A bomb blast derails a passenger train in Peshi village, Kachhi District, Balochistan, Pakistan, injuring 13 people. (Al Jazeera) Insurgency in Balochistan link embed save
Russia claims that it captured the village of Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast, south of Bakhmut, and the village of Lobkove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. (Al Jazeera) 2022 Russian invasion of UkraineRusso-Ukrainian War link embed save
The United States Department of the Treasury designates the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group as a transnational criminal organization, allowing provisions for international sanctions. (AFP via Le Monde) link embed save
The Burkina Faso Armed Forces rescue 62 women and four babies kidnapped by jihadists in Arbinda, Sahel Region, on January 15. (AFP via Voice of America) Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso link embed save
The Bank of Japan reports that inflation in Japan increased by 4.0% in December, the highest recorded increase since 1981. (CNN), (BBC News) 2021–2023 inflation surge link embed save
A Dominican man who was lost in the Caribbean Sea for 24 days is rescued by the Colombian Navy. (AP) link embed save
Twenty-eight people are killed and 53 others are rescued during an avalanche at a tunnel in Nyingchi, Tibet, China. (Al Jazeera) link embed save
Seven people are killed and over 50 are injured in a collision between a bus carrying students and a van in Radella, near Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. (Gulf Today) link embed save
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo announces the termination of the country's indoor mask mandate, with the exception of public transport and medical facilities, effective January 30. (AFP via ABS-CBN News) COVID-19 pandemic in South KoreaCOVID-19 pandemic link embed save
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is fined £100 by Lancashire Constabulary for failing to wear a seat belt while recording a video for social media in the back of a moving car. (BBC News) link embed save
A man opens fire from a balcony in Sagarejo, Kakheti, Georgia, killing five people and injuring five others. The gunman later commits suicide. (Global News) Sagarejo shooting link embed save
Rugby Australia suspends Waratahs full-back Kurtley Beale from all rugby union games following his arrest on sexual assault charges. (CNN) link embed save
The Italian Football Federation sanctions Juventus F.C. with a 15-point deduction in the league table for capital gain violations. (AA) 2022–23 Serie A link embed save