January 11, 2025 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- The Russian Army says it has gained control of the settlement of Shevchenko in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast. (Anadolu Ajansi)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
Disasters and accidents
- 2025 California wildfires
- January 2025 Southern California wildfires
- 939 CDCR inmates are deployed in firefighting. (BBC News)
- January 2025 Southern California wildfires
International relations
- Lebanon-Syria relations
- The Prime Minister of Lebanon, Najib Mikati, and the Syrian de facto leader, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, held in Damascus the first meeting of such nature since before civil war broke out in Syria in 2011. (24 Digital), (MTV)