Editing 2025 (section)

=== January ===
[[File:Polish EU Presidency 2025 Logo (non-verbose).svg|thumb|Logo of [[2025 Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union|Polish Presidency]] of the Council of the European Union which began on January 1]]
[[File:2025 Tibet earthquake aftermath.png|thumb|Collapsed house in [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]] after an [[2025 Tibet earthquake|earthquake]] on January 7]]
[[File: Palisades Fire (54254471791).jpg|thumb|Photo from the [[Palisades Fire]], part of the January 2025 Southern California wildfires]]
[[File:Zoran Milanović February 2020 (cropped - 2).jpg|thumb|[[Zoran Milanović]] is re-elected in the [[2024–25 Croatian presidential election]] on January 12]]
[[File:Alexander Lukashenko at the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting in 2024 (cropped 2).jpg|thumb|[[Alexander Lukashenko]] is declared to be the winner in the [[2025 Belarusian presidential election]] on January 26, securing his seventh term in a called [[sham election]] by international bodies. Lukashenko is the only [[president of Belarus]] since the office's creation in 1994]]
[[File:DeepSeek logo.svg|thumb|On January 27, following the announcement and release of [[DeepSeek (chatbot)|DeepSeek]], a Chinese [[large language model]] and competitor to [[OpenAI]]'s [[ChatGPT]], chip giant [[Nvidia]] loses almost $600 billion of its value, the biggest drop for a single company in U.S. [[stock market]] history.]]
* [[January 1]]
** Poland [[2025 Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union|takes over]] the [[Presidency of the Council of the European Union|Presidency]] of the [[Council of the European Union|Council]] of the [[European Union]], after [[2024 Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union|the Hungarian presidency]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sekmistrz |first=Paweł  |date=3 January 2025 |title=Poland takes over the presidency. Prime Minister on "difficult 6 months"(Polska przejmuje prezydencję. Premier o "trudnych sześciu miesiącach".) |url=https://www.polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/2025-01-03/inauguracja-polskiej-prezydencji-w-ue/ |access-date=3 January 2025 |work=Polsat News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=3 January 2025 |title=PM Donald Tusk at the opening of the presidency: Europe is lucky(Donald Tusk na inauguracji prezydencji: Europa ma szczęście) |url=https://tvn24.pl/polska/polska-prezydencja-w-radzie-unii-europejskiej-oficjalna-inauguracja-przemowienie-premiera-donalda-tuska-st8245824 |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=TVN24}}</ref>
** [[Bulgaria]] and [[Romania]] complete the process of joining the [[Schengen Area]], lifting land border controls.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 2025 |title=Borders open: Bulgaria and Romania celebrate joining Schengen Area |url=https://www.euronews.com/video/2025/01/01/borders-open-bulgaria-and-romania-celebrate-joining-schengen-area |access-date=1 January 2025 |website=Euronews}}</ref>
** Liechtenstein [[LGBTQ rights in Liechtenstein|becomes]] the 37th country to legalize [[Same-sex marriage in Liechtenstein|same-sex marriage]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 May 2024 |title=Liechtenstein legalizes same-sex marriage in near-unanimous vote |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/liechtenstein-legalizes-same-sex-marriage-in-near-unanimous-vote/ |access-date=1 January 2025 |website=Politico |archive-date=January 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101120554/https://www.politico.eu/article/liechtenstein-legalizes-same-sex-marriage-in-near-unanimous-vote/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
** [[Ukraine]] halts the transportation of many Russian gas supplies through the country following the expiration of a five-year transit deal, while also becoming a state party in the [[International Criminal Court]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 January 2025 |title=Russian gas supply to Europe via Ukraine halted after transit deal expires |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/russian-gas-supply-to-europe-via-ukraine-halted-after-transit-deal-expires |access-date=1 January 2025 |publisher=Al Jazeera}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-01 |title=Ukraine becomes ICC member state |url=https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3943923-ukraine-becomes-icc-member-state.html |access-date=2025-01-01 |work=Ukrinform |archive-date=January 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101102357/https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3943923-ukraine-becomes-icc-member-state.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
**Fifteen people are killed (including the perpetrator), and 57 others are injured during a [[2025 New Orleans truck attack|vehicle-ramming and shooting attack]] in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana, United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn4x88455qpt|title=Ten dead after vehicle drives into large crowd in New Orleans, authorities say|work=BBC News|date=1 January 2025|access-date=1 January 2025|archive-date=January 1, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101122504/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn4x88455qpt|url-status=live}}</ref>
**Thirteen people are killed and three more injured in [[2025 Cetinje shootings|a shooting]] in [[Cetinje]], Montenegro.