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'''Armed conflicts and attacks''' '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
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⚫ ****The ] (ELN) and ] exchange heavy fire across the {{ill|Catatumbo region|es|Región del Catatumbo}}, ], killing at least 80 people and injuring hundreds of others, with an unknown number of people also reportedly being kidnapped, after the ELN accused the FARC dissidents of killing civilians in the area. Thousands of people have fled their homes due to the fighting. The ] says that it has rescued dozens of people, while ] calls on the ELN to cease their attacks immediately.
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***The ] formally goes into effect, with the first hostages and prisoners freed as part of the deal. ***The ] formally goes into effect, with the first hostages and prisoners freed as part of the deal.
**] announces that ] have recovered the body of ] ], who was captured and killed by ] in 2014. **] announces that ] have recovered the body of ] ], who was captured and killed by ] in 2014.
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⚫ **The ] (ELN) launches a series of attacks across ], killing at least 80 people and injuring hundreds of others, with an unknown number of people also reportedly being kidnapped. Thousands of people have fled their homes due to the fighting. The ] says it has rescued dozens of people, while the ] calls on the ELN to cease all attacks immediately.


'''Disasters and accidents''' '''Disasters and accidents'''
* The '']'' reports that there is an "emerging consensus" among U.S. and European intelligence officials that maritime accidents, rather than Russian sabotage, was the cause of damage to Baltic seabed energy and communications lines.
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***The ] reports that the ] is over 50% contained, while the ] is over 80% contained. ***] reports that the ] is more than 50% contained, while the ] is more than 80% contained.
*Around 60 people are evacuated after the ] ] reports that a fire broke out in a residential building in ].


'''Law and crime''' '''Law and crime'''
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***] ] becomes the first sitting president in ]'s constitutional history to be formally arrested, following his ] in December 2024. ***] becomes the first sitting ] to be formally arrested, following his ] in December.
***Following his arrest, multiple pro-Yoon protesters raid the ] ], resulting in 41 injuries and property damage. ***Following Yoon's arrest, pro-Yoon protesters raid the ] ], resulting in 41 injuries and property damage.
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*An ]ian court sentences ] to death on appeal after he was convicted of insulting ]. **An ]ian court sentences singer ] to death on appeal after Tataloo was convicted of ] the ].


'''Politics and elections''' '''Politics and elections'''
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**Four ministers of the ] resign in protest of the approved Gaza ceasefire agreement. **Three ministers of the ] belonging to the ] party resign in protest of the approved ].


'''Science and technology''' '''Science and technology'''
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**] platform ] shuts down in the ] after its owner ] fails to sell its U.S. operations to an American buyer. **] platform ] temporarily suspends most of its services in the ] as the ] goes into effect. TikTok restores these services, but its app remains unavailable in U.S. markets on the ] and ].
**TikTok says on ] (formerly ]) that they are looking to restore service despite the ban 24 hours after users experienced a blackout due to a deal with ] ].
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January 19, 2025 (2025-01-19) (Sunday)

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