Houthi militants launch a missile at the Marshall Islands-flagged, United States-owned and operated bulk carrier Gibraltar Eagle in the Gulf of Aden.
religious mass murder-suicide in Kenya in 2023
Four police officers are killed in an ambush on a highway near Celaya, Guanajuato.
Ukraine and Russia complete their first prisoner exchange in nearly five months, releasing over 200 people on each side, facilitated by mediation from the United Arab Emirates.
Five people are killed and 22 others are injured in a fire at a hospital in Uelzen, Lower Saxony, Germany.
capital city of state of Colorado, United States
2024 presidential eligibility of Donald Trump
eligibility challenges to Trump's 2024 campaign
The deal was facilitated by the United Arab Emirates.
The JAXA lunar probe SLIM achieves the first-ever lunar soft landing of a Japanese spacecraft.
The 2024 European Men's Handball Championship begins in Germany.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, killing 55 people. A tsunami warning is issued for multiple prefectures along the Sea of Japan.
Three men are stabbed and injured on a train at Akihabara Station in Tokyo, Japan.
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.
South Korean politician Bae Hyun-jin is attacked and hospitalized in Seoul.
At least 30 people are killed during attacks by armed men in and around the village of Kwahaslalek, Mangu, Plateau State, Nigeria.
base in Rukban, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan, near the border with Syria, by Islamic Resistance in Iraq militants.
Two passenger trains collide near Cicalengka railway station in Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia, killing at least four people and injuring several others.
A court in India sentences two men to death over a train bombing in 2005 which killed 14 people.
Former Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson withdraws from the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.
municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil
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.
Israel Defense Forces regional joint operational command
aluminum company; subsidiary of Rio Tinto Group
person who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict
group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth and spread
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan is sentenced to ten years in prison for leaking state secrets.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis ends his presidential campaign and endorses former President Donald Trump.
2013–present spillover of the Syrian Civil War
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.
primary judicial organ of the United Nations
The Reykjanes volcano erupts near the town of Grindavík, Iceland, with one fissure forming inside the town limits.
All 178 prison employees who were held hostage in at least seven prisons are released.
South African sprinter and convicted murderer (born 1986)
an observance of when copyrights expire and works enter into the public domain.
Pan-Islamist and fundamentalist organization
Turkey denies access to the Black Sea for two Royal Navy minehunters saying their transit of the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits would be in violation of the Montreux Convention of 1936.
General Intelligence and Security Service
At least 39 people are killed and nine others are injured in a fire at a commercial building in Xinyu, Jiangxi, China.
military offensive in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Estonia
The IDF withdraws five brigades, consisting of thousands of soldiers, from the Gaza Strip and says the war will enter a "different mode of operations".
A Ugandan People's Defence Force helicopter crashes in the village of Nyamisigiri, Kabarole District, Uganda, killing two people on board the helicopter and one person on the ground.
bilateral relations between Maldives and India
One person is killed and 21 others are injured in a fire at a bar in Graz, Austria, that was hosting a New Year's party.
township in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
separatist/religious insurgency being waged against the government of Iran
collective decision-making body of the British government
process of renegotiation regarding an organization's, or sovereign entity's delinquent debts
Tatmadaw airstrikes kill at least 17 people, including nine children, and injure 20 others in Kanan village, Sagaing.
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.
The death toll from the magnitude 7.6 earthquake in the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on January 1, increases to 94 people. At least 222 others are still missing.
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
North Korea's military development for weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical, and biological
A private plane en route from J. F. Mitchell Airport in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to Hewanorra International Airport in Saint Lucia crashes shortly after takeoff, killing four people including German actor Christian Oliver and his two daughters.
The RSF attacked the town of Bara, North Kordofan and plundered the University of Gezira in Wad Madani. The SAF launched airstrikes on RSF positions in Wad Madani, Sennar, and the Khartoum area.
Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape declares a state of emergency and suspends some officials following yesterday's riots which killed 16 people.
incident in which an active shooter shoots multiple people with a firearm, especially with an intent to kill in a public space
first day of the year according to some calendar (e.g., January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar)
former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city
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.
Jordan launches airstrikes against alleged drug traffickers in Arman, Syria, hitting several buildings and killing ten civilians.
Dozens more are rescued, according to the French Maritime Prefecture.
Icon of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, makes its maiden voyage at the PortMiami in Miami, Florida, U.S.
British prime minister Rishi Sunak visits Kyiv to reiterate his support for Ukraine.
A court in the U.S. state of New York releases unsealed documents containing the associates list of Jeffrey Epstein to the public.
attack on friendly forces misidentified as hostile ones
A Piper PA-46 crashes in the rural area of Itapeva, Minas Gerais, Brazil, killing all seven people on board.
Clashes in Khartoum State kill thirteen civilians as the Sudanese Armed Forces continue their offensive in Omdurman.
island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
US led airstrikes on Houthi-controlled Yemen in January 2024
South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention)
Six militants are killed in the ensuing shootout.
The painting is protected by bulletproof glass and was not damaged.
Two people are killed and nine more injured during an arson attack at a nightclub in El Coca, Ecuador.
Four civilians are killed and nearly 100 others are injured by a Russian missile attack in Kharkiv and at least 27 civilians are injured by a Russian missile attack in Kyiv.
List of monuments and memorials removed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Four people are killed and six more injured during an explosion caused by a bomb at a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's rally in Sibi, Balochistan, Pakistan.
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.
Hezbollah launches a drone attack on the Northern Command headquarters in Safed, Israel, marking its deepest incursion into Israeli territory since the outbreak of hostilities. In retaliation, Israel claims the assassination of Ali Hussein Barji, the commander of Hezbollah's air force in Southern Lebanon. Hezbollah denies this claim.
individual temporarily or permanently residing in a country other than that of their citizenship
event in which aircraft are used to attack targets on land or at sea
A Cameroonian peacekeeper in MINUSCA is killed and five others are injured in an explosion in Mbindale, Lim-Pendé, Central African Republic.
diplomatic relations between the Sweden and NATO
administrative division (oblast) in eastern Ukraine
Vice President Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party is elected president of Taiwan.
Nauru formally re-establishes diplomatic relations with China after withdrawing diplomatic recognition of Taiwan.
capital city of the United Arab Emirates
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.
Germany announces that it will donate six SH-3 Sea King helicopters to the Ukrainian Air Force to help it patrol the Black Sea.
migration of people across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country
crime of willfully and maliciously setting fire to property
These claims have not been independently verified.
A panel of three federal appellate judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit hears oral arguments regarding the issue of presidential immunity for former US president Donald Trump.
rules whether explicit or not setting out appropriate manner of dress for a place or event
de-facto state in South Caucasus (1992–2024)
capital city of Western Australia, Australia
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 in Texas. An eighth person was also killed by the same gunman a day before.
Around 120,000 people attend the start of a 24-hour rally in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square to mark 100 days since 240 hostages were kidnapped into Gaza during the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7.
Russia and Ukraine conduct a prisoner exchange on the border, with 195 soldiers being returned to Russia, and 207 military personnel and civilians being returned to Ukraine, respectively. The deal was facilitated by the United Arab Emirates.
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical
List of military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
A drive-by shooting kills five people in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. Authorities say the killings are likely connected to drug trafficking.
Twenty-two people are killed during a mass shooting at the village of Motogatta in the Tillabéri Region, in Niger.
At least 12 gunmen are killed by security forces on a highway in Sonora, Mexico, during a failed attempt to rescue the son of a prominent Sinaloa Cartel hitman from police custody. Two officers are also injured in the shootout.
An Israeli airstrike in the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon, kills seven people, including Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy chairman of Hamas' political bureau, and two other senior Hamas military officials.
Pakistan calls the action an "unprovoked violation" of its airspace.
district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Date: 7 October 2023 – present (4 months and 5 days)
The High Court of Hong Kong orders Evergrande Group into liquidation after the real estate developer fails to restructure a debt amount in excess of US$300 billion.
2024 Pakistani military operation in Iran
The opposition Nationalist Party of China wins the most seats in the Legislative Yuan but no party receives an absolute majority.
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.
Date: 20 February 1988 – 1 January 2024 (35 years, 10 months, 1 week and 5 days)
Former Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie withdraws from the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.
economist, politician and president of Argentina since 2023
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.
