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Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli invasion of Lebanon
- 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement
  - January 2025 southern Lebanon attack
    - Israeli soldiers open fire against the Lebanese Army and civilians in two villages in southern Lebanon, killing 22 people and wounding at least 124 more. (Al Jazeera) (The Times of Israel)
  - The United States announces that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended to February 18. (Axios)
Kivu conflict
- M23 offensive
  - Battle of Goma
    - March 23 Movement rebels begin their advance into the city of Goma, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Al Jazeera)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Velyka Novosilka offensive
  - The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that Russian forces have captured the village of Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Mathrubhumi)
Boko Haram insurgency
- At least 27 Nigerian soldiers, including the commanding officer of the 149th Battalion, are killed and dozens of others wounded in a suicide bombing carried out by an Islamic State fighter in Malam-Fatori, Borno State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera) (AFP via Inquirer)

Business and economy

The Syrian newspaper Enab Baladi announces it will return to Syria after a decade in exile following the beginning of the Syrian civil war. (The New Arab)

International relations

Colombia–United States relations, Mass deportation of immigrants in the second presidency of Donald Trump
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro blocks two U.S. military aircraft carrying deported Colombians as part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown from landing in his country. (The Guardian)
- In response to President Gustavo Petro’s refusal, U.S. President Donald Trump enacts a 25% tariff on all goods traded to the U.S. from Colombia, which will be raised to 50% in one week. Hours after Trump’s announcement, President Petro orders the commerce ministry to raise tariffs on U.S. imports by 25%. (CNN)
- The dispute is settled with an agreement to use the Colombian presidential plane to fly the deportees from the U.S. to Colombia. (AP) (The Hill)
Belarus–United States relations
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces the release of American citizen Anastasia Nufer from a prison in Belarus. (RFE/RL)
Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions
- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges Rwanda to end its support for rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and withdraw Rwandan soldiers from Congolese territory. (Al Jazeera)
- Congolese Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner calls Rwanda’s military support for M23 rebels a “declaration of war”. (DW)

Law and crime

2024 South Korean martial law crisis
- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is formally indicted on insurrection charges over his declaration of martial law in December 2024. (The Washington Post)
Two people, including the perpetrator, are killed and six others are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack in Tampa, Florida, United States. (NPR)

Politics and elections

2025 Belarusian presidential election
- A vote is held in Belarus for president, with President Alexander Lukashenko expected to extend his rule in an election that the Belarusian opposition, the United States, and the European Parliament have called a sham election. (Al Jazeera)
- A protest in Warsaw, Poland, is organized by Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya after Lukashenko’s rule was extended to a 7th term. (Balkan Insight)

Sports

2025 ATP Tour
- 2025 Australian Open
  - In tennis, Jannik Sinner defeats Alexander Zverev 6–3, 7–6 (7–4), 6–3, in the men’s singles final to win his second Australian Open title and his third Grand Slam overall. (The Guardian) (ATP News)
2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship
- 2025 24 Hours of Daytona
  - In motor racing, the Porsche Penske Motorsport team wins the 63rd 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race with drivers Felipe Nasr, Nick Tandy, and Laurens Vanthoor. (The Daytona Beach News-Journal)
2024–25 NFL playoffs
- In American football, the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs win their respective conference championship games to reach Super Bowl LIX, a rematch of two years prior. (FOX Sports)
In association football, Chelsea F.C. Women sign American defender Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave for a world-record fee of US$1.1 million (£881,540), making her the most expensive woman player and the first million-dollar transfer in women’s soccer. (CBS Sports)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Colombian conflict
- Catatumbo campaign
  - 2025 Catatumbo clashes
    - Eighty-four National Liberation Army (ELN) combatants surrender to Colombian authorities as offensive operations resume in the Catatumbo region. Colombian authorities also rescue 20 child soldiers from the ELN’s 33rd Front. (El Colombiano)
- A police officer is shot dead by an ELN sniper in Río Iró, Chocó Department, Colombia. (El Tiempo)
Gaza war
- 2025 Gaza war ceasefire, Gaza war hostage crisis
  - Israeli forces open fire on a crowd of displaced Palestinians waiting at the Netzarim Corridor, killing two people and wounding seven others, including a child. Israeli authorities allege that the shooting was due to the delayed release of Israeli hostage Arbel Yahud. (Anadolu Ajansi) (Al Jazeera)
  - Hamas frees four Israeli hostages, including Naama Levy, in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners, including 121 people serving life sentences after being convicted of carrying out deadly attacks against Israelis, as part of the ceasefire deal. (AP)
- Israel accuses Hamas of violating the deal by failing to release female civilians, including Arbel Yehud, before female soldiers. As a result, Israel blocks Palestinians from returning to North Gaza through the Netzarim Corridor. (AP) (BBC News)
Kivu conflict
- M23 offensive
  - Thirteen peacekeepers, including nine from South Africa, three from Malawi and one from Uruguay, are killed as fighting intensifies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between government forces and M23 rebels, the latter backed by the Rwandan military. (Le Monde)
Sudanese civil war
- Siege of El Fasher
  - At least 70 people are killed in a drone attack on the Saudi Hospital, one of the last functioning hospitals in El Fasher, Sudan. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

