Armed conflicts and attacks
Disasters and accidents
International relations
Law and crime
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- Colombian conflict
- Catatumbo campaign
- 2025 Catatumbo attacks
- 14 members of the 33rd Front of the FARC dissidents, including one minor, surrendered to personnel from the National Army of Colombia to avoid combat with the ELN. (Blu Radio)
- The Office of the Inspector General of Colombia warns that about 46,000 schoolchildren have not been able to start the academic year due to the ongoing conflict in the region and asserted that about 35% of the affected displaced population are individuals under the age of 18. (El Espectador)
- 2025 Catatumbo attacks
- Catatumbo campaign
- Kivu conflict
- M23 offensive
- M23 rebels seize the town of Minova in Kalehe Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo, cutting off a major supply route to the strategic city of Goma. (Reuters)
- M23 offensive
- Israeli incursions in the West Bank
- 2025 Israeli raid on Jenin
- Israeli forces launch a large-scale raid in the Jenin refugee camp, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, killing at least nine people and injuring 35 others. (Al Jazeera)
- 2025 Israeli raid on Jenin
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 California wildfires
- January 2025 Southern California wildfires
- Multiple brush fires spread by hurricane-force winds erupt in San Diego County, California, U.S., prompting evacuation orders. (USA Today)
- January 2025 Southern California wildfires
- 2024–2025 floods in Southeast Asia and South Asia
- Sixteen people are killed in floods and landslides in Central Java Province, Indonesia. (ABC)
- 2025 Kartalkaya hotel fire
- At least 76 people are killed and another 51 injured in a fire at the Grand Kartal hotel in Kartalkaya, Bolu Province, Turkey. (Reuters)
- Much of Canada and the contiguous United States are impacted by a cold wave, killing one person near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Historic snowfall is expected in the US South, and historic blizzard and whiteout conditions are expected on the Gulf Coast. (CNN)
- One person is killed and another is injured in an explosion at the Port in Barcelona, Spain. (Reuters)
International relations
- Afghanistan–United States relations
- Two Americans held in Afghanistan are freed in exchange for a Taliban fighter in the United States. The deal is brokered by Qatar and finalized during the final hours of the outgoing Biden administration. (DW)
Law and crime
- Four people are injured, one seriously in a stabbing attack in Tel-Aviv, Israel. (The Times of Israel) (Xinhua)
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