Two people are killed in a plane crash near the town of Karataika, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Russia's far north.
A judge in Bolivia rules that opposition figure Luis Fernando Camacho must remain in prison ahead of his trial.
practice of destroying or otherwise abusing the quran for anti-islamic purposes, whether political or religious
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces that Japan and the United States will include space warfare as a trigger for the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security.
Date: 16 March 2004 – present (18 years, 10 months, 1 week and 4 days)
details of ongoing viral outbreak in Greece
cabinet official of the French government
Judge Tarek Bitar resumes his investigation into the explosion, 13 months after Hezbollah officials filed complaints against Bitar that prompted him to suspend the investigation.
Three people are killed inside a vehicle and four others are injured on the street during a mass shooting in the Beverly Crest neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered a reduction in energy consumption as the country faces a severe energy crisis.
overview of the Presidency of Vladimir Putin
Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament
Meta Platforms is fined €390 million by the European Union, claiming that the company's collection of personal data from Facebook and Instagram accounts for personalized ads was in violation of EU privacy laws.
Urban-type settlement in Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine
homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief that the victim has brought dishonor upon the family or community
capital city of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine
Russia strikes a nine-story residential building in Dnipro with a cruise missile, killing at least 40 people, injuring 73 others and leaving dozens more missing.
third planet from the Sun in the Solar System
Arab ethnic group who mostly adhere to Islam
capital and largest city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa
The United States and Germany agree to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. Germany will also supply the Ukrainian military with a MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system.
The ministry attributes the casualties to the soldiers' use of mobile phones with tracking systems.
Attack on the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran
A radioactive capsule is missing along a 1,400-kilometre stretch of highway in Western Australia.
The Iranian Defence Ministry says that a drone attack on a military plant in Isfahan, Iran, was "unsuccessful" with at least three drones shot down by air defenses. No casualties have been reported.
Both envoys will depart their respective assignments on February 7.
second-largest city in Armenia and capital of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country
5 km mountain pass connecting Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia
Western Australian radioactive capsule incident
Assembly of the Representatives of the People
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Mark Milley meet for the first time in person.
Three people are killed and nine others are injured after a building collapses in Mosul, Iraq.
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan
A tornado outbreak strikes the Gulf Coast of the United States, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a rare tornado emergency for areas east of Houston, Texas.
The Supreme Court of Spain says that it will investigate two sons of Equatorial Guinean president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo over the kidnapping and torture of two Spanish citizens who oppose Obiang's rule.
Russian forces shell the front line city of Kramatorsk, damaging at least fourteen homes, according to the city's mayor, with no reports of casualties. Meanwhile, Donetsk People's Republic officials accuse Ukraine of shelling Donetsk with artillery.
Irish professional women's football coach and former player.
Citizens in Antigua and Barbuda head to the polls to elect members of the House of Representatives.
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba names Alain Claude Bilie By Nze as the new prime minister and head of government, replacing Rose Christiane Raponda.
At least nine people are killed when a container falls from a truck onto a commercial bus in Lagos, Nigeria.
World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
However, Ukraine rejects the claim and says that it repelled the attack.
international organization of states in the Americas
The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina votes 23–21 to approve the new Council of Ministers to be led by ethnic Croat former Federation President Borjana Krišto.
15th-century Inca citadel in the Peruvian Andes and UNESCO World Heritage Site
Three police officers are killed in a suicide bombing at a police outpost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
The attacker is shot by police, arrested, and hospitalized.
Two people are killed and another person is injured when a roof collapses in Alexandria, Egypt.
The funeral for Pope emeritus Benedict XVI takes place in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, with at least 50,000 attendees.
A new study by seismologists at Peking University in Beijing says that Earth's inner core stopped rotating faster than the rest of the planet in 2009.
2022–2023 blockade of the Republic of Artsakh
Somalia-based cell of the militant Islamist group al-Qaeda
Nguyễn Xuân Phúc resigns as president of Vietnam, the second highest-ranked position in the country, citing responsibility for several recent scandals in the government.
An 18-year-old Palestinian man is shot dead by a group of Israeli civilians near the settlement of Kedumim, in the West Bank. In a separate incident, a Palestinian civilian home is set on fire by settlers. The occupants were not there at the time of the attack.
Japan wins the 2023 World Pastry Cup in Chassieu, Lyon Metropolis, France.
Five Iraqis from Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, are shot and killed by gunmen on a road in Mardin Province, Turkey. Two of the victims were prominent imams in Duhok.
Four people are killed and around 80 others are injured during a stampede at a stadium in Basra, Iraq. It is suspected that the incident occurred when some people tried to push their way into the stadium.
Four people are killed and six others are injured in a fire at a two-story cottage in Qusar, Azerbaijan.
worldwide crisis affected by shortage of energy supplies
Russia claims that a Ukrainian HIMARS missile strike on a hospital in Novoaidar, Luhansk Oblast, has killed 14 people and injured 24 others, including patients and medical staff.
Former lawmaker Mursal Nabizada and one of her bodyguards are shot and killed in Kabul inside her home, while her brother and a second security guard are injured. Taliban police spokesman Khalid Zadran condemns the killing and says that a "serious investigation has been launched".
Several people are killed by an Islamic State bombing at a checkpoint outside the military airport in Kabul.
At least 41 people are killed and two others are injured when a bus falls off a bridge and catches fire in Lasbela District, Balochistan, Pakistan.
List of main natural gas pipelines in Lithuania
The death toll from a boat capsize at the Tanda Dam in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on 29 January increases to 51.
Terror attacks in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announces that Germany will send Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, and will also allow other operators of the tanks, such as Poland, to send them to Ukraine.
Burkinabé human rights groups say that the killings were perpetrated by pro-government militia VDP on December 15, 18, and 22.
conservation aimed at restoring natural processes and reintroducing apex predators and keystone species
French version of the Russian international news channel RT
Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
Jewish civilian communities built on lands occupied by Israel
People's Republic of China Republic of China
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
A polar bear attacks and kills a woman and her son in Wales, Alaska, United States, after charging several others, in the first fatal attack since the early 1980s. The bear is shot and killed following the attack.
mode of transport which falls between both taxicabs and buses
British catalog retailer Argos says that it will close all of its stores in the Republic of Ireland by June, with the loss of 580 jobs, saying that the investment needed to modernize its operations in the country was "not viable".
U.S. President Joe Biden grants a two-year extension to the Deferred Enforced Departure immigration status of Hong Kong residents, citing increasing tensions between Hong Kong and mainland China.
beginning of the year according to the lunar calendar, otherwise according to the lunisolar calendar
Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group
Novak Djokovic defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2023 Australian Open in Melbourne, tying him with Rafael Nadal for the most Grand Slams in men's tennis history with 22.
Two police officers are killed and a third is injured in an attack in Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran.
Duration: 29 December 2022 – December 2023
Duration: 29 December 2022 – November 2023
Sierra Leonean president Julius Maada Bio signs into law a gender equality bill mandating the employment of at least 30 percent of women across all businesses. The law also guarantees at least 14 weeks of maternity leave and equal pay.
The Biden administration announces that the United States will end its COVID-19 emergency proclamation on May 11 after being imposed for three years.
The city of Cusco is placed under red alert after one person is killed and 17 others are injured in clashes between protesters and police.
South Sudanese authorities arrest six journalists from the country's public broadcaster on suspicion of distributing unauthorized footage of President Salva Kiir Mayardit that went viral internationally in December.
A second day of strikes and demonstrations occurs throughout France against the government's pension reform project, which proposes to increase the retirement age to 64.
A Hong Kong-registered ship carrying 22 people capsizes off the coast of Japan. Eight crew members are dead, 13 are rescued and two others still missing.
Chelsea F.C. sign Argentinian central midfielder Enzo Fernández from Primeira Liga club Benfica in a £106.8m deal to break the British football transfer fee record.
A major power outage in Pakistan leaves nearly 220 million people without electricity after a failure at the national power grid.
short- or long-term loss of the electric power to an area
most populous city in the United States of America
family policy measure in which an employee can take time off to care for their children
The Iranian Defence Ministry says that a drone attack on a military plant in Isfahan, Iran, was "unsuccessful" with at least three drones shot down by air defenses.
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.
One person is killed and 60 others are injured in a prison riot in Pathein, Myanmar.
Sixteen VDP members and 14 civilians are killed during four attacks by Islamic extremists in Burkina Faso. At least ten attackers are also killed.
Michael Smith wins the PDC World Darts Championship after defeating Michael van Gerwen 7–4 in the final, winning his first world title and reaching world number one on the PDC Order of Merit for the first time.
city in and county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States
Saudi Arabia sentences two Wikipedia administrators to 32 and 8 years in prison, respectively, in relation to their activities on the website.
Ukraine says that "fierce fighting" is underway in the east and northeast of the country as Russian troops try to break through Ukrainian defensive lines in Kharkiv, Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts.
At least 20 people are killed and many more injured during an ambush by Al-Shabaab insurgents at a government base at the Hilowle Gaab village.
A Russian missile strike near a fire station in Kherson, kills one person and injures four others, according to regional official Yaroslav Yanushevych.
Tanzanian opposition party Chadema organizes a political demonstration in Mwanza.
At least 18 people have been killed in the past two weeks by toxic chemicals from factories in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Unidentified warplanes, suspected to be Israeli, strike a convoy of Iranian trucks that entered Syria from Iraq through the Al-Qa'im border crossing.
military tactics to attack the enemy by surprise
President of the United States Joe Biden announces that the United States will send 31 M1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine.
At least nine people are killed and many others are injured during a stampede at a concert in Kampala, Uganda.
capital and largest city of the United Kingdom
airline connecting smaller airports within a region
A truck crashes into several minibus taxis at an intersection in Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa, killing five people and injuring nine others.
30th edition of the PDC's World Championship event
capital city of Western Australia, Australia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan rules out Turkish support for Sweden's bid for NATO membership following the burning of a Quran outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm by Rasmus Paludan and a series of pro-Kurdish demonstrations where protestors waved PKK flags.
in military terminology the position(s) closest to the area of conflict
refugee Camp in Jenin Governorate, State of Palestine
Forces of the Wagner Group say that they have captured the village of Blahodatne, north of Bakhmut. However, Ukraine rejects the claim and says that it repelled the attack.
province of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Latvian Defence Minster Artis Pabriks says that the cause of the explosion would be investigated and that sabotage "could not be ruled out".
COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
details regarding the COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
South Africa agrees to send twelve cheetahs to India each year for the next eight to ten years to help secure a viable wild population. The Asiatic cheetah went extinct in India in the 1940s due to overhunting and habitat destruction.
Canada enacts a law prohibiting foreigners, except for immigrants and permanent residents, from acquiring residential areas in the country for two years in response to a real-estate bubble.
specialised agency of the United Nations for education, sciences, and culture
Protests continue for a fifth day in Las Anod, Somaliland, with protesters demanding that the city be governed by Puntland instead of by Somaliland. Twenty people are killed in clashes between protestors and security forces.
Date: December 26, 2022 – January 25, 2023
Three people are killed in a shooting at a Circle K store in Yakima, Washington, United States.
Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
continuous series of wars in Afghanistan
2022–2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions
The United States Department of the Treasury designates the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group as a transnational criminal organization, allowing provisions for international sanctions.
The Lebanese Army declares a "state of alert" after stopping Israeli bulldozers and accompanying soldiers from approaching a border fence in Southern Lebanon. Peacekeeping forces from UNIFIL have also been deployed to the area.
The governor also reports that 15 other passengers had been abducted.
Three Powers Plaza, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
American entrepreneur and education philanthropist
The Taliban says that its forces have killed eight Islamic State insurgents, including foreign nationals, and arrested seven others in a series of raids in Kabul and the western Nimruz Province, following recent attacks by the jihadist group.
