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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 153183" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_conflict" target="_blank">Colombian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catatumbo_campaign" target="_blank">Catatumbo campaign</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Catatumbo_attacks" target="_blank">2025 Catatumbo attacks</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from fighting in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catatumbo_region" target="_blank">Catatumbo region</a> rises to more than 100 as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Liberation_Army_%28Colombia%29" target="_blank">National Liberation Army</a> (ELN) launches more attacks. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Colombia" target="_blank">Colombian government</a> vows &quot;war&quot; against the ELN with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Colombia" target="_blank">Colombian president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Petro" target="_blank">Gustavo Petro</a> saying the group has &quot;chosen the path of war, and a war they will have&quot;. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/20/colombia-guerrilla-violence-deaths" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">More than 11,000 people flee across <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia%E2%80%93Venezuela_border" target="_blank">the border</a> into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela" target="_blank">Venezuela</a> as ELN fighters clash with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FARC_dissidents" target="_blank">FARC dissidents</a>. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250120-colombia-troops-try-to-contain-guerrilla-violence-that-has-killed-100" target="_blank">(France 24)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukrainian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare" target="_blank">drones attack</a> industrial facilities in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatarstan" target="_blank">Tatarstan</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>, prompting the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Air_Transport_Agency" target="_blank">Federal Air Transport Agency</a> to temporarily suspend flights from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazan_International_Airport" target="_blank">Kazan International Airport</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begishevo_Airport" target="_blank">Begishevo Airport</a>. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/drones-attack-russian-military-industrial-hub-600-miles/story?id=117876447" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
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<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">An IDF reservist is killed and four others are injured, including a senior officer in critical condition, after their David light armored vehicle hits a roadside bomb during a patrol in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammun" target="_blank">Tammun</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-reservist-killed-two-others-wounded-by-roadside-bomb-in-west-bank-overnight/" target="_blank">(Times of Israel)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Medical sources said that the remains of 137 people were recovered from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah" target="_blank">Rafah</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/1/20/live-palestinian-prisoners-freed-by-israel-after-captives-released-in-gaza?update=3453700" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Holding_Company" target="_blank">Kingdom Holding</a> announce the resumption of the construction on the {{conv|1000|m}}-tall <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeddah_Tower" target="_blank">Jeddah Tower</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia</a>, set to be the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings" target="_blank">world’s tallest building</a>. <a href="https://www.alarabiya.net/aswaq/realestate/2025/01/20/-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A6%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85" target="_blank">(Al Arabiya)</a></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Kolkata_rape_and_murder" target="_blank">2024 Kolkata rape and murder</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A court in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata" target="_blank">Kolkata</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_%28law%29" target="_blank">sentences</a> a 33-year-old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata_Police" target="_blank">police</a> volunteer to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_in_prison" target="_blank">life in prison</a> for the August <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_in_India" target="_blank">rape</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_in_Indian_law" target="_blank">murder</a> of a medical trainee. <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/india-man-jailed-for-life-in-doctor-rape-murder-case/a-71346298" target="_blank">(DW)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Southport_stabbing" target="_blank">2024 Southport stabbing</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Rudakubana" target="_blank">Axel Rudakubana</a> pleads guilty to all 16 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_charge" target="_blank">charges</a>, including three of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_in_English_law" target="_blank">murder</a> in relation to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing" target="_blank">mass stabbing</a> he committed in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southport" target="_blank">Southport</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merseyside" target="_blank">Merseyside</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a> in July. He is due to be sentenced on Thursday. <a href="https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2025-01-20/rudakubana-changes-pleas-to-guilty-on-first-day-of-trial-for-southport-attack" target="_blank">(ITV News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_China" target="_blank">Capital punishment in China</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China" target="_blank">China</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment" target="_blank">executes</a> the perpetrators of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Zhuhai_car_attack" target="_blank">2024 Zhuhai car attack</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Wuxi_stabbing_attack" target="_blank">2024 