Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
  • 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement
    • The Israel Defense Forces strike several Hezbollah sites in Lebanon, alleging the targets violated the terms of the November 27, 2024 ceasefire agreement. (The Times of Israel)

Business and economy

• A general strike called by unions takes place in Belgium to protest against the government plans for pension reform. Work stoppages heavily disrupt public transport in Brussels as well as rail and air travel throughout the country. (Politico)

Disasters and accidents

• 2025 California wildfires
  • January 2025 Southern California wildfires
    • AccuWeather releases a preliminary estimate of the total physical and economic loss caused by the ongoing series of wildfires in Southern California of between US$250–275 billion, a figure attributed to exceptionally high property values in the vicinity of Santa Monica, which would surpass their estimated costs of the entire 2020 United States' wildfire season and of Hurricane Helene in 2024. (NBC News)
• Twelve people are killed and many more others are missing in a landslide in Hpakant, Kachin State, Myanmar. About 50 houses are buried or damaged. (AP)

Law and crime

• Venezuelan attorney general Tarek Saab asks for an arrest warrant and a red notice from Interpol against opposition figure Leopoldo López, who lives in exile. Venezuela accuses López of instigating the use of arms against the state and treason, among other charges. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Efforts to impeach Sara Duterte
  • Members of the Iglesia ni Cristo in the Philippines holds the National Rally for Peace, a nationwide demonstration to express disapproval to impeachment efforts against Vice President Sara Duterte. (Rappler)
• Elections in Lebanon
  • The President of the International Court of Justice, Nawaf Salam, becomes the Prime minister designate of Lebanon after winning absolute majority votes form the members of parliament. (CNN)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Israel–United States relations, Calls for a ceasefire during the Israel–Hamas war
    • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden discuss efforts to reach a deal to solve the hostage crisis as well as a ceasefire to end the war. (USA Today)
  • Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
    • A top level Israeli security delegation arrives in Qatar for talks on a Gaza hostages and ceasefire deal. (Reuters)
  • At least eight Palestinians are killed in Israeli airstrikes on areas of the Gaza Strip. (Xinhua)
• Kivu conflict
  • M23 offensive
    • The Army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo says that over the days it has recaptured several towns that fell to M23 rebels and other armed groups in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces. The list of retaken locations includes Ngungu, Lumbishi, Ruzirantaka, Kamatale, Bitagata and Kabingo. (AP)
• Nigerian bandit conflict
  • At least 40 people are killed during an attack by Boko Haram gunmen in Dumba, Borno State, Nigeria. (AP)
  • At least 16 civilians are killed in an airstrike conducted by the Nigerian Air Force in Zamfara State, apparently after being mistaken for criminal gangs. (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2025 California wildfires
  • January 2025 Southern California wildfires
    • California Governor Gavin Newsom states that the ongoing wildfires impacting Los Angeles County could become the worst natural disaster in American history "in terms of the scale and scope", amid current estimated damages of more than US$135 billion. (The Independent) (NBC News)
    • The death toll from the wildfires increases to 24. (BBC News)
    • Officials say that the Kenneth Fire has been contained. (KCAL-TV)
• Nine people are killed and another is missing in landslides caused by heavy rains in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (G1)
• Three people are killed and two others are injured in an avalanche in Trasquera, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy. (Rai News)

Health and environment

• HMPV seasonal outbreak in China
  • The Bangladeshi IEDCR reports the country's first case of HMPV in Bhairab, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. (New Age)

International relations

• Germany–Syria relations
  • German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock pledges €50 million in food, emergency shelters, and medical care to Syria following talks with the Syrian transitional government in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (DW)
• Foreign ministers and senior officers of Arab countries, the European Union, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States hold a series of diplomatic meetings focused on Syria in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Gazette)

Law and crime

• 2024 South Korean martial law crisis
  • The lawyer for suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says that Yoon will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial, scheduled for January 14, due to alleged safety concerns. (Xinhua)

Politics and elections

• 2024–25 Croatian presidential election
  • Croatians vote in the second round to elect the president between incumbent Zoran Milanović and former science and education minister Dragan Primorac. (The Dubrovnik Times) (Sarajevo Times)
• 2025 Comorian parliamentary election
  • Voters in Comoros elect the 33 members of the Assembly of the Union. (Reuters)
• Ilza Amado Vaz unexpectedly resigns as Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe three days after being appointed Prime Minister, with the ruling Independent Democratic Action party proposing to appoint Adelino Pereira to replace Vaz. (Xinhua)