2019 coronavirus pandemic in mainland China
Five people are killed as a result of landslides and floods in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Microsoft ends support for Windows 8.1 and security updates for Windows 7.
Governor-General Cindy Kiro is expected to appoint Hipkins as the 41st prime minister of New Zealand on January 25.
The Kumamoto district court [ja] orders the government to compensate two plaintiffs ¥22 million (US$170,000) worth of damages for their compulsory sterilization under the now-obsolete Eugenic Protection Act of 1948.
National Women's Soccer League team in Louisville, Kentucky
President of the United States Joe Biden issues a major disaster declaration for the state of California following major flooding.
creating data to "prove" fictitious events
United States Department of the Treasury
United States federal executive department
cabinet in the German federal government headed by Chancellor Scholz
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, however, claims the city had been taken in its entirety.
The ruling Labour Party unanimously elects education and public service minister Chris Hipkins to succeed Jacinda Ardern as the party's leader following Ardern's resignation three days ago. Governor-General Cindy Kiro is expected to appoint Hipkins as the 41st prime minister of New Zealand on January 25.
city of the Philippines in the province of Cavite
Aides to the President of the United States Joe Biden discover a second set of classified documents besides those found on Monday in a Washington, D.C. office. The White House acknowledges the discovery.
Date: 15 February 2011 – present (11 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
The Moscow City Court orders the closure of the Moscow Helsinki Group, Russia's oldest human rights organization.
largest Christian church, led by the pope
person who controls a sizable network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
group of people from one state present in another state to represent the sending state
Tunisians head to the polls to elect the members of the third Assembly of the Representatives of the People in a run-off. The electoral board reports a voter turnout of 11.3 percent as most opposition parties boycott the election.
Israeli Air Force jets launch airstrikes on an underground rocket manufacturing site, and a military base used by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in response to rockets fired by Palestinian militants into southern Israel.
English poet, playwright, and actor (1564–1616)
infrastructure important to national security
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
Twenty-eight people are killed and 53 others are rescued during an avalanche at a tunnel in Nyingchi, Tibet, China.
The United Nations reports the discovery of mass graves in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, containing the bodies of 49 civilians.
It is suspected that the incident occurred when some people tried to push their way into the stadium.
Six people are injured in a mass stabbing at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris, France. The attacker is shot by police, arrested, and hospitalized.
2022 killing of former Japanese prime minister
act of coercing or physically forcing a person to engage in sexual activity
crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation
mass shooting that took place on January 21, 2023 near Los Angeles, California, USA
Seven soldiers, including a commander, are killed when al-Shabaab jihadists attack a military base in Hawadley, Middle Shabelle, with a suicide car bomb and gunmen.
Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker announces that the state will end its COVID-19 emergency proclamation after three years beginning on May 11.
town in Utah County, Utah, United States
temporary phenomena on the photosphere of the Sun that appear visibly as dark spots compared to surrounding region
A U.S. military raid in northern Somalia kills senior Islamic State member Bilal al-Sudani and ten other insurgents. No U.S. military casualties are reported in the operation, which was ordered by U.S. President Joe Biden.
The National Women's Soccer League of the United States bans former coaches Richie Burke of Washington Spirit, Rory Dames of Chicago Red Stars, Christy Holly of Racing Louisville, and Paul Riley of North Carolina Courage for life following an investigation on allegations of abuse throughout the 2021 season.
Russia launches a wave of cruise missile and Shahed 129 drone strikes across Ukraine, targeting major cities and critical infrastructure, killing at least 11 people and injuring 11 others. Ukrainian general Valerii Zaluzhnyi says that at least 20 missiles have been intercepted over the capital Kyiv.
city in northern Iraq and capital of Nineveh Province
The British arm of climate protest group Extinction Rebellion announces it will "temporarily" shift away from using public disruption as a primary tactic.
Eritrean forces withdraw from Shire and other major towns in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
The Somali Armed Forces claim to have recaptured the port town of Harardhere from Al-Shabaab militants. According to a Puntland officer, Somali forces allied with regional militias also recaptured the town of El Dhere.
military wing of the Palestinian Hamas organization
checkpoint erected to monitor and control the movement of people and materials
city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States
Czechs head to the polls to elect their president. Incumbent Miloš Zeman is not eligible to run for re-election, as he is term limited.
Two soldiers are killed during a series of Israeli airstrikes at Damascus International Airport.
Fifteen people are injured after a bomb explodes near a bus carrying police officers near Khirbet Ghazaleh, Daraa Governorate, Syria.
citizens or residents of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, British Overseas Territories, Crown Dependencies, and their descendants
A Cessna 206 with six people on board goes missing in Isabela, Philippines. Rescue operations are being conducted.
A Cessna 206 with six people on board goes missing in Isabela, Philippines.
Microsoft announces that it will cut 10,000 jobs, around 5% of its global workforce, amid a slowdown in consumer spending.
Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
However, Ukraine rejects an offer to respond with a mutual ceasefire, citing lack of trust.
A Philippine Air Force SF.260 training flight from Sangley Point Airport in Cavite City, Philippines, crashes into a paddy field in Pilar, Bataan, killing two people on board.
One person is killed and eight others are injured after a magnitude 7.6–7.9 earthquake hits off the coast of eastern Indonesia, causing damage to buildings, and shaking buildings as far away as Darwin, Australia.
Mid-air helicopter collision in Queensland, Australia on 2 January 2023
lower house of New Mexico's state legislature
The Competition Commission of India rejects an appeal from Google over its ruling in October that Google's dominant position in the search engine market and control of the Android app store violated India's antitrust laws.
New York State Route 37, near Coles Creek, New York (state), United States of America
26 January 2023 clash between Israeli forces and Palestinians in the West Bank
Ten Al-Shabaab militants are killed during a raid by security forces in the village of Galmagala, Garissa County, Kenya, after the group killed five civilians in the region last week. Rocket-propelled grenades and improvised explosive devices are recovered.
Two Israelis are shot and critically injured by a 13-year-old Palestinian in East Jerusalem, in the West Bank and the attacker is shot and injured by one of his victims before being arrested. The Times of Israel)
Head of the Government of the Czech Republic
Pro-Bolsonaro protesters storm the National Congress, the Supreme Federal Court, and the Palácio do Planalto in Brasília, Brazil.
German Foreign Affairs Minister Annalena Baerbock says that Germany will not prevent Poland from sending Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine which Ukrainian officials say are pivotal to defeating Russian forces.
Russia launches a wave of cruise missile and Shahed 129 drone strikes across Ukraine, targeting major cities and critical infrastructure, killing at least 11 people and injuring 11 others.
rise in price level in an economy over time
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis survives a no-confidence vote called by former prime minister Alexis Tsipras over a wiretapping scandal.
Peacekeeping forces from UNIFIL have also been deployed to the area.
Al-Shabaab jihadists kill 35 people in a double car bombing outside a politician's home and a market in Mahas District, Hiran, Somalia.
ongoing civil war in the country of Yemen
Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland
At least six people including three children died and 176 people were injured from cuts and falls while flying kites during Uttarayan festival in Gujarat. Some bled to death as revellers used sharp strings that entangled around the necks.
borough of New York City, New York, United States
Twelve people are injured when a bomb explodes in a market in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo,
In a separate incident, Israeli forces arrest an 18-year-old Palestinian man and kill his father in the Qalandia refugee camp.
engineering event in which the structural integrity of a construction is compromised due to failure of components of the structure
The Jamaica Constabulary Force seizes $80 million worth of cocaine from a cargo ship at the port of Kingston.
France agrees to withdraw its 400 special forces personnel from Burkina Faso, following Saturday's mandate from the ruling military junta that France withdraw within one month.
Swedish music streaming service Spotify announces that it will cut 600 jobs, around 6% of its workforce, citing low revenue growth and a need to improve efficiency. Dawn Ostroff will also depart as its chief content and advertising business officer.
French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu announces that France will send 12 additional CAESAR self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine, and could also train Ukrainian Air Force pilots to operate French fighter jets as part of their latest military support package.
Videos on social media appear to show explosions and large fires in the cities of Karaj, Dezful, and Tabriz.
At least 16 people are killed and 21 others are injured when a bus crashes while travelling from Kampala to Gulu in northern Uganda.
A guard is killed and two others are injured during a shooting at the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, Iran. The perpetrator is arrested.
Croatia changes its national currency from the kuna to the euro to become 20th member state of the Eurozone, and joins the European passport-free zone, the Schengen Area.
diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and South Korea
The British government says that it will block the Gender Recognition Reform Bill passed by the Scottish Parliament despite objections from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, saying that the proposed law would conflict with "equality protections" across Great Britain.
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives
Tokelauans head to the polls to elect the members of the General Fono.
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
The Russian military says that it has launched offensive operations in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and "taken more advantageous lines and positions".
Sixteen VDP members and 14 civilians are killed during four attacks by Islamic extremists in Burkina Faso.
police force in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
A Palestinian teacher and a member of the Jenin Brigades are killed, and three others are injured, in a raid by Israeli soldiers at a refugee camp in Jenin, in the West Bank.
Swedish mining company LKAB discovers Europe's largest known deposit of rare-earth elements in Kiruna, Sweden.
At least one person is killed and two others are injured by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Bajura and Bajhang Districts, Nepal.
The mosque is located inside a compound that includes the headquarters of the provincial police force and a counter-terrorism department.
Seven people are killed and one other person is injured in a shooting spree in Half Moon Bay, California, United States.
Palestinian Islamist terror organization
Special tax appellate collegial court in the Philippines
taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will
President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola initiates a formal procedure to revoke parliamentary immunity from two MEPs allegedly involved in the scandal.
Malawi suspends the opening of schools in Lilongwe and Blantyre due to an outbreak of cholera, which has killed 595 people so far, including 19 people on New Year's Eve.
Burkina Faso demands that French forces withdraw from its territory after suspending a 2018 military accord that allowed the presence of French troops in the country. The ruling military junta has given France one month to complete the withdrawal.
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
The launch of an unmanned ABL Space Systems RS1 rocket fails at the Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska in Kodiak, Alaska, United States.
Commander of the Brazilian Army Júlio César de Arruda is fired by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the aftermath of the January 8 Congress attack and is replaced by Tomás Miguel Ribeiro Paiva.
resignation of Jacinda Ardern as the 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
state police of the German state North Rhine-Westphalia
Two of the victims were prominent imams in Duhok.
head of government of the United Kingdom
significant rise in Canadian real estate prices from 2002 to present
Authorities in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, release footage of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols being violently assaulted by multiple Memphis Police Department officers during a traffic stop on January 7.
land and air warfare branch of the Mexican Armed Forces
China suspends the issuance of short-term travel visas to Japanese and South Korean citizens in order to reciprocate the two countries' imposition of travel restrictions on Chinese citizens in response to China's recent COVID-19 surge.
At least 22 people are killed and 21 injured when a bus crashes near Dassa-Zoumé, Collines Department, Benin.
Russia claims that it captured the village of Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast, south of Bakhmut, and the village of Lobkove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
period in the 2010s where many North American brick and mortar retail stores have closed or struggled
any attempt to expose, alter, disable, destroy, steal or gain unauthorized access to or make unauthorized use of a computer system
A Russian Mi-8 helicopter of the "Rossiya" special flight squad [ru], which transports members of the government and armed forces, crashes at the Vnukovo Airport in Moscow. According to some reports there are injuries, with TASS reporting that pilot error is the main cause of the helicopter crash.
Two firefighters and three civilians are killed in an armed attack by Islamist insurgents along a highway between Bamako and Ségou.
A truck crashes into a funeral procession in Nanchang County, Jiangxi, China, killing 19 people and injuring 20 others.