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=2025-01-01 |title=At least 10 killed and 4 more wounded in Montenegro shooting |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/01/at-least-four-killed-and-four-more-wounded-in-montenegro-shooting |access-date=2025-01-01 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
* [[January 4]] – The [[Chancellor of Austria]], [[Karl Nehammer]], announces his resignation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-04 |title=Austrian Chancellor Nehammer says he will resign after talks on forming a new government fail |url=https://apnews.com/article/austria-politics-talks-collapse-2e4ce6802617c2ac7a6d28f4842df38e?user_email=e9f48e73570f5cab7ad06984b27d44ccc37c48900cb185b6237ae9993409c977&utm_medium=APNews_Alerts&utm_source=Sailthru_AP&utm_campaign=NewsAlert_Jan04_2025_02:01PM&utm_term=AP%20News%20Alerts |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>         
* [[January 6]] – [[Indonesia]] becomes the [[Member states of BRICS|tenth member]] to join [[BRICS]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indonesia joins BRICS group of emerging economies |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/indonesia-joins-brics-group-of-emerging-economies |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-06 |title=Indonesia is admitted to the BRICS bloc of developing nations |url=https://apnews.com/article/brazil-brics-indonesia-membership-c05b0c8e2ae493f9046479e62a45d8fa |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
* [[January 7]]
** [[2025 Tibet earthquake|A 7.1 magnitude earthquake]] strikes the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] of [[Southwestern China]], killing at least 126 people, whilst another 338 are injured.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 January 2025 |title=China earthquake: Dozens dead as tremor strikes Tibet |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3rqg95n9n1o |access-date=7 January 2025 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-07 |title=At least 95 killed as magnitude-6.8 earthquake hits China's Tibet region |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-07/people-killed-as-magnitude-6-8-earthquake-hits-china/104792224 |access-date=2025-01-07 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>
** [[Greater Los Angeles]] experiences [[January 2025 Southern California wildfires|the most destructive wildfires in its history]], fueled by strong winds and prolonged drought conditions. Over 13 000 structures are destroyed, including most of [[Sunset Boulevard]]. At least 29 deaths are reported, while 180 000 people are evacuated, with fires continuing for days.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5y81zyp1ext |title=Los Angeles wildfires approach Hollywood sign, with Sunset Boulevard 'in ruins' |date=7 January 2025 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC News |access-date=9 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-10 |title=California wildfires live updates: 179 000 under evacuation orders; L.A. County sheriff says some areas look 'like a bomb was dropped' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/wildfires/live-blog/california-wildfires-live-updates-deadly-blazes-spread-hollywood-hills-rcna186927 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>
* [[January 8]] – Eighteen gunmen and a soldier are killed in an [[2025 N'Djamena attack|attack]] on the [[Official residence#Chad|presidential palace]] in [[N'Djamena]], the capital of [[Chad]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Attack on Chad's presidential palace leaves 19 dead |url=https://apnews.com/article/chad-presidential-palace-deadly-97638ecd7ad4e55a27955ad705f31bdb |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=AP News |date=January 9, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[January 9]] – The [[Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces]], [[Joseph Aoun]], is [[2022–2025 Lebanese presidential election|elected]] the 14th [[president of Lebanon]] by [[Parliament of Lebanon|parliament]], ending the power vacuum that lasted over two years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-09 |title=Joseph Aoun: Lebanon's respected army chief turns new president |url=https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250109-lebanese-parliament-elect-army-chief-joseph-aoun-as-president-in-second-round |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[January 10]] – The European [[Copernicus Climate Change Service]] reports that [[2024]] was the world's hottest year on record, and the first calendar year to pass the symbolic threshold of [[1.5-degree target|1.5&nbsp;°C]] of [[global warming]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7575x8yq5o |title=2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit |date=10 January 2025 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC News |access-date=11 January 2025}}</ref>