President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)
Venezuela's Supreme Court ratifies a ban from seeking any political office for 15 years on María Corina Machado, opposition leader backed by the United States.
protests in response to the 2023 Postdam meeting
Thai political party; de-facto successor to the Future Forward Party after 2020
Date: 22 January 2024 Time: 12:15 PM IST and 12:45 PM IST
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.
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.
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Russia places exiled tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on a wanted list over comments he made regarding the ongoing war.
a romantic or sexual relationship between people of the same sex
Duration: August 26, 2023 – December 9, 2023
Date: March 27, 2022 – present (1 year, 10 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan, wins five awards at the 81st Golden Globe Awards, while Poor Things wins the awards for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
A Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 aircraft collides with a Japan Coast Guard Dash 8 aircraft and bursts into flames at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan. All 379 occupants aboard the Japan Airlines flight are evacuated, while five of the six occupants aboard the Coast Guard aircraft are killed.
Ten people are killed and six others are missing after an accident at a coal mine in Pingdingshan, Henan, China.
pending United States Supreme Court case
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.
Empire in the Asia-Pacific region from 1868 to 1947
In tennis, Germany wins their first United Cup after defeating Poland 2–1 in the final.
gendarmerie and border security branch of the Israel National Police
American political scientist and university administrator
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.
NASA program to send robotic landers and rovers to the Moon
Balochistan Liberation Army separatists launch rockets against security forces in Machh, Balochistan, Pakistan, killing a police officer and injuring 15 others, in response to Pakistan's Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar. Six militants are killed in the ensuing shootout.
maritime warfare branch of Iran's regular military
facility directly owned and operated by or for the military
Environmental 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 in Potsdam, Brandenburg, in 2023.
A court in Russia sentences Darya Trepova to 27 years in prison for the assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky in April 2023.
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.
An Israeli airstrike targeting a building in Damascus, Syria, kills five members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including general Sadegh Omidzadeh.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2022
The Clan del Golfo detonate explosives at an army encampment in Turbo, Antioquia Department, Colombia, killing a soldier and injuring 12 others.
The UK confirms that four RAF Typhoons took part in the strikes.
Saudi Arabia, where alcohol has been banned since 1952, opens its first alcohol store in the diplomatic quarter of its capital Riyadh.
aircraft carrier of the United States Navy
North Korea fires 200 artillery shells near South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island, prompting evacuations.
Date: 9 January 2024 – present (1 month)
American film producer and convicted sex offender
Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria, a day after nine Turkish soldiers were killed in a shooting in Iraq.
Tuvaluans vote in the general election for the 16 members of parliament.
Attempted assassination of Lee Jae-myung
The U.S. Navy conducts additional strikes targeting Houthi-held territory in Yemen.
2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
Gunmen open fire against villagers over a suspected land dispute in the disputed area of Abyei, between South Sudan and Sudan, killing 52 people and injuring 64 others.
2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries
family of long-range, wide-body jet airliners
An al-Shabaab suicide bomber kills three people and wounds two others outside of the Mayor of Mogadishu's office in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Sudanese lieutenant general khala خلا; Deputy Chairman of the Transitional Military Council
International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
reactions in the world to the Palestinian attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip and the war of iron swords
Houthi missiles hit the British Trafigura oil tanker Marlin Luanda in the Gulf of Aden.
decommissioned NASA rotorcraft on the Mars 2020 mission
A tsunami warning is issued for multiple prefectures along the Sea of Japan.
2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
The U.S. Supreme Court grants a writ of certiorari for former president Donald Trump's appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court ruling in Anderson v. Griswold regarding his presidential eligibility and schedules oral arguments for February 8.
The United States Labor Department reports that auto insurance premiums experienced a remarkable rise in 2023, their highest annual increase in nearly half a century.
administrative division of Russia since 2022 in Ukraine
Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
attacks in western Russia during the invasion of Ukraine since 2022
The Governor of Oregon Tina Kotek declares a 90-day state of emergency in Portland in response to record deaths from fentanyl.
Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft and an Ilyushin Il-22 airborne control center over the Sea of Azov.
Former Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei is barred from entering the U.S.
lighter than air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air
leader of the executive branch of the Government of Pakistan
North Korea demolishes the Arch of Reunification in Pyongyang after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ruled out peaceful reunification with South Korea.
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.
police oversight organisation in England
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.
Russia claims control of the village of Tabaivka, but this is denied by Ukraine.
British multinational oil and gas company Shell suspends all Red Sea shipments indefinitely amid Houthi attacks on commerical vessels.
A landslide in Zhaotong, Yunnan, China, kills at least eight people and buries 47 others.
Baloch Liberation Army forces launch a multipronged attack dubbed "Operation Dara-e-Bolan" on Pakistani security forces, capturing checkpoints and Pakistani bases in Machh, and attacking other areas, including Kolpur.
overview of the use of capital punishment in Pakistan
A woman is killed and 18 are severely injured in a stabbing and vehicle-ramming attack by two Palestinian illegal workers from Hebron in Ra'anana, Israel.
Date: 27 October 2023 – present (3 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers
President of the United States since 2021
head of state and head of government of Sierra Leone
Date: 11 April 2002 – present (21 years, 10 months)
Myanmar announces the pardon of 9,652 prisoners, including 114 foreigners, to mark the country's independence day.
landslide in El Carmen de Atrato, Colombia
Iranian human rights activist (born 1972)
Vice President of Taiwan (2020–2024), President of Taiwan (2024–)
Kuwaiti royal and politician (born 1955)
National Football League franchise in Baltimore, Maryland
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.
Balochistan Liberation Army separatists launch rockets against security forces in Machh, Balochistan, Pakistan, killing a police officer and injuring 15 others, in response to Pakistan's Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar.
Two people are killed (including the perpetrator) and seven others are injured during a mass school shooting in Perry, Iowa, United States.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump wins the Iowa caucus. Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of the race and endorses Trump.
2023 military engagement in the Gaza Strip
Taiwan officially begins extending its compulsory military service from four months to one year, amid increased tensions with China.
Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria (2023–present)
Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
In Belarus a fourth political prisoner died in prison since 2022 according to Viasna Human Rights Centre. ,
Cyclone Belal hits the Indian Ocean with flooding reported in Réunion and Mauritius.
large metropolitan area located in the São Paulo state in Brazil
country in Northeast Africa and Southwest Asia
Four men are executed in Iran after being convicted of planning a bomb attack ordered by Israel’s Mossad agency on a factory making military equipment.
2018 Hockey Canada controversy and sexual assault
Bandits attack Nigerian forces at a military base in Nahuta, Katsina State, Nigeria.
Pakistan recalls its ambassador to Iran in response to the missile attack on its territory that killed two civilians.
The SPLM-N (al-Hilu) seized control of Dalang following reports of an agreement between the group and the SAF to fight the RSF.
CNN Philippines announces cessation of operations starting January 31, after broadcasting for nine years, due to financial losses by its parent company Nine Media Corporation.
A soldier opens fire upon fellow soldiers at a barracks in Kerman, Iran, killing five.
Google lays off hundreds of employees in its core engineering team, and others working on Google Assistant and Google's hardware products.
2024 United States presidential election
city in the state of São Paulo Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (state), including a group of municipalities
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.
In American football, the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers defeat the Detroit Lions to advance to Super Bowl LVIII.
fighting that occurred between the March 23 Movement and the government of Democratic Republic of the Congo in late 2012 and early 2013.
Three people are killed when a power line falls on a car during a major winter storm in Portland, Oregon, United States.
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.
An Israeli airstrike in the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon, kills seven people, including Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy chairman of Hamas' political bureau, and two other senior Hamas military officials. Israel has not claimed responsibility for the attack.
On the second day of proceedings, Israel defends itself in The Hague, Netherlands, regarding alleged violations of its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention and other international law in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
American technology company that produces consumer robots
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.
racket sport played on a court bisected by a net
head of the executive branch of the state government of the state of Florida
air warfare branch of Pakistan's armed forces
increased presence of criminal organizations
intergovernmental organization and international tribunal
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (2023–present)
Bangladeshi banker, economist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
Ukrainian forces say that they shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter jet over Luhansk Oblast.
person who is not a member of the military
NASA announces the retirement of Mars Helicopter Ingenuity after the vehicle sustained damage to one of its rotors.