United States and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Five people are killed and 23 others are injured in a bus crash in Diyarbakır, Turkey.
The visit of the Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem results in protests by Palestinians as well as condemnation of the visit by several Arab countries, who consider the site to be part of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Russian Federation
island sovereign state in the central Pacific Ocean
The Bank of Canada raises its benchmark interest rate to 4.5 percent, the highest since the 2007–2008 financial crisis, amid high levels of inflation and vacancies affecting the Canadian economy.
head of the United States Department of State
American film studio, subsidiary of Paramount Global
payment card connected directly to a cardholder’s bank account
In situ measurements that provides the temperature of Earth's climate system
RT France, the French arm of the Russian state media network RT, ceases operation following the freezing of their bank accounts by the Direction générale du Trésor.
act of physical injury that degrades the appearance or function of any living body
island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean
Australia and Canada announce that they will require travelers from China to present a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter their countries beginning on January 5.
The British government announces a ban on single-use plastic cutlery, plates, polystyrene cups, bowls, and balloon sticks in England beginning in October as part of an effort to reduce plastic pollution. The ban will apply to all retailers, takeaways, and food vendors.
Third inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Brazilian presidential inauguration on 1 January 2023
The Supreme Court of India upholds the legality of the government's decision to demonetise all ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series in 2016.
country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom
Two intelligence officers, including the director of the provincial counterterrorism department, are shot dead outside a restaurant in Khanewal, Punjab, Pakistan, by suspected Pakistani Taliban gunmen.
Voters in Liechtenstein reject a proposed ban on casinos. The proposal, which Prince Hans-Adam II opposed, was rejected by around 73 percent of voters.
Additional charges are expected after the man was found competent by psychiatrists earlier this week.
A light aircraft crashes in Nasrec, Johannesburg, South Africa, killing all three people on board.
The launch of an unmanned ABL Space Systems RS1 rocket fails at the Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska in Kodiak, Alaska, United States. The rocket crashes during the launch, damaging the launch platform and destroying the rocket and its cargo.
A DRC Air Force Sukhoi Su-25 is hit by anti-aircraft fire over the Rwandan border. The Rwandan government says that its forces took "defensive measures" against a plane that had "violated its airspace".
Prime Minister of Greece (2015; 2015–2019)
with a 15-point deduction in the league table for capital gain violations.
work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work
A judge in Bolivia rules that opposition figure Luis Fernando Camacho must remain in prison ahead of his trial. Camacho was arrested in December on charges of terrorism.
Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins is sworn in as the 41st prime minister of New Zealand by Governor-General Cindy Kiro.
List of snooker players investigated for match-fixing
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dissolves the Mäjilis, ending the seventh convocation, and calls for a snap election on March 19.
Russian forces shell the city of Kherson, killing three people, injuring six others, and damaging a hospital, school, and bus station.
North Rhine-Westphalia Police arrest two Iranian brothers in Castrop-Rauxel, Ruhr, Germany, on suspicion of planning an Islamic terrorist attack using chemical weapons.
person employed by an organization to collect, compile and/or analyze information
aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces
A day of strikes and demonstrations occurs throughout France against the government's pension reform project, which proposes to raise the retirement age to 64.
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association suspends Chinese players Zhang Jiankang and Zhao Xintong from the World Snooker Tour as part of a match-fixing investigation involving ten Chinese players.
armored vehicle classification designed for troop transport
Explosions are reported at military sites and factories across Iran, including near the capital Tehran. Videos on social media appear to show explosions and large fires in the cities of Karaj, Dezful, and Tabriz.
portable device to make telephone calls using a radio link
46th and current presidential administration of the USA, inaugurated in 2021
Thirty-five Islamic State members are killed during a fight with Boko Haram militants in Lake Chad, resulting in the dislodgement of Islamic State from two of its enclaves.
Eight people are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting at a birthday party in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
verdict that results when a court of law finds a defendant guilty of a crime
The National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina records a 94.8% inflation rate for its economy in 2022, the highest since 1991.
forgiveness of a crime and the cancellation of the relevant penalty
Swedish streaming service of music and podcasts
political-religious armed movement in Yemen
An Algerian Air Force Mi-171 helicopter crashes during a military exercise, killing three crew onboard in Ain Defla Province, Algeria.
leader of the executive branch of the government of Pakistan
A plane which had departed from Kathmandu crashes in Pokhara, Gandaki Province, Nepal, killing all 72 people on board.
medium of payment allowed by law or recognized by a legal system to be valid for meeting a financial obligation
overview about the types of tennis match
German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht resigns from the Scholz cabinet amid criticism of her response to the war in Ukraine.
Jihadists kidnap dozens of women in Arbinda, Sahel Region, Burkina Faso, according to local officials.
act of concerted defiance or disorder by a group of prisoners
Two people are killed and two others are injured after a fire in a church in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey.
American politician, 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
A Revolutionary Court in Tehran, Iran, sentences a Belgian aid worker to a minimum of 12 and a half years in prison and 74 lashes on espionage charges.
Iran and South Korea summon each other's ambassadors in a deepening dispute between the countries, after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol called Iran "the enemy of the United Arab Emirates" while addressing South Korean troops stationed there.
legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime
ongoing global surge of higher-than-average inflation
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons concludes with "reasonable grounds" that the Douma chemical attack that occurred in 2018, was carried out by the Syrian military.
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (13 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Allied Democratic Forces insurgents kill 23 people at a bar in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The jihadists also torched several homes and shops in the village during the attack. Islamic State claims responsibility.
private citizens agreement to commit a crime
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
agency in the United States Federal Government
Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
air warfare branch of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's military
facility directly owned and operated by or for the military
activity to defend against or prevent terrorist actions
Order of battle for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
French Catholic nun Lucile Randon, who had been the world's oldest verified living person since April 2022 and the fourth verified oldest woman, dies at the age of 118.
specialized agency of the United Nations, works in the area of tourism policy
military operations of the Syrian Civil War involving chemical weapons
Two children are killed and four other people are injured by an explosion outside the home of one of the four Hindus who were killed yesterday in Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov is appointed commander of the Joint Group of Forces participating in the war with Ukraine.
The Russian Air Force launches an airstrike on the city of Seredyna-Buda in Sumy Oblast, destroying a kindergarten and damaging nearby residential buildings. No casualties have been reported. The towns of Esman and Shalyhyne are also damaged by cross-border shelling.
global international and intergovernmental organization
Forces of the Wagner Group say that they have captured the village of Blahodatne, north of Bakhmut.
The World Tourism Organization reports that the figures for international tourist arrivals worldwide had doubled in 2022 compared to the previous year, citing the easing of COVID-19 pandemic-related travel restrictions.
Twenty-one people are killed and 49 others are injured when a bus heading for Nairobi, Kenya, crashes after crossing the border from Uganda.
capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Solomon Peña, a former Republican candidate for the New Mexico House of Representatives, is arrested by SWAT officers for his role in the shootings of at least four New Mexico Democrat politicians' houses.
depopulation in humans is any great reduction in a human population caused by events such as long-term demographic trends
sovereign state in North Africa and Asia
low-intensity asymmetric war between the Mexican Government and various drug trafficking syndicates
Protests break out in the city of Gyumri in Armenia against the Russian military presence in the country and the Russian peacekeepers' inaction in ending the Lachin corridor blockade. Dozens of protesters are arrested by police after they attempted to reach the Russian military base near the city to blockade it.
The Salvadoran government opens the Terrorism Confinement Center, a prison with a capacity of 40,000, amidst a gang crackdown which has arrested over 62,000 people since March 2022.
Program that locks files until a sum of money is paid
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
international organization based in The Hague
chemical compound, commonly used as a fuel
Slovakians head to the polls to vote in a referendum to determine whether early elections can be called before the customary end of the mandate.
Six people are injured after a bomb explodes in al-Majaza, Shabwah Governorate, Yemen.
intentional infliction of physical or mental suffering upon a person or an animal
Six people are injured by a mass drive-by shooting in London, United Kingdom.
Equatoguinean politician, President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979
The ruling military junta has given France one month to complete the withdrawal.
principle in international relations and treaties
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.
The National Bureau of Statistics reports that China's population, the largest in the world, declined for the first time since 1960, with a population decrease of 850,000 people reported in the past year.
bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Iran
Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson announces that Sweden will send its self-propelled Archer Artillery System, 50 Combat Vehicle 90 IFVs, and NLAW anti-tank missiles to Ukraine as part of its latest military support package for the Ukrainian military.
Pope Francis begins his first papal visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
head of state and of government of the United Republic of Tanzania
type of disaster that occurs due to overcrowding
specific classification for aircraft with a gross weight of 12,500 lb (5,670 kg) or less
The Taliban and the Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas Company of China agree to a 25-year deal to allow the Chinese firm to drill for oil in the Amu Darya basin. It is Afghanistan's first major energy extraction agreement with a foreign firm since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
At least six people including three children died and 176 people were injured from cuts and falls while flying kites during Uttarayan festival in Gujarat.
Around 1,200 supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are arrested following yesterday's riots in Brasília.
Nineteen people are killed and 24 others are injured during a collision between a bus and a truck in Sakal Arrondissement, Senegal.
Around 500 foreign nationals are currently stranded in Peru.
The governor of Comoé Province reports that 15 corpses, who were among 24 passengers of two minibuses that departed the provincial capital of Banfora when suspected jihadists hijacked the buses in Linguekoro and coerced the passengers to walk to Mangodara, were discovered near Linguekoro. The governor also reports that 15 other passengers had been abducted.
ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the United States
American military intervention in Somalia (2007–present)
United States military intervention against extremist groups in Somalia
Mexico's secretary of defense Luis Cresencio Sandoval reports that a total of 29 people, 19 gang members and ten military personnel, were killed during the operation which ended in the arrest of Ovidio Guzmán.
Iran places sanctions on more than 30 UK and EU-affiliated individuals in a tit-for-tat response to a new round of sanctions by the European Union over the Mahsa Amini protests. Sanctioned individuals include UK Attorney General Victoria Prentis, UK Army Chief of Staff Sir Patrick Sanders, and three staff members of Charlie Hebdo.
During a visit to Kyiv, Canadian National Defence Minister Anita Anand announces that Canada will send 200 Roshel Senator armoured personnel carriers to Ukraine.
Iranian protest movement since September 2022
city in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves
Three people are killed and another person is missing during severe flash flooding in New Zealand's largest city Auckland.
maritime warfare branch of Colombia's military
Several senior Ukrainian officials, including deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko, four deputy ministers, and five regional governors, resign as a nationwide anti-corruption campaign is launched in Ukraine.
sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
set of ideologies holding that Islam should guide social and political as well as personal life
voting system used to elect a single winner where a second round of voting is used if no candidate wins an absolute majority in the first round
people native to any part of Spain or that hold Spanish citizenship
more northern, and smaller, of the two main islands of New Zealand
island sovereign state off the coast of Southeast Africa, in the Indian Ocean
British regional airline Flybe collapses into administration with 277 job losses, while 75,000 customers are affected by flight cancellations.
country in southwestern Europe with territories in Africa
2023 Lithuania–Latvia pipeline explosion
person killing in multiple locations in a short time
crime of willfully and maliciously setting fire to property
Ukrainian lawyer and politician (1980–2023)
The United States tennis team wins the inaugural edition of the United Cup after defeating Italy 4–0 in the final at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney.
combined military forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
city and administrative center of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
House of Representatives (Antigua and Barbuda)
lower house of the legislature of Antigua and Barbuda
A YouTuber is killed in Iraq; her father confesses to the honour killing.
capital and most populous city of France
Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast
federal government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, established by the Constitution of Pakistan
A Hong Kong-registered ship carrying 22 people capsizes off the coast of Japan.
