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SLIM lunar lander model
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's SLIM lunar module (model pictured) lands on the Moon.
- Iran launches missile strikes in Pakistan and aerial strikes in Iraq and Syria, and Pakistan responds with retaliatory airstrikes.
- Bernardo Arévalo is inaugurated as President of Guatemala after multiple attempts to obstruct the event.
- Queen Margrethe II abdicates and is succeeded by Frederik X as King of Denmark.
- Lai Ching-te is elected President of Taiwan.
January 22, 2024 (Monday)
Arts and culture
- Ayodhya dispute
- The controversial Ram Mandir temple in Uttar Pradesh, India, is inaugurated by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- Badakhshan Dassault Falcon 10 crash
- A Dassault Falcon 10 jet flying between Thailand and Russia crashes in the Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan. Four of the six on the aircraft are rescued. (The Hindu)
January 21, 2024 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Ust-Luga Multimodal Complex in Leningrad Oblast is hit by a drone attack, causing a large fire. Russian gas producer Novatek subsequently suspends all operations at the complex in response to the attack. Ukraine claims responsibility. (NOS) (Reuters) (Kyiv Post)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- At least 27 people are killed by artillery strikes on Donetsk, according to Russian-appointed local officials. Donetsk People's Republic leader Denis Pushilin declares a day of mourning in response to the strikes. (AP) (Reuters)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Mexican drug war
- A soldier opens fire upon fellow soldiers at a barracks in Kerman, Iran, killing five. The suspect is at large. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- The death toll from the ongoing winter storms in the United States increases to 89, with most of the deaths reported in Oregon and Tennessee. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 Republican presidential primaries
- Florida governor Ron DeSantis ends his presidential campaign and endorses former President Donald Trump. (Fox News)
- 2024 Republican presidential primaries
- 2024 German anti-extremism protests
- Organising groups Campact and Fridays for Future announce that 1.4 million people protested against the Alternative for Germany party in 100 cities across Germany following the meeting of right-wing extremists at Potsdam in 2023. (Agence France-Presse)
January 20, 2024 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Iraqi conflict
- Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria
- The United States Central Command says that a ballistic missile attack by Iranian-backed militias on Al-Asad Airbase in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq, has injured several U.S. troops and at least one Iraqi soldier. (BBC News)
- Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria
- United States–Houthi conflict
- 2024 missile strikes in Yemen
- United States Navy F/A-18s operating from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier carry out another wave of airstrikes on Houthi missile launchers in Yemen, with explosions reported in Al Hudaydah. (The Times of Israel)
- 2024 missile strikes in Yemen
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- An Israeli airstrike targeting a building in Damascus, Syria, kills five members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including general Sadegh Omidzadeh. (Al Jazeera) (SOHR)
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
Disasters and Accidents
- Yingcai Boarding School fire
- Thirteen third grade children are killed and another child is injured in a fire at a boarding school dormitory in Dushu, Henan Province, China. The school's director has been arrested. (CNA)
- At least 60 people have been killed across the United States after two weeks of storms caused dangerous road conditions and significant power outages. (NBC News)
January 19, 2024 (Friday)
Business and economy
- American sports publication Sports Illustrated lays off the majority of its staff after its publishing license is revoked by the Authentic Brands Group, the owner of the SI brand. (ABC News)
International relations
- Korean conflict, North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
- North Korea announces that it has tested a nuclear weapon delivered by an unmanned underwater drone system in the Sea of Japan. (Reuters)
- The European Court of Human Rights announces that the Republic of Ireland has launched legal action against the United Kingdom over a law that gives amnesty to soldiers and militants involved in decades of violence in Northern Ireland. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2023–2024 Japanese slush fund scandal
- Several Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers are indicted in a scandal involving misuse of campaign funds, including incumbent lawmakers Yasutada Ōno and Yaichi Tanigawa, both of whom resign from the party following their indictments. (Kyodo News)
- The Seiwa Seisaku Kenkyūkai, Kōchikai, and Shisuikai factions of the Liberal Democratic Party all announce their intention to dissolve as a result of the scandal. (Nikkei Asia)
- 2024 Ecuadorian conflict
