Odebrecht case in Guatemala Former presidential candidate Manuel Baldizón is captured in the United States accused of receiving bribes from Odebrecht.
2018 Women's March Hundreds of thousands protest in D.C., with thousands of protesters turning out in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, and other cities throughout the United States and the world in cities such as Rome, Italy internationally, in support of women's rights.
2017–18 Romanian protests Tens of thousands of demonstrators protest in Bucharest and major cities against perceived corruption and changes to the judiciary. Romanians in diaspora stage protests in dozens of cities worldwide in solidarity with the anti-corruption movement in the country.
China China claims its sovereignty was violated when a United States Navy ship sailed close to the Scarborough Shoal near the Philippines.
Minas Gerais The state government of Minas Gerais, Brazil, declares a health emergency in three areas, Belo Horizonte, Itabira and Ponte Nova, over an outbreak of yellow fever.
Turkish A bus crash in Turkey's northwestern Eskişehir Province kills at least 11 people and injures 46 others.
United States federal government shutdown of January 2018 The United States federal government shuts down after the United States Senate fails to pass a budget bill.
2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack At least four gunmen launch an attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Syrian civil war The Syrian Army seizes control of the strategic Abu al-Duhur Military Airbase in Idlib Governorate.