The ruling Labour Party unanimously elects education and public service minister Chris Hipkins to succeed Jacinda Ardern as the party's leader following Ardern's resignation three days ago.
The Asiatic cheetah went extinct in India in the 1940s due to overhunting and habitat destruction.
Russia's defence ministry says that its forces have taken full control of Soledar in Donetsk Oblast. However, Ukraine denies the fall of the city and its salt mines, claiming that the battle was still ongoing.
At least 100 people are killed and 225 others are injured when a suicide bomber detonates his explosive belt at a mosque in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The mosque is located inside a compound that includes the headquarters of the provincial police force and a counter-terrorism department.
British government effort to develop British space capabilities
chief of staff of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
formal accusation of wrongdoing in common law
photo and video sharing social network owned by Meta, Inc.
American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin equals fellow American Lindsey Vonn's record of 82 wins, the most by a woman in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, after winning the giant slalom at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
Interim president Assimi Goïta pardons 49 Ivorian soldiers who were arrested in July and convicted of "undermining state security".
marketable, fixed-interest U.S. government debt security
Government and intergovernmental reactions to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe
21st-century primate of the Russian Orthodox Church
province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Brazilian politician and 38th President of Brazil
United States Customs and Border Protection
public health emergency of international concern
The 118th United States Congress begins, with the House Speaker election heading to multiple ballots for the first time in 100 years after Kevin McCarthy fails to receive the required number of votes on the first three ballots.
Thousands of protesters march in Lima demanding the resignation of president Dina Boluarte as the number of deaths from clashes between demonstrators and police exceeds 50.
deliberate, subversive action aimed at weakening another entity
An eleventh person dies in the hospital from injuries sustained in Saturday's mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, United States.
2023 Dnipro residential building airstrike
executive body of the German Government (part of the Federal Government of Germany)
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines closes the country's airspace for nearly six hours due to a power outage in its air traffic management center, affecting more than 280 commercial flights and more than 56,000 passengers.
generally refers to an army or other fighting force that is composed of non-professional fighters
Three adults and five children are found dead inside a home in Enoch, Utah, United States, after police conduct a welfare check.
Two people are killed in a plane crash near the town of Karataika, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, in Russia's far north. A total of twelve people were on board the plane.
place in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Taliban police spokesman Khalid Zadran condemns the killing and says that a "serious investigation has been launched".
organized crimes syndicate originating in Sicily, Italy
2001 Islamist terrorist attacks in the U.S.
Five people are killed and 13 others injured when a man rams his automobile into a crowd in Guangzhou, China.
Date: 3 August 2022 – 16 January 2023 (5 months, 1 week and 6 days)
American R'Bonney Gabriel is crowned Miss Universe by her predecessor, Indian Harnaaz Sandhu.
Peru indefinitely closes its iconic Machu Picchu historic site due to the ongoing unrest which has killed dozens of people. Around 500 foreign nationals are currently stranded in Peru.
decade of the Gregorian calendar (1940–1949)
non-governmental organization which advocates for human rights
Date: 2 February 2015 – present (7 years, 8 months and 1 day)
A Turkish coast guard vessel exchanges warning shots with a Greek coast guard vessel near the Greek island of Farmakonisi.
Iran announces the execution of dual British Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari, who had served as a deputy for the ministry of defense, on charges of spying for the United Kingdom. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemns Akbari's execution.
military offensive by the Taliban causing the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
chief of the General Staff of the armed forces of the Russian Federation
CODECO militants are suspected of being behind the killings.
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.
The army arrests Ovidio Guzmán López, the son of incarcerated drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, in Culiacán, Sinaloa. The arrest is followed by state-wide unrest, with many schools and airports closed. Ten soldiers and 19 gang members are killed during the unrest.
Four people are killed and eight others are injured when two helicopters collide near the Sea World theme park in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
A large explosion occurs on the Lithuania–Latvia Interconnection natural gas pipeline in Pasvalys District Municipality, Lithuania. Latvian Defence Minster Artis Pabriks says that the cause of the explosion would be investigated and that sabotage "could not be ruled out".
Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
executive branch of the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina
person who is not a legitimate member of the military
Fourteen people are killed and 25 others are injured in a helicopter crash in Brovary, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Interior minister Denys Monastyrsky, deputy minister of internal affairs Yevhen Yenin, and state secretary of internal affairs Yurii Lubkovych are among those killed.
religious site in the Old City of Jerusalem
Two British aid workers are killed during a humanitarian evacuation from Soledar in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
capital city of Odesa Oblast in southern Ukraine
profit that results from a sale of a capital asset, such as stock, bond or real estate, where the sale price exceeds the purchase price
harvesting a renewable resource to the point of diminishing returns
The statement says that the arrests of the 11 people involved took place later than 8 December 2022.
municipality in San Vicente Department, El Salvador
Six people are killed and three others are injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Louisville, New York, United States.
ground-launched missile designed to attack aerial targets
The government declares a 30-day state of emergency in Lima and three other regions in response to the violent protests.
2023 collision near Coles Creek, New York
The United States reaches its debt ceiling of $31.4 trillion, requiring the Treasury Department to suspend the issuance of new Treasury securities and take extraordinary measures to prevent a default.
Western neologism to describe armed Islamic movements
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva dismisses 13 more military personnel from the presidential cabinet whom he blames for the January 8 attack in Brasília.
relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Ukraine
New York investigations of The Trump Organization
One person is killed and four others are injured when a man wielding a machete breaks into two churches in Algeciras, Andalusia, Spain. A 25-year-old Moroccan man is arrested.
The National Hurricane Center publishes a new Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Katrina, lowering the death toll from over 1,800 to 1,392.
association football club in London, England
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemns Akbari's execution.
Five people are killed and ten others are missing after a boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of Tunisia.
The electoral board reports a voter turnout of 11.3 percent as most opposition parties boycott the election.
ongoing socioeconomic and political crisis in Haiti
railway station in Nara, Nara prefecture, Japan
unincorporated territory of the United States of America
In a separate incident, a Palestinian civilian home is set on fire by settlers.
American online social media and social networking service
occurrence of multiple tornadoes spawned by the same synoptic-scale weather system
Sierra Leonean president Julius Maada Bio signs into law a gender equality bill mandating the employment of at least 30 percent of women across all businesses.
live television broadcast of weekly National Football League (NFL) games
head of state and of government of Turkey
ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials onboard from one port to another
The government of Chad reports that an "attempted destabilization" plot led by military and human rights activists has failed. The statement says that the arrests of the 11 people involved took place later than 8 December 2022.
overview of the use of capital punishment in Iran
In a separate raid in Al-Ram, a Palestinian man is killed and two others are injured by Israeli soldiers.
Four civilians are killed and six others injured when two gunmen open fire against Hindu people's homes in Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.
species of bear native largely within the Arctic Circle
State security police in Uzbekistan arrest four people over the deaths of 19 children who consumed a cough syrup product manufactured by Indian drug manufacturer Marion Biotech last week.
respiratory syndrome and infectious disease in humans, caused by SARS coronavirus 2
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announces that the Doomsday Clock has been moved up to 90 seconds before midnight, largely due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
head of state and of government of the Republic of Korea
city in Tooele County, Utah, United States
intentional act of causing one's own death
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
Three people are killed, twelve are missing and twelve are rescued after a building collapses in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, due to the earthquake in Nepal.
The New York City Criminal Court sentences former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg to five months in the infirmary unit of Rikers Island for tax fraud and tax evasion.
1-1, Saidaiji Kunimichō Itchōme, Nara, Nara
2019 edition of the World Men's Handball Championship
military forces of the Russian Federation
The New York County Courthouse issues the maximum allowable $1.6 million fine on the Trump Organization, former president Donald Trump's conglomerate, for tax fraud, conspiracy, and falsifying business records.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirms that the United Kingdom will send 14 Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine in the coming weeks, as well as 30 self-propelled AS-90 howitzers. Ukrainian troops will also be trained by the British Armed Forces to operate the tanks.
At least 150 people are injured by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Khoy, Khoy County, West Azerbaijan, Iran.
coast of American states that are on the Gulf of Mexico
Jacinda Ardern announces her intention to resign as prime minister of New Zealand no later than February 7.
hashtag used in October 2017 to denounce sexual assault and harassment
International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
sanctions against Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
American multinational technology corporation
5th First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party
Two Israelis are shot and critically injured by a 13-year-old Palestinian in East Jerusalem, in the West Bank and the attacker is shot and injured by one of his victims before being arrested.
Seven Israeli Jews are killed and three others are injured in a shooting at a synagogue in Jerusalem. The perpetrator is killed by police.
Potrero–La Raza interstation tunnel Avenida de los Insurgentes, Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City
For the first time since 9/11, the FAA issues a nationwide ground stop in the United States following the failure of the FAA's NOTAM system.
Date: 16 January 2012 – present (11 years, 1 week and 4 days)
notice filed with an aviation authority to alert aircraft pilots of potential hazards along a flight route or at a location that could affect the safety of the flight
geographic area that is located outside towns and cities
global food price increase and shortage instigated by Russian invasion of Ukraine
China reopens its borders for unrestricted travel, marking the repeal of the country's last Zero-COVID policy.
United States Government agency dedicated to civil aviation matters
The World Meteorological Organization of the United Nations reports an average global temperature of about 1.15 °C above pre-industrial levels in 2022, confirming that the last eight years were the highest temperatures recorded on Earth since records began.
bilateral relations between Russia and Latvia
land warfare branch of Nigeria's military
Al-Shabaab gunmen storm a village in Hirshabelle State that was captured from the jihadist group last week, killing at least six people.
armed conflict in Western Asia since 2013
The Organization of American States passes a resolution asking the government of Dina Boluarte to convene elections soon in an attempt to reduce the level of violence in Peru, which has already killed 65 people.
Brokstedt, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan bombing
Hong Kong's Customs and Excise Department announces that all products containing cannabidiol will be banned as of February 1 and that the chemical will be classified in the same category as heroin and cocaine.
near Yamato-Saidaiji Station, Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan
international handball tournament for men's national teams
The aggregation of the airborne functions and ground-based functions (air traffic services, airspace management and air traffic flow management) required to ensure the safe and efficient movement of aircraft during all phases of operations.
aerial warfare branch of Ukraine's armed forces
bilateral relations between Japan and United States
Ten prison officers and four inmates are killed in an armed attack on a prison in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, in which 24 prisoners escaped.
Twenty people are killed in clashes between protestors and security forces.
An explosion at a propane store in Saint-Roch-de-l’Achigan, Quebec, Canada leaves three people missing.
city in Iron County, Utah, United States
government body formed by the President of Ukraine to exercise his powers
highest federal executive body in the Russian Federation, headed by the Prime Minister
National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina
form of limited overs cricket (white ball cricket) with 50 overs per innings
mass shooting in Yakima, Washington, U.S.
American multinational technology company
commercial rocket launch facility in Alaska
tropical sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located east of Central America, south of the Greater Antilles and north of South America
2021–present United Kingdom cost of living crisis
head of state and head of government of Sierra Leone
explosion resulting from mixing a flammable gas with air in the presence of an ignition source
overview of the status of women in Sierra Leone
town in Recklinghausen District, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
KwaZakhele, Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
At least 13 people are killed when a five-story building collapses in Aleppo, Syria, due to a leaking of water in the building's foundation.
International Kite Festival in Gujarat – Uttarayan
The UK Defence Ministry says that Russian forces are in control of most of Soledar in Donetsk Oblast. Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, however, claims the city had been taken in its entirety.
governing body for cue sports Billiards and Snooker
governing body for rugby union in Australia
software system that is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web
American content platform and production company
accession process of new countries to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Six people are injured in a mass stabbing at the Gare du Nord train station in Paris, France.
