Armed conflicts and attacks

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)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/26/israel-kills-3-wounds-dozens-in-south-lebanon-in-breach-of-ceasefire-deal
• https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/lebanese-health-ministry-raises-death-toll-to-22-from-israeli-fire-in-south-of-country/

Armed conflicts and attacks

The United States announces that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended to February 18. (Axios)

• https://www.axios.com/2025/01/26/israel-lebanon-ceasefire-extended-trump-white-house

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)

• https://www.newarab.com/news/syrian-paper-announces-damascus-return-after-decade-exile

International relations

Colombian President Gustavo Petro blocks two U.S. military aircrafts carrying deported Colombians as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown from landing in his country. (The Guardian)

• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/26/colombia-gustavo-petro-trump-deportation-flights

International relations

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)

• https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/26/politics/colombia-tariffs-trump-deportation-flights/index.html

International relations

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)

• https://apnews.com/article/colombia-immigration-deportation-flights-petro-trump-us-67870e41556c5d8791d22ec6767049fd
• https://thehill.com/policy/international/5107740-colombia-presidential-plane-honduras-us-deportation-flights/

International relations

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces the release of American citizen Anastasia Nufer from a prison in Belarus. (RFE/RL)

• https://www.rferl.org/a/us-citizen-belarus-prison-release-rubio/33289470.html

International relations

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)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/26/un-chief-calls-for-rwandan-forces-to-leave-drc-as-rebels-press-offensive

International relations

Congolese Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner calls Rwanda's military support for M23 rebels a "declaration of war". (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/dr-congo-updates-un-chief-urges-rwanda-to-pull-back-troops/live-71416951

Law and crime

Two people, including the perpetrator, are killed and six others are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack in Tampa, Florida, United States. (NPR)

• https://www.wusf.org/courts-law/2025-01-27/a-suspect-is-identified-in-a-vehicular-rampage-that-led-to-the-deaths-of-two-in-south-tampa

Politics and elections

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)

• https://balkaninsight.com/2025/01/27/belarusians-in-poland-protest-farce-election/

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)

• https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/uswnt-star-naomi-girma-joins-chelsea-in-first-million-dollar-transfer-in-womens-soccer-history/