- Argentina deports eight Ecuadorians, including relatives of gang leader José Adolfo Macías Villamar, who were arrested yesterday amid the ongoing conflict in Ecuador. (Reuters)
- Mexican drug war
- José Alberto García Vilano, a leader within the Gulf Cartel, is arrested in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. (BBC News)
- Pork barrel scam
- Philippine Senator Jinggoy Estrada is found guilty on charges of bribery, but acquitted on charges of plunder, over the use of the Priority Development Assistance Fund. Estrada is sentenced to eight to nine years for direct bribery and two to three years for indirect bribery, and is also ordered to pay a fine of more than US$50,000. (Rappler)
- Four people are found dead at a residential property in Costessey, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Norfolk Constabulary confirms they received an emergency call from the property, which they ignored, and has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. (BBC News)
Science and technology
- The JAXA lunar probe SLIM achieves the first-ever lunar soft landing of a Japanese spacecraft. (BBC News)
January 18, 2024 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan, Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar, 2024 Iran–Pakistan border skirmishes
- The Pakistan Air Force launches "precision airstrikes" on Baloch separatist targets inside Iran a day after Iranian airstrikes against Baloch separatist militants in Balochistan, Pakistan, killed at least two civilians. Camps belonging to the Baluch Liberation Front and Balochistan Liberation Army are reportedly hit. Explosions are also reported in the city of Saravan. Nine foreign nationals are killed in the strikes. (Al Jazeera)
- 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan, Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar, 2024 Iran–Pakistan border skirmishes
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Ukraine says that it struck an oil terminal in Saint Petersburg, Russia, with a domestic-produced long-range drone, as part of a new campaign against strategic targets inside Russian territory. However, Russia reports that the attack failed. (Reuters)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Jordanian intervention in the Syrian civil war
- Jordan launches airstrikes against alleged drug traffickers in Arman, Syria, hitting several buildings and killing ten civilians. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
- 2022–2024 United Kingdom industrial disputes and strikes
- The largest general strike in more than 50 years occurs in Northern Ireland. (BBC News)
- Indian multinational company Tata Steel announces the closure of both its blast furnaces in Port Talbot, Wales, with the loss of around 3,000 jobs across the United Kingdom, in what trade unions are calling a "worst-case scenario" for workers. (BBC News)
Disasters and accidents
- Ten people are killed, two are injured and one person is missing due to landslides caused by heavy rains in Davao de Oro, Philippines. (AP)
- Twelve children and two teachers are killed after a boat on a school trip capsized into a lake near Vadodara, Gujarat, India. (BBC)
International relations
- International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
- Mexico and Chile announce that they have filed a request for the International Criminal Court to investigate allegations of war crimes committed in the Gaza Strip. (Hindustan Times)
Law and crime
- 2024 Ecuadorian conflict
- Two people are arrested for killing public prosecutor César Suárez. (NBC News)
- Corruption in Singapore
- Singaporean Transport Minister S. Iswaran resigns as cabinet minister, member of parliament for West Coast GRC, and member of the PAP party after being charged with 27 counts of corruption and receiving gratification as a public servant by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau. (AP)
- Shakahola Forest incident
- Ninety-five people are charged in Kenya over the deaths by 429 followers of a religious cult in 2023. (Al Jazeera)
- Protests and riots erupts across Comoros after incumbent president Azali Assoumani was declared winner following an election earlier this month. A government minister’s house is set on fire and roads are barricated in the capital Moroni, while protestors are tear gassed by police. A person is killed and six more injured. (AP)
Politics and elections
- Government shutdowns in the United States
- The United States Congress approves a stopgap bill to extend the deadline for government funding to March 2024, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown, which would have begun at midnight, January 19. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- Commercial Lunar Payload Services
- Astrobotic's and NASA's Peregrine Mission One lunar lander is destroyed as it reenters Earth's atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean following the failure of its propulsion system. (BBC News)
- Water on Mars
- The European Space Agency probe Mars Express finds huge deposits of dusty ice beneath the equator of Mars, with the discovery being the largest amount of water ice ever found near the planet's equator. (Space.com)
January 17, 2024 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- United States–Houthi conflict
- 2024 missile strikes in Yemen
- The United States Central Command says another round of U.S. strikes has destroyed 14 anti-ship missiles in Yemen that were being prepared to launch at merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region. (Reuters)
