Nicaragua’s legislature has approved constitutional reforms that extend presidential power, deepen state control over the media and formalize Rosario Murillo’s role as co-president.
2025-01-29 event: President Trump announces plans to transform the United States detention facility in Cuba's Guantánamo Bay into a holding center for undocumented immigrants, capable of hosting 30
Police in Elkhart said two people were found dead inside a Martin’s Super Market and the suspected shooter was killed after an exchange with officers outside.
A federal judge in Washington temporarily blocked the Trump administration's attempt to pause grants and loans while it reviewed federal spending for alignment with the president's agenda.
On Pete Hegseth’s first day as defense secretary, President Donald Trump signed executive orders aimed at eliminating diversity programs in the armed forces and restricting transgender military service while also calling for an air defense system modeled on Israel’s Iron Dome.
Hundreds of Belarusians gathered in Warsaw on the event date, led by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, to reject what opposition figures called a sham election back home.
2025-01-26 event: A vote is held in Belarus for president, with President Alexander Lukashenko expected to extend his rule in an election that the Belarusian opposition, the United States, and the E
Thieves used explosives to break into the Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands, stealing major artifacts from a Dacian gold exhibition, including the Helmet of Coțofenești.
A 51-50 vote put Pete Hegseth in charge of the Pentagon after a narrow floor fight that exposed deep Republican unease and intense scrutiny over his background.
Large crowds filled squares and streets across Slovakia as anger grew over Prime Minister Robert Fico’s trip to Moscow and his threats to shift the country’s foreign policy.
CTV reported that the arrests involved people wanted on outstanding crimes, putting immigration enforcement and local jurisdiction politics back in the spotlight.
A Liverpool court on 2025-01-23 sentenced Axel Rudakubana to a minimum of 52 years for the murders of three girls and 10 attempted murders in Southport.