The day

Sunday 5 January 2025

13 stories, biggest first.

1. 1

   NewsJanuary 2025 North American storm complex

   The National Weather Service issues winter storm alerts for areas covering nearly 70 million people from the Great Plains to the East Coast of the United States, with nearly 4 million currently under blizzard warnings.

2. 2

   NewsKursk offensive

   The Ukrainian Army launches a new offensive in Kursk Oblast, Russia.

3. 3

   Politics2024–2025 Austrian government formation

   The ruling Austrian People's Party appoints Christian Stocker as its acting chairman to succeed Karl Nehammer, who resigned as party leader and Chancellor of Austria yesterday. Stocker says that he is open to negotiate with the Freedom Party of Austria to form the new post-election coalition government.

4. 4

   NewsBoko Haram insurgency

   Six soldiers and 34 Boko Haram gunmen are killed during a shootout in Borno State, Nigeria.

5. 5

   News

   A HAL Dhruv helicopter of the Indian Coast Guard crashes during a training flight in Porbandar, Gujarat, India, killing all the three crew members.

6. 6

   NewsIsrael–United States relations

   The U.S. State Department notifies Congress of a planned $8 billion arms sale to Israel consisting of air-to-air and Hellfire missiles, artillery shells, and other ammunitions.

7. 7

   Politics

   The German government reduces funding for two Israeli human rights groups, Zochrot and New Profile, that had advocated for Palestinian rights and antimilitarism.

8. 8

   CrimeCapital punishment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

   The Congolese government executes 102 individuals convicted of armed robbery and urban banditry, with an additional 70 prisoners reportedly awaiting execution.

9. 9

   Crime

   Resurfaced videos show Syrian Justice Minister Shadi al-Waisi overseeing the execution of two women in 2015 on prostitution charges according to Sharia.

10. 10

    Culture82nd Golden Globe Awards

    The film Emilia Pérez and the television series Shōgun win the most awards at the 82nd Golden Globes with four each. The Brutalist wins the awards for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director (Brady Corbet) and Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for Adrien Brody.

11. 11

    Culture82nd Golden Globe Awards

    Fernanda Torres becomes the first Brazilian actress to win the award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for her performance in I'm Still Here.

12. 12

    Sport2025 United Cup

    In tennis, the United States wins its second United Cup title after defeating Poland 2–0 in the final at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Australia.

13. 13

    Crime

    Former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas is evacuated from La Roca Prison in Guayaquil following an alleged assassination attempt.

Stories adapted from Wikipedia’s Current events portal for 5 January 2025, by Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.