The edition of
Sunday 12 January 2025
20 stories, section by section, the most important first.
International
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden discuss efforts to reach a deal to solve the hostage crisis as well as a ceasefire to end the war.
The Army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo says that over the days it has recaptured several towns that fell to M23 rebels and other armed groups in North Kivu and South Kivu provinces.
At least 16 civilians are killed in an airstrike conducted by the Nigerian Air Force in Zamfara State, apparently after being mistaken for criminal gangs.
An Israeli security delegation arrives in Qatar for talks regarding a ceasefire deal and the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza.
At least eight Palestinians are killed in Israeli airstrikes on areas of the Gaza Strip.
At least 40 people are killed during an attack by Boko Haram gunmen in Dumba, Borno State, Nigeria.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock pledges €50 million in food, emergency shelters, and medical care to Syria following talks with the Syrian transitional government in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Foreign ministers and senior officers of Arab countries, the European Union, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States hold a series of diplomatic meetings focused on Syria in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Politics
Croatians vote in the second round to elect the president between incumbent Zoran Milanović and former science and education minister Dragan Primorac.
Ilza Amado Vaz unexpectedly resigns as Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe three days after being appointed Prime Minister by President Carlos Vila Nova. The ruling Independent Democratic Action party then proposes Adelino Pereira to replace Vaz, but Vila Nova appoints Américo d'Oliveira dos Ramos.,
Voters in Comoros elect the 33 members of the Assembly of the Union.
Science
The Bangladeshi IEDCR reports the country's first case of HMPV in Bhairab, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
Environment
Officials say that the Kenneth Fire has been contained.
California Governor Gavin Newsom states that the ongoing wildfires impacting Los Angeles County could become the worst natural disaster in American history "in terms of the scale and scope", amid current estimated damages of more than US$135 billion.
The death toll from the wildfires increases to 24.
A bus crashed on a highway in Al-Loud, Libya, killing 23 and injuring five.
Ten people are killed and several others are injured after large floods engulf the city of Ipatinga in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
A bus fell down a 100-meter gorge in Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India, killing six and injuring 22.
Three people are killed and two others are injured in an avalanche in Trasquera, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy.
At least 17 miners are trapped in a gold mine in La Libertad Department, Peru, after a group of illegal miners attacked the mine.
Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 12 January 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.