Ten police officers are killed, one is critically injured and another is missing during a series of attacks in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, by the Gan Grif gang.
formally combined military forces of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan from 1997–2001
capital city of New South Wales, Australia
Five people are killed and many more wounded during a gunfight between Houthi militants and Yemeni soldiers in Taiz.
The NFL subsequently suspends the game and cancels it three days later.
The government orders the closure of all shopping malls and retail markets by 8:30 p.m. (PKT) daily as part of an energy conservation plan to offset increasing energy prices.
Two Palestinian Islamic Jihad members are killed by Israeli soldiers during a raid in Jaba, in the West Bank.
aviation activity conducted to instruct pilots and aircrew on aircraft operation
permanent residents and non-permanent residents of Hong Kong
China's principal government institution in charge of statistics and census data
representative of the monarch of New Zealand
The Azerbaijani consulate general in Tabriz continues to operate routinely.
U.S. forecasting agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Pope Francis begins his first papal visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He will also visit South Sudan on the same trip.
buildings or sets of buildings erected as common living quarters for groups of soldiers or workers
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi says that Iran has now amassed enough material for "several nuclear weapons", and calls for new diplomatic efforts in order to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear bomb.
legal representative of the state in criminal trials
2022–23 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security
Russian state-controlled television network
The Namibian environment ministry announces that 61 black rhinoceros and 26 white rhinoceros were killed in the country in 2022 as a result of poaching, including 46 in Etosha National Park.
Prime Minister of Fiji from 1992 to 1999 and from 2022-
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
An X1.9-class solar flare erupts from an active sunspot while facing Earth causing temporary radio blackouts in parts of South America, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The source is "hyperactive sunspot AR3184", which also caused a X1.2-class solar flare on January 5.
facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities
University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center
hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Two suspected drug traffickers are killed in a shootout with United States Customs and Border Protection officials off the coast of Puerto Rico.
Russia's defence ministry says that its forces have taken full control of Soledar in Donetsk Oblast.
Date: 17 January 2023 Time: 7:50 PM China Standard Time
police force of the island nation of Jamaica
Following the suggestion of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a unilateral ceasefire on January 6–7 in connection with Orthodox Christmas. However, Ukraine rejects an offer to respond with a mutual ceasefire, citing lack of trust.
Amharan Special Forces announce their withdrawal from the Tigray Region in line with an African Union-backed peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front.
Israeli soldiers raid the village of Qabatiya in the West Bank, killing two Palestinian men.
The Russian defense ministry increases the death toll of soldiers from a December 31 Ukrainian missile attack in Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast, to 89.
act of giving up or quitting an office or position
President of the European Parliament since 2022
At least 21 people are killed after a passenger bus en route from N'djamena to Abéché crashed into a truck near Oum Hadjer, Batha Est Department, Chad.
marine mammal park, oceanarium, and theme park located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
media under financial and/or editorial control of a government
commune in the metropolis of Lyon, France
percentage of a sum of money charged for its use
Czech general and politician, president-elect of the Czech Republic
Ten people are killed and ten others are injured in a mass shooting at a dance studio after Lunar New Year celebrations in Monterey Park, California, United States. The suspect, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, escapes and later commits suicide.
The Court of Tax Appeals of the Philippines acquits journalist Maria Ressa and her online news website Rappler of charges of tax evasion filed against them by the government in 2018.
Eleven people are killed and more than 50 injured by an al-Shabaab suicide car bombing in Buloburde, Hiran.
A major power outage in Pakistan leaves nearly 220 million people without electricity after a failure at the national power grid. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered a reduction in energy consumption as the country faces a severe energy crisis.
sudden release of energy through high temperatures and gas expansion
The Turkish defense ministry cancels Swedish defense minister Pål Jonson's upcoming visit to Turkey in response to an approval for far-right extremist Rasmus Paludan to protest in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm.
2021 National Women's Soccer League season
ninth season of the National Women's Soccer League
ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019
percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election
bilateral relations between Estonia and Russia
Kurdish autonomous Region in northern Iraq
mass shooting that took place on January 23, 2023 near Half Moon Bay, California, USA
In American football, the Georgia Bulldogs repeat as national champions, defeating the TCU Horned Frogs in a 65–7 blowout.
miniaturized satellite made up of 10 cm×10 cm×10 cm cubic modules
decision, action or inaction by a pilot of an aircraft
January 2023 suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan
Denmark defeats France 34–29 in the final to win the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship in Stockholm, Sweden.
Date: 1 August 2022 – present (6 months, 1 week and 6 days)
At least 40 people are killed and 87 others are injured when two buses collide in Gniby, Kaffrine Department, Senegal.
city in Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine
An avalanche on Mount Norikura in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, kills two people, including American skier Kyle Smaine.
highest judicial court in the Republic of India
South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone in 2023
President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
political position in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Wikimedia list of persons by citizenship
Kurdish nationalist and separatist armed organization
28th event hosted by the International Handball Federation
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization reports that international food prices reached a record high in 2022 amid ongoing concerns of food shortages.
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak dismisses Nadhim Zahawi as chairman of the Conservative Party and minister without portfolio after Sunak's ethics adviser, Laurie Magnus, found that Zahawi had breached the Ministerial Code for failing to disclose a £5 million tax penalty payment to HM Revenue and Customs while serving as Chancellor of the Exchequer under former prime minister Boris Johnson.
2023 New Zealand Labour Party leadership election
broad blade used either as an implement like an axe, or in combat like a short sword
Ukraine (spillover into Moldova, Poland and Belarus)
Twenty-eight civilians are found dead in the town of Nouna, in northwest Burkina Faso. Burkinabé human rights groups say that the killings were perpetrated by pro-government militia VDP on December 15, 18, and 22.
diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and South Korea
The bear is shot and killed following the attack.
illegal hunting and capturing of wild animals
A man opens fire from a balcony in Sagarejo, Kakheti, Georgia, killing five people and injuring five others. The gunman later commits suicide.
vote on whether a group of people still has confidence in a government or leader
South Africa agrees to send twelve cheetahs to India each year for the next eight to ten years to help secure a viable wild population.
restrictions by countries intended to stop spread of disease
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
Bacterial infection of the small intestine
Latvia asks Russian ambassador Mikhail Vanin [ru] to leave the country by February 24 in "full solidarity" with Estonia.
Six people, including a baby, are killed in a mass shooting in Goshen, California, United States.
urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
city and seat of Juárez Municipality, Chihuahua
national debt crisis of the United States for 2023
A polar bear attacks and kills a woman and her son in Wales, Alaska, United States, after charging several others, in the first fatal attack since the early 1980s.
List of English football transfers winter 2022–23
National Congress of Brazil Brasília, DF
Police in Cameroon find the mutilated body of prominent journalist Martinez Zogo, who had been kidnapped by unknown assailants five days ago, amid increasing violence against reporters in the country.
Exclusive economic zone of the Philippines
major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War
international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons
armed rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents
Israeli citizens of the Jewish ethnicity or faith; Israeli Jews are also an ethnic group of itself
process by which an unstable atom emits radiation
Retired general Petr Pavel and former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš advance to a runoff vote in the Czech presidential election, which will be held on January 27–28.
form of attack in which a perpetrator rams vehicle into people or structures
Islamic terrorist attacks and arrests in Europe (2014-present)
obsolete denomination of the Indian Currency
Date: 26 July 2009 – present (13 years, 6 months and 1 day)
diplomatic relations between Hong Kong and the United States of America
Date: 18 April 2022 – present (9 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Date: 18 April 2022 – present (9 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
termination of a kind of organism or of a group of species in a population or globally over certain period of time
diplomatic relations between the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and the Kingdom of Spain
The Rwandan government says that its forces took "defensive measures" against a plane that had "violated its airspace".
United Nations-NATO peacekeeping mission
men's national handball team representing Denmark
Ukrainian troops will also be trained by the British Armed Forces to operate the tanks.
The death toll from Cyclone Cheneso's landfall in Madagascar has increased to 25, with 21 others still missing.
Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush, New South Wales
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffers from a cardiac arrest during a Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals and is taken to the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center by ambulance. The NFL subsequently suspends the game and cancels it three days later.
Dawn Ostroff will also depart as its chief content and advertising business officer.
NK News reports that the North Korean government has imposed a five-day lockdown in Pyongyang due to the spread of an unspecified respiratory infection.
rock containing one or more valuable minerals, mined for metals but also non-metals that can be extracted from the minerals; metal ores usually contain the metals as parts of compounds with other elements
Protests break out in the city of Gyumri in Armenia against the Russian military presence in the country and the Russian peacekeepers' inaction in ending the Lachin corridor blockade.
Cricket Australia announces the withdrawal of the Australia national team from their One Day International matches against Afghanistan scheduled for March in response to the Taliban government's recent prohibitions of education and employment for women.
prohibition of aircraft departures for a specific destination
Voters in Liechtenstein reject a proposed ban on casinos.
5th President of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021
city in Western Asia, claimed by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority as its capital
device that uses chemicals to harm or kill people
2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
At least 24 people are killed when a bus plunges off a cliff in the El Alto District, Talara Province, Peru.
Denmark becomes the first men's national handball team to win three consecutive world titles, having also won the 2019 and 2021 editions.
The Czech Statistical Office reports that former NATO Military Committee chair Petr Pavel has been elected president, defeating former prime minister Andrej Babiš with 58 percent of the votes.
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings steps down as co-CEO, having served in the position since its founding in 1997. Greg Peters is selected to succeed him.
A bomb blast derails a passenger train in Peshi village, Kachhi District, Balochistan, Pakistan, injuring 13 people.
The law also guarantees at least 14 weeks of maternity leave and equal pay.
Use of chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war
organized force, possibly armed, other than the regular military
Unidentified warplanes, suspected to be Israeli, strike a convoy of Iranian trucks that entered Syria from Iraq through the Al-Qa'im border crossing. At least six trucks are believed to have been destroyed. There are no immediate reports of casualties.
long-ranged guns for land and sea warfare
law enforcement agency in Memphis, Tennessee
invasion of the Brazilian Congress in 2023
Despite a slight decrease in overall inflation at the end of last year, food prices in the United Kingdom increased by 16.9% in the twelve months to December, the highest rate since September 1977, according to the Office for National Statistics.
direct and universal vote in which an entire electorate is invited to vote on a particular proposal
The Taliban and the Xinjiang Central Asia Petroleum and Gas Company of China agree to a 25-year deal to allow the Chinese firm to drill for oil in the Amu Darya basin.
At least 70 people and 70,000 cattle are killed due to freezing temperatures across Afghanistan.
alleged orchestrator of shootings at political opponents
He will also visit South Sudan on the same trip.
Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan announces the postponement of joint military exercises with the Russian Armed Forces under the Collective Security Treaty Organization this year, citing the organization's refusal to condemn Azerbaijan over the disputes.
Two people are killed and seven others are injured in a mass stabbing on a passenger train in Brokstedt, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Indian model and Miss Universe 2021 (born 2000)
The United States and Germany agree to send Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine.
military offensive in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
violent act where the offender pulls up a knife
county in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
transport system providing air transport for hire
2023 Liechtenstein constitutional referendum
Actors Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey, who starred in the 1968 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, file a lawsuit in the Los Angeles County Superior Court against Paramount Pictures for US$500 million, alleging sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and fraud, and for being filmed in the nude without their knowledge.
The Bank of Japan reports that inflation in Japan increased by 4.0% in December, the highest recorded increase since 1981.
area of 27 European states without mutual border controls
legislative, executive and judiciary authority of India
act of providing a person with things of economic value
West Slavic ethnic group native to the Czech Republic
An Islamic State suicide bomber blows himself up at the entrance of the foreign ministry offices in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people and many others injured.
