# Emergency events
In Brazil, lightning struck dozens of participants in a rally in support of Bolsonaro: more than 70 people were injured.
In the Brazilian capital, lightning struck a crowd of protesters during a thunderstorm. At least 72 people required medical attention, dozens were hospitalised, and several are in serious condition.
The State Bureau of Investigations is investigating a fatal traffic accident in Lviv Oblast, in which People's Deputy Orest Salamakha was killed.
On the evening of 25 January, a fatal traffic accident involving a quad bike and a minibus occurred in the village of Sokilnyky near Lviv. As a result of the collision, Orest Salamakha, a current member of the Ukrainian parliament from the Servant of the People party, was killed.
Up to 30,000 people may have died during two days of protests in Iran
During the bloodiest days of the crackdown on anti-government protests in Iran on 8 and 9 January, the death toll could have reached tens of thousands. This was reported by Time magazine, citing sources in the Iranian Ministry of Health, although it is impossible to independently verify this information.
India attempts to contain Nipah virus outbreak after five cases confirmed
Five cases of infection with the deadly Nipah virus have been reported in the state of West Bengal. Nearly 100 people have been placed under home quarantine, and patients have been isolated in hospitals in Kolkata.
Winter storm in the US causes widespread flight cancellations and blackouts in dozens of states
A powerful winter storm swept across much of the United States, causing record flight cancellations, widespread power outages and the declaration of a state of emergency in many states.
A court in Switzerland released the owner of a bar in Crans-Montana from custody after bail was paid.
The owner of a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, where at least 40 people died on New Year`s Eve, is being released from custody after a review of the risk of flight and payment of a substantial bail.
ICE agents shoot and kill a man in Minneapolis for the second time in a month, casting doubt on the official version of events
A 37-year-old US citizen died in Minneapolis during an ICE immigration service operation, but videos from the scene contradict federal authorities claims of an armed attack.
Swedish fighter jets intercepted Russian Su-35S and Tu-22M bomber over the Baltic Sea
The Swedish Air Force scrambled fighter jets to identify a Russian aircraft formation near NATO airspace, confirming the increase in military activity over the Baltic Sea.
A massive blackout in Murmansk and Severomorsk left the main naval base of the Russian Northern Fleet without power.
An accident on the power grids in the Arctic led to power outages in residential areas and critical infrastructure in two cities in the Murmansk region.
The US struck a drug trafficker`s vessel in the Pacific Ocean: two people were killed
The US military attacked a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean. According to the US Southern Command, the operation was the first since the arrest of Nicolas Maduro in early January and resulted in the deaths of two people.
The death toll from the crackdown on protests in Iran is rising: the UN does not rule out more than 20,000
Human rights activists continue to verify reports of casualties from the protests that erupted in late December, with estimates of losses already reaching many thousands of people.
A large-scale fire broke out in warehouses in the Svyatoshinsky district of Kyiv
Due to a fire in a warehouse building in the capital, a temporary deterioration in air quality was recorded, and residents were urged to close their windows and limit their time outdoors.
