# Emergency events
The Doomsday Clock has been moved closer to midnight: scientists warn of growing global risks
Experts note the intensification of military conflicts, the climate crisis and technological threats against the backdrop of weakening international cooperation.
Spain escorted a sanctioned tanker belonging to Russia's shadow fleet to Morocco and did not detain it
The Spanish Maritime Safety Agency assisted the tanker Chariot Tide, which is subject to EU and British sanctions, in reaching the port of Tangier Med after its engine failed. The authorities did not explain why the vessel was not detained.
Germany offers €1 million reward for information about Berlin blackout
German authorities are offering a record reward for information about left-wing extremists suspected of sabotaging the capital's energy infrastructure. Investigators consider the attack to be one of the most serious in recent years.
Four police officers killed during arrest of murderer in Cherkasy region
During a special operation in the Cherkasy region, a man wanted for murder opened fire on law enforcement officers. Four police officers were killed in the shootout, and another law enforcement officer was wounded.
A powerful winter storm has paralysed the United States: dozens of states are in a state of emergency, with fatalities and widespread power outages.
Severe winter weather with snow, freezing rain and arctic cold has swept across nearly half of the United States, causing casualties, millions of power outages and widespread flight cancellations.
The network of State Emergency Service warming centres in Kyiv has been expanded to 104
Due to the cold weather, the number of warming and resilience centres in the capital has been increased. The main focus is on the left bank, where dozens of locations are operating, providing hot meals and assistance to people.
Bad weather paralysed part of Germany: dozens of accidents and transport disruptions
Heavy snowfall and freezing rain in Germany caused massive accidents, public transport stoppages and flight delays. The most difficult situation was in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
A ferry carrying more than 350 people sank in the Philippines: at least 15 people died
A cargo and passenger ferry sank near the southern islands of the Philippines on the night of 26 January. Rescuers managed to pull hundreds of people out of the sea, but casualties were unavoidable.
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.
