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January 4

Armed conflicts and attacks

The United States Federal Aviation Administration lifts the ban on US flights through the Caribbean imposed following military strikes in Venezuela. Hundreds of flights were canceled or are rescheduled from yesterday.
Source: Reuters external link

January 3

Law and crime

Four more protesters are shot dead by security forces in Malekshahi County, Ilam province, Iran.
Source: AP external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

United States president Donald Trump orders airstrikes on Venezuela, Caracas, killing at least 40 people, including civilians and military personnel. A national state of emergency is declared following the strikes.
Source: CNN external link
Footage shows United States Marine Corps Bell AH-1Z Vipers striking Fort Tiuna and Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base with Hellfire air-to-surface missiles during the operation. Fort Tiuna is later evacuated.
Source: The Aviationist external link
Source: BBC News external link
After being held aboard the USS , Maduro is taken to New York, where U.S. attorney general Pam Bondi says he has been indicted on drug and weapons charges.
Source: AP external link
At least eight people are killed and 42 others are injured in overnight Russian attacks on the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Sumy Oblasts of Ukraine.
Source: The Kyiv Independent external link
British and French aircraft carry out a joint strike on an underground facility alleged to be occupied by the Islamic State near Palmyra in central Syria.
Source: The Guardian external link

January 2

Health and environment

The United Kingdom records its hottest and sunniest year in 2025 with an average temperature of 10.09 °C (50.16 °F), surpassing the 2022 record of 10.03 °C (50.05 °F) and becoming the second year since 1884 in which the annual mean exceeded 10 °C (50 °F).
Source: Business Day external link

Law and crime

The Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentences eight journalists and online commentators, including Wajahat Saeed Khan, Adil Raja, and Shaheen Sehbai, to life imprisonment in absentia for terrorism-related offences tied to digital content supporting former prime minister Imran Khan during the unrest.
Source: Reuters external link
A protester is shot dead by security forces in Harsin, Kermanshah province, Iran.
Source: Hengaw external link
A South Korean court issues a new six-month detention warrant for former president Yoon Suk Yeol after indicting him on additional charges linked to his declaration of martial law in 2024, citing the risk of evidence tampering.
Source: Reuters external link

Disasters and accidents

A M 6.5 earthquake strikes 14 km (8.7 mi) off the coast of San Marcos, Guerrero, Mexico, killing two people and injuring 12 others.
Source: in Spanish external link
Eleven people are killed and eleven others are injured after a bus and a truck collide head-on on a federal highway in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Source: G1 external link
At least four people are trapped when a multi-story building collapses in Nairobi, Kenya.
Source: AP external link
Dozens of people are missing and at least 102 others are rescued after a boat carrying over 200 migrants capsizes off the coast of the North Bank Division of the Gambia.
Source: AP external link
A private MD 369FF helicopter crashes in Pinal County, Arizona, United States, killing all four people onboard.
Source: AP external link

Business and economy

BYD Company, based in China, surpasses the United States-based Tesla, Inc., as the world's best-selling electric vehicle automaker after selling 2.26 million vehicles in 2025, overtaking Tesla's 1.64 million.
Source: DW external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen launches airstrikes in Hadhramaut Governorate, killing 20 Southern Transitional Council (STC) fighters and leaving more than 20 others injured.
Source: Le Monde external link
The STC announces a plan to hold an independence referendum for the State of South Arabia within two years.
Source: Reuters external link

January 1

Disasters and accidents

Forty people are killed and 119 others are injured in an explosion and fire suspected to be caused by pyrotechnics at a bar in Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland.
Source: The Guardian external link
At least 17 people are killed and 11 others are injured in flash floods caused by heavy rains and snowfall across Afghanistan.
Source: AP external link
Seven people are killed, 96 others are rescued and at least 97 are reported missing when a boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsizes in The Gambia.
Source: Reuters external link
The Vondelkerk in Amsterdam, Netherlands, catches fire, collapsing the tower and leaving only the exterior walls standing.
Source: in Dutch external link

Business and economy

Bulgaria adopts the euro, replacing the lev, becoming the 21st member of the eurozone.
Source: The Sun external link
South Korea records its highest annual export value of more than US$700 billion in 2025 after semiconductor shipments reach a record $173.4 billion driven by demand for artificial intelligence.
Source: AFP via France 24 external link
Turkmenistan legalizes the mining and exchange of cryptocurrency as digital assets, but maintains that digital currency cannot be used as legal tender.
Source: AP external link

Politics and elections

China imposes a 13 percent value-added tax on birth control drugs and devices as part of efforts to address a continuing decline in national birth rates.
Source: Reuters external link
Source: Swiss Info external link

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 15 people are killed in coordinated attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces on three villages in Lubero, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: Reuters external link
A Palestinian is killed and another is injured when Israeli forces open fire on stone-throwers near Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, Nablus, West Bank.
Source: Reuters external link
One person is killed and another is injured in Russian drone strikes on Dniprovskyi District, Kherson, Ukraine.
Source: RBC-Ukraine external link

Law and crime

Five civilians are killed in clashes with security forces across Azna, Lorestan, and Lordegan, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran, during demonstrations over rising living costs.
Source: The Times of Israel external link
The Venezuelan government releases 88 political prisoners who were detained and jailed during protests against the results of the presidential election last year.
Source: DW external link