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Ram Mandir
- The Ram Mandir (pictured), a temple to Rama, is consecrated at a disputed site in Ayodhya, India.
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's lunar module SLIM lands on the Moon.
- Protests break out in Bashkortostan, Russia, following the imprisonment of environmental activist Fail Alsynov.
January 26, 2024 (Friday)
January 25, 2024 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Iran and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The United States Department of Commerce issues a $15 million bounty for information on Hossein Hatefi Ardakani, an Iranian businessman accused of procuring parts for drones assembled by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that were later sold to Russia. (The Wall Street Journal)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in the United States
- Capital punishment in Alabama
- The state of Alabama executes convicted murderer Kenneth Smith using nitrogen hypoxia, the first time the technique is used. (The New York Times)
- Capital punishment in Alabama
- Assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky
- A court in Russia sentences Darya Trepova to 27 years in prison for the assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky in April 2023. (AP)
- Kyoto Animation arson attack
- A court in Japan sentences Shinji Aoba to death for a 2019 arson attack on a Kyoto Animation studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, which killed 36 people. (CNA)
- Taiwan officially begins extending their compulsory military service from four months to one year amid increased tensions with China. (Reuters)
- South Korean politician Bae Hyun-jin is attacked and hospitalized in Seoul. (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Science and technology
- NASA announces the retirement of Mars Helicopter Ingenuity after the vehicle sustained damage to one of its rotors. (The New York Times)
January 24, 2024 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Iraqi conflict
- Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria
- The U.S. military launches airstrikes on facilities in Iraq used by Kata'ib Hezbollah and other Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for Sunday's ballistic missile attack on Al-Asad Airbase, which injured four American soldiers. (ABC News)
- Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria
- Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- A building complex sheltering tens of thousands of displaced people in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip, catches fire after being hit by Israeli airstrikes, causing mass casualties. At least 214 civilians have been killed in the city in the past 24 hours by airstrikes. (Al Jazeera)
- 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Nigerian bandit conflict
- At least 30 people are killed during an attack by armed men in the village of Kwahaslalek, Plateau State, Nigeria. (Punch)
Arts and culture
- Saudi Arabia, where alcohol has been banned since 1952, opens its first alcohol store in the diplomatic quarter of its capital Riyadh. (CNBC)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Korochansky Ilyushin Il-76 crash
- Allegedly, a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, six crew members and three guards, crashes in Russia's Korochansky District, near the Ukrainian border, killing everyone on board. However, these claims have not been independently verified. (Reuters)
- At least 39 people are killed and nine others are injured in a fire at a commercial building in Xinyu, Jiangxi, China. (AP)
- A train collides with a truck in Bohumín, Czech Republic, killing one person and injuring 19 others. (AP)
International relations
Law and crime
- The Constitutional Court of Thailand acquits former Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat for owning shares in the defunct media company iTV, thereby allowing Limjaroenrat to resume serving as a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives. (AP)
Politics and elections
- The chair of the Arizona Republican Party Jeff DeWit resigns after a tape recording of DeWit attempting to bribe Kari Lake into stepping down from the United States Senate race is leaked. (AP)
- Tens of thousands of Argentine workers go on a 12-hour strike led by Argentina's largest union, in protest of Javier Milei's policies. (Reuters)
January 23, 2024 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Germany announces that it will donate six SH-3 Sea King helicopters to the Ukrainian Air Force to help it patrol the Black Sea. (Reuters)
- Israel–Hamas war
- Battle of Khan Yunis
- Twenty-one Israeli soldiers are killed in an explosion and subsequent building collapse in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, making it the deadliest day for the Israel Defense Forces since the ground invasion began. (Sky News)
- Battle of Khan Yunis
- Kivu conflict
- M23 offensive (2022-present)
- The Congolese Army accuses M23 rebels of killing at least 27 civilians and injuring 21 others during fighting in Mweso. (Actualite)
- M23 offensive (2022-present)
- Mai-Mai Bakata Katanga militants attack the town of Mitwaba in Haut-Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Actualite)
Arts and culture
- North Korea demolishes the Arch of Reunification in Pyongyang after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ruled out peaceful reunification with South Korea. (NDTV)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Uqturpan earthquake
- A magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Uqturpan County, Xinjiang, China, killing three people and injuring five others. Tremors are felt in nearby Kazakhstan, where 67 people are injured in Almaty. (AP) (Nur.kz)
