Trump–Ukraine scandal An unpublished manuscript of former National Security Advisor John Bolton's book "The Room Where It Happened" reveals that President Donald Trump told him that unfreezing military aid to Ukraine was conditional on their performing investigations into Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton.
2020 Peruvian parliamentary election People in Peru head to the polls to elect the members of the country's congress after its dissolution in September 2019.
COVID-19 pandemic A leading group on the prevention and control of the outbreak is established, led by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. The leading group decides to extend the Spring Festival holiday to contain the outbreak.
2020 Calabasas helicopter crash Retired NBA player Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant, baseball coach John Altobelli, and six other people are killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, U.S.
2020 Brazilian floods and mudslides At least 39 people are dead in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo after heavy rains hit the country's southeast region.
62nd Annual Grammy Awards Billie Eilish sweeps the major categories winning Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Best New Artist.
2019–2021 Iraqi protests Amid further heavy clashes in Baghdad rockets hit the United States embassy injuring at least one.
Mali War Nineteen Malian soldiers are killed in an attack on an army camp. No group has claimed responsibility.
Syrian civil war Syrian government forces retake several cities in the Idlib Province area, amid a push from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to recapture the last rebel strongholds.
War Afghan forces launch ground and air operations against the Taliban, killing 51 of them in nine provinces of the country. Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense say that the military conducted thirteen ground offensives and twelve airstrikes. In the northern province of Balkh, local officials say that three women and four children were killed.