Current events: 2025-01-31

Wikipedia Current Events · Jan 31, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli invasion of Lebanon
- 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement
  - Two people are killed and ten others are injured during Israeli airstrikes in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Odesa strikes
  - Russian forces launch ballistic missiles at the centre of Odesa and its port, severely damaging numerous civilian buildings, including the historic Bristol Hotel. At least two people are reportedly injured. (Reuters)

Business and economy

2025 Balkan retail boycotts
- Following boycotts in Croatia on January 24, and in conjunction with a follow-up boycott in the country, residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia start a boycott of retail stores in response to rising prices. (Intellinews)
Multinational telecoms company BT Group announces that it will layoff 55,000 employees across its global workforce citing a significant drop in revenue in 2024 and "challenges in international markets". (Business Plus)

Disasters and accidents

2025 Philadelphia Learjet crash
- A Learjet 55 crashes in northeast Philadelphia, reportedly colliding with multiple buildings and vehicles; causing multiple casualties. (WPVI-TV)

International relations

2025 Philippine espionage case, Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos states that he is careful of possible surveillance of the country's air and naval bases as well as the movement of vessels supplying Philippine garrisons in the South China Sea following a series of arrests of suspected Chinese spies in the Philippines. (CNA)

Law and crime

Five people are killed and two more injured in Aghjabadi, Azerbaijan, after a child discovered a grenade and brought it home. (Xinhua)
Myanmar's ruling military junta extends the country's state of emergency for another six months. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

2025 Greek presidential election
- The Hellenic Parliament fails to elect the new President of Greece in the second round, calling for a third round of voting on February 6. (Greek City Times)