* [[January 11]] – [[Al-Bayda gas station explosion|A gas station explosion]] in [[Al Bayda Governorate|Al Bayda]], Yemen, results in 40 deaths and dozens of others injured.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 18, 2025 |title=Yemen: Death toll from Al Bayda gas station explosion rises to 40 |url=https://en.yemenshabab.net/sections/NEWS/Locals/yemen--death-toll-from-al-bayda-gas-station-explosion-rises-to-40 |access-date=January 20, 2025 |publisher=Yemen Shabab Net |language=en}}</ref>
*[[January 12]] – [[2024–25 Croatian presidential election]]: [[Zoran Milanović]] is re-elected for a second term.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 January 2025 |title='Croatia's Trump' Milanović confirmed as president of the Republic. |url=https://www.eunews.it/en/2025/01/13/croatias-trump-milanovic-confirmed-as-president-of-the-republic/ |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=[[eunews]] |language=en}}</ref>
*[[January 13]] – [[C/2024 G3 (ATLAS)]], a [[non-periodic comet]], reaches perihelion, and is dubbed ''The Great Comet of 2025''.<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Joe Rao |date=2025-01-27 |title=Why Comet G3 (ATLAS) will be 'remembered as the Great Comet of 2025' (photos) |url=https://www.space.com/the-universe/comets/why-comet-g3-atlas-will-be-remembered-as-the-great-comet-of-2025-photos#:~:text=Comets-,Why%20Comet%20G3%20(ATLAS)%20will%20be%20'remembered%20as%20the,Comet%20of%202025'%20(photos)&text=%22There%20is%20little%20question%20that,kind%20seen%20since%20Comet%20McNaught.%22 |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=Space.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Dickinson |first1=David |last2=Today |first2=Universe |title=Will Comet G3 ATLAS perform at perihelion? |url=https://phys.org/news/2025-01-comet-g3-atlas-perihelion.html |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=phys.org |language=en}}</ref>
* [[January 14]] – [[February 2]] – The [[2025 World Men's Handball Championship]] takes place in [[Croatia]], [[Denmark]] and [[Norway]]. It is won by [[Denmark men's national handball team|Denmark]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 IHF Men's Handball World Championship |url=https://www.visitnorway.com/event/2025-ihf-mens-handball-world-championship/426599/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111173738/https://www.visitnorway.com/event/2025-ihf-mens-handball-world-championship/426599/ |archive-date=November 11, 2024 |access-date=11 November 2024 |website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 8, 2024 |title=Host cities and schedule announced for the 2025 IHF Men's World Championship |url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/host-cities-and-schedule-announced-2025-ihf-mens-world-championship |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113013251/https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/host-cities-and-schedule-announced-2025-ihf-mens-world-championship |archive-date=November 13, 2024 |access-date=11 November 2024 |website=[[International Handball Federation]]}}</ref>
* [[January 15]] 
** The [[President of South Korea]], [[Yoon Suk Yeol]], is successfully [[Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol|arrested]] after a second attempt by police following [[2024 South Korean martial law crisis|a martial law]] declaration and [[Impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol|successful impeachment motion]] last December.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Korea: Authorities arrest president Yoon Suk Yeol after dramatic hours-long standoff |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4g317rj49zt |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
** [[Gaza war]]: [[Israel]] and [[Hamas]] approve a [[2025 Gaza war ceasefire|ceasefire agreement]] that intends to end the war, exchange Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and allow in international aid. It took effect on January 19.<ref>{{Cite web |title=srael, Hamas reach ceasefire agreement designed to end 15-month Gaza war, official says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-reach-ceasefire-agreement-designed-end-15-month-gaza-war-official-2025-01-15/ |website=Reuters}}</ref>
** [[Colossal Biosciences]] and [[University of Melbourne]] create the world's first [[artificial womb]] in [[marsupial]]s as part of their project toward [[de-extinction]] of the [[thylacine]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-15 |title=Thylacine De-Extinction Achieves Mid-Gestation Marsupial Embryo Development In Artificial Uterus |url=https://www.iflscience.com/thylacine-de-extinction-achieves-mid-gestation-marsupial-embryo-development-in-artificial-uterus-77640 |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=IFLScience |language=en}}</ref>
* [[January 16]]
