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Joseph Aoun (pictured) is elected president of Lebanon after a two-year vacancy.
A series of wildfires in Southern California, United States, leaves 5 people dead and forces more than 180,000 others to evacuate.
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hits Tingri County in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, leaving at least 126 people dead.
Indonesia becomes a full member of BRICS.
Justin Trudeau announces his intention to resign as prime minister of Canada.

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January 9, 2025 (2025-01-09) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

War in Somalia, War against the Islamic State
- Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
  - Puntland forces carry out drone strikes on Islamic State targets in in the Cal Miskaad mountains near Balidhidin district, Bari, Somalia, killing several militants. (Idil News) (VOA)
  - Puntland counterterrorism forces capture four foreign Islamic State fighters from Ethiopia, Yemen and Tanzania, while intercepting and destroying multiple explosive-carrying drones. (Idil News) (VOA)
Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
  - Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip kill at least 22 people. (Al Jazeera)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Russian artillery strikes kill two people in Siversk, Donetsk Oblast, and two people in Kamianka-Dniprovska, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2024–25 European winter
- Two people are killed and 20 others are injured during a snowstorm in northern France. (AP)

International relations

Azerbaijan–Russia relations
- Russia declines to confirm whether Russian forces accidentally shot down Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243, despite calls by Azerbaijan to do so. (The Straits Times)
Armenia–European Union relations
- The Armenian government approves a bill to launch a bid for the country to join the European Union. (Reuters)
Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute
- Guyana says that it will resort to the United Nations to deter Venezuela from unilaterally appointing a governor for the Essequibo, a region under Guyanese control but claimed by Venezuela. (AP)

Law and crime

2024 Venezuelan political crisis
- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, in her reappearance after 133 days in hiding, is briefly arrested when her convoy was intercepted by security forces as it departed an anti-government protest in Caracas. The incident occurs the day before the ruling party-controlled National Assembly is scheduled to swear in Nicolás Maduro to a third presidential term. (AP) (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

2022–2025 Lebanese presidential election
- Lebanese military commander Joseph Aoun is elected as the President of Lebanon, ending the power vacuum dating back to October 2022. (AP News)
Death and state funeral of Jimmy Carter
- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's state funeral is held at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. All five living presidents, including outgoing president Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump, attend the funeral. (CBS News)
The President of São Tomé and Príncipe, Carlos Vila Nova, rejects the proposal by his own party, Independent Democratic Action, to elect Hélio Vaz de Almeida as Prime Minister. (RFI)

January 8, 2025 (2025-01-08) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Boko Haram insurgency
- 2025 N'Djamena attack
  - Gunfire and military vehicles are reported near the Presidential Palace in N'Djamena, Chad, with the Chadian government accusing Boko Haram of being behind the attack. The Chad National Army has reportedly regained stable control of the capital, with 18 insurgents and one security force member being killed in the attack. (Devdiscourse) (Deutsche Welle)
Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip
  - Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip kill at least 27 people. (Arab News)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Zaporizhzhia strikes, Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Russian forces attack an industrial facility in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, killing 13 people and injuring 18 others. Further strikes on Zaporizhzhia with guided aerial bombs kill 13 more people and injure 32 others. (Ukrainska Pravda) (Ukrainska Pravda 2)
Insurgency in the Maghreb
- Twenty-eight soldiers are killed during a mass shooting in northern Benin. (Punch)

Disasters and accidents

2025 California wildfires
- January 2025 Southern California wildfires
  - Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire, Sunset Fire, Hurst Fire
    - More than 100,000 people are evacuated from approaching wildfires in the Pacific Palisades and Hollywood neighborhoods of Los Angeles and Altadena, California, United States, that have burnt more than 3,000 acres, aggravated by an ongoing extreme windstorm and drought conditions. Five people are killed, dozens of others are injured, and around 1,000 structures are destroyed. (AP) (The Independent) (NBC News) (Reuters)
Deadly stampedes at Hindu temples in India
- Six people are killed and over forty others are injured in a stampede at the Hindu Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. (AP) (Business Today)