Eighteen people are killed and ten more injured in a gasoline tank truck explosion along an expressway in Enugu State, Nigeria. (AP)

International relations

Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions (2022–present)
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo severs its diplomatic relations with Rwanda as Rwandan-backed rebels advance on the city of Goma, the capital of the DRC’s North Kivu province. (The Guardian)

Law and crime

Islam and blasphemy, Capital punishment in Pakistan
- A Pakistani court sentences four people to death for blasphemy, after they allegedly posted sacrilegious material on social media about Islamic religious figures and the Quran. (Al Arabiya)
2025 Drents Museum heist
- A heist at the Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands, results in the loss of valuable Dacian gold and silver artifacts, including the Helmet of Coțofenești. (Dutch News) (Romania Insider)

Politics and elections

2025 Greek presidential election
- The Hellenic Parliament fails to elect the new President of Greece. A second round is called between the candidates Konstantinos Tasoulas and Louka Katseli. (Reuters)

Sports

2025 Australian Open
- In tennis, Madison Keys wins her first major title after defeating the two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5, to win the women’s singles title at the Australian Open. (CNN)
- Henry Patten and Harri Heliövaara defeat Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 6–7 (16–18), 7–6 (7–5), 6–3, in the men’s doubles final to win their first Australian Open title and their second joint Grand Slam title. (BBC News) (AO)
- Kateřina Siniaková and Taylor Townsend defeats Hsieh Su-wei and Jeļena Ostapenko 6–2, 6–7 (4–7), 6–3, to win the women’s doubles final title.

Armed conflicts and attacks

Colombian conflict
- Catatumbo campaign
  - 2025 Catatumbo clashes
    - The Colombian National Army and National Police begin offensive operations across eleven municipios of the Catatumbo region. (El Tiempo)
War against the Islamic State
- Somali Civil War
  - Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
    - At least thirteen Islamic State militants are allegedly killed in heavy fighting as Puntland forces claim they successfully took over the towns of Turmasaale and Janno-Jiifta in the Bari region, Puntland, Somalia. (The Somali Digest) (Idil News)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - A Ukrainian drone strike targets an oil refinery in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, in one of the largest Ukrainian drone attacks inside Russia of the conflict to date. The Russian military says it shot down at least 121 drones over 13 regions overnight. (BBC News)
- Kyiv strikes
  - A Russian drone strikes a ten-storey apartment building in Fastiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, killing at least three people. (Euronews)
- Mobilization in Ukraine
  - Ukraine finalizes military reforms aimed at recruiting 18- to 25-year-olds to the armed forces, penalizing draft dodgers, and lowering the minimum compulsory military service age to 25 from 27. (The Kyiv Independent)
- The Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War announces that, with assistance from the International Committee of the Red Cross, the bodies of 757 Ukrainian soldiers have been returned to Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent)
Gaza war
- Hamas confirms that an Israeli airstrike last summer killed Rawhi Mushtaha, who according to Israel was the “head of the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip”, along with Sameh al-Siraj, who held the security portfolio in Hamas’s political bureau, and Sami Odeh, the head of Hamas’s “general security mechanism”. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Arts and culture

97th Academy Awards
- I’m Still Here becomes the first Brazilian film to be nominated for Best Picture, while Karla Sofía Gascón becomes the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for Best Actress. (The Washington Post) (Reuters) (AP)

Business and economy

Canadian economic crisis
- The Canadian Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship department announces a limit of 437,000 study permits for 2025, a 10% reduction from 2024, as part of efforts to address pressures on housing, healthcare, and other public services caused by the country’s rapid population growth. (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia–United States relations
- Saudi Arabia announces that it will invest US$600 billion in the United States economy. (Al Arabiya)
Spirit Airlines announces a ban on passengers who wear “lewd” clothing or have “offensive” tattoos. (The Hill)

