## [2022-01-23](/feed/2022/01/23/index.md)

##### President of Armenia
### [President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian resigns on the grounds that the Constitution does not give him enough influence in the country's decision-making process. ](/feed/2022/01/23/president-of-armenia-armen-sarkissian-resigns-on-the-grounds-that-the-constitution-does-not-give-him-enough-influence-in.md)
##### COVID-19 pandemic
### [Russia reports a record for the third consecutive day of 63,205 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11.1 million. ](/feed/2022/01/23/russia-reports-a-record-for-the-third-consecutive-day-of-63205-new-covid-19-cases-thereby-bringing-the-nationwide-tota.md)
##### Yaoundé nightclub fire
### [At least 16 people are killed and eight others are injured in a fire caused by fireworks at a nightclub in Yaoundé, Cameroon. ](/feed/2022/01/23/at-least-16-people-are-killed-and-eight-others-are-injured-in-a-fire-caused-by-fireworks-at-a-nightclub-in-yaounde-came.md)
##### Mali War
### [A French soldier is killed in a mortar attack on a military camp in Gao, northern Mali. ](/feed/2022/01/23/a-french-soldier-is-killed-in-a-mortar-attack-on-a-military-camp-in-gao-northern-mali.md)
##### Russo-Ukrainian War
### [The U.S. State Department orders its diplomats' families to leave Ukraine, and authorizes voluntary departure of non-essential embassy staff in Kyiv. "Due to the continued threat" of a Russian invasion on Ukraine, American citizens are also urged to leave the country. ](/feed/2022/01/23/the-us-state-department-orders-its-diplomats-families-to-leave-ukraine-and-authorizes-voluntary-departure-of-non-ess.md)
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