International relations

Iran–Italy relations
- The Iranian government releases Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from prison, with Sala arriving back in Rome later that day. (Euronews) (Yahoo! News)
Lithuania–Russia relations
- Lithuanian prime minister Gintautas Paluckas deploys the police to secure the country's electricity link with Poland in response to reported attempts to disrupt the planned decoupling of the Baltic states' power systems from the grid shared with Belarus and Russia. (Reuters)
Azerbaijan protests Eritrea's detention of three Azerbaijani-flagged vessels and 18 crew members since November 2024, stating the ships entered Eritrean waters due to adverse weather en route to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Reuters)

Law and crime

The British government freezes the assets of neo-Nazi music network Blood & Honour, becoming the first far-right group in the UK to be sanctioned by the government. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

The ruling party in São Tomé and Príncipe, Independent Democratic Action, proposes Hélio Vaz de Almeida as Prime Minister to replace Patrice Trovoada, who was fired by President Carlos Vila Nova two days ago. (RFI)

January 7, 2025 (2025-01-07) (Tuesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Three Pakistani soldiers and 19 Taliban insurgents are killed in shootouts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)

Business and economy

Argentine debt restructuring
- Argentina's country risk index, measured by the JPMorgan GBI-EM Index, briefly drops to 444 points, its lowest level since 2018, before closing at 561 points due to technical adjusments linked to upcoming bond payment amid improved market sentiment driven by cooling inflation and signs of economic recovery. (Reuters)
International flights resume from Damascus International Airport in Syria for the first time since the fall of the Assad regime. (France 24)
The merger of the providers of stock photography Getty Images and Shutterstock, by the acquisition of the latter by the former, is announced. (AP News)

Disasters and accidents

2025 California wildfires
- January 2025 Southern California wildfires
  - An exceptional Santa Ana wind event reaching hurricane-force in some locations in southern California, United States, cause multiple power outages and wildfire outbreaks, including a rapidly-spreading >2,900 acre wildfire in Los Angeles County which causes several burn injuries and forces 30,000 people to evacuate. (CNN) (NBC News)
2025 Tibet earthquake
- At least 126 people are killed and dozens of others are injured when a magnitude M_w 7.1 (M_s 6.8) earthquake strikes Tingri County, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
2025 Swan River Seaplanes Cessna 208 crash
- A light aircraft crashes near Rottnest Island, Western Australia, killing the pilot and two tourists from Denmark and Switzerland while injuring three other passengers. (Reuters)
Thirteen Cuban soldiers go missing after explosions at an arms and ammunition depot in Holguín Province. (CNN)

Health and environment

HMPV outbreak in East Asia
- India confirms their first cases of the human metapneumovirus disease. (CBS News)

International relations

Denmark–United States relations, Proposals for the United States to purchase Greenland, Panama–United States relations
- U.S. president-elect Donald Trump refuses to rule out using military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, declaring U.S. control of both to be "vital to American national security". (AP)
- Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. makes a personal visit to Greenland weeks after Trump announced that "ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity". In response to the visit, Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen states that "Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders". (BBC News)
- Panamanian foreign minister Javier Martínez-Acha asserts that only Panamanians operate the Panama Canal and that its sovereignty is non-negotiable, dismissing Trump's claims that China operates the canal and his suggestion of potential U.S. military action to regain control. (DW)
Hungary–United States relations
- The U.S. Treasury imposes sanctions on Hungarian cabinet minister Antal Rogán for alleged corruption, accusing him of using his position to secure financial benefits for himself and political allies. (Reuters)
Sudan–United States relations
- The United States accuses the Rapid Support Forces of committing genocide in Sudan during the ongoing civil war and imposes sanctions on the group's leader Hemedti. (AP)

