Armed conflicts and attacks

At least four people are killed in Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/18/russian-attacks-on-centre-of-kyiv-leave-four-dead

Armed conflicts and attacks

Two judges are killed while a third and a bodyguard are wounded in a mass shooting at the Supreme Court of Iran in Teheran. The perpetrator has killed himself. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/iran-two-judges-shot-dead-outside-supreme-court-in-tehran/a-71335185

Health and environment

Azerbaijan's Ministry of Healthcare reports the country's first case of mpox in a 22-year-old patient who had recently travelled abroad. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/first-mpox-case-detected-azerbaijan-interfax-reports-2025-01-18/