2023 mass killing by the Peruvian National Police
official residence and workplace of the President of the United States
legal term for compensation awarded for loss or injury
Two Palestinians are killed and three more injured during confrontations with Israeli soldiers who stormed Kafr Dan to demolish the homes of two Palestinians killed in a shootout at a checkpoint in Jenin several months ago.
capital city of Guangdong Province, China
The Chinese province of Sichuan announces the abolition of its three-child policy and the restrictions on birth registration for single parents on February 15, citing the country's population decline.
Dozens of protesters are arrested by police after they attempted to reach the Russian military base near the city to blockade it.
The suspect, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, escapes and later commits suicide.
most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system
American government official and diplomat (born 1962)
minister in the government of New Zealand
Portion of Jerusalem occupied by Israel in 1967
The proposal, which Prince Hans-Adam II opposed, was rejected by around 73 percent of voters.
country in the Caucasus in Eastern Europe
air warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Estonia announces the expulsion of the Russian ambassador in Tallinn Vladimir Lipayev [ru] to reciprocate Russia's expulsion of the Estonian ambassador in Moscow Margus Laidre due to a "downgrade" of relations. Both envoys will depart their respective assignments on February 7.
Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
Western Region and Central Region, Uganda
men's national association football team representing Argentina
The Constitutional Court declares that the parties supporting President Patrice Talon, including the Progressive Union for Renewal and the Republican Bloc, have won a majority of 81 out of 109 seats in the National Assembly. The parties have been accused of electoral fraud by the opposition Democrats party, who plan to contest the results.
One person is killed and two others are injured when a crane collapses in Melhus, Trøndelag, Norway.
American football team of Texas Christian University
Czech Republic's principal government institution in charge of statistics and census data
14 January 2023 Russian attack during its invasion of Ukraine
Ugandan Health Minister Jane Aceng declares an end to the outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus in the country that has killed 77 people since September.
Six people, including a baby, are killed in a mass shooting in Goshen, California, United States. The shooting is believed to have been perpetrated by cartel members.
British sports-fashion retailer JD Sports says that the stored data of 10 million customers "may have been accessed" in a cyberattack, including names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, order details, and the final four digits of debit card numbers.
Five gunmen and two members of the security forces are killed during a shootout while searching for 30 inmates who escaped two days ago during an armed attack on a prison in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.
an election called earlier than expected
Ukraine announces defeat at Soledar after days of intense fighting.
Date: 20 February 2014 – present (8 years, 9 months, 1 week and 3 days)
square in Brazil with the seats of the three government branches
international airport serving Damascus, Syria
landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia
Ten police officers, two Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland personnel, and a civilian are killed in a terrorist attack by at least 15 jihadists in Falagountou, Séno, while five other police officers are injured and ten people are missing.
explosive device that an individual wears
professional soccer league, highest level of women's soccer in the United States
mountain in Nagano and Gifu Prefectures, Japan
Five Iraqis from Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, are shot and killed by gunmen on a road in Mardin Province, Turkey.
A DRC Air Force Sukhoi Su-25 is hit by anti-aircraft fire over the Rwandan border.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Afghanistan)
Runs the diplomatic relations of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan with other countries
component of the criminal justice system of Pakistan
Islamist insurgency in the DR Congo and Uganda
president of the United States since 2021
highest-ranked politician within the New Zealand Labour Party
Holy See's independent city-state, an enclave within Rome, Italy
minister in the Federal Republic of Germany
Prime Minister of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka confirms that Kiribati will rejoin the Pacific Islands Forum after leaving the organization last year due to a dispute.
order of battle of the military forces engaged in the war
Federal Member State in northeastern Somalia
Prime Minister Alberto Otárola imposes a three-day curfew in the Puno region from 8 pm to 4 am (PET) the following day in an effort to repress the protests.
highest ranking military officer in the United States
administrative division (oblast) in the north of Ukraine
The Corruption Eradication Commission arrests Governor of Papua Lukas Enembe as part of an investigation into corruption in the region's infrastructure development.
Date: 8 January 2023 Time: 03:30 (GMT, UTC±00:00)
specialised agency of the United Nations for meteorology
commune and city in Collines Department, Benin
An explosion occurs at an oil refinery in Azarshahr, East Azerbaijan province, according to Iranian media.
2023 College Football Playoff National Championship
Prosecutors in Japan charge the 42-year-old accused killer of former prime minister Shinzo Abe with murder. Additional charges are expected after the man was found competent by psychiatrists earlier this week.
political organization in New Mexico, U.S.
concept of labor rights that individuals in the same workplace be given equal pay
court for misdimeanors, arraignments, and preliminary hearings
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since October 2022
first level administrative subdivision of Peru
Explosions are reported at military sites and factories across Iran, including near the capital Tehran.
average temperature of the Earth's surface
Four people are killed and around 80 others are injured during a stampede at a stadium in Basra, Iraq.
highest priority warning for a confirmed tornado from the National Weather Service
Camacho was arrested in December on charges of terrorism.
World's highest temperature recorded ever
1964 sportplane family by SIAI-Marchetti
military operations and doctrine for defeating enemy tanks and armored forces
The Russian Air Force launches an airstrike on the city of Seredyna-Buda in Sumy Oblast, destroying a kindergarten and damaging nearby residential buildings.
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
The parties have been accused of electoral fraud by the opposition Democrats party, who plan to contest the results.
type of online service for consuming music
A man opens fire from a balcony in Sagarejo, Kakheti, Georgia, killing five people and injuring five others.
political alignment on the extreme end of right-wing politics
Five gunmen and two members of the security forces are killed during a shootout while searching for 30 inmates who escaped two days ago during an armed attack on a prison in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Ten prison guards and seven inmates were killed during the attack.
Aryna Sabalenka defeats Elena Rybakina in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2023 Australian Open in Melbourne, winning her first major singles title.
emissions, impacts and responses of Turkey related to climate change
head of state and head of government of Brazil
The mission, which launched from Spaceport Cornwall in South West England, would have been the first rocket launched from United Kingdom territory.
American criminal and civil investigation
de facto state, considered internationally to be part of Ukraine, 2014–2022
List of ambassadors of Estonia to Russia
The Somali Armed Forces claim to have recaptured the port town of Harardhere from Al-Shabaab militants.
NATO rejects Serbia's request to deploy up to 1,000 Serbian troops and military police in North Kosovo.
Rugby Australia suspends Waratahs full-back Kurtley Beale from all rugby union games following his arrest on sexual assault charges.
United Kingdom's principal government institution in charge of statistics and census data
rapid flooding of low-lying areas, often caused by heavy rain associated with a severe thunderstorm, hurricane, tropical storm, or melt water from ice or snow
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Bataan
Date: 25 January 2023 3 p.m. (CET, UTC+01:00)
largest city in California, United States of America
Brisbane, Queensland Perth, Western Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
infectious disease affecting nose, throat and lungs
political and economic union of 27 European states
city in San Mateo County, California, United States
Russian forces shell the front line city of Kramatorsk, damaging at least fourteen homes, according to the city's mayor, with no reports of casualties.
Eight crew members are dead, 13 are rescued and two others still missing.
transcontinental country straddling Western Asia and Southeastern Europe
The government orders the closure of all shopping malls and retail markets by 8:30 p.m.
Ten prison guards and seven inmates were killed during the attack.
top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions
Russian military presence in the country
someone who has lived to or passed their 110th birthday
The White House acknowledges the discovery.
The gunman later commits suicide in another location.
rescuer trained to extinguish hazardous fires
A protester is killed and a Georgia State Patrol trooper is injured after they exchange fire during a clearing operation against demonstrators attempting to prevent the construction of a police training facility at a forest in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
aircraft class designed or used for military duties
Ten children are killed and eleven other people are injured when a boat capsizes at the Tanda Dam in Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
The Italian Football Federation sanctions Juventus F.C.
Generals Oleg Salyukov, Alexei Kim, and Sergei Surovikin, who previously held this position, become his deputies.
process of additional EU countries adopting the euro in place of their national currency
Incidents involving multiple victims of firearms, not including robbery or familicide
Aftermath of the assassination of Shinzo Abe
Two people are killed and seven others are injured after a suspected gas explosion destroys half a house in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
Incumbent Miloš Zeman is not eligible to run for re-election, as he is term limited.
Ukrainian general Valerii Zaluzhnyi says that at least 20 missiles have been intercepted over the capital Kyiv.
international organization with the objective of ending hunger
Constitutional monarchy which governs Japan
soccer club and National Women's Soccer League franchise in the Greater Washington area
diplomatic embassy on Pikk 19 representing the Russian Federation to the Republic of Estonia
bilateral relations of Sweden and Turkey
27 January 2023 mass murder of Israelis by a Palestinian
At least 18 people are killed and over 100 others are injured when the Peruvian National Police fire upon demonstrations in Juliaca.
ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan
government policies which attempt to force people to undergo surgical sterilization
A U.S. military raid in northern Somalia kills senior Islamic State member Bilal al-Sudani and ten other insurgents.
Date: 20 February 1988 – present (34 years, 11 months and 6 days)
Tanzanian opposition party Chadema organizes a political demonstration in Mwanza. This is the country's first demonstration since President Samia Suluhu Hassan abolished her predecessor John Magufuli's seven-year ban on political assembly earlier this month.
grave containing multiple number of human corpses, usually buried anonymously
legal process preventing a defendant from moving their assets beyond a court's jurisdiction
land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces
American military intervention in Somalia
The jihadists also torched several homes and shops in the village during the attack.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy denaturalizes pro-Kremlin politician Viktor Medvedchuk and three others for high treason.
Greece announces that travelers from China will require a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter the country.
US, California superior court with jurisdiction over Los Angeles County
mail services in the UK, historical and current
There are no immediate reports of casualties.
province of Indonesia, on island of Sulawesi
Branch of the Islamic State operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan
video that becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing
The UK Defence Ministry says that Russian forces are in control of most of Soledar in Donetsk Oblast.
Three people are killed in a shooting at a Circle K store in Yakima, Washington, United States. The gunman later commits suicide in another location.
territories occupied by Israel during the Six-Day War of 1967
An 18-year-old Palestinian man is shot dead by a group of Israeli civilians near the settlement of Kedumim, in the West Bank.
person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament
A large explosion occurs on the Lithuania–Latvia Interconnection natural gas pipeline in Pasvalys District Municipality, Lithuania.
The government of Chad reports that an "attempted destabilization" plot led by military and human rights activists has failed.
abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another
customs service of the United States since 2003
Iran places sanctions on more than 30 UK and EU-affiliated individuals in a tit-for-tat response to a new round of sanctions by the European Union over the Mahsa Amini protests.
UNESCO cites ongoing conflicts and lack of funding due to the Lebanese liquidity crisis as the reasons for their inclusion.
Denmark defeats France 34–29 in the final to win the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship in Stockholm, Sweden. Denmark becomes the first men's national handball team to win three consecutive world titles, having also won the 2019 and 2021 editions.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses health and interior minister Aryeh Deri from his cabinet after the Supreme Court ruled that Deri was barred from holding a position as a cabinet minister due to his conviction for tax offenses.
protests against the impeachment of President Pedro Castillo
geopolitical conflict in the Middle East and North Africa
death and funeral proceedings of Pope Benedict XVI
The army arrests Ovidio Guzmán López, the son of incarcerated drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, in Culiacán, Sinaloa.
orbit around Earth with an altitude between 160 kilometers and 2,000 kilometers
flooded parcel of arable land used for growing semiaquatic rice
Argentina's statistics and census agency
Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov is appointed commander of the Joint Group of Forces participating in the war with Ukraine. Generals Oleg Salyukov, Alexei Kim, and Sergei Surovikin, who previously held this position, become his deputies.