Law and crime

2024 Venezuelan political crisis
- Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González reports the kidnapping of his son-in-law Rafael Tudares by masked men in Caracas, as political tensions persist following González's contested claim of victory in the country's July presidential election. (Al Jazeera)
Former Cambodian opposition lawmaker Lim Kimya is shot dead by a gunman on a motorcycle in Bangkok, Thailand. Cambodian officials deny allegations of involvement in Lim's death. (The Guardian)
Lebanon approves the extradition of Abdul Rahman Yusuf, the son of late Egyptian ulama Yusuf al-Qaradawi, to the United Arab Emirates following his detention on December 28 after returning from Syria. (Reuters)
Mauritius issues an arrest warrant for former finance minister Renganaden Padayachy over alleged embezzlement involving the disbursement of Rs. 45 million (US$1 million) from the Mauritius Investment Corporation. (Reuters)
Two people are killed and one is injured in a mass shooting at Zahnradfabrik Hanel in Bad Friedrichshall, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The perpetrator is arrested. (DW)

Politics and elections

2024 Venezuelan political crisis
- Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro announces the arrest of seven foreign individuals, whom he accuses of planning terrorist acts to disrupt his upcoming inauguration, with security forces conducting a nationwide deployment. (Al Jazeera)
Death and state funeral of Jimmy Carter
- The body of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter arrives in Washington, D.C. for a three-day mourning period, including a lying in state at the Capitol. (Reuters)
Libyan crisis
- The House of Representatives of Libya approves a national reconciliation and transitional justice law aimed at unifying the country after over a decade of conflict. (Reuters)
John Mahama is sworn in for a second term as President of Ghana, having previously served as president from 2012 to 2017. (Reuters)

Science and technology

Meta Platforms announces an end to its third-party fact-checking program and a transition to a crowd-sourced model similar to X's Community Notes. (AP)

January 6, 2025 (2025-01-06) (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
- French military withdrawal from West Africa
  - French President Emmanuel Macron states that France was right to intervene militarily in the African Sahel against Islamist militants, and states that he is still waiting for the Sahel states to "thank" France while also denying that the French military was forced out of the region. (Reuters)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israel–Hamas war, Israeli incursions in the West Bank
  - Al-Funduq shooting attack [he]
    - Three Israelis are killed and eight others are injured in a mass shooting attack by Palestinian gunmen firing at a bus and two vehicles on Highway 55 in Al-Funduq in the West Bank. (BBC News)
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
- 2025 Bijapur Naxal attack
  - A bomb blast attributed to Maoist rebels in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India, kills eight police officers and a driver traveling in a police vehicle. (Reuters)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kherson strikes, Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - A Russian drone attacks a civilian passenger bus in Kherson, Ukraine, reportedly killing at least one person and injuring at least nine others. (Reuters)
2024 Magdeburg car attack
- The death toll in the vehicle-ramming attack at the Magdeburg Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 20, increases to six after a 52-year-old woman dies from injuries sustained in the attack. (BBC News)
North Korean missile tests
- The South Korean military reports that North Korea has fired what appears to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, in what would be the country's first missile launch in two months. The launch comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Seoul, South Korea, for talks with South Korean leaders. (BBC News)
Two people are killed and two others are injured in an IED attack at a school near Abuja, Nigeria, with police identifying three men as suspects in bringing the device to the site. (Reuters)

Business and economy

2022–2023 Russia–European Union gas dispute
- According to Slovakia, a planned meeting between Slovak, Ukrainian, and European Commission officials over gas supplies scheduled for Tuesday has been cancelled due to Ukraine's refusal to participate in the meeting. (Reuters)
The Brazilian government announces that Indonesia has joined the BRICS trade bloc as a full member. (Reuters)
Davivienda, of Colombia, and Scotiabank, of Canada, announced a merger where Davivienda absorbs Scotiabank operations in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama, and, in turn, Scotiabank acquires 20% of the stakes in Davivienda. (Scotiabank)

Disasters and accidents

Several miners are trapped in a coal mine in Dima Hasao, Assam, India, with rescue efforts underway involving the State Disaster Response Force, the National Disaster Response Force, and the Indian Army. Local authorities state that flooding may have caused the incident. (Reuters)