Wuxi stabbing attack</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/20/china-executes-two-men-for-committing-deadly-revenge-on-society-crimes" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Joe_Biden" target="_blank">Presidency of Joe Biden</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Outgoing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._president" target="_blank">U.S. president</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden" target="_blank">Joe Biden</a> issues pre-emptive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_pardons_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">pardons</a> for his siblings, former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Medical_Advisor_to_the_President" target="_blank">Chief Medical Advisor</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Fauci" target="_blank">Anthony Fauci</a>, former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff" target="_blank">Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Milley" target="_blank">Mark Milley</a> and members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_the_January_6_Attack" target="_blank">United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack</a> before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President-elect_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">president-elect</a> Donald Trump takes office. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r5g5dezk4o" target="_blank">(BBC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Biden also offers clemency to Indigenous activist and convicted murderer of two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation" target="_blank">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a> (FBI) agents <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Peltier" target="_blank">Leonard Peltier</a>. <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-leonard-peltier-clemency_n_67608b04e4b0d06419ec6367" target="_blank">(HuffPost)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eight people are killed and seven more are injured in an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson" target="_blank">arson</a> attack at a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_home" target="_blank">nursing home</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barajevo" target="_blank">Barajevo</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgrade" target="_blank">Belgrade</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia" target="_blank">Serbia</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eight-die-seven-injured-serbian-retirement-home-fire-2025-01-20/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Second presidency of Donald Trump</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Second inauguration of Donald Trump</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance" target="_blank">JD Vance</a> are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inaugurate" target="_blank">inaugurated</a> as the 47th <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">President of the United States</a> and 50th <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank">Vice President of the United States</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C." target="_blank">Washington, D.C.</a> Trump becomes the first president since <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland" target="_blank">Grover Cleveland</a> to serve nonconsecutive terms. <a href="https://apnews.com/live/trump-inauguration-updates" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The inauguration is held indoors due to cold temperatures, making it the first inauguration since the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Ronald_Reagan" target="_blank">1985 inauguration</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" target="_blank">Ronald Reagan</a> to be held indoors. <a href="https://www.today.com/news/politics/donald-trump-2025-indoor-inauguration-weather-rcna188400" target="_blank">(Today.com)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The inaugural parade is held at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_One_Arena" target="_blank">Capital One Arena</a> with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middletown_High_School_%28Ohio%29" target="_blank">Middletown High School</a> marching band performing. Trump also signs executive orders at the arena after speaking to supporters. <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/politics/2025/01/20/see-president-donald-trump-celebration-parade/77839855007/" target="_blank">(USA Today)</a> <a href="https://www.wkyc.com/video/news/watch-president-donald-trump-signs-executive-orders-at-capital-one-arena/95-a0a22086-8111-4324-b654-c74789698fdf" target="_blank">(WKYC)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">During celebrations of the inauguration, businessman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk" target="_blank">Elon Musk</a> appears to make two consecutive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_salute" target="_blank">Nazi salutes</a> into a cheering crowd. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/20/trump-elon-musk-salute" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a> <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-salute-trump-inauguration-b2683095.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Protests against Donald Trump</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Anti-Trump protests</a> are held in cities across the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, as well as in other countries, such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" target="_blank">Mexico</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama" target="_blank">Panama</a>, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank">United Kingdom</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2025/jan/20/anti-trump-protests-photos" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump" target="_blank">Second cabinet of Donald Trump</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" target="_blank">United States Senate</a> unanimously confirms <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio" target="_blank">Marco Rubio</a> as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" target="_blank">United States Secretary of State</a>, making him the first Cabinet official of Trump's second term to be confirmed by the Senate. He is also the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" target="_blank">Latino American</a> to serve as Secretary of State. <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/international/5096622-senate-confirms-marco-rubio-secretary/" target="_blank">(The