Tremors are felt in nearby Kazakhstan, where 67 people are injured in Almaty.
It is Sinner's first major singles title and the first for an Italian player at the tournament.
The man who claimed that he is the fugitive Satoshi Kirishima, a former member of the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front who was wanted for his role in a series of bombings in the 1970s and who was arrested by Japanese police on January 25, dies of cancer in a hospital in Tokyo, Japan. However, it has not been confirmed if the man was actually Kirishima.
President of Liberia since 2018 (born 1966)
The United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution condemning Houthi attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea.
U.S. government agency regulating civil aviation
Authorities say the killings are likely connected to drug trafficking.
bombing in Kerman, Iran, on 3 January 2024 at a commemorative ceremony marking the assassination of Qasem Soleimani
Universitetskaya Embankment 25, Street Food Bar №1 café, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date: 18 December 2023 – present (1 month, 3 weeks and 4 days)
The Comoros hold the first round of presidential elections.
Six hundred hectares of forest are destroyed by fire in Los Alerces National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Patagonia, Argentina.
4th President of South Africa (2009–2018)
forgiveness of a crime and the cancellation of the relevant penalty
The Pakistan Air Force launches "precision airstrikes" on militant targets inside Iran a day after Iranian missile strikes in Balochistan, Pakistan, killed two at least two civilians. Camps belonging to the Baluch Liberation Front and Balochistan Liberation Army are reportedly hit.
sovereign state situated on an archipelago in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa
ongoing and extensive overuse of opioid medications, both from medical prescriptions and from illegal sources, which began in the United States in the late 1990s, when opioids were increasingly prescribed for pain management
The Three Brotherhood Alliance claimed that it captured the towns of Kutkai and Theinni on midnight after seizing junta military posts in the towns, including the headquarters of the 16th Military Operations Command in Theinni.
capital city of Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine
aircraft designed for commercial transportation of passengers and cargo
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.
A firefighting plane crashes into a highway near Talca, Chile, killing the pilot and injuring four people in the ground.
A drive-by shooting kills five people in Ceiba, Puerto Rico.
Nineteen people are killed and 26 more injured during explosions of mortar bombs in Mweso in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ninety-five people are charged in Kenya over the deaths by 429 followers of a religious cult in 2023.
mass abstention by a group of voters during an election
A Congolese soldier is killed and two others are arrested by the Rwandan Army in a cross-border incident in Rubavu District, Rwanda.
At least 21 miners are killed and several others are trapped following a collapse at a gold mine in Simiyu Region, Tanzania.
The 2024 UEC European Track Championships begins in the Netherlands.
104th season of the National Football League (NFL)
Ukraine says that it shot down 21 of 41 missiles.
Forty-three prisoners are at large after escaping a prison in Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season
Nine Dawlah Islamiyah militants are killed while four soldiers are injured during a shootout in the village of Taporug near Piagapo town in Lanao del Sur, Philippines. Two of the killed were suspected of being involved in the December 2023 Mindanao bombing; six other militants are on the run.
people native to or citizens of the islands of the Philippines
island sovereign state off of East Africa in the Indian Ocean
At least 1,000 cars are stranded on the E22 highway in Sweden between Hörby and Kristianstad due to heavy snow with people spending the night in their vehicles.
2023–24 Bhutanese National Assembly election
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.
india-Maldives Derogatory Remarks (2024)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
accession process of new countries to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime
regulations governing international relations
Date: 16 January – 18 January 2024 (2 days)
a head covering or veil worn in public by some Muslim women
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
A spokesman for the Vice and Virtue Ministry of the Taliban in Afghanistan announces the arrest of an unspecified number of women for wearing "bad hijab", in the first known crackdown on the dress code since the Taliban's return to power in August 2021.
Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
American presidential candidate and businessman (born 1985)
European multi-role combat aircraft family by Eurofighter GmbH
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.
most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai
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.
Amazon terminates its proposed US$1.7 billion acquisition of consumer robot manufacturer iRobot Corporation after facing antitrust scrutiny from the European Commission.
Incumbent prime minister Kausea Natano loses his seat in parliament.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, killing 55 people.
The Ust-Luga Multimodal Complex in Leningrad Oblast is hit by a drone attack, causing a large fire.
Islamic State's Khorasan Province claims responsibility for yesterday's double bombing in Kerman, Iran, which killed 89 people.
a gulf between the Horn of Africa and Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula
tanker designed for the transport of oil
Iran and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The Pakistan Air Force launches "precision airstrikes" on militant targets inside Iran a day after Iranian missile strikes in Balochistan, Pakistan, killed two at least two civilians.
The Senate of the Philippines' committee on women conducts a public hearing regarding alleged abuses within the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.
The Arakan Army captured the town of Paletwa in Chin State following fighting since November 13, 2023.
A landslide in Zhaotong, Yunnan, China, kills at least eight people and buries 47 others. Over 200 people are evacuated.
Four people are killed and another person is injured in a hot air balloon crash in Eloy, Arizona, United States.
crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation
Thirteen third grade children are killed and another child is injured in a fire at a boarding school dormitory in Dushu [zh], Henan Province, China. The school's director has been arrested.
municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil
A fire in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh destroys hundreds of shelters and facilities and displaces nearly 7,000 Rohingya refugees.
A man breaks into the Colorado Supreme Court building in Denver, Colorado, United States. He holds a security guard at gunpoint and later voluntarily surrenders to police.
Former Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei is barred from entering the U.S. after the State Department accuses him of "significant corruption".
demographics and regulations for tobacco products in Latvia
Electronic voting for Salvadoran expatriates in the presidential and legislative elections begins.
Salafi jihadist terrorist organization based in Pakistan
2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2018 edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
permission to take a job within a foreign country
A Greek-owned bulk carrier is hit by a missile launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen with minor damage reported.
city in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Former Prime Minister of Sudan Abdallah Hamdok, leader of the pro-civillian Sudanese Coordination of Civil Democratic Forces, meets the leader of the Rapid Support Forces Hemedti in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for peace talks.
Five people are killed and 15 more injured during the explosion of a bomb planted by Islamic State members on a bus carrying Shiites in the neighbourhood of Dashte Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan.
IDF claimed to have significantly degraded the command and control of Hamas Khan Younis Brigade's northern and eastern battalions with the destruction of tunnel systems, infrastructure and deaths of company commanders.
A person is killed and six more injured.
Thai activist Arnon Nampa is sentenced to four years in prison for posting a royal insult on social media in 2021.
process of extracting gold from the ground
diplomatic relations between Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
José Alberto García Vilano, a leader within the Gulf Cartel, is arrested in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
upper house of the United States Congress
At least 19 people are killed and three others are missing in an explosion at a fireworks factory in Suphan Buri, Thailand.
military offensive in which large numbers of combatants of one geopolitical entity enter territory owned by another such entity
Hilda Heine is sworn in as President of the Marshall Islands.
act of coercing or physically forcing a person to engage in sexual activity
Seventeen people are injured in a Russian missile strike on a residential area in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
The International Court of Justice rules that some allegations of Israel committing genocide in the Gaza Strip are "plausible" and orders Israel to take measures to prevent and punish acts of genocide, to protect Palestinians, and to allow in humanitarian aid. However, Israel is not required to end its military operation.
President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa declares a state of emergency following the escape of José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of the Los Choneros drug cartel, from prison. Gangsters subsequently storm a TC Televisión newsroom in Guayaquil and launch a series of riots, kidnappings, and explosions across the country. Eight civilians are killed, including two at Centro Comercial Albán Borja [es], and three more injured during random shootings in Guayaquil, while two police officers are killed in Nobol. As a result, schools are closed and the military is called to stop gang activities.
legal declaration or de facto acts by a government allowing assumption of extraordinary powers
Hindu temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India
Date: 22 September 2014 – 31 July 2018 (3 years, 10 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Date: Sporadic airstrike waves since 14 September 2022
theft of assets from one person or entity by another to whom the assets were entrusted
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.
Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
country primarily located in North America
Jalan Stasiun Cicalengka No. 1, Panenjoan, Cicalengka, Bandung Regency, West Java Indonesia
The Maldives calls for the complete withdrawal of the Indian Armed Forces from its territory by March 15 amid a diplomatic dispute between the two countries. India currently has around 80 troops stationed on the archipelago.
Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates formally join the BRICS group as new members.
Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Afghanistan)
Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment allegations
low explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes
Ground warfare branch of Turkish Armed Forces
Date: February 10, 2022 - April 10, 2023 September 23, 2023 - ongoing
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
South Korea bans the breeding and slaughter of dogs for consumption, effective in 2027.
Date: 9 September 1948–present (73 years, 7 months and 17 days)
2024 general strike against Javier Milei
Date: 17 October 2023 – present (3 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Date: 17 October 2023 – present (3 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
The Iranian government extends Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi's jail term of 12 years for "spreading propaganda".
2024 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses
Six people are killed and many more injured after traffic collisions across Guinea during celebrations over the national football team's victory against Gambia during a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations match.
Three people are killed and 11 are injured when a gas truck collides with a car in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Environmental protesters throw pumpkin soup at the Mona Lisa in the Louvre in Paris, France. The painting is protected by bulletproof glass and was not damaged.
ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas
ground force component of the Iraqi Armed Forces
military formation size designation, typically of 3–6 battalions
The Supreme Court of Israel votes 8–7 to strike down the "reasonableness" bill passed by the Knesset in July.
Constitucional Court ahora formada por criminales al servicio de los corruptos y corruptores.
receiving gratification as a public servant
Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah is appointed as Prime Minister of Kuwait.
provides policing services for London, Ontario, Canada
capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq
performing arts center in Guatemala City, Guatemala
easterly region of the African continent
city and municipality in the Netherlands, seat of the Dutch government
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.
Twelve people are killed during an attack by Allied Democratic Forces militants against three villages in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
representatives in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
long-range, subsonic cruise missile by Raytheon
Public prosecutor César Suárez [es], who was investigating the takeover of the TC Televisión newsroom by armed men, is killed in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Port Moresby, Lae, Madang, Goroka, Kokopo, Rabaul, Kavieng, Bulolo
river in Bashkiria, Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk Oblasts, Russia
In tennis, Jannik Sinner defeats Daniil Medvedev in the final, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3, to win the men's singles title at the 2024 Australian Open. It is Sinner's first major singles title and the first for an Italian player at the tournament.
unplanned rapid drop in the pressure of a sealed system
warship primarily designed to carry, support, launch, and recover naval aircraft at sea
The SAF launched airstrikes on RSF positions in Wad Madani, Sennar, and the Khartoum area.
type of strong but optically transparent material that is particularly resistant to being penetrated when struck
The Ukrainian Air Force launches a wave of Storm Shadow cruise missile strikes on Russian military infrastructure in Crimea, with explosions reported near Sevastopol International Airport. Russia says it shot down 20 Ukrainian missiles over the Black Sea.
gender policies, punishments of the Taliban
views of Argentine politician and economist Javier Milei
Riots occur in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, following a strike by police over a reduction in their pay. Ten people are killed and 13 others are seriously injured as a result of the riots.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approves eleven spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in a landmark decision.
2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan
Koh-e-Sabz, Panjgur District, Balochistan, Pakistan
Heavy rains kill 11 people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
company whose primary business is holding controlling shares of subsidiary companies
city in the South Governorate of Lebanon, also an ancient Phoenician city and the legendary birthplace of Europa and Elissa (Dido)
Police in Japan announce they have arrested who they believe to be Satoshi Kirishima, a member of the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front who has been a fugitive from justice for 50 years for his role in a series of bombings of companies.
pyrokinetic engine used for propulsion; for the incendiary weapon, see Q2037215
North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un says that Korean reunification is "no longer possible" and dissolves three organizations involved in reunification efforts and inter-Korean tourism. He also asks the Supreme People's Assembly to amend the constitution to recognize South Korea as a "primary foe and invariable principal enemy" and distinguish between North Korean and South Korean territory.
Eighty nine people are killed and 284 others injured in a double bombing in Kerman, Iran, during a ceremony marking the fourth anniversary of the assassination of Qasem Soleimani.
material or logistical assistance for people in need
Sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo
specialised agency of the United Nations for education, sciences, and culture
individual not affiliated to any political party
overview of the foreign relations of the Republic of China on Taiwan
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.
Duration: 28 December 2023 – November 2024
A jury in New York awards E. Jean Carroll an $83.3 million defamation judgment against former President of the United States Donald Trump.
Military's council formed after 2021 coup
dispute resolution with assistance of an impartial third party moderator through the use of communication and negotiation techniques
any member of Homo sapiens, unique extant species of the genus Homo, from embryo to adult
4 were killed and 5 wounded in a missile and drone attack attributed to Iran on Erbil.
The victims were shot dead, with the bodies of four of them being burned.
U.S. federal executive department overseeing commerce
Allegations of sexual abuse by American film producer Harvey Weinstein
collision of a vehicle with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, or other object
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.
The Cabinet of the United Kingdom formally authorises British military action against Houthi militants in Yemen.
2024 general election held in Bangladesh
city of the state of North Kordofan, Sudan
Israel assassinates Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy commander of Hezbollah's Redwan Force, during an airstrike against a vehicle in Majdel Selm, Lebanon. Another person is also killed in the airstrike.
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.
installation set up to block traffic on a road
The animated short film Steamboat Willie, the German-language version of the novel All Quiet on the Western Front, and other works published in 1928 enter the public domain in the United States.
Turkey's Grand National Assembly approves Sweden's NATO membership bid.
genocide case at International Court of Justice
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.
continuous series of wars in Afghanistan
Russian politician and head of the Donetsk People's Republic
This also leads to an assassination of a CEO of a real estate developer.
American brain-computer interface company
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.
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.
Twelve children and two teachers are killed after a boat on a school trip capsized into a lake near Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
2022–2024 United Kingdom industrial disputes and strikes
A Dassault Falcon 10 jet carrying six people and flying between Thailand and Russia crashes in the Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan.
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.
2024 riots in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Prime Minister of Iraq Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani announces that the Iraqi government is beginning the process to remove the U.S.-led international military coalition from the country after a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad yesterday killed a militia leader.
Latvia bans the sale and use of tobacco and nicotine products for those under the age of 20 years, beginning on January 1, 2025.
provisional release from prison, with certain conditions such as probation in some states
The Public Ministry orders the arrest of four magistrates of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal who have been living in exile since losing their immunity in November.
2024 additions to the public domain in the US
strike action in which a substantial proportion of the total labour force in a city, region, or country participates
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.
American holding company in New York City
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.
attack in which the attacker knows they will die
Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria (2023–present)
ongoing military conflict in Middle East
Five migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel after their small boat overturned. Dozens more are rescued, according to the French Maritime Prefecture.
The U.S. Justice Department finds former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo liable for sexual harassment.
List of aircraft losses during the Russo-Ukrainian War
head of state and head of government of Guatemala
The MNDAA gain full control of Laukkai, capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone, following the mass surrender of the last junta forces and officials within the city.
The tanker had 19 crew members onboard, including 18 Filipinos and one Greek.
unmanned aerial vehicle that is usually armed
28 January 2024 attack on a US military outpost in Jordan
international airport in Belbek, near Sevastopol, Ukraine
Three gunmen kill nine Pakistani labourers in Saravan, Sistan and Baluchistan province, near the Iran–Pakistan border.
South African former Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is released on parole after serving eight and a half years in prison for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Islamist political and military organization in Yemen
Three people are killed and five others injured during a mass shooting against a group of men outdoors in Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago.
A landslide in El Carmen de Atrato, Chocó, Colombia, kills 34 people and injures at least 35 others.
Ten people are killed, two are injured and one person is missing due to landslides caused by heavy rains in Davao de Oro, Philippines.
prefect in charge of a French maritime arrondissement
A court in Freetown, Sierra Leone, charges former president Ernest Bai Koroma with four offences, including treason for his alleged role during the November coup attempt.
United Kingdom government cabinet minister
Bangladeshi economist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus and three people that worked at his company Grameen Telecom are sentenced to six months in prison for violating Bangladesh's labor laws.
president of the United States from 2017 to 2021
southernmost region of the African continent
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.
The United States redesignates the Yemen-based Houthis as a terrorist organization in response to continuing attacks in the Red Sea.
