The people of 31 January

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre escape after security guards shoot down one of two drones hovering over Villa Somalia in Mogadishu, Somalia. The drones are believed to be used by ISIL and Al-Shabaab. This comes after previous Somali Civil Aviation Authority warnings.

Conflict · 31 Jan · with Hamza Abdi Barre

Venezuela frees six American hostages after U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions Richard Grenell meets with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Crime & Justice · 31 Jan · with Nicolás Maduro

An agreement is reached among five Belgian political parties to form a new coalition government to be headed by future prime minister Bart De Wever.

Politics · 31 Jan

Philippine President Bongbong Marcos states that he is careful of possible surveillance of the country's air and naval bases as well as the movement of vessels supplying Philippine garrisons in the South China Sea following a series of arrests of suspected Chinese spies in the Philippines.

World · 31 Jan