3517156/'](NBC News)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Cuba']Government of Cuba[/URL] releases dissident and human rights activist [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Daniel_Ferrer']José Daniel Ferrer[/URL] from jail. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/cuba-releases-jailed-dissident-rights-activist-jose-daniel-ferrer-2025-01-16/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021%E2%80%93present_Bulgarian_political_crisis']2021–present Bulgarian political crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Bulgaria']Parliament of Bulgaria[/URL] approves the new [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhelyazkov_Government']coalition government[/URL] consisting of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GERB-SDS']GERB-SDS[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSP_%E2%80%93_United_Left']BSP – United Left[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_is_Such_a_People']There is Such a People[/URL], with GERB's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosen_Zhelyazkov']Rosen Zhelyazkov[/URL] assuming the role of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bulgaria']Prime Minister[/URL]. [URL='https://www.euronews.com/2025/01/16/bulgarian-parliament-approves-centre-right-coalition-government'](Euronews)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_French_political_crisis']2024 French political crisis[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayrou_government']government[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_France']French Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Bayrou']François Bayrou[/URL] survives a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_of_no_confidence']no-confidence motion[/URL] by the opposition [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Popular_Front']New Popular Front[/URL]. [URL='https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/16/new-french-prime-minister-francois-bayrou-survives-no-confidence-vote'](Euronews)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Vanuatuan_general_election']2025 Vanuatuan general election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Citizens of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu']Vanuatu[/URL] vote to elect the 52 members of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Vanuatu']parliament[/URL]. [URL='https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/539119/polling-underway-in-vanuatu'](RNZ)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_spaceflight']2025 in spaceflight[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Origin']Blue Origin[/URL] launches its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Glenn']New Glenn[/URL] rocket for the first time from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station']Cape Canaveral Space Force Station[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida']Florida[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL]. The rocket's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multistage_rocket']second stage[/URL], carrying a prototype [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Ring']Blue Ring[/URL] spacecraft, successfully reaches a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocentric_orbit']geocentric orbit[/URL], but its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reusable_launch_vehicle']reusable[/URL] first stage is lost during landing. [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/16/science/new-glenn-launch-blue-origin/index.html'](CNN)[/URL] [*]The twin satellites SDX01 and SDX02 of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaDeX']SpaDeX[/URL] mission, launched in December 2024 by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Space_Research_Organisation']Indian Space Research Organisation[/URL], successfully conduct [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL]'s first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docking_and_berthing_of_spacecraft']spacecraft docking[/URL], with India becoming the fourth country to successfully do so after the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8j89k02py0o'](BBC News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX']SpaceX[/URL] launches its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship_flight_test_7']seventh test flight[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship']Starship launch vehicle[/URL], with an improved [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship_%28spacecraft%29']second stage[/URL] out of its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starbase']Starbase[/URL] launch site in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas']Texas[/URL]. The company catches the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Super_Heavy']first stage[/URL] but the second stage breaks up shortly before engine shutdown. [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/16/spacex-launch-starship-flight-seven-starlink-satellite-test.html'](CNBC)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo']Nintendo[/URL] officially reveals the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch_2']Nintendo Switch 2[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_console']video game console[/URL], the tenth-generation successor to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Switch']Nintendo Switch[/URL]. [URL='https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/nintendo-switch-2-to-be-released-in-2025/'](Nintendo)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_January_16"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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