Armed conflicts and attacks

• Kivu conflict
  • M23 offensive
    • M23 rebels seize the town of Rubaya and the Rubaya coltan mines in North Kivu, DRC, after government forces withdraw from the area. (Anadolu Agency)

Disasters and accidents

• Aftermath of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
  • List of foreshocks and aftershocks of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake
    • One person is killed and over 100 others are injured by a magnitude 5.6 aftershock in Yeşilyurt, Malatya, Turkey. (Sky News)

International relations

• United Kingdom–European Union relations
  • Northern Ireland Protocol
    • UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announce the United Kingdom and European Union had reached an agreement on post-Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland after a protracted row over the Northern Ireland Protocol. (Reuters)
• Egypt–Syria relations, Egypt–Turkey relations
  • Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry visits Syria and Turkey in the first official state visit by Egypt in more than 10 years amid strained relations with both countries. (AFP via France 24)

Law and crime

• Disappearance of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon
  • Constance Marten and Mark Gordon are found and arrested in Hollingbury, Brighton, England, after they went missing with their newborn baby on 5 January. They were found without their baby, which triggered a huge search involving over 200 police officers. (BBC News)