Disasters and accidents

2024–25 European windstorm season
- Storm Éowyn
  - A wind gust provisionally measured at 183 km/h (114 mph) was recorded in Connemara in County Galway, Ireland, and a mean wind speed measured at 135 km/h (84 mph), would surpass Ireland’s previous records. (The Irish Times)
  - A man is killed in County Donegal, Ireland, after high winds cause a tree to fall on his car. (BBC News)
Environmental issues in Somalia
- At least 140 dolphins are found stranded on the shores of Mareero Beach near Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia, with 60 confirmed dead and 30 returned to the sea. (Idil News) (Reuters) (Horn Observer)

International relations

Mexico–United States border crisis
- Mass deportation of illegal immigrants in the second presidency of Donald Trump
  - Mexico denies a request from the United States to allow a military aircraft deporting migrants from the U.S. to land in Mexico. (Reuters)
The U.S. State Department freezes nearly all foreign aid except military aid to Israel and Egypt, as well as emergency food programs. (Global News)

Law and crime

The Cabinet of Hun Manet approves a bill that strengthens penalties for Cambodian genocide denial, proposing prison terms of one to five years and fines of US$2,500 to $125,000. (AP)

Politics and elections

2024–2025 Serbian anti-corruption protests
- Mass protests and a general strike are held across Serbia in an escalation of months of anti-government protests. (France24)
2025 Slovak protests
- Over 60,000 people demonstrate across Slovakia in protest of Prime Minister Robert Fico’s anti-Ukrainian, pro-Russian, and Eurosceptic policies. (AP)
Second cabinet of Donald Trump
- Pete Hegseth is confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Defense in a 51–50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. (NBC News)

Disasters and accidents

Four people are killed and five more injured in a stampede at Cambodian businessman Sok Kong’s home in Phnom Penh as he was giving away food and money amid Lunar New Year celebrations. (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Colombian conflict
- A car bomb explosion inside a house in San Juan de Arama, Meta Department, Colombia, kills one person. Authorities confirm that the car was going to be used in an attack and the perpetrator was a member of the Estado Mayor Central. (El Tiempo)
Moro conflict
- Militants from an offshoot branch of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front open fire against a United Nations livelihood project in Sumisip, Basilan, Philippines, killing two soldiers and wounding 12 others. (AP)
Red Sea crisis
- The Houthis report that 25 crew members of the Japanese-operated roll-on/roll-off ship Galaxy Leader, including many foreign nationals, are released to Oman, with the Houthis citing support for the 2025 Israel–Hamas war ceasefire as the reason for release. (BBC)

Business and economy

Constitutional crisis in Somalia, Transport in Somalia
- The Somali Airlines Operators Association, representing at least 20 airlines, suspends all flights beginning on January 22, 2025, in protest against increased government-imposed fees after disputes with the Ministry of Aviation and the Somali Civil Aviation Authority. (Shabelle Media) (Hiiraan Online)
The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace of the United States issues a report alleging that aerospace manufacturer Boeing, long associated with the Seattle, Washington area, has been relocating much of its engineering work to non-unionized sites both in the US and abroad. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2025 California wildfires
- January 2025 Southern California wildfires
  - Hughes Fire
    - The Hughes Fire ignites and spreads to over 5,000 acres in less than four hours, triggering mandatory evacuation orders in settlements around Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County, California, United States. (Los Angeles Times) (KTLA)
January 20–22, 2025 Gulf Coast blizzard
- The death toll of a historic winter storm event on the Gulf Coast of the United States rises to nine people. 8 in (20 cm) of snowfall is measured at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Louisiana. The statewide snowfall record in Florida is broken as over 5.5 in (14 cm) falls in Molino. (CNN)
At least thirteen people are killed in a railway accident in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India. The victims had initially fled from their train following an alleged fire alarm and were subsequently struck and killed by a passing train on the adjacent tracks. (BBC)

International relations

Red Sea crisis, Yemeni civil war
- U.S. President Donald Trump re-designates the Yemeni Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization. (The Hill)