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (election obstruction case)
prosecution of a former US president for obstructing formal counting of ballots
He holds a security guard at gunpoint and later voluntarily surrenders to police.
Farmers block highway access roads in parts of Germany, launching a week of protests against a government plan to remove tax breaks on diesel used in agriculture.
arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France
English association football clubs Everton and Nottingham Forest are both charged by the Premier League with breaking financial fairplay rules. Everton are currently appealing a 10-point deduction from a previous charge.
United States Space Force facility in Brevard County, Florida
one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security
Despite the Constitutional Court's ruling, Samuel Pérez Álvarez, a member of Semilla, is elected President of the Congress with 92 votes.
Later the same day, the suspect fatally shoots himself in Texas.
aerial warfare branch of Ukraine's armed forces
a public road intended for rapid movement of motor vehicles between major towns
At least 27 rockets are fired by Hamas shortly after midnight at cities and towns in central and southern Israel.
association football club in Liverpool, England
Palestinian political and military organization
ongoing military and political conflict in the Levant
Ethiopia announces an agreement with Somaliland to use 20 km of coastline, including the port of Berbera, in exchange for eventual recognition of the Somaliland Declaration of Independence, which would make it the first country to do so.
largest Christian Church, made up of 24 autonomous Churches in communion with the Pope
supreme constitutional court for the Federal Republic of Germany
checkpoint erected to monitor and control the movement of people and materials
List of presidents of the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala
capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia
According to De Volkskrant, a Dutch engineer recruited by the General Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands released the malicious computer worm Stuxnet in an Iranian nuclear complex in 2007, disrupting the Iranian nuclear program for years.
A two-day public hearing begins at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, regarding alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention and international law in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
4 were killed and 5 wounded in a missile and drone attack attributed to Iran on Erbil. This also leads to an assassination of a CEO of a real estate developer.
Twenty-five people are killed and six others are injured in a crash involving a truck and a tourist minibus on a highway near São José do Jacuípe, Bahia, Brazil.
Bacterial infection of the small intestine
In Guatemala, the Constitutional Court aligns itself with the outgoing ruling party and denies legal recourse to Semilla, affirming that Semilla's elected members of Congress must assume office as "independents", thereby disqualifying them from running for the presidency of the Congress. The legislature of the outgoing Congress subsequently announces a delay in the investiture of the incoming legislature, as well as in the presidential investiture of Bernardo Arévalo.
Asa Hutchinson 2024 presidential campaign
U.S. officials confirm that more than a dozen Houthi sites have been targeted with Tomahawk missiles launched from U.S. Navy warships and fighter jets. The military targets allegedly included logistical hubs, air defence systems, and weapons storage locations.
Thousands of people protest the trial of Bashkir activist Fail Alsynov in Baymak, Bashkortostan, Russia. Clashes with police are reported.
present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in SSC-Khatumo and southern Somalia
public school district in Perry, Iowa, United States
railway station in Bandung Regency, Indonesia
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".
top institution of the U.S. Democratic Party
use of violence as a form of political, economic and religious coercion
British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps describes it as the largest attack in the area by the Houthis to date.
2024 United States presidential campaign of Ron DeSantis
Four people are killed and 15 others are rescued after a boat capsizes while travelling between Cancún and Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night
Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
strike fighter version of the Su-27 fighter aircraft
The United States Africa Command says a U.S. drone strike has killed three al-Shabaab insurgents near Kismayo, Somalia. The strike was carried out at the request of the Somali government.
A hangar currently under construction collapses in Boise, Idaho, United States, killing three people and injuring nine.
Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces
land warfare branch of Iran's regular military
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2722
Lily Gladstone (Blackfeet Nation) becomes the first Indigenous woman to win Best Actress for her performance in Killers of the Flower Moon.
Joseph Boakai is inaugurated as President of Liberia, succeeding outgoing president George Weah.
The University of Michigan beats the University of Washington 34–13 in the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship game for NCAA Division I football.
34th edition of the African Cup of Nations
process by which a population chooses the holder of a public office
rule of law usually issued by a head of state
A man breaks into the Colorado Supreme Court building in Denver, Colorado, United States.
Ta’ang National Liberation Army claimed to have taken control of the town of Mongngaw in Kyaukme Township in Shan State.
Date: 11 May 2013 – present (10 years, 9 months and 1 day)
prefecture of the Central African Republic
2024 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary
Nauru withdraws diplomatic recognition of Taiwan and establishes formal diplomatic relations with China.
province of Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Donetsk People's Republic leader Denis Pushilin declares a day of mourning in response to the strikes.
ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Peregrine Mission One, the first US lunar lander since the Apollo program, is launched at Cape Canaveral in Florida, United States.
Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor becomes the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
A Turkish man is shot dead by two masked gunmen at an Italian Roman Catholic church in Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey. The Islamic State claims responsibility.
The strike was carried out at the request of the Somali government.
British Conservative politician, MP for Bassetlaw
Presidential nomination process in New Hampshire
Citizens of Bangladesh vote in a general election with opposition parties boycotting the election.
West Coast Group Representation Constituency
The controversial Ram Mandir temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India, is inaugurated by India's prime minister, Narendra Modi.
Eight civilians are killed, including two at Centro Comercial Albán Borja [es], and three more injured during random shootings in Guayaquil, while two police officers are killed in Nobol.
theater-level Unified Combatant Command of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for the broader Middle East
2022–2024 Southern Africa cholera outbreak
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. These claims have not been independently verified.
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft loses a door section of its fuselage mid-air and makes an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, United States, with no major injuries reported. The Federal Aviation Administration subsequently orders a temporary grounding of all 737 Max 9 aircraft in response to the incident.
At least 12 gunmen are killed by security forces on a highway in Sonora, Mexico, during a failed attempt to rescue the son of a prominent Sinaloa Cartel hitman from police custody.
Vice President-elect Karin Herrera presents a legal appeal before the Constitutional Court due to the risk of a possible arrest warrant against her which would violate her immunity.
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
combined military forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2024 European Men's Handball Championship
The Ukrainian Air Force launches a wave of Storm Shadow cruise missile strikes on Russian military infrastructure in Crimea, with explosions reported near Sevastopol International Airport.
A two-year-long investigation conducted by the BBC accuses Synagogue Church of All Nations founder T. B. Joshua of rape and torture.
All 379 occupants aboard the Japan Airlines flight are evacuated, while five of the six occupants aboard the Coast Guard aircraft are killed.
A bus collides with a truck on a highway in Elota, Sinaloa, Mexico, killing 19 people and injuring 18 others.
capital city of New South Wales, Australia
UN staff alleged part in October 7 attacks
ensemble of negotiations, agreements and actions to resolve an armed conflict
Date: High-intensity hostilities: 20 March 2003 – 9 December 2017 (14 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
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.
United Kingdom industrial disputes and strikes (2022–present)
Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza
The helicopter landed in al-Shabaab-controlled territory after encountering "a defect" shortly after takeoff from Beledweyne, Hiran, Somalia.
60th quadrennial presidential election of the United States
political scandal involving the alleged misuse of PDAF
Philippine-based Restorianist church founded by Apollo Quiboloy
condition in which the body or a region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply at the tissue level
movement that claims the Baloch people are a distinct nation
ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus, Albania, Italy, Turkey, Egypt and, to a lesser extent, other countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea
Police arrest five people for the deaths of six people found in the desert near El Mirage, California, United States, allegedly over an illegal marijuana trade.
Joe Biden's name does not appear on the ballot due to a scheduling dispute between the Democratic National Committee and the state government.
The United States and United Kingdom launch airstrikes against Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen in response to attacks on international trade in the Red Sea.
Date: 28 January 2024 c. 11:40 a.m. (TRT)
Russian forces attack Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, with S-300 missiles according to local authorities, killing at least 11 people, including five children, and injuring eight others.
administrative division (oblast) in northwestern Russia
President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa declares a state of emergency following the escape of José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of the Los Choneros drug cartel, from prison.
formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction
Sudanese Coordination of Civil Democratic Forces
head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France
The USS Carney shoots down a Houthi missile which had been fired at the warship in the Gulf of Aden.
At least 18 civilians are killed and at least 130 others are injured by Russian missile strikes in Kyiv and Kharkiv. Ukraine says that it shot down 21 of 41 missiles.
court of law empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal
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 strikes.