UNESCO places the ruins of the Kingdom of Saba in modern-day Yemen, the historic center of Odesa, Ukraine, and the Rachid Karameh International Fair in Tripoli, Lebanon, on its list of World Heritage Sites in Danger. UNESCO cites ongoing conflicts and lack of funding due to the Lebanese liquidity crisis as the reasons for their inclusion.
diplomatic relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the European Union
The towns of Esman and Shalyhyne are also damaged by cross-border shelling.
Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Legal protection from prosecution for legislators
Iran announces the execution of dual British Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari, who had served as a deputy for the ministry of defense, on charges of spying for the United Kingdom.
The rocket crashes during the launch, damaging the launch platform and destroying the rocket and its cargo.
The source is "hyperactive sunspot AR3184", which also caused a X1.2-class solar flare on January 5.
Palestinian village located in the West Bank
family of Russian military transport helicopters
President of the Czech Republic since 2013
Four Al-Qassam terrorists, three Islamic Jihad members and two Palestinian civilians are killed and 20 others are injured during a raid and subsequent gunfight by Israeli soldiers in Jenin, in the West Bank. In a separate raid in Al-Ram, a Palestinian man is killed and two others are injured by Israeli soldiers.
judicial building in South London, England
American fashion designer, model and beauty pageant titleholder (born 1994)
incidents involving multiple victims of firearm-related violence
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
A total of twelve people were on board the plane.
Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)
senior position in the British Ministry of Defence, and previously the War Office
The occupants were not there at the time of the attack.
cyclone season in the Southwest Indian Ocean
wave of Russian attacks during its invasion of Ukraine
Date: 3 November 2020 – 3 November 2022 (2 years)
French territorial collectivity created in 2015, exercising the competences of both a metropolis and a département
association football club in Turin, Italy
city in the Palestinian National Authority
2015–present armed conflict in Afghanistan
Ministry of Environment and Tourism (Namibia)
Three people are killed and 816 others are injured by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake in Khoy, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.
List of migrant vessel incidents on the Mediterranean Sea
city in Democratic Republic of the Congo
district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Azerbaijan suspends diplomatic activities at its embassy in Tehran after accusing Iran of failing to ensure the security of its embassy staff.
Date: 29 December 2022 – 8 January 2023
Seven people are killed and one other person is injured in a shooting spree in Half Moon Bay, California, United States. A suspect is taken into custody afterwards.
January 2023 drone strikes against a munitions factory in Isfahan
Series of controversies between Greece and Turkey over the Aegean Sea
Kevin McCarthy is elected speaker of the United States House of Representatives after fifteen rounds of voting, the most rounds since 1860.
60 Centre Street New York, NY, United States
aviation occurrence that affects or could affect the safety of operation
Following the suggestion of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a unilateral ceasefire on January 6–7 in connection with Orthodox Christmas.
Foreign involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
structure or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus
industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into more useful products
introduction of Southeast African cheetahs in India
exercises executive authority in the State of Israel
Metropolitan Police Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection officer David Carrick pleads guilty to 49 offences, including 24 rapes, at Southwark Crown Court in London, UK.
Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan
clandestine acquisition of confidential information
The Burkina Faso Armed Forces rescue 62 women and four babies kidnapped by jihadists in Arbinda, Sahel Region, on January 15.
administrative division (oblast) in eastern Ukraine
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
land warfare branch of South Korea's military
road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade
global financial crisis triggered by bursting of the United States housing bubble and the devaluation of housing-related securities
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirms that the United Kingdom will send 14 Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine in the coming weeks, as well as 30 self-propelled AS-90 howitzers.
national governing body for tennis in the United States
eastern portion of the Southern United States
Customs and Excise Department (Hong Kong)
The Supreme Court of the Philippines nullifies the country's Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking agreement with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation and Petrovietnam to conduct joint oil and gas exploration activities within the Philippine exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea since 2005, citing the unconstitutionality of permitting foreign corporations and governments to exploit the country's natural resources.
defense and maintenance of a state through use of all powers at the state's disposal
human settlement in Zapolyarny District, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by topic
Sanctioned individuals include UK Attorney General Victoria Prentis, UK Army Chief of Staff Sir Patrick Sanders, and three staff members of Charlie Hebdo.
Tunisians head to the polls to elect the members of the third Assembly of the Representatives of the People in a run-off.
Palestinian Sunni-Islamist organization that governs the Gaza strip, with an associated military wing. The group is recognized as a terrorist organization.
State highway in the North Country of New York in the United States, extending for 127.40 miles (205.03 km) on a west–east axis
symbol which represents the likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe
governing body of the Russian Armed Forces
The Constitutional Court declares that the parties supporting President Patrice Talon, including the Progressive Union for Renewal and the Republican Bloc, have won a majority of 81 out of 109 seats in the National Assembly.
armed conflict between the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and the Israel Defense Forces
corporation operating in a state or jurisdiction other than where it was originally incorporated
right to form social or political groups and hold meetings
Citizens in Benin head to the polls to elect the 109 members of the National Assembly.
Date: 12 December 2022 – present (2 months and 2 days)
The death toll from two weeks of cold is 124 people and about 70,000 livestock, according to the government, the majority of whom lived in rural areas.
document used to cast votes in an election
personal computer operating system by Microsoft
soldier, commmander of United Kingdom Strategic Command
unlawful killing of a human with malice aforethought
land force component of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
bilateral relations between Ukraine and United States
overview of the observance of human rights in Russia
civil conflict that began in November 2020 in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia
Chief director of Executive ministries in South Korea under order of the President
range of legal and illegal activities that reduce tax paid
ongoing multi-sided civil war in Syria since 2011
In surfing, American lifeguard Luke Shepardson wins the 2023 edition of The Eddie at Waimea Bay on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii, United States, after finishing with 89.1 points out of 90, defeating defending champion John John Florence.
attack by any mammal of the Ursidae family
Former lawmaker Mursal Nabizada and one of her bodyguards are shot and killed in Kabul inside her home, while her brother and a second security guard are injured.
Forty people are killed by an airstrike against Fulani people in Rukubi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The massacre is blamed on the army.
municipality and city in the Province of Cádiz, Spain
legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office
A tornado outbreak in the US states of Alabama and Georgia damages several towns and kills at least six people.
law officer of the Monarch of England and Wales
region in the northern part of Kosovo with ethnic Kosovo Serbs majority
The Italian Football Federation sanctions Juventus F.C. with a 15-point deduction in the league table for capital gain violations.
establishment serving alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises
The British government announces a ban on single-use plastic cutlery, plates, polystyrene cups, bowls, and balloon sticks in England beginning in October as part of an effort to reduce plastic pollution.
A Dominican man who was lost in the Caribbean Sea for 24 days is rescued by the Colombian Navy.
pope of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 (1927–2022)
Four people are killed and three others are feared dead in an apartment fire in Kobe, Japan.
Pro-Russian politician in Ukraine, lawyer and businessman
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
form of team game played with an oval ball on a field marked out as a gridiron
121st season of top-tier Italian football
election of any head of state whose official title is President
capital and most populous city of Russia
accidental ammonium nitrate explosion in Beirut, Lebanon
official currency of the United Kingdom and other territories
inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled
head of debate oversight in the European Union legislature
suburb of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
71st edition of the Miss Universe competition
Estonia announces the expulsion of the Russian ambassador in Tallinn Vladimir Lipayev [ru] to reciprocate Russia's expulsion of the Estonian ambassador in Moscow Margus Laidre due to a "downgrade" of relations.
The Russian defense ministry increases the death toll of soldiers from a December 31 Ukrainian missile attack in Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast, to 89. The ministry attributes the casualties to the soldiers' use of mobile phones with tracking systems.
International response to the treatment of women by the Taliban
The governor of Comoé Province reports that 15 corpses, who were among 24 passengers of two minibuses that departed the provincial capital of Banfora when suspected jihadists hijacked the buses in Linguekoro and coerced the passengers to walk to Mangodara, were discovered near Linguekoro.
person who is deprived of liberty against their will
Central African branch of the Islamic State
Uganda Ebola outbreak, due to the rare strain of ebola virus
Holiday originating in Christianity, usually December 25
The United Nations reports the discovery of mass graves in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, containing the bodies of 49 civilians. CODECO militants are suspected of being behind the killings.
aerodrome used by a military force for the operation of military aircraft
action where a vessel turns on to its side or is upside down
constituent political entity of the United States of America
nuclear research sites and processing facilities of Iran
Allied Democratic Forces insurgents kill 23 people at a bar in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The United Kingdom's postal service Royal Mail tells people to stop sending mail abroad due to a "cyber incident" that is causing severe disruption to mail delivery, with "minor delays" to mail coming into the UK also being reported. It is later confirmed to be a ransomware attack from a Russia-linked hacker group.
At least six trucks are believed to have been destroyed.
capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia, and the surrounding area
combined military forces of the Syrian Arab Republic
However, Ukraine denies the fall of the city and its salt mines, claiming that the battle was still ongoing.
Police Lines area, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
state when natural environment becomes unable to support its native species due to human activity
land use in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas
sudden, drastic flow of snow down a steep slope
2022–2023 Ukrainian strike on Russian forces
militant group and branch of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
The ban will apply to all retailers, takeaways, and food vendors.
fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or other areas
Jewish (or rarely Samaritan) house of prayer
New Zealand politician, Prime minister in 2023
overview about face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic
Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration
military junta in control of Burkina Faso from 23 Jan 2022
intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states
city in Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine
large township near Port Elizabeth, South Africa
interconnected network for delivering electricity from suppliers to consumers
Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne fails to reach the Low Earth orbit with a payload of several small satellites after the rocket suffered a second-stage engine anomaly on its ascent to space, resulting in the loss of the payload. The mission, which launched from Spaceport Cornwall in South West England, would have been the first rocket launched from United Kingdom territory.
Rugby Union club based in Sydney, Australia
punitive economic measures between nations
Twenty-eight civilians are found dead in the town of Nouna, in northwest Burkina Faso.
According to a Puntland officer, Somali forces allied with regional militias also recaptured the town of El Dhere.
overcrowding stampede on January 19 2023
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
police organization part of the military of a state
protests in January 2023 in reaction to the death of American Tyre Nichols
armored personnel carrier classification designed to provide direct fire support in addition to troop transport
repeated unwanted sexual attention or advances
piece of software designed to update a computer program to fix or improve it
The shooting is believed to have been perpetrated by cartel members.
Fifteen servicemen are killed and seven others are injured in a fire at a barracks in Azat, Armenia.
Nigerian jihadist terrorist organization
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffers from a cardiac arrest during a Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals and is taken to the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center by ambulance.
person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization
position of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom
Principles, institutions and law of political governance in the Philippines
Embassy of Azerbaijan in Iran, 16 Rastovan Street, Pasdaran, Tehran
armed conflicts that started from January 2012
Peru indefinitely closes its iconic Machu Picchu historic site due to the ongoing unrest which has killed dozens of people.
postal service company in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
United States federal law designed to bring an orderly and systemic means of federal natural disaster assistance
tennis term for winning all four major championships
neighborhood and Israeli settlement in East Jerusalem
The arrest is followed by state-wide unrest, with many schools and airports closed.
civil aviation regulator in the Philippines
any of the fifteen lanthanides plus scandium and yttrium
Interior minister Denys Monastyrsky, deputy minister of internal affairs Yevhen Yenin, and state secretary of internal affairs Yurii Lubkovych are among those killed.
Political elections for public offices in Tunisia
military engagement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
The United Kingdom's postal service Royal Mail tells people to stop sending mail abroad due to a "cyber incident" that is causing severe disruption to mail delivery, with "minor delays" to mail coming into the UK also being reported.
