Jordanian troops kill 27 "armed smugglers" after they tried to cross the border from Syria with a large quantity of amphetamines. Several other smugglers, who were "supported by other armed groups", were wounded, according to a statement from the military.
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January 27, 2022 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
U.S. President Joe Biden, during a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, says "the Russians could invade Ukraine in February".
Two civilians are killed while 21 more people are wounded near the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan after troops from both countries engage in a battle.
Health and environment
South Korea reports a record for the third consecutive day of 14,518 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 777,497.
The government's Plan B restrictions, including mandatory usage of face masks on public transport and in shops, and usage of NHS COVID passports for large events are lifted in England.
Russia reports a record for the seventh consecutive day of 88,816 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11,404,617.
Turkey reports a record 82,180 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours.
Brazil reports a record for the second consecutive day of 228,954 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 24.7 million.
Finland reports its first ten cases of the Omicron sub-lineage named BA.2 sublineage in Southwest Finland.
The European Medicines Agency conditionally approves the use of the Pfizer anti-COVID-19 oral drug Paxlovid for high-risk adult patients.
Law and crime
Five people are killed and five more are injured in a mass shooting at a Yuzhmash production facility in Dnipro, Ukraine, after a member of the Ukrainian National Guard opens fire.
Politics and elections
Xiomara Castro is officially sworn in as the 56th President of Honduras, making her the country's first female president.
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