- Operation Prosperity Guardian
- The United States redesignates the Yemen-based Houthis as a terrorist organization in response to continuing attacks in the Red Sea. (Reuters) (Archive)
- 2024 missile strikes in Yemen
- 2024 Iran–Pakistan border skirmishes
- 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan
- Pakistan recalls its ambassador to Iran in response to the missile attack on its territory that killed two civilians. (The Washington Post)
- 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan
- 2024 Ecuadorian conflict
- Public prosecutor César Suárez, who was investigating the takeover of the TC Televisión newsroom by armed men, is killed in Guayaquil, Ecuador. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 19 people are killed and three others are missing in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Suphan Buri, Thailand. (AP)
- Three people are killed and 77 others are injured in an explosion caused by explosives stored for use in illegal mining operations at several buildings in Ibadan, Nigeria. (AP)
- Three people are killed when a power line falls on a car during a major winter storm in Portland, Oregon, United States. (AP)
Law and crime
- 2024 Bashkortostan protests
- Thousands of people protest the trial of Bashkir activist Fail Alsynov in Baymak, Bashkortostan, Russia. Clashes with police are reported. (RFE/RL)
- Lèse-majesté in Thailand
- Thai activist Arnon Nampa is sentenced to four years in prison for posting a royal insult on social media in 2021. (CNA)
- Three people are killed and five others injured during a mass shooting against a group of men outdoors in Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago. (AP)
- Former Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei is barred from entering the U.S. after the State Department accuses him of "significant corruption". (Reuters)
- UK Home Secretary James Cleverly announces a ban on Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamic fundamentalist movement, for its support of Hamas and "violently antisemitic rhetoric". (The Algemeiner)
January 16, 2024 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Red Sea crisis
- 2024 missile strikes in Yemen
- A Greek-owned bulk carrier is hit by a missile launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen with minor damage reported. Separately, the United States launches more airstrikes on Houthi positions, destroying four anti-ship missiles that were being prepared for launch. (BBC News)
- British multinational oil and gas company Shell suspends all Red Sea shipments indefinitely amid Houthi attacks on commerical vessels. (Fox Business)
- 2024 missile strikes in Yemen
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Bombing of Kharkiv
- Seventeen people are injured in a Russian missile strike on a residential area in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Bombing of Kharkiv
- 2024 Iran–Pakistan border skirmishes
- 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan
- Iran launches ballistic missiles at Balochistan, Pakistan, targeting what it claims are Jaish ul-Adl terrorist sites, killing two children and injuring three other people. Pakistan calls the action an "unprovoked violation" of its airspace. (AP)
- 2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan
- Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions
- A Congolese soldier is killed and two others are arrested by the Rwandan Army in a cross-border incident in Rubavu District, Rwanda. (AP)
- Somali Civil War
- An al-Shabaab suicide bomber kills three people and wounds two others outside of the Mayor of Mogadishu's office in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Anadolu Agency)
International relations
- War in Sudan
- Sudan suspends its membership in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) after accusing it of inviting Rapid Support Forces official Hemedti to an upcoming summit in Kampala, Uganda. (AP)
Law and crime
- Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases
- A lawsuit is filed against Madison Square Garden Entertainment chairman James L. Dolan, accusing him of pressuring a woman into having unwanted sex in 2014. The woman also files a lawsuit against film producer Harvey Weinstein, accusing him of sexually assaulting her. (The New York Times)
- A drive-by shooting kills five people in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. Authorities say the killings are likely connected to drug trafficking. (ABC News)
- The Iranian government extends Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi's jail term of 12 years for "spreading propaganda". (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- Asa Hutchinson 2024 presidential campaign
- Former Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson withdraws from the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries. (AP)
- Asa Hutchinson 2024 presidential campaign
- Rwanda asylum plan
- UK Conservative Party deputy chairmen Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith resign to join 60 other Conservative MPs in voting to back an amendment to the Asylum and Immigration Bill, making it more strict. The amendment later fails to pass. (BBC News)
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