Disasters and accidents

A landslide triggered by hours of heavy rain kills thirteen people and leaves over 30 others missing in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/congo-landslide-north-kivu-burutsi-c641e5b8280e90bc49430b83d090a62a

Law and crime

The BBC files a motion to dismiss U.S. president Donald Trump's lawsuit over its editing of a speech that showed he had directed supporters to storm the United States Capitol in an attempted coup. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/bbc-seeks-have-trumps-10-billion-lawsuit-dismissed-2026-01-13/