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January 15, 2021 (2021-01-15) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Afghanistan
- Taliban insurgency
  - At least nine security personnel are killed in Kunduz, near the border with Tajikistan, when Taliban insurgents simultaneously attack two checkpoints. (Al Arabiya English)

Disasters and accidents

2021 Sulawesi earthquake
- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the Majene Regency in West Sulawesi, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and wounding more than 820 others. It was preceded by a foreshock measuring 5.7 a few hours ago. (Reuters)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
    - Indonesia reports a record 12,818 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, including 3,095 in West Java, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 882,418. (detikHealth)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China
    - China reports 144 new cases, majority of them are in Hebei and Northeastern Heilongjiang province. It is the highest number of daily cases in 10 months and brings the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 87,988. (The Straits Times)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
  - Germany surpasses two million cases of COVID-19. (France 24)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay, COVID-19 vaccine
  - Paraguay approves the emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, becoming the fourth South American country to approve the use of the vaccine against COVID-19, after Argentina, Bolivia and Venezuela. Supply of the vaccine will be facilitated by the Russian Direct Investment Fund. (Reuters)
2020–21 H5N8 outbreak
- Authorities in Namibia suspend the importation and transit of poultry from European countries where an outbreak of the Avian influenza subtype H5N8 has been reported. (Xinhua)

International relations

Russia–United States relations
- Russia says it will withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies, following the U.S. withdrawal from the treaty last year. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the U.S. withdrawal has "significantly upended the balance of interests of signatory states". (AP)

Law and crime

Pan Am Flight 103
- The family of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the Lockerbie bomber, loses a posthumous appeal at a top Scottish court against his conviction. Al-Megrahi was the only person convicted for the terrorist attack, whereas his family say he was victim of a "miscarriage of justice". (BBC)

Politics and elections

2021 Ugandan general election
- Opposition activist Bobi Wine claims victory in the presidential election, despite early results giving incumbent President Yoweri Museveni a wide lead, calling the results "a joke". (France 24)
- Bobi Wine tweets that the military has "taken control" of his home and placed him under house arrest, just hours after claiming victory in the disputed election. (Al Jazeera)
The Lao People's Revolutionary Party elects Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith as its new General Secretary, replacing retiring chief Bounnhang Vorachit. Sisoulith was elected for a five-year term as leader of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, the top post in the country, and part of the country Politburo. (Reuters)
The Third Rutte cabinet of The Netherlands falls after negotiations regarding the childcare allowance scandal. (BBC)

Sports