January 17, 2025 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Three people are killed and seven others are injured in clashes with security forces in Juba and Aweil, South Sudan, with three Sudanese-owned houses set on fire in Aweil. This comes after video emerged allegedly showing Sudanese soldiers killing South Sudanese civilians in Wad Madani, Sudan.

(BBC News)

Internal conflict in South Sudan

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The Security Cabinet of Israel approves the proposed Gaza ceasefire agreement, which is expected to take effect on Sunday.

(The Guardian)

Israel–Hamas war

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Twelve Naxalites are killed in a police raid in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India.

(Al Jazeera)

Naxalite–Maoist insurgency

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Business and economy

BP announces that it will lay off 4,700 employees and 3,000 contractors globally in order to reduce costs.

(AP)

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International relations

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctions a cybersecurity company and hacker, both with ties to China's Ministry of State Security, for their alleged roles in hacking American telecommunications companies.

(Reuters)

2024 United States telecommunications hack

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Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian and Russian president Vladimir Putin sign the Iranian–Russian Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The 20-year deal will see cooperation between the two countries in multiple areas, including nuclear energy, counterterrorism, and environmental issues.

(Middle East Eye)

Iran–Russia relations

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Law and crime

The United States Supreme Court upholds a law that could ban TikTok in the United States on January 19 unless the social media platform is sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance.

(AP)

TikTok v. Garland

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A judge in Bolivia orders the arrest of former Bolivian President Evo Morales on statutory rape charges.

(The Guardian)

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Politics and elections

Colombian President Gustavo Petro suspends dialogue with the National Liberation Army following accusations of war crimes against the group.

(Reuters)

Colombian conflict

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announces that his upcoming second inauguration will be held indoors at the United States Capitol rotunda due to forecast cold temperatures, making it the first presidential inauguration to be held indoors since Ronald Reagan's second inauguration in 1985. Trump also announces that the inaugural parade will be held indoors at Capital One Arena.

(Reuters)

Second inauguration of Donald Trump

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Didier Guillaume, the head of government of Monaco, dies suddenly at the age of 65. Isabelle Berro-Lefèvre is appointed acting Minister of State by Prince Albert II.

(Monaco Tribune)

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