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January 20, 2023 (2023-01-20) (Friday)Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Bakhmut
- Russia claims that it captured the village of Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast, south of Bakhmut, and the village of Lobkove in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. (Al Jazeera)
- Battle of Bakhmut
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- A bomb blast derails a passenger train in Peshi village, Kachhi District, Balochistan, Pakistan, injuring 13 people. (Al Jazeera)
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- The Burkina Faso Armed Forces liberate 62 women and four babies kidnapped by Jihadists in Arbinda, Sahel Region, on January 15. (AFP via Voice of America)
- The United States Department of the Treasury designates the Russian paramilitary organization Wagner Group as a transnational criminal organization, allowing provisions for international sanctions. (AFP via Le Monde)
Business and economy
- 2021–2023 inflation surge
- The Bank of Japan reports that inflation in Japan increased by 4.0% in December, the highest recorded increase since 1981. (CNN) (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Twenty people are killed, eight others are missing, and 53 others are rescued during an avalanche at a tunnel in Nyingchi, Tibet, China. (Al Jazeera)
- A Dominican man who was lost in the Caribbean Sea for 24 days is rescued by the Colombian Navy. (AP)
- Seven people are killed and many others are injured in a school bus collision in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Xinhua)
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- Prime Minister Han Duck-soo announces the termination of the country's indoor mask mandate, with the exception of public transport and medical facilities, effective January 30. (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
Law and crime
- Sagarejo shooting
- A man opens fire from a balcony in Sagarejo, Kakheti, Georgia, killing five people and injuring five others. The gunman later commits suicide. (Global News)
- UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is fined £100 by Lancashire Constabulary for failing to wear a seat belt while recording a video for social media in the back of a moving car. (BBC News)