Health and environment

2020–2025 H5N1 outbreak
- The United States reports its first death from H5N1 bird flu after a man died in the hospital in Louisiana. (Reuters)

International relations

Syrian civil war
- Humanitarian aid during the Syrian civil war
  - The International Committee of the Red Cross announces plans to expand its operations in Syria beyond an initial US$100 million program, citing urgent needs in the health, water, and power sectors. (Reuters)
International reactions to the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, Paraguay–Venezuela relations
- The Venezuelan government suspends diplomatic relations with Paraguay, after Paraguayan President Santiago Peña recognized Edmundo González as president-elect of Venezuela. (Reuters)

Law and crime

Volksverhetzung
- Germany reports a significant increase in far-right crime, primarily from increasing online expression offenses and hate speech, as well as an increase in Israel–Hamas war-related resentment. (Reuters)
The Court of Appeal of Malaysia orders a lower court to reconsider former Prime Minister Najib Razak's claim of a royal order granting him home detention, which he alleges was issued alongside his reduced prison sentence for his involvement in the 1MDB corruption scandal. The ruling follows the disclosure of a letter confirming the existence of such an order, which the government asserts they have not received. (Reuters)
Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello says that 125 foreign citizens have been arrested on suspicion of serving as United States mercenaries in order to cause a coup in Venezuela. (The Times of Israel)

Politics and elections

2024 Austrian legislative election
- Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen gives a mandate to form the new post-election government to the Freedom Party's leader Herbert Kickl after the Austrian People's Party failed to form a government. However, Kickl is still expected to rule within a coalition of the two parties. (DW)
Conscription in Israel, Exemption from military service in Israel
- More than 50 Haredi Jews join the Israel Defense Forces for the first time since the start of the Israel–Hamas war, forming the Haredi Hasmonean Brigade, after repeated protests against the conscription of yeshiva students. (The Economic Times)
Proposals for the United States to purchase Greenland
- The King of Denmark officially changes the Danish coat of arms to feature Greenland and the Faroe Islands more prominently, following suggestions from United States president-elect Donald Trump about the nation purchasing Greenland. (The Guardian)
Resignation of Justin Trudeau
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party and also announces that he will resign as Prime Minister once a new Liberal Party leader is chosen. (BBC News)
Second presidential transition of Donald Trump
- The U.S. Congress certifies the results of the 2024 presidential election. U.S. Vice President and Democratic Party candidate in the 2024 presidential election. Kamala Harris presides over the ceremony and certifies her defeat, officially making Donald Trump the President-elect and JD Vance the Vice President-elect. Trump and Vance are expected to be sworn-in on January 20. (ABC News)
Pope Francis appoints Sister Simona Brambilla as Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, becoming the Vatican's first female prefect of the Roman Curia. (Vatican News)
The President of São Tomé and Príncipe, Carlos Vila Nova, dismisses the Government of Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada. (Africa News)

January 5, 2025 (2025-01-05) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kursk offensive
  - The Ukrainian Army launches a new offensive in Kursk Oblast, Russia. (BBC News)
Boko Haram insurgency
- Six soldiers and 34 Boko Haram gunmen are killed during a shootout in Borno State, Nigeria. (AP)

Arts and culture

82nd Golden Globe Awards
- The film Emilia Pérez and the television series Shōgun win the most awards at the 82nd Golden Globes with four each. The Brutalist wins the awards for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director (Brady Corbet) and Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for Adrien Brody. (NBC News)
- Fernanda Torres becomes the first Brazilian actress to win the award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her performance in I'm Still Here. (Variety)

Disasters and accidents

January 2025 North American storm complex
- The National Weather Service issues winter storm alerts for areas covering nearly 70 million people from the Great Plains to the East Coast of the United States, with nearly 4 million currently under blizzard warnings. (CNN)

