Berlin Nine prisoners have escaped from a Berlin, prison over the last five days, with two escaping today.
Kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman Joshua Boyle, a Canadian man recently rescued from a Taliban linked group, is arrested on 15 charges, including assault, sexual assault, and unlawful confinement.
Illegal immigration from Africa to Israel Israel announces plans to deport African migrants residing in the country illegally. Migrants will be given 90 days to leave the country or face imprisonment.
North Korea–United States relations U.S. President Donald Trump responds to Kim Jong-un's claim of having North Korea's nuclear missile launch button on his desk, boasting that the size of the nuclear missile launch button on his own desk is larger and more powerful than Kim's.
North Korea–South Korea relations South Korean President Moon Jae-in, responding to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's offer during his New Year’s Day address, proposes a meeting to discuss the Winter Olympics and North Korea's nuclear program next Tuesday at the border city of Panmunjom.
Palestine–United States relations President Donald Trump tweets that the U.S. may withhold future payments to the Palestinian authority, over 350 million dollars per year, because they are "no longer willing to talk peace" with Israel, and that Israel "would have had to pay more" in return for his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
2018 Pasamayo bus crash A coach bus plunges off a cliff on a coastal road in Peru, killing at least 48 people.
Antitrust Citing national security concerns, the U.S. government blocks Ant Financial's acquisition of MoneyGram.
Weinstein effect Vice Media suspends two of its top executives as it investigates allegations made against them.