At least ten people are killed during three separated confrontations between Palestinians and Israel's border police and army in the occupied West Bank.
15-1 Inaba, Momoyama-chō, Fushimi, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Singaporean Transport Minister S. Iswaran resigns both as cabinet minister, member of parliament of West Coast GRC and as a member of the PAP after being charged with 27 counts of corruption and receiving gratification as a public servant by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB). It is considered as the highest-profile graft involving a cabinet minister in 38 years.
Nepal suspends the issuance of permits to its citizens to work in Russia and Ukraine after 10 Nepalis are killed while serving in the Russian Army.
The SPLM-N (al-Hilu) together with the SAF clashed with the RSF in the Nuba Mountains, while the SAF launched airstrikes on an RSF camp in Al-Dabaibat, north of Dalang.
unlawful killing of a human with malice aforethought
Germany from 1933 to 1945 while under control of the Nazi Party
The school's director has been arrested.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy seizes control of the Marshall Islands-flagged and Greek-operated civilian oil tanker St Nikolas in the Gulf of Oman.
form of attack in which a perpetrator rams vehicle into people or structures
The military targets allegedly included logistical hubs, air defence systems, and weapons storage locations.
capital and the largest city of Afghanistan
Date: 13 November 1996 – present (27 years, 2 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
2024 College Football Playoff National Championship
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft loses a door section of its fuselage mid-air and makes an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, United States, with no major injuries reported.
city on the Skeena River in British Columbia, Canada
legislature of Thailand, sometimes serving as the lower house of the National Assembly of Thailand
Bhutanese people vote in the second round of the election for 47 members of the National Assembly.
1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide
The United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Italy, Canada, Finland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany suspend humanitarian aid to UNRWA over allegations that some UNRWA staff members were involved in the Hamas-led attack on Israel.
Estonia becomes the 36th country in the world where same-sex couples can marry.
part of the United Kingdom situated on the island of Ireland
Russia and Ukraine conduct a prisoner exchange on the border, with 195 soldiers being returned to Russia, and 207 military personnel and civilians being returned to Ukraine, respectively.
organised and prolonged violent conflict between states
Argentina deports eight Ecuadorians, including relatives of gang leader José Adolfo Macías Villamar, who were arrested yesterday amid the ongoing conflict in Ecuador.
Indian multinational steel-making company
The Maldives calls for the complete withdrawal of the Indian Armed Forces from its territory by March 15 amid a diplomatic dispute between the two countries.
Separately, 15 people are killed during four collisions in Laghman Province, near the end of the same highway.
Chris Christie 2024 presidential campaign
combined military forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Oregon
Russia launches a massive missile and drone attack across Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring 38 others in Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts. Ukraine says that it shot down all eight drones and 18 of 51 missiles.
The Republic of Artsakh officially ceases to exist, in accordance with a decree signed by former president Samvel Shahramanyan.
Northwestern Europe; between the Celtic and North Seas
highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association
One former and four current National Hockey League players who took part in the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships are charged with sexual assault in London, Ontario, Canada in connection with the 2018 investigation.
List of presidents of the Marshall Islands
Russian gas producer Novatek subsequently suspends all operations at the complex in response to the attack.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New York
A helicopter carrying seven people crashes in Terrace, British Columbia, Canada, leaving 3 dead and 4 others injured.
2023 rebel military operation in Myanmar
Date: 12 January 2024 – present (1 month)
hindu Temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya
Date: 31 July 2022 – present (1 year, 6 months, 1 week and 3 days)
It is considered as the highest-profile graft involving a cabinet minister in 38 years.
Date: 5 May 2021–present (2 years, 9 months and 1 week)
Arizona affiliate of the Republican Party
low-intensity asymmetric war between the Mexican Government and various drug trafficking syndicates
At least 60 people have been killed across the United States after two weeks of storms caused dangerous road conditions and significant power outages.
intergovernmental military alliance between 31 member states
missile designed to target surface watercraft
the state, in a normally conscious being, of not being conscious
Arab ethnic group native to the Palestine region in Southwest Asia
1974 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries bombing
Camps belonging to the Baluch Liberation Front and Balochistan Liberation Army are reportedly hit.
administrative division (oblast) in central Ukraine
the highest court in the U.S. state of Colorado
Three American soldiers are killed and 47 others are injured in a drone attack upon a U.S. base in Rukban, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan, near the border with Syria, by Islamic Resistance in Iraq militants.
The United States Africa Command says a U.S.
multifaceted business activity related to buildings and land
Islamist organization in Afghanistan (founded 1994)
central coordinating agency of the Japanese police system
military tactics to attack the enemy by surprise
Russian political activist and murderer of pro-Kremlin blogger Vladlen Tatarsky (born Maxim Yuryevich Fomin)
global international and intergovernmental organization
2024 Cicalengka station railway collision
A U.S. drone strike in Baghdad, Iraq, kills four Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba militants, including senior leader Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi.
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.
head of state of the RSFSR (office established in 1991) and Russia
All passengers suffer some degree of hypoxia including loss of consciousness.
Frederik X is proclaimed King of Denmark following his mother's abdication.
corporation operating in multiple countries
capital city of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
A Piper PA-24 Comanche crashes in the forest region between Rio Grande da Serra and Ribeirão Pires, in Greater São Paulo, Brazil. Two people were killed.
single unit of ownership in a corporation, mutual fund, or any other organization
Former President of Suriname Dési Bouterse is reported missing by the authorities after failing to turn himself in to prison.
At least 27 people are killed by Ukrainian artillery strikes on Donetsk, according to Russian-appointed local officials.
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.
West Germanic language spoken mainly in Central Europe
The Federal Aviation Administration subsequently orders a temporary grounding of all 737 Max 9 aircraft in response to the incident.
Everton are currently appealing a 10-point deduction from a previous charge.
unicameral national legislature of Israel
Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
allegations Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip
A train collides with a truck in Bohumín, Czech Republic, killing one person and injuring 19 others.
upper house of the Congress of the Philippines
city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
various uncrewed and crewed flights from the Earth to the Moon
The Lviv Oblast becomes the first oblast in Ukraine to remove all Soviet Union-era monuments.
Al-Shabaab insurgents capture a United Nations helicopter carrying seven people, killing one person and abducting five others, while the seventh person is missing. The helicopter landed in al-Shabaab-controlled territory after encountering "a defect" shortly after takeoff from Beledweyne, Hiran, Somalia.
A chartered Air Côte d'Ivoire flight from The Gambia to the Ivory Coast, transporting the Gambia national football team to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, makes an emergency landing in Banjul, Gambia, due to a loss of cabin pressure lasting for more than nine minutes. All passengers suffer some degree of hypoxia including loss of consciousness.
military organization to protect the political system of the Islamic Republic in Iran
city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States
highest electoral authority of Guatemala
2024 Australian Open – Men's singles final
ongoing electoral process in the United States
Chinese property sector crisis (2020–present)
As a result, schools are closed and the military is called to stop gang activities.
special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan
2024 Badakhshan Dassault Falcon 10 crash
French prime minister Élisabeth Borne resigns at the request of French president Emmanuel Macron amid political turmoil over immigration reform.
Philippine President Bongbong Marcos signs a law that permits electronic tax filing in the country.
In Afghanistan, ten vehicles crash on the main highway linking Kabul and the eastern Nangarhar Province, killing 17 people and wounding ten others. Separately, 15 people are killed during four collisions in Laghman Province, near the end of the same highway.
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.
Gabriel Attal becomes the youngest and first openly gay Prime Minister of France.
school where some or all students live on campus
The state of Alabama executes convicted murderer Kenneth Smith using nitrogen hypoxia, the first time the technique is used.
Police arrest five people for the deaths of six people found in the desert near El Mirage, California, United States, allegedly over an illegal marijuana trade. The victims were shot dead, with the bodies of four of them being burned.
ongoing military conflict in Eastern Europe since 2022
major international sport event for people with disabilities
compulsory enlistment into national or military service
analog or digital electronic device for recording sound on magnetic tape
type of natural disasters involving ground movements, often caused by slope instability triggered by specific event
formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a major public leader's term of office, or official opening or beginning of an institution or structure
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.
peninsula in the island of Honshū, Japan
form of legal immunity for government officials that confers total immunity from criminal prosecution and lawsuits so long as they are acting within the scope of their duties
divides the territories of Iran and Pakistan
point where a person chooses to permanently leave the workforce
Claudine Gay resigns as president of Harvard University following controversial remarks she made during a congressional hearing on antisemitism and accusations of plagiarism.