Law and crime

Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack
- Pardon of January 6 United States Capitol attack defendants
  - Daniel Ball, a rioter who took part in the riot at the United States Capitol in 2021, is arrested again despite being pardoned by Trump, making him the first rioter to get into additional legal trouble after the pardon. (The Hill)
2025 Aschaffenburg stabbing
- Two people are killed, including a two-year-old boy, and three others are injured in a mass stabbing at a park in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany. The perpetrator is arrested. (Reuters)
Antioch High School shooting
- A student is killed and two others are wounded in a school shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The perpetrator kills himself. (CNN)
Illegal immigration in the United States, Murder of Laken Riley
- The U.S. Congress passes the Laken Riley Act following a 263–156 vote in the House of Representatives, making it easier for immigration agents to detain and deport those without legal status who are charged with a variety of crimes ranging from theft to assault. It will head to President Donald Trump for his signature. (NPR)
Hunt family murders
- Kyle Clifford, the perpetrator of the Hunt family killings in Bushey, England, in 2024, pleads guilty to three counts of murder. (BBC News)
One person is killed and two others are injured in a mass stabbing at Nagano Station in Nagano, Japan. (AP)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Colombian conflict
- Catatumbo campaign
  - 2025 Catatumbo attacks
    - Fourteen members of the 33rd Front of FARC dissidents, including one minor, surrender to personnel from the National Army of Colombia to avoid combat with the ELN. (Blu Radio)
    - The Office of the Inspector General of Colombia warns that about 46,000 schoolchildren have not been able to start the academic year due to the ongoing conflict in the region and asserted that about 35% of the affected displaced population are individuals under the age of 18. (El Espectador)
Israeli incursions in the West Bank
- 2025 Israeli raid on Jenin
  - Israeli forces launch a large-scale raid in the Jenin refugee camp, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, killing at least ten people and injuring more than 35 others. (Al Jazeera)
Kivu conflict
- M23 offensive
  - M23 rebels seize the town of Minova in Kalehe Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo, cutting off a major supply route to the strategic city of Goma. (Reuters)
Mexican drug war
- Former regional prosecutor of Cuautitlán Elohim Díaz Jiménez and coffee businessman Cristian Muñoz are shot dead inside a restaurant in Metepec, State of Mexico, by gunmen disguised as food delivery workers. (El Universal)
Syrian civil war
- Six people are killed in Homs Governorate, Syria, as security forces conduct an operation against militias supporting ousted president Bashar al-Assad. (Al Arabiya)
Four people are injured, one seriously, in a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Shin Bet confirm that the attacker was a 28-year-old from Morocco, and had permanent residency in the United States. (BBC) (The Times of Israel) (Xinhua)

Business and economy

Infrastructure policy of Donald Trump
- The Stargate Project
  - U.S. President Donald Trump unveils a joint venture between OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank, called Stargate. With planned funding of up to $500 billion in the next four years, the project aims to build data centers and computing infrastructure across the United States to power AI development and create over 100,000 jobs. (The Guardian)
- President Trump announces a pause in $300 billion of funding for green infrastructure previously allocated in the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Financial Times)

Disasters and accidents

2025 California wildfires
- January 2025 Southern California wildfires
  - Multiple brush fires spread by hurricane-force winds erupt in San Diego County, California, U.S., prompting evacuation orders. (USA Today)
2024–2025 floods in Southeast Asia and South Asia
- Sixteen people are killed in floods and landslides in Central Java Province, Indonesia. (ABC)
2025 Kartalkaya hotel fire
- At least 76 people are killed and another 51 injured in a fire at the Grand Kartal hotel in Kartalkaya, Bolu Province, Turkey. (Reuters)
Seventeen people are killed and 23 more injured after a collision between a bus and a truck in Ponan-Ouinlo, Ivory Coast. (AP)
Much of Canada and the contiguous United States are impacted by a cold wave, killing one person near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Historic snowfall is expected in the US South, and historic blizzard and whiteout conditions are expected on the Gulf Coast. (CNN)
One person is killed and another is injured in an explosion at the Port of Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. (Reuters)
Twenty Ethiopian migrants are killed when their boat capsizes off Yemen after departing from Djibouti, according to the International Organization for Migration. (Al Arabiya)

International relations

Afghanistan–United States relations
- Two Americans held in Afghanistan are freed in exchange for a Taliban fighter in the United States. The deal is brokered by Qatar and finalized during the final hours of the outgoing Biden administration. (DW)

Politics and elections

Pope Francis announces that nun Raffaella Petrini will be appointed President of the Governorate, becoming the first woman head of government of Vatican City. She will assume the office on March 2025. (Catholic News Agency)

Law and crime

U.S. President Donald Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the Silk Road. Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for charges including conspiracy to commit money laundering, hacking, and drug trafficking. (Axios)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Colombian conflict
- Catatumbo campaign
  - 2025 Catatumbo attacks
    - Colombian president Gustavo Petro declares a state of emergency in response to rebel attacks in the Catatumbo region. (MSN)
    - The death toll from fighting in the Catatumbo region, Colombia, increases to more than 100 as the National Liberation Army (ELN) launches more attacks. The Colombian government vows “war” against the ELN with Colombian president Gustavo Petro saying that the group has “chosen the path of war, and a war they will have”. (The Guardian)
    - More than 11,000 people flee to the city of Cúcuta as ELN rebels clash with the 33rd Front of the FARC dissidents. Authorities say more than 20,000 people have now been internally displaced due to recent fighting. (France 24)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Ukrainian drones attack industrial facilities in Tatarstan, Russia, prompting the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency to temporarily suspend flights at Kazan International Airport in Kazan and Begishevo Airport in Nizhnekamsk. (ABC News)
Gaza war
- An IDF reservist is killed and four others are injured, including a senior officer in critical condition, after their MDT David light armored vehicle hits a roadside bomb during a patrol in Tammun in the West Bank. (Times of Israel)
- The Palestinian Civil Defence (PCD) states that the remains of 137 people have been recovered from Rafah in the Gaza Strip since the start of the ceasefire. The PCD estimates that there are 10,000 bodies buried under rubble left to be recovered. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

Kingdom Holding announces the resumption of construction on the 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)-tall Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia, which is expected to be the world’s tallest building. (Al Arabiya)

Law and crime

January 6 United States Capitol attack
- Pardon of January 6 United States Capitol attack defendants
  - United States President Donald Trump formally pardons around 1,500 defendants who had been criminally charged with involvement in the January 6 United States Capitol attack. Fourteen convicted individuals have their sentences commuted to time served. (NBC News)
2024 Kolkata rape and murder
- A court in Kolkata, India, sentences a 33-year-old police volunteer to life in prison for raping and murdering a medical trainee in August 2024. (DW)
2024 Southport stabbing
- Axel Rudakubana pleads guilty to all 16 charges, including three charges of murder in relation to a mass stabbing in Southport, Merseyside, England, in July 2024. Rudakubana is expected to be sentenced on Thursday. (ITV News)
Capital punishment in China
- China executes the perpetrators of the 2024 Zhuhai car attack and the 2024 Wuxi stabbing attack. (Al Jazeera)
China–Philippines relations
- Philippine police arrest a student of the People’s Liberation Army for allegedly attempting to spy on several military facilities, including U.S.-accessible bases under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement. (Reuters)
Presidency of Joe Biden
- Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for his siblings, former Chief Medical Advisor Anthony Fauci, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and members of the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack prior to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Biden also commutes the sentence of Indigenous activist and convicted murderer Leonard Peltier. (BBC News) (HuffPost)
Eight people are killed and seven others are injured in an arson attack at a nursing home in Barajevo, Belgrade, Serbia. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

Second presidency of Donald Trump
- Second inauguration of Donald Trump
  - Donald Trump and JD Vance are inaugurated as the 47th president and 50th vice president of the United States in Washington, D.C., with Trump becoming the first president since Grover Cleveland to serve non-consecutive terms. (AP)
  - The inauguration is held indoors in the United States Capitol rotunda due to extreme cold temperatures, making it the first inauguration since 1985 to be held indoors. (Today.com)
  - During celebrations of the inauguration, businessman Elon Musk makes two gestures to a crowd at the Capital One Arena that some on social media liken to Nazi salutes. The gestures were made as Musk thanked the crowd, stating “My heart goes out to you.” Musk denied any meaning behind the gestures. (BBC News) (The Independent) (AJ)
- Executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump
  - On his first day of his second term, Trump signs his first executive orders on gender and immigration, and also signs an order ending usage of the CBP One app. (Boston Globe)
  - Trump signs the Putting America First In International Environmental Agreements executive order directing the U.S. to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. (AP)
  - Trump signs an executive order directing the U.S. to withdraw from the World Health Organization. (Reuters)
  - Trump signs executive orders calling for the renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America” and for Denali to return to its former name “Mount McKinley”. The rename would apply to all references from the federal government. (CBS News)
  - Trump declares illegal immigration a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act. (Reuters)
  - Trump officially creates the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk aimed at cutting spending of the U.S. government. DOGE is a temporary organization under the United States DOGE Service, not a federal executive department. Within minutes of the announcement, government employee unions, watchdog groups, and public interest organizations sued over this executive order. (Reuters)
  - Trump signs an executive order to delay enforcement of the law banning TikTok in the United States for 75 days. (CNN)
  - Trump revokes Biden’s removal of Cuba from the state sponsors of terrorism list. (Reuters)
- Protests against Donald Trump
  - Anti-Trump protests are held in cities across the United States, as well as in other countries, such as Mexico, Panama, and the United Kingdom. (The Guardian)
- Second cabinet of Donald Trump
  - The United States Senate unanimously confirms Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, making him the first Cabinet official of Trump’s second term to be confirmed by the Senate. Rubio also becomes the first Latino American to serve as Secretary of State. (The Hill)

Sports

2025 College Football Playoff National Championship
- In American football, the Ohio State Buckeyes win their 9th college football championship, defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. (Fox Sports)