Hill)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">On his first day of his second term, Trump signs his first executive orders on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">gender</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States" target="_blank">immigration</a>. His administration also ends the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBP_One" target="_blank">CBP One</a> app and plans to again withdraw from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Agreement" target="_blank">Paris Agreement</a>. <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/20/nation/donald-trump-executive-orders/" target="_blank">(Boston Globe)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_January_20" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 153183, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_conflict']Colombian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catatumbo_campaign']Catatumbo campaign[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Catatumbo_attacks']2025 Catatumbo attacks[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from fighting in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catatumbo_region']Catatumbo region[/URL] rises to more than 100 as the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Liberation_Army_%28Colombia%29']National Liberation Army[/URL] (ELN) launches more attacks. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Colombia']Colombian government[/URL] vows "war" against the ELN with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Colombia']Colombian president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Petro']Gustavo Petro[/URL] saying the group has "chosen the path of war, and a war they will have". [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/20/colombia-guerrilla-violence-deaths']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [*]More than 11,000 people flee across [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia%E2%80%93Venezuela_border']the border[/URL] into [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela']Venezuela[/URL] as ELN fighters clash with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FARC_dissidents']FARC dissidents[/URL]. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250120-colombia-troops-try-to-contain-guerrilla-violence-that-has-killed-100'](France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine']Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine']Ukrainian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drone_warfare']drones attack[/URL] industrial facilities in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatarstan']Tatarstan[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL], prompting the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Air_Transport_Agency']Federal Air Transport Agency[/URL] to temporarily suspend flights from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazan_International_Airport']Kazan International Airport[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begishevo_Airport']Begishevo Airport[/URL]. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/International/drones-attack-russian-military-industrial-hub-600-miles/story?id=117876447'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]An IDF reservist is killed and four others are injured, including a senior officer in critical condition, after their David light armored vehicle hits a roadside bomb during a patrol in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammun']Tammun[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL]. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-reservist-killed-two-others-wounded-by-roadside-bomb-in-west-bank-overnight/']([I]Times of Israel[/I])[/URL] [*]Medical sources said that the remains of 137 people were recovered from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafah']Rafah[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/1/20/live-palestinian-prisoners-freed-by-israel-after-captives-released-in-gaza?update=3453700'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Holding_Company']Kingdom Holding[/URL] announce the resumption of the construction on the {{conv|1000|m}}-tall [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeddah_Tower']Jeddah Tower[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia']Saudi Arabia[/URL], set to be the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings']world’s tallest building[/URL]. [URL='https://www.alarabiya.net/aswaq/realestate/2025/01/20/-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A6%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A3%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85'](Al Arabiya)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Kolkata_rape_and_murder']2024 Kolkata rape and murder[/URL] [LIST] [*]A court in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata']Kolkata[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_%28law%29']sentences[/URL] a 33-year-old [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata_Police']police[/URL] volunteer to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_in_prison']life in prison[/URL] for the August [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_in_India']rape[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_in_Indian_law']murder[/URL] of a medical trainee. [URL='https://www.dw.com/en/india-man-jailed-for-life-in-doctor-rape-murder-case/a-71346298'](DW)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Southport_stabbing']2024 Southport stabbing[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_Rudakubana']Axel Rudakubana[/URL] pleads guilty to all 16 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_charge']charges[/URL], including three of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_in_English_law']murder[/URL] in relation to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_stabbing']mass stabbing[/URL] he committed in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southport']Southport[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merseyside']Merseyside[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL] in July. He is due to be sentenced on Thursday. [URL='https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2025-01-20/rudakubana-changes-pleas-to-guilty-on-first-day-of-trial-for-southport-attack'](ITV News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_China']Capital punishment in China[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China']China[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment']executes[/URL] the perpetrators of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Zhuhai_car_attack']2024 Zhuhai car attack[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Wuxi_stabbing_attack']2024 Wuxi stabbing