The March 23 Movement is blamed for the attack.
organization of workers with common goals
Land-based branch of the Military of Myanmar
overseas department of France in the Indian Ocean
aircraft landing made in response to a crisis
urban area in Kristianstad Municipality, Sweden
North Korea announces that it has tested a nuclear weapon delivered by an unmanned underwater drone system in the Sea of Japan.
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.
unicameral national legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
highest court of jurisdiction in the United States
form of asphyxiation which results from breathing a physiologically inert gas with no or low oxygen content
A soldier opens fire upon fellow soldiers at a barracks in Kerman, Iran, killing five. The suspect is arrested.
poster distributed to let the public know of an alleged criminal whom authorities wish to apprehend
verdict that results when a court of law finds a defendant guilty of a crime
Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of the race and endorses Trump.
Donald Trump is projected to win the primary by the Associated Press, NBC News, and The New York Times.
armed rebellion against a constituted authority when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents
The death toll from the magnitude 7.6 earthquake in the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on January 1, increases to 94 people.
government agency overseeing stock exchanges
response of Iran to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
formal accusation of wrongdoing in common law
place in Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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.
Colombian municipality of the department of Chocó
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Uqturpan County, Xinjiang, China, killing three people and injuring five others.
South Korean opposition politician Lee Jae-myung is stabbed in the neck in Gadeokdo, Busan.
earthquake located in the Xinjiang-Kyrgyzstan border region
international airport serving Saint Lucia
vessel for detecting and destroying naval mines
The Swedish Army helped drivers get out of their vehicles and supplied them with basic amenities.
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.
head of state and elective constitutional monarch of Malaysia
self-administered zone in Shan State, Myanmar
15 January 2024 missil strikes in Iraq and Syria
passenger ship used for pleasure voyages
closed structure to hold aircraft or spacecraft in protective storage
armed conflict involving Pakistan and armed militant groups
engineering event in which the structural integrity of a construction is compromised due to failure of components of the structure
Three American soldiers are killed and 47 others are injured in a drone attack upon a U.S.
Kata'ib Hezbollah suspends operations against the U.S. military in Iraq, in order to "prevent embarrassment of the Iraqi government".
2022 Canadian ice hockey sexual assault scandal
2 January 2024 Russian strikes on Ukraine
city and county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
The Sheikh Zayed Festival at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates breaks four Guinness World Records for a hour-long fireworks display and drone show during the New Year celebration.
Former President Jacob Zuma is suspended from the African National Congress, the party he led from 2007 to 2017.
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.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy seizes control of the Marshall Islands-flagged and Greek-operated civilian oil tanker St Nikolas in the Gulf of Oman. The tanker had 19 crew members onboard, including 18 Filipinos and one Greek. It was carrying crude oil from Basra, Iraq, to Turkey.
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present)
wave attacks during the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 2022
Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022 and former cricketer
United Nations Security Council Resolution
long-ranged guns for land and sea warfare
2024 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary
result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves
1961–1972 American human spaceflight program
Date: May 27, 1964 – present (59 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
The RSF attacked the town of Bara, North Kordofan and plundered the University of Gezira in Wad Madani.
An Israeli woman and her son are killed by an anti-tank missile which penetrated their home in Yuval in the Galilee near the Israel-Lebanon border.
psychoactive herb from the Cannabis plant used for medical or recreational purposes
A Turkish man is shot dead by two masked gunmen at an Italian Roman Catholic church in Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey.
ideology which seeks to return to the fundamentals of Islam
President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
Two people are arrested for killing public prosecutor César Suárez [es].
above-ground structure for bulk transfer and distribution of electricity
federally recognized tribe of indigenous people in North America
Five players who took part in the 2018 World Junior Championship have reportedly been told to surrender to the police in London, Ontario, Canada to face sexual assault charges.
multinational nonprofit news agency headquartered in New York, United States
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Lanao del Sur
Five migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel after their small boat overturned.
U.S. Navy and Royal Navy warships in the Red Sea shoot down 21 suicide drones and missiles launched by Houthi forces in Yemen. British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps describes it as the largest attack in the area by the Houthis to date.
At least 1,000 cars are stranded on the E22 highway in Sweden between Hörby and Kristianstad due to heavy snow with people spending the night in their vehicles. The Swedish Army helped drivers get out of their vehicles and supplied them with basic amenities.
It later suffers from a fuel leak, making it unable to complete its objective.
Thai human rights activist, lawyer and political activist
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.
work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work
village in Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon
Two people are killed and four more are rescued.
city and capital of West Java Province, Indonesia
seaport located in Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida, United States
drone strike has killed three al-Shabaab insurgents near Kismayo, Somalia.
Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group
55th Governor of New Jersey, former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey
bicameral legislature of the United States
2024 stabbing attack on South Korean politician
The United States and United Kingdom launch airstrikes against Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen in response to attacks on international trade in the Red Sea. Explosions are reported in the capital Sanaa and port city of Al Hudaydah, with at least ten Houthi militants killed.
first level administrative division of Ukraine
city in and the county seat of Maverick County, Texas, United States
city in Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
Nineteen people are killed and 26 more injured during explosions of mortar bombs in Mweso in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The March 23 Movement is blamed for the attack.
Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemala City
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.
illicit act of giving or promising money or gifts that alters the behavior of a person in power; illicit act of a person in power deciding based on money or gift received or promised
American neurotechnology company Neuralink announces it has implanted its brain–computer interface in a human brain for the first time, and that the person is "recovering well" with "initial results showing promising neuron spike detection".
However, it has not been confirmed if the man was actually Kirishima.
political and social movement for addressing environmental issues
The Supreme Court of Pakistan upholds the 2019 death sentence upon former leader Pervez Musharraf, who lived in exile in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, until his death in February 2023.
general election to be held in Guatemala
South Africa's head of state and head of government
sovereign state in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
Ten people are killed and 13 others are seriously injured as a result of the riots.
using another author's work as if it was one's own original work
the deliberate attack on an educational building and its employees/attendees with a firearm
Perth, Western Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
telephone number that allows caller to contact local emergency services for assistance
measuring the strength ("size") of earthquakes
explosive device that gets its destructive force from nuclear reactions
Colombian municipality of the department of Antioquia
capital city of Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
sudden release of energy through high temperatures and gas expansion
after the State Department accuses him of "significant corruption".
naval warfare force of the United Kingdom
motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads
Date: 1 December 2023 – present (2 months and 1 week) Siege: 23 January 2024 – present (2 weeks and 3 days)
2024 Greater São Paulo Piper PA-24 Comanche crash [pt]
Date: 24 February 2022 – present (1 year, 11 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Date: 24 February 2022 – present (1 year, 11 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
electrically excitable cell that communicates via synapses
ground warfare branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Peregrine Mission One, the first US lunar lander since the Apollo program, is launched at Cape Canaveral in Florida, United States. It later suffers from a fuel leak, making it unable to complete its objective.
2021 military offensive by the Taliban causing the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Six people are killed during an ambush in the Abyei region, an area disputed between Sudan and South Sudan.
Filipino politician and actor (born 1963)
hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews
legislative, executive and judiciary powers of Iran
murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler
combined military forces of the United States
conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
officials confirm that more than a dozen Houthi sites have been targeted with Tomahawk missiles launched from U.S. Navy warships and fighter jets.
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.
Explosions are reported in the capital Sanaa and port city of Al Hudaydah, with at least ten Houthi militants killed.
country at the crossroads of Central and Southern Africa
Former Minister of the Interior Napoleón Barrientos is arrested for failing to comply with his duties for not using force to evict the blockades and demonstrations that occurred in October, which called for the resignation of Attorney General María Consuelo Porras.
Date: 29 December 2023 – 7 January 2024
potential unification of North Korea and South Korea into a single Korean state
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
current United States federal appellate court
artillery weapon that launches explosive projectiles at high angles
North Africa, East Africa, and West Asia
city in the northwestern Berbera District of Somaliland
Thousands of people protest the trial of Bashkir activist Fail Alsynov in Baymak, Bashkortostan, Russia.
someone imprisoned because they have opposed or criticized the government responsible for their imprisonment
Around 300 people are confirmed dead in an outbreak of cholera in Zambia.
capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as boarding school, high school, college or university students.