Ten people are killed and ten others are injured in a mass shooting at a dance studio after Lunar New Year celebrations in Monterey Park, California, United States.
ban on entering public areas such as streets or squares at certain times
illegal interference with the process of an election, either by increasing the vote share of the favored candidate, depressing the vote share of the rival candidates, or both
battle in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 2022
annual World Darts Championship, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
Azerbaijan suspends diplomatic activities at its embassy in Tehran after accusing Iran of failing to ensure the security of its embassy staff. The Azerbaijani consulate general in Tabriz continues to operate routinely.
55th season in franchise history; 3rd Super Bowl appearance
Rocket-propelled grenades and improvised explosive devices are recovered.
sign Argentinian central midfielder Enzo Fernández from Primeira Liga club Benfica in a £106.8m deal to break the British football transfer fee record.
United Kingdom government non-ministerial department
German politician (SPD) and 9th Federal Chancellor of Germany (since 2021)
State park in St. Lawrence County, New York
urban area in Kiruna Municipality, Sweden
This is the country's first demonstration since President Samia Suluhu Hassan abolished her predecessor John Magufuli's seven-year ban on political assembly earlier this month.
limit on the amount of debt the United States is allowed to owe
continent, mainly on the Earth's southwestern quadrant
pyrokinetic engine used for propulsion; for the incendiary weapon, see Q2037215
Some bled to death as revellers used sharp strings that entangled around the necks.
Turkish government ministry responsible for military and national defence affairs
women's soccer club in the United States
Seven Israeli Jews are killed and three others are injured in a shooting at a synagogue in Jerusalem.
history and regulations of Chinese citizenship
third-party monitoring of electronic communications
Ten soldiers and 19 gang members are killed during the unrest.
Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran)
List of foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
Date: 13 November 1996 – present (26 years)
English footballer and manager (born 1963)
armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
city and capital of North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
ordained minister in the Catholic Church
human settlement in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States of America
2023 mass shooting in the United Kingdom
Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts
annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia oblasts into the Russian Federation in September 2022
United Kingdom government department responsible for implementing the defence policy
A Russian Mi-8 helicopter of the "Rossiya" special flight squad [ru], which transports members of the government and armed forces, crashes at the Vnukovo Airport in Moscow.
neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States
city in and county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, one of the most wanted men in Italy and Europe, is arrested in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, after 30 years on the run.
It is Afghanistan's first major energy extraction agreement with a foreign firm since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings steps down as co-CEO, having served in the position since its founding in 1997.
Minister for Finance in the United Kingdom and Head of Treasury
central government of England, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Burkina Faso demands that French forces withdraw from its territory after suspending a 2018 military accord that allowed the presence of French troops in the country.
Neve Yaakov, East Jerusalem, occupied West Bank
Date: 31 July 2022 – present (6 months, 1 week and 5 days)
Ten people are killed and 39 others are injured when a bomb explodes at a Pentecostal church in Kasindi, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ten Al-Shabaab militants are killed during a raid by security forces in the village of Galmagala, Garissa County, Kenya, after the group killed five civilians in the region last week.
500 and 1000 Indian rupee banknote demonetisation in November 2016
activities intended to create conditions that favour lasting peace
location where key leadership and coordination functions take place, often recognized as the central home for a disparate organization
Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
International response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
American businessman and chief financial officer of The Trump Organization
men's national handball team representing France
British specialist policing unit in London
sudden flash of increased brightness on the Sun, usually observed near its surface and in close proximity to a sunspot group
According to some reports there are injuries, with TASS reporting that pilot error is the main cause of the helicopter crash.
It is later confirmed to be a ransomware attack from a Russia-linked hacker group.
age at which a person is expected or required to retire
Date: 2 June 2004 – 27 February 2009 (First phase) 4 April 2012 – 7 November 2013 (Second phase) 31 January 2015 – present (Third phase) (19 years)
form of dishonesty or criminal offense undertaken by a person or organization entrusted with a position of authority, to acquire illicit benefit or abuse power for one's private gain
village in Gegharkunik Province of Armenia
those who serve as part of an organized armed military force
Tank designed to conduct primary combat missions on the battlefield
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mexican drug lord and former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel
city in the central Hiran region of Somalia
Old Atlanta Prison Farm, Atlanta, Georgia
supersonic combustion of an explosive material
intergovernmental military alliance among post-Soviet states
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is sworn in as President of Brazil for the third time in his political career.
portion of the atmosphere controlled by a country
bilateral relations between China and Japan
set of terrorist acts or campaign committed by individuals or groups who profess or claim to profess Islamic or Islamist motivations or goals
simultaneous citizenship of multiple countries by the same person
A guard is killed and two others are injured during a shooting at the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, Iran.
relationship between Hong Kong and Mainland China
sale of goods and services from individuals or businesses to the end-user
Four Al-Qassam terrorists, three Islamic Jihad members and two Palestinian civilians are killed and 20 others are injured during a raid and subsequent gunfight by Israeli soldiers in Jenin, in the West Bank.
ethnic group in the Sahel from Senegal, east to Cameroon
response of the United States to 2022 Russia-Ukraine War
heavy machine equipped with a substantial metal plate
chemical compound; opioid most commonly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects
travel for pleasure or business that crosses national borders
diplomatic relations between the Sweden and NATO
dispersal of a legislature at the call of an election, at the regular expiry of a term or often specifically referring to a premature end (depending on the constitutional system)
Aides to the President of the United States Joe Biden discover a second set of classified documents besides those found on Monday in a Washington, D.C.
Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne fails to reach the Low Earth orbit with a payload of several small satellites after the rocket suffered a second-stage engine anomaly on its ascent to space, resulting in the loss of the payload.
Date: March 27, 2022 – present (10 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
governing body of association football in Italy
type of assault that typically involves the perpetrator firing a weapon from within a motor vehicle and then fleeing
Date: 24 February 2022 – present (11 months and 3 weeks)
An X1.9-class solar flare erupts from an active sunspot while facing Earth causing temporary radio blackouts in parts of South America, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
combat operations and doctrine designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action
Bela Tehsil, Lasbela District, Balochistan
professional match organization of the sport snooker
Ten people are killed and 39 others are injured when a bomb explodes at a Pentecostal church in Kasindi, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack.
deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine
military casualties are reported in the operation, which was ordered by U.S. President Joe Biden.
diplomatic contacts of the Republic of Poland to the Federal Republic of Germany
Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli population
UNESCO places the ruins of the Kingdom of Saba in modern-day Yemen, the historic center of Odesa, Ukraine, and the Rachid Karameh International Fair in Tripoli, Lebanon, on its list of World Heritage Sites in Danger.
Meanwhile, Donetsk People's Republic officials accuse Ukraine of shelling Donetsk with artillery.
employment of military resources in training for military operations
act of one or more inmates leaving prison through unofficial or illegal ways
One person is killed and 57 others are injured when two trains crash on Line 3 of the Mexico City Metro in Mexico City.
American space launch technology company
time zone used in Peru, corresponding to UTC−05:00
German politician and minister of foreign affairs
state of equal ease of access to resources and opportuni ties regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making
division of the United States' National Weather Service
international airport serving Moscow, Russia
geographic and cultural region; collective term for the Arabic-speaking countries of Asia and Africa, or of Asia only
Swedish music streaming service Spotify announces that it will cut 600 jobs, around 6% of its workforce, citing low revenue growth and a need to improve efficiency.
Minister without portfolio (United Kingdom)
At least 100 people are killed and 225 others are injured when a suicide bomber detonates his explosive belt at a mosque in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
70th edition of the Miss Universe competition
preschool educational approach traditionally based on playing
Philippine policies, actions and history in the Spratly Islands
2022–2023 season of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup
Progression of the British football transfer fee record
Progression of record for the highest transfer fee in the British football league
racket sport played on a court bisected by a net
diagnostic testing for the respiratory illness COVID-19 and the underlying pathogen SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
explosive device that gets its destructive force from nuclear reactions
Israeli soldiers raid the village of Qabatiya in the West Bank, killing two Palestinian men. In a separate incident, Israeli forces arrest an 18-year-old Palestinian man and kill his father in the Qalandia refugee camp.
Date: November 17, 2019 – present (3 years and 2 months)
combined military forces of Burkina Faso
Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017–2023)
separatist insurgency being waged against the governments of Iran and Pakistan
collective action by people in favor of a cause
French public administration part of the Ministry of the Economy and Finance
Forty people are killed by an airstrike against Fulani people in Rukubi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
incident on January 10, 2023, in Memphis, TN, USA
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Illinois
incident where some group is killed by another
type of rotor craft in which lift and thrust are supplied by rotors
Germany will also supply the Ukrainian military with a MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system.
Date: January 27, 2023 – present (2 weeks and 1 day)
Protests continue for a fifth day in Las Anod, Somaliland, with protesters demanding that the city be governed by Puntland instead of by Somaliland.
allegations of abuse during the 2021 NWSL season
type of security operative or government agent who protects a person or persons
French Catholic sister and supercentenarian (1904–2023)
Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (controlled and claimed by the DPR, Russia)
person in charge of a criminal organization
1858–1947 British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent
offices held over time by the head of government of Germany
People's Republic of China province-level subdivision
urban district in Dnipro Municipality, Ukraine
air warfare branch of Algeria's military
separatist/religious insurgency being waged against the government of Iran
Prosecutors in Japan charge the 42-year-old accused killer of former prime minister Shinzo Abe with murder.
Czechs head to the polls to vote in the second round of the presidential election.
training institution for new police recruits
vehicle safety device designed to secure the occupant of a vehicle against harmful movement that may result during a collision or a sudden stop
27th event hosted by the International Handball Federation
armoured self-propelled artillery weapon
joint British and Swedish short-range fire-and-forget anti-tank missile system
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States
historic city of Peru, capital of Cuzco region
visa policy of the United States deals with the requirements which a foreign national wishing to enter the United States must meet to obtain a visa, which is a permit to travel to, enter, and remain in the United States
A suspect is taken into custody afterwards.
unmanned guided missile with atmospheric engine and a combat charge
Worldwide; initially began in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and New Zealand
Czechs head to the polls to elect their president.
conflict over the Kashmir region between India, Pakistan and China
Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda border
Fourteen people are killed and 25 others are injured in a helicopter crash in Brovary, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.
List of ambassadors of Russia to Estonia
43rd Government of the French Fifth Republic
measure of earthquake size, in terms of the energy released
The Lebanese Army declares a "state of alert" after stopping Israeli bulldozers and accompanying soldiers from approaching a border fence in Southern Lebanon.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
military engagement during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
city in Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties in Texas, United States, the is the county seat of Harris County
Joniškėlis Street, Pasvalio Vienkiemiai, Pasvalys District Municipality, Panevėžys County, Lithuania
capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq
system of registration of basic vital records such as birth, marriage and death
emergency protocol that prevents people or information from leaving an area, usually only initiated by someone in a position of authority
(PKT) daily as part of an energy conservation plan to offset increasing energy prices.
sudden stop in effective blood flow due to the failure of the heart to contract effectively
gender policies, punishments of the Taliban
South Korean politician, 13th President of South Korea
New Zealand Governor-General, former academic and social justice advocate
federal subject of Russia, administered by Arkhangelsk Oblast
international airport serving Kabul, Afghanistan
ongoing war in Eastern Europe since 2014
One person is killed and four others are injured when a man wielding a machete breaks into two churches in Algeciras, Andalusia, Spain.
large company involved in many industries
List of countries and dependencies by population
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
protests against the Borne government pension reform
identifying the location of a mobile phone
Date: 16 September 2014 – present (8 years, 4 months, 1 week and 4 days)
bilateral relations between Armenia and Russia
team sport played with a thrown ball and goals
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
material or logistical assistance for people in need