attack[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/20/china-executes-two-men-for-committing-deadly-revenge-on-society-crimes'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Joe_Biden']Presidency of Joe Biden[/URL] [LIST] [*]Outgoing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._president']U.S. president[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden']Joe Biden[/URL] issues pre-emptive [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_pardons_in_the_United_States']pardons[/URL] for his siblings, former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Medical_Advisor_to_the_President']Chief Medical Advisor[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Fauci']Anthony Fauci[/URL], former [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff']Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Milley']Mark Milley[/URL] and members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_the_January_6_Attack']United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack[/URL] before [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President-elect_of_the_United_States']president-elect[/URL] Donald Trump takes office. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r5g5dezk4o'](BBC News)[/URL] [*]Biden also offers clemency to Indigenous activist and convicted murderer of two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation']Federal Bureau of Investigation[/URL] (FBI) agents [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Peltier']Leonard Peltier[/URL]. [URL='https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-leonard-peltier-clemency_n_67608b04e4b0d06419ec6367'](HuffPost)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]Eight people are killed and seven more are injured in an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson']arson[/URL] attack at a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_home']nursing home[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barajevo']Barajevo[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgrade']Belgrade[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia']Serbia[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eight-die-seven-injured-serbian-retirement-home-fire-2025-01-20/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump']Second presidency of Donald Trump[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Donald_Trump']Second inauguration of Donald Trump[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump']Donald Trump[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance']JD Vance[/URL] are [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inaugurate']inaugurated[/URL] as the 47th [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States']President of the United States[/URL] and 50th [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States']Vice President of the United States[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington%2C_D.C.']Washington, D.C.[/URL] Trump becomes the first president since [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland']Grover Cleveland[/URL] to serve nonconsecutive terms. [URL='https://apnews.com/live/trump-inauguration-updates'](AP)[/URL] [*]The inauguration is held indoors due to cold temperatures, making it the first inauguration since the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Ronald_Reagan']1985 inauguration[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan']Ronald Reagan[/URL] to be held indoors. [URL='https://www.today.com/news/politics/donald-trump-2025-indoor-inauguration-weather-rcna188400'](Today.com)[/URL] [*]The inaugural parade is held at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_One_Arena']Capital One Arena[/URL] with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middletown_High_School_%28Ohio%29']Middletown High School[/URL] marching band performing. Trump also signs executive orders at the arena after speaking to supporters. [URL='https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/politics/2025/01/20/see-president-donald-trump-celebration-parade/77839855007/']([I]USA Today[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.wkyc.com/video/news/watch-president-donald-trump-signs-executive-orders-at-capital-one-arena/95-a0a22086-8111-4324-b654-c74789698fdf'](WKYC)[/URL] [*]During celebrations of the inauguration, businessman [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk']Elon Musk[/URL] appears to make two consecutive [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_salute']Nazi salutes[/URL] into a cheering crowd. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/20/trump-elon-musk-salute']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-salute-trump-inauguration-b2683095.html']([I]The Independent[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_Donald_Trump']Protests against Donald Trump[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump']Anti-Trump protests[/URL] are held in cities across the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], as well as in other countries, such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico']Mexico[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama']Panama[/URL], and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2025/jan/20/anti-trump-protests-photos']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump']Second cabinet of Donald Trump[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate']United States Senate[/URL] unanimously confirms [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio']Marco Rubio[/URL] as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State']United States Secretary of State[/URL], making him the first Cabinet official of Trump's second term to be confirmed by the Senate. He is also the first [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans']Latino American[/URL] to serve as Secretary of State. [URL='https://thehill.com/policy/international/5096622-senate-confirms-marco-rubio-secretary/']([I]The Hill[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*]On his first day of his second term, Trump signs his first executive orders on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_in_the_United_States']gender[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States']immigration[/URL]. His administration also ends the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBP_One']CBP One[/URL] app and plans to again withdraw from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Agreement']Paris Agreement[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/20/nation/donald-trump-executive-orders/']([I]Boston Globe[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2025_January_20"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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