- A small passenger plane carrying workers to Rio Tinto Alcan's Diavik Diamond Mine, in Canada's Northwest Territories, crashes in the town of Fort Smith, killing six people and wounding another. (CBS News)
- Three people are killed and 11 are injured when a gas truck collides with a car in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (ABC)
International relations
- Enlargement of NATO
- Sweden–NATO relations
- Turkey's Grand National Assembly approves Sweden's NATO membership bid. (CNN)
- Sweden–NATO relations
Law and crime
- 2024 German anti-extremism protests
- Germany's Federal Constitutional Court rules that the National Democratic Party of Germany will be prohibited from receiving funding as an extremist organisation, the first time the constitutional provision has been enforced since its establishment in 2017. (Politico)
- A woman is killed and her husband and daughter are injured when a car crashes into a roadblock at a protest in Pamiers, Occitania, France. (AP)
- The National Telecommunications Commission of the Philippines orders the indefinite suspension of the broadcast operations of Sonshine Media Network International citing the network's failure to comply with an earlier suspension order. (Rappler)
- The Senate of the Philippines' committee on women conducts a public hearing regarding alleged abuses within the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. Three women, including two Ukrainian nationals, accuse church leader Apollo Quiboloy of sexually abusing them. (CNN Philippines)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- The 2024 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary is held. Joe Biden's name does not appear on the ballot due to a scheduling dispute between the Democratic National Committee and the state government. (CBS News)
- 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
- The 2024 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary is held. Donald Trump is projected to win the primary by the Associated Press, NBC News, and The New York Times. (CNN) (Fox News) (AP) (NBC News) (The New York Times)
- 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
January 22, 2024 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Red Sea crisis
- 2024 missile strikes in Yemen
- The United States and United Kingdom launch new airstrikes on Houthi military infrastructure in Yemen, including an underground storage site, anti-ship missiles, and radars. The UK confirms that four RAF Typhoons took part in the airstrikes. (BBC News)
- 2024 missile strikes in Yemen
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs a decree recognizing some Russian territories, including parts of Bryansk Oblast and Krasnodar Krai, as historically inhabited by Ukrainians. (The Kyiv Independent)
Arts and culture
- Ayodhya dispute
- Ram Mandir prana pratishtha
- The controversial Ram Mandir temple in Ajodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India, is inaugurated by prime minister Narendra Modi. (CNN)
- Ram Mandir prana pratishtha
Disasters and accidents
- A landslide in Zhaotong, Yunnan, China, kills 44 people. Over 200 people are evacuated. (AP) (China Daily)
- At least 18 people are killed when a truck plunges into a ravine in Kasangulu, Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
- A helicopter carrying seven people crashes in Terrace, British Columbia, Canada, killing three people and wounding four more. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2024 Joliet shootings
- Seven people are killed in two separate shootings at two homes in Joliet, Illinois, United States. Later the same day, the suspect fatally shoots himself during a stand-off with police near Natalia, Texas. An eighth person had been killed by the same gunman a day before. (BBC News)
- Standoff at Eagle Pass
- Governor of Texas Greg Abbott refuses to follow a court order allowing Border Patrol agents to enter Shelby Park, an area in the town of Eagle Pass which the Texas National Guard had seized control over earlier this month. (The Independent)
Politics and elections
- Joseph Boakai is inaugurated as President of Liberia, succeeding outgoing president George Weah. (BBC News)
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 alleged Ukrainian artillery strikes on Donetsk, according to Russian-appointed local officials. Donetsk People's Republic leader Denis Pushilin declares a day of mourning in response. Ukraine denies responsibility.(AP) (Reuters)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Somali civil war
- American military intervention in Somalia
- The United States Africa Command says a U.S. drone strike has killed three al-Shabaab militants near Kismayo, Somalia. The strike was carried out at the request of the Somali government. (Africa News)
- American military intervention in Somalia
- Mexican drug war
Disasters and accidents
- 2023–24 North American winter
- 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)
Law and crime
- A soldier opens fire upon fellow soldiers at a barracks in Kerman, Iran, killing five. The suspect is arrested. (AP) (RFE/RL)
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
- Environmental groups Campact and Fridays for Future say 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 on 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)
- Badakhshan Dassault Falcon 10 crash
- A Dassault Falcon 10 jet carrying six people and flying between Thailand and Russia crashes in the Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan. Two people are killed and four more are rescued. (AP)
- 2023–24 North American winter
- 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)
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