Polish government Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło resigns just hours after surviving an opposition no-confidence motion. She will be replaced by Finance Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, according to the ruling Law and Justice party.
Germany The Social Democratic Party congress votes to start talks on "whether and in what form" to support a new federal government.
Nepalese legislative election, 2017 Voters in Nepal go to the polls for the second round of a historic legislative election. The turnout is 67%, up from 65% in the first round.
2017 United States political sexual scandals Arizona Congressman Trent Franks announces that he will resign on January 31, 2018. This announcement comes after two of his employees filed a complaint about his conduct, and the House Ethics Committee opened a sexual harassment investigation.
United States Senator Al Franken announces that he will resign "in the coming weeks" amid sexual harassment allegations.
AMIA bombing In a 491-page ruling, a court indicts former President of Argentina Cristina Fernández for treason and orders for her arrest for "trying to cover up Iran's possible role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 people". Former foreign affairs minister Héctor Timerman is also concerned. Both have previously denied wrongdoing.
2016–17 purges in Turkey Peoples’ Democratic Party’s co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş remains behind bars until the next hearing, scheduled for February 14, 2018. He risks 142 years in prison.
2017 Aztec High School shooting Three people, including the gunman, are killed in a school shooting at Aztec High School in New Mexico.
Same-sex marriage in Australia The Parliament of Australia votes to make same-sex marriage legal in Australia.
Economic globalization Fifteen countries ask the World Trade Organization a mandate to negotiate binding rules on e-commerce, days after India turned down negotiations.
European migrant crisis The European Commission orders Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary to court over their refusal to incorporate more refugees. This is the third step in a process that may lead to fines and loss of the countries' voting rights in the European Union.
Greek–Turkish relations The President of Turkey embarks on a two-day state visit of Greece. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's démarche is a first in 65 years.
Positions on Jerusalem Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expresses interest in moving his country's embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.