More than twenty people have died in riots (Mint) between Hindu and Muslim groups in Delhi’s northeast since Monday, local hospitals reported. Dozens more were injured, many by gunfire (CNN). 

The clashes, which began when authorities tried to halt a protest against a controversial new citizenship law, marked Delhi’s worst communal violence in decades (WaPo) and came as U.S. President Donald J. Trump visited India. Trump said he did not discuss the violence with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi but that they did discuss religious freedom, and Modi later called for peace. A federal official said today that police had established control (Hindustan Times) at the site of the riots.

Manzoor Pashteen, a rights activist (RFE/RL) for the country’s largest ethnic minority, was released on bail (Dawn) after spending nearly one month in jail.

More than twenty people died (Al Jazeera) from regime attacks on civilian targets in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province. A Russian delegation is expected to visit Turkey today for talks on de-escalating violence in Syria.
 
In Foreign Affairs, Robert S. Ford writes that Washington must protect Syrians fleeing Idlib.
 
Libya: Two Turkish soldiers were killed in Libya, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced, marking the first Turkish casualties (BBC) in Libya’s civil war. Last month, Turkey sent Turkish and Syrian fighters to back Libya’s internationally recognized government.

A U.S. air strike killed (VOA) a senior al-Shabab militant behind the January 5 attack on Kenya’s Manda Bay Airfield in which three Americans died, a top U.S. Africa Command official announced. Somali officials said the U.S. strike also killed a civilian (Al Jazeera).
 
This CFR Backgrounder looks at al-Shabab.
 
Malawi: The country’s ruling and opposition parties formed an alliance (VOA) ahead of May presidential elections. A constitutional court annulled the results of last May’s elections, which incumbent President Peter Mutharika narrowly won.

Greek police clashed with protesters (AP) trying to prevent the construction of new migrant detention camps on the islands of Lesbos and Chios. Greek authorities said the centers would be constructed as planned (Kathimerini).
 
Slovenia: Former Prime Minister Janez Jansa is expected to be nominated prime minister (Reuters) today after his center-right Slovenian Democratic Party formed a coalition with three other parties, including the center-left Modern Center Party.

Mexico’s economy contracted in 2019 (WSJ) for the first time in a decade, according to newly revised data from the country’s statistics institute.
 
Costa Rica: A member of Costa Rica’s indigenous Broran community was shot dead (Guardian) by a mob while trying to reclaim ancestral land. It was the second killing of an indigenous activist in Costa Rica in less than a year.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it expects the new coronavirus to spread in the United States (WSJ) and called for businesses, schools, and other community groups to plan for outbreaks.
 
In Foreign Affairs, Tom Inglesby discusses how to prepare for a coronavirus pandemic.