Islamic, democratic, federal parliamentary republic
2023–2024 fundraising and corruption scandal in the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
head of government of the United Kingdom
aircraft class designed to engage other aircraft in air-to-air combat
city in Ecuador, capital of the Orellana Province
More than 70 people are killed during the collapse of a gold mine in Kangaba, Mali.
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.
city in Turkey located at the Bosporus Strait
Government shutdowns in the United States
area in Sudan established by the Abyei Protocol
2023 United States Congress hearing on antisemitism
digital cash system and associated currency
Fighting between FARDC and aligned Wazalendo groups against Rwandan-backed M23 fighters continue in Mweso and Karuba, North Kivu, DRC.
At least 214 civilians have been killed in the city in the past 24 hours by airstrikes.
military component of the US state of Texas
submersible vehicles that can operate underwater without a human occupant
Israel has not claimed responsibility for the attack.
capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala
In Guatemala, the Constitutional Court aligns itself with the outgoing ruling party and denies legal recourse to Semilla, affirming that Semilla's elected members of Congress must assume office as "independents", thereby disqualifying them from running for the presidency of the Congress.
land warfare branch of Colombia's military
guided missile for combat against armored targets
At least 18 people are killed after a truck plunged into a ravine in Kasangulu, Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The death toll from the magnitude 7.6 earthquake in the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on January 1, increases to 215 people, with 28 others still missing.
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.
2020 U.S. dronestrike killing of an Iranian major general
Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North
The largest general strike in more than 50 years occurs in Northern Ireland.
However, Israel is not required to end its military operation.
American military intervention in Somalia
American multinational technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet inc.
unmanned guided missile with atmospheric engine and a combat charge
buildings or sets of buildings erected as common living quarters for groups of soldiers or workers
election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen
maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces
A government minister’s house is set on fire and roads are barricated in the capital Moroni, while protestors are tear gassed by police.
drone strike in Baghdad yesterday killed a militia leader.
aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces
Executive branch of the Singapore government
buildings or land intended to generate a profit, either from capital gain or rental income
2024 rail transport accident in Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia
Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
16 Jan. 2024 missile and drone attack by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran in Koh-e-Sabz, Panjgur District, Balochistan, Pakistan
North American professional ice hockey league
Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions (2022–present)
ongoing military tensions between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
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.
tearing-down of buildings and other structures
land service branch of the United States Armed Forces
A Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 aircraft collides with a Japan Coast Guard Dash 8 aircraft and bursts into flames at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan.
cessation of "non-essential" government services in the United States due to a funding lapse
one of the Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Armed Forces
Russian businessman, philanthropist and former oligarch
discretionary fund available to members of the Congress of the Philippines
intentional planting of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production
Unidentified gunmen kill six people in Mir Ali, North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
head of state and head of government of Suriname
strait that connects the Arabian Sea with the Persian Gulf
executive department of the U.S. federal government
crime of violating majesty; an offence against the dignity of a reigning sovereign or against a state
The United States Central Command says another round of U.S.
second-most populous Islamic denomination
military forces of the Russian Federation
Philippine Senate hearing on the Kingdom of Jesus Christ
Land warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces
Nine Dawlah Islamiyah militants are killed while four soldiers are injured during a shootout in the village of Taporug near Piagapo town in Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
policy of only recognizing one state of China
aviation occurrence that affects or could affect the safety of operation
Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
Ecuadorian prosecutor and lawyer (1985–2024)
Date: 16 March 2004 – present (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
lunar lander developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
province of central China, located around the Gan River south of the Yangtze
Jordanian intervention in the Syrian civil war
2014 ongoing military conflict between Jordan and the Islamic State
anti-Christian attack in Istanbul, Turkey, on January 28th, 2024
legal representative of the state in criminal trials
Russian President Vladimir Putin issues a decree granting Russian citizenship to foreigners who fight for Russia in the war against Ukraine, and for their families.
separates territories of Ukraine and Russia
Date: 8 October 2023 – present (4 months and 4 days)
ideology and behavior considered as extreme in a pejorative sense
federal city in and former capital of Russia
aspect of the Israel–Hamas war since October 2023
Israel launches an airstrike against a vehicle in Tyre, Lebanon, killing two Hezbollah members, including commander Ali Hudruj, and two other people in a nearby orchard.
Date: 10 December 2012 – present (11 years, 2 months and 1 day)
ongoing armed conflict in Myanmar since the 2021 coup d'etat
Date: 16 February 1985 – ongoing (38 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
country straddling Southeast Europe and West Asia
conflict between the government of the Central African Republic and rebels
agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in genus nicotiana
American military intervention in Somalia (2007–present)
law enforcement agency in Denver, Colorado
North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un says that Korean reunification is "no longer possible" and dissolves three organizations involved in reunification efforts and inter-Korean tourism.
U.S. Department that regulates the workers' rights and labor markets
Association of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
images drawn in the sky by drones carrying colored lights
landing by aircraft or spacecraft that does not result in significant damage or destruction of the vehicle
Environmental protesters throw pumpkin soup at the Mona Lisa in the Louvre in Paris, France.
Singaporean Transport Minister S. Iswaran resigns both as cabinet minister, member of parliament of West Coast GRC and as a member of the PAP after being charged with 27 counts of corruption and receiving gratification as a public servant by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).
fourth planet in the Solar System from the Sun
country near the equator in the Pacific Ocean
political meeting by right wing extremists about the deportation of Germans from Germany
form of dishonesty or criminal offense undertaken by a person or organization entrusted with a position of authority, to acquire illicit benefit or abuse power for one's private gain
cape on the Atlantic coast of Florida in the United States
abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another
head of state of the de facto unrecognised Republic of Artsakh
Riots occur in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, following a strike by police over a reduction in their pay.
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.
National Football League franchise in Detroit, Michigan
political, historical and socio-religious debate in India, centred on land in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
2024 edition of the European Men's Handball Championship
airbase located in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq
city in Ecuador, capital of the Esmeraldas Province
constituent political entity of the United States of America
administrative division (oblast) in western Russia
crimes against international military law committed by the state of Israel
Ukraine (spillover into Moldova, Poland and Belarus)
reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion
gun battle between armed persons outside the context of organized military operations
railway station and metro station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Russian military blogger and propagandist (1982-2023)
El Carmen de Atrato, Chocó Department, Colombia
2023 military operation into Israel and massacre
landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia
U.S. federal executive department in charge of law enforcement
British politician, Secretary of State for Defence
2023 United States Congress hearings on antisemitism
However, Russia reports that the attack failed.
Two of the killed were suspected of being involved in the December 2023 Mindanao bombing; six other militants are on the run.
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Texas
airborne system of surveillance radar plus command and control functions
geographically localised community within a larger city, town or suburb
private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts
European organisation dedicated to space exploration
province of the democratic republic of Congo
Mining activity that is undertaken without state permission
The Islamic State claims responsibility.
international law administrative building in The Hague, Netherlands
Russia says it shot down 20 Ukrainian missiles over the Black Sea.
port city in the southern Lower Juba province of Somalia and capital of Jubaland
administrative division (krai) in the North Caucasus region of southern Russia
Movement for Quality Government in Israel v. Knesset
art and archeology museum in Paris, France
Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions
Ust-Luga(seaport) -commercial sea port in the north-west of Russia, in the Leningrad Oblast, in the Luga Bay by the Gulf of Finland, in the '''Baltic Sea''', near the Ust-Liga village. Began work with the opening of a coal terminal.
aircraft main body which is the primary carrier of crew, passengers, and payload
head of state and head of government of the United States of America
Ukraine says that it shot down all eight drones and 18 of 51 missiles.
India currently has around 80 troops stationed on the archipelago.
Separately, the United States launches more airstrikes on Houthi positions, destroying four anti-ship missiles that were being prepared for launch.
National Football League franchise in Kansas City, Missouri
The International Court of Justice rules that some allegations of Israel committing genocide in the Gaza Strip are "plausible" and orders Israel to take measures to prevent and punish acts of genocide, to protect Palestