The World Health Organization (WHO) called an emergency meeting (STAT) to discuss whether a new coronavirus behind an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan should be declared a global health emergency. Chinese authorities have reported six deaths (Reuters) from the virus so far and confirmed it can spread through human-to-human transmission.
 
The virus causes a pneumonia-like illness and is similar to the coronavirus SARS, which killed nearly eight hundred people during an outbreak in 2003. The new virus has infected more than three hundred people in China, and cases have been reported (Reuters) in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand in recent days. Authorities increased monitoring for the disease as millions of people plan to travel within China this week for the Lunar New Year, and airports across the globe have also begun screening passengers (AP) for symptoms.

The two countries pledged to deepen military ties (Al Jazeera) and increase cooperation in maritime research during a recent meeting between India’s national security advisor and Sri Lanka’s president, the Sri Lankan president’s office announced.

A missile attack (BBC) on a military training camp in Yemen killed at least 111 people, according to the government, which blamed the rebel Houthi movement. The attack ranks as one of the deadliest events since Yemen’s civil war escalated due to foreign intervention five years ago.
 
Iraq: Five people were killed in a fresh round of anti-government protests, medical and security sources told Al Jazeera.

Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s former president, appeared to unduly benefit from family connections to state companies when building her fortune, according to an investigation of leaked documents led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Although dos Santos no longer lives in Angola, authorities said they will use “all possible” means to bring her back (Al Jazeera) to the country.
 
Africa: During an address (Guardian) to African leaders at an investment summit on Monday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the United Kingdom’s trade with Africa would see a “new start” after Brexit.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump gave an address today at the opening (CNN) of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. This year’s conference theme is environmental sustainability, and all companies present were asked to commit to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
 
In Foreign Affairs, WEF Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab writes that capitalism has reached its limits and needs to reform.
 
Norway: The anti-immigration Progress Party resigned (Guardian) from the country’s ruling coalition over the repatriation of a suspected member of the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

Seventy-five prisoners, many believed to be members of Brazil’s First Capital Command (PCC) gang, escaped from a prison (CNN) near the border with Brazil, Paraguay’s interior ministry said.
 
Canada: Extradition hearings for detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou begin today (SCMP) in Vancouver. She was arrested in December 2018 on fraud charges.
 
This CFR Backgrounder looks at the extradition process.

The U.S. Senate is set to vote today (NPR) on procedural rules for the president’s impeachment trial. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed that each side be given twenty-four hours over two days to present arguments before debating whether to subpoena witnesses or introduce new documents.
 
CFR’s James M. Lindsay breaks down the Senate impeachment trial.

The International Labor Organization (ILO) issued a new report that projects global unemployment will rise by around 2.5 million people this year. ILO Director-General Guy Ryder said persistent work-related inequalities have “profound and worrying implications for social cohesion.”