Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russo-Ukrainian War
  • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Battle of Bakhmut
      • Russia claims that it captured the village of Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast, south of Bakhmut, and the village of Lobkove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. (Al Jazeera)
• Insurgency in Balochistan
  • A bomb blast derails a passenger train in Peshi village, Kachhi District, Balochistan, Pakistan, injuring 13 people. (Al Jazeera)
• Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
  • The Burkina Faso Armed Forces rescue 62 women and four babies kidnapped by jihadists in Arbinda, Sahel Region, on January 15. (AFP via Voice of America)
• The United States Department of the Treasury designates the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group as a transnational criminal organization, allowing provisions for international sanctions. (AFP via Le Monde)

Business and economy

• 2021–2023 inflation surge
  • The Bank of Japan reports that inflation in Japan increased by 4.0% in December, the highest recorded increase since 1981. (CNN) (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

• 2023 Nyingchi avalanche
  • Twenty-eight people are killed and 53 others are rescued during an avalanche at a tunnel in Nyingchi, Tibet, China. (Al Jazeera)
• A Dominican man who was lost in the Caribbean Sea for 24 days is rescued by the Colombian Navy. (AP)
• Seven people are killed and over 50 are injured in a collision between a bus carrying students and a van in Radella, near Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. (Gulf Today)

Health and environment

• COVID-19 pandemic
  • COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
    • Prime Minister Han Duck-soo announces the termination of the country's indoor mask mandate, with the exception of public transport and medical facilities, effective January 30. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)

Law and crime

• Sagarejo shooting
  • A man opens fire from a balcony in Sagarejo, Kakheti, Georgia, killing five people and injuring five others. The gunman later commits suicide. (Global News)
• Rishi Sunak seatbelt incident
  • UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is fined £100 by Lancashire Constabulary for failing to wear a seat belt while recording a video for social media in the back of a moving car. (BBC News)

Sports

• 2022–23 Serie A
  • The Italian Football Federation sanctions Juventus F.C. with a 15-point deduction in the league table for capital gain violations. (AA)
• Rugby Australia suspends Waratahs full-back Kurtley Beale from all rugby union games following his arrest on sexual assault charges. (CNN)