** [[Blue Origin]] successfully launches its [[heavy-lift launch vehicle]], [[New Glenn]], on its first attempt, though fails to land its first stage booster as intended.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Drake |first=Nadia |title=Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Finally Takes Flight |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-finally-takes-flight/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Scientific American |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-16 |title=Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight |url=https://apnews.com/article/blue-origin-new-glenn-rocket-jeff-bezos-2466fb0e114a09d88a46f71a1e647d50 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
** The [[2025 Vanuatuan general election]] is held.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-10 |title=Vanuatu snap election to be contested by 217 candidates |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/538610/vanuatu-snap-election-to-be-contested-by-217-candidates |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref>
** The [[National Liberation Army (Colombia)|National Liberation Army]] (ELN) launches [[2025 Catatumbo clashes|multiple attacks]] in the [[Catatumbo region]], northeastern Colombia. More than 100 people are killed during the clashes.<ref name="fr24">{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2019 |title=Colombia's new drug trafficking war puts civilians in danger, HRW warns |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190809-civilians-danger-colombia-fighting-trafficking-catatumbo-armed-gangs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814110316/https://www.france24.com/en/20190809-civilians-danger-colombia-fighting-trafficking-catatumbo-armed-gangs |archive-date=August 14, 2019 |access-date=August 15, 2019 |website=France 24 |language=en |agency=Reuters}}</ref>
* [[January 18]]
** 98 people are killed in [[2025 Suleja fuel tanker explosion|a fuel tanker explosion]] near [[Suleja]], Niger State, Nigeria.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nigeria: eksplozja przewróconej cysterny z paliwem |url=https://strazacki.pl/akcje/swiat/nigeria-eksplozja-przewroconej-cysterny-z-paliwem-2/ |publisher=Strażacki |access-date=21 January 2025 |language=pl |date=21 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 20, 2025 |title=Nigeria Tanker Blast Death Toll Rises To 98 |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/nigeria-tanker-blast-death-toll-rises-to-98-b556c73c |access-date=January 20, 2025 |publisher=[[Barrons]] |language=en}}</ref>
** Two [[Qadi|Sharia judges]] are [[2025 assassination of Iranian Supreme Court judges|assassinated]] in their rooms at the [[Supreme Court of Iran]] in capital [[Tehran]]. The gunman injured two other people and committed suicide after the attacks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gambrell |first=Jon |date=2025-01-19 |title=Gunman shoots dead 2 judges in Iran's capital tied to 1988 mass executions |url=https://apnews.com/article/iran-judges-killed-unrest-77ea3a0bdc2c0ff36725a03f609f40c1 |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
* [[January 19]] – [[Gaza war]]: [[2025 Gaza war ceasefire|A ceasefire]] goes into effect, lasting until an [[March 2025 Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip|Israeli surprise attack]] on 18 March.<ref>{{Cite web |title='We deserve life': Gaza ceasefire comes into force after 15 months of war |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/19/israel-hamas-ceasefire-takes-effect-in-gaza |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>
* [[January 21]] – 78 people are killed after a [[2025 Kartalkaya hotel fire|fire]] breaks out in a hotel in the ski resort of [[Kartalkaya]], Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kartalkaya'da otel yangını: 66 kişi hayatını kaybetti, dört kişi gözaltında|url=https://www.bbc.com/turkce/articles/c5y6p433665o |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=BBC News Türkçe|date=January 21, 2025 |language=tr}}</ref>
* [[January 23]]
** [[Micheál Martin]] is re-elected prime minister ([[Taoiseach]]) of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] by [[Dáil Éireann]] for a second non-consecutive term.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wallace |first1=Nicholas |last2=Basińska |first2=Kinga |title=Micheál Martin po raz drugi premierem Irlandii |url=https://www.euractiv.pl/section/demokracja/news/micheal-martin-po-raz-drugi-premierem-irlandii/ |publisher=euractiv |access-date=24 January 2025 |language=pl |date=24 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Martin briefs new Cabinet following election as Taoiseach| first = Fiachra| last = Ó Cionnaith| date = 2025-01-23| website = RTÉ News | url = https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0123/1492389-politics-dail-taoiseach/}}</ref>
** [[LGBTQ rights in Thailand|Thailand]] becomes the 38th country and the first in [[Southeast Asia|Southeastern Asia]] to legalize [[Same-sex marriage in Thailand|same-sex marriage]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Przełom w Tajlandii. Ponad 200 par tej samej płci zawarło związek małżeński |url=https://kobieta.onet.pl/wiadomosci/przelom-w-tajlandii-ponad-200-par-tej-samej-plci-zawarlo-zwiazek-malzenski/821fcwk |publisher=Onet |access-date=11 February 2025 |language=pl |date=23 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Head |first1=Jonathan |last2=Doksone |first2=Thanyarat |last3=Aemocha |first3=Panisa |title=The long road to legalise same sex marriage in Thailand |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cge7g93xjw9o |publisher=BBC News |access-date=11 February 2025 |language=en |date=23 January 2025}}</ref>
* [[January 24]]
