Zeynep AzizTurkish authorities detained senior members of the national medical association after it criticised the Afrin offensive and called for peace.
Zeynep AzizAfrican leaders convened in Addis Ababa on 28–29 January 2018 for an African Union summit centred on anti-corruption and regional security challenges.
Zeynep AzizA suicide bomber used an explosives-packed ambulance in central Kabul on 27 January 2018, killing more than 100 people and wounding at least 235.
Zeynep AzizCape Town intensified emergency conservation measures in January 2018 as falling reservoir levels raised the prospect of shutting most household taps.
Zeynep AzizRockets fired from the Afrin area hit Turkey’s border province of Kilis in January 2018, killing two people at a mosque and wounding others.
Zeynep AzizThe US federal government shut down on 20 January 2018 after the Senate failed to pass temporary funding amid a dispute involving immigration policy.
Zeynep AzizTurkish aircraft began striking Afrin on 20 January 2018 as Ankara opened Operation Olive Branch against the Kurdish YPG in northwestern Syria.
Zeynep AzizTurkey extended emergency rule for another three months in January 2018, continuing extraordinary powers introduced after the failed July 2016 coup.
Zeynep AzizThe European Commission launched a plastics strategy on 16 January 2018 aimed at making all plastic packaging recyclable or reusable by 2030.
Zeynep AzizCzech President Miloš Zeman led the first round of voting on 13 January 2018 but fell short of a majority, setting up a runoff against Jiří Drahoš.