International relations

Israel–United States relations, United States support for Israel in the Israel-Hamas war
- The U.S. State Department notifies Congress of a planned $8 billion arms sale to Israel consisting of air-to-air and Hellfire missiles, artillery shells, and other ammunitions. (BBC News)

Law and crime

Capital punishment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- The Congolese government executes 102 individuals convicted of armed robbery and urban banditry, with an additional 70 prisoners reportedly awaiting execution. (AP)
Former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas is evacuated from La Roca Prison in Guayaquil following an alleged assassination attempt. (Reuters)
Resurfaced videos show Syrian Justice Minister Shadi al-Waisi overseeing the execution of two women in 2015 on prostitution charges according to Sharia. (The New Arab)

Politics and elections

2024–2025 Austrian government formation
- The ruling Austrian People's Party appoints Christian Stocker as its acting chairman to succeed Karl Nehammer, who resigned as party leader and Chancellor of Austria yesterday. Stocker says that he is open to negotiate with the Freedom Party of Austria to form the new post-election coalition government. (DNYUZ)
The German government reduces funding for two Israeli human rights groups, Zochrot and New Profile, that had advocated for Palestinian rights and antimilitarism. (DW)

Sports

2025 United Cup
- In tennis, the United States wins its second United Cup title after defeating Poland 2–0 in the final at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Australia. (Reuters)

January 4, 2025 (2025-01-04) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign, Journalists killed during the Russo-Ukrainian War
  - A war correspondent for the Russian newspaper Izvestia is killed in a Ukrainian drone strike in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- The Russian Armed Forces claims to have shot down eight American ATACMS missiles fired by Ukraine and vows retaliation. (CNN)
Haitian crisis, Guatemala–Haiti relations
- Gang war in Haiti
  - Another 75 Guatemalan Army troops arrive in Haiti, joining 75 that arrived yesterday, to combat escalating gang violence. (CNN) (BBC News)
Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
  - At least 70 Palestinians are killed and 14 others are reported missing in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City and Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. (Middle East Monitor) (India Today)
Kivu conflict
- M23 offensive
  - M23 rebels capture the strategic town of Katale in Masisi Territory, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Chimp Reports)
Anglophone Crisis
- Gunmen from Nigeria kill at least five Cameroonian soldiers and injure several others in Bakinjaw, Southwest Region, Cameroon. (Reuters)
Insurgency in Balochistan
- One person is killed and 35 others are injured, including soldiers, in a car bombing in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility for the attack, which states it targeted a military convoy. (AP)
Boko Haram insurgency
- The Nigerian Army repels an ambush in Borno State and kills 34 Islamist militants in a gun battle in which six soldiers also die. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

January 2025 North American storm complex
- Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear declares a state of emergency for Kentucky, United States, amidst the upcoming winter storm. (WNKY)
At least eight people are killed and 15 others are injured in a fire at a market in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China. (Al Jazeera)
The Taiwanese Coast Guard intercepts the Cameroon-registered container ship Shunxin39 after it was suspected of damaging an undersea cable north of Taiwan yesterday. (Taiwan News)

Law and crime

Myanmar state media reports that the ruling military junta will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty marking the country's national independence day. (Reuters)
The Danish Security and Intelligence Service and police announce an investigation into sightings of unknown drones reportedly flying over Køge, Region Zealand. (DW)
Four teenagers are arrested in Yekaterinburg, Russia, for allegedly planning a terrorist attack in the city. Two of the suspects are also accused of being involved in an arson attack on a Ministry of Internal Affairs vehicle in December. (DW)

Politics and elections

2024–2025 Georgian protests, 2024–2025 Georgian constitutional crisis
- Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs announces the expulsion of 91 foreign citizens, including 25 who participated in anti-Georgian Dream and pro-EU protests. (TVP World)
2024–2025 Austrian government formation
- Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer announces his resignation after talks on forming the new post-election coalition government between his Austrian People's Party, the Social Democratic Party and NEOS collapsed. (Euronews)

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