** [[Storm Éowyn]] hits [[Ireland]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. Record high wind speeds of {{convert|183|kph|abbr=on}} are recorded in Ireland, while over a million homes are left without power.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Płachta |first1=Arkadiusz |title="Największy cyklon od pokoleń" — Eowyn — uderzył w Europę. Dramatyczna sytuacja w Irlandii |url=https://podroze.onet.pl/aktualnosci/niszczycielski-cyklon-eowyn-uderzyl-w-europe-dramatyczna-sytuacja-w-irlandii/p2b139l |publisher=Onet |access-date=24 January 2025 |language=pl |date=24 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Matoga |first1=Jan |title=Sztorm stulecia. Eowyn zbliża się do Wielkiej Brytanii |url=https://www.rmf24.pl/pogoda/news-sztorm-stulecia-eowyn-zbliza-sie-do-wielkiej-brytanii,nId,7898363#crp_state=1 |publisher=RMF |access-date=24 January 2025 |language=pl |date=24 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pope |first1=Conor |title=Ireland weather updates: Red warning for Storm Éowyn ends in 25 counties but dangerous conditions, power cuts persist |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2025/01/24/storm-eowyn-live-updates-status-red-warning-ireland-met-eireann-power-outages-transport/ |publisher=The Irish Times |access-date=24 January 2025 |language=en |date=24 January 2025}}</ref>
** A series of ongoing [[2025 Southeast Europe retail boycotts|boycotts]] in Southeastern European countries took place of several retail stores in that region, in response to raised food prices and alleged price fixing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simon |first=Maria |date=February 13, 2025 |title=Why Eastern European countries are boycotting supermarkets |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/wave-of-discontent-over-food-prices-spreads-through-eastern-europe/ |access-date=February 16, 2025 |website=Euractiv}}</ref>
* [[January 25]] – The [[Dacians|Dacian]]-era [[Helmet of Coțofenești]], on loan from the [[National History Museum of Romania]], [[2025 Drents Museum heist|is stolen]] along with three other gold artifacts from the [[Drents Museum]] in [[Assen]] by thieves who broke into the museum using explosives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theft in Netherlands of ancient golden helmet leaves Romania distraught |url=https://apnews.com/article/netherlands-cotofenesti-helmet-heist-romania-0a6dbb8e742c0a5315244fc47761b7cb |work=[[AP News]] |date=28 January 2025}}</ref>
* [[January 26]] – The [[2025 Belarusian presidential election]] is held,<ref>{{cite web |title=Belarus to Hold Next Presidential Election on Jan. 26 |website=[[The Moscow Times]] |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/23/belarus-to-hold-next-presidential-election-on-jan-26-a86783 |access-date=23 October 2024 |language=English |date=23 October 2024}}</ref> with incumbent [[Alexander Lukashenko]] ([[Independent politician|independent]], but of the [[Belaya Rus]] alliance) being re-elected.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Skrzypiński |first1=Dawid |title="Wybory" prezydenckie na Białorusi. Są wyniki exit poll |url=https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/zagranica/news-wybory-prezydenckie-na-bialorusi-sa-wyniki-exit-poll,nId,7899975 |publisher=Interia |access-date=27 January 2025 |language=pl |date=26 January 2025}}</ref>
* [[January 27]] – Global technology shares outside China fall sharply in response to the release of [[DeepSeek]]'s [[DeepSeek (chatbot)|chatbot]], a Chinese competitor to [[OpenAI]]'s [[ChatGPT]]. Chip giant [[Nvidia]] loses almost $600 billion of its value, the biggest drop for a single company in U.S. stock market history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/27/tech-shares-asia-europe-fall-china-ai-deepseek|title=Global tech shares fall as China AI chatbot DeepSeek spooks investors|date=27 January 2025|website=The Guardian|access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/27/nvidia-sheds-almost-600-billion-in-market-cap-biggest-drop-ever.html|title=Nvidia sheds almost $600 billion in market cap, biggest one-day loss in U.S. history|date=27 January 2025|website=[[CNBC]]|access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref>
* [[January 29]]
** [[2025 Potomac River mid-air collision]]: A United States Army [[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk|Black Hawk]] helicopter with three occupants on board, collides with a [[Bombardier CRJ700]] operated by [[PSA Airlines]] with 64 occupants on board in [[Washington, D.C.]], United States. There are no survivors.<ref name="CNN-Jan30">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-01-30 |title=Live updates: Plane crash near Washington, DC; Reagan National Airport takeoffs and landings halted |url=https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/plane-crash-dca-potomac-washington-dc-01-29-25/index.html |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g9kdgzj91o|title=What we know so far about Washington DC plane crash|date=30 January 2025|website=[[BBC News]]|access-date=30 January 2025}}</ref>
** [[Ahmed al-Sharaa]] is appointed as the [[president of Syria]], after a one-month vacancy following the [[fall of the Assad regime]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Czurczak |first1=Aleksandra |title=Zmiany na szczytach władzy w Syrii. Mianowano tymczasowego prezydenta |url=https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/zagranica/news-zmiany-na-szczytach-wladzy-w-syrii-mianowano-tymczasowego-pr,nId,7902348 |publisher=Interia |access-date=31 January 2025 |language=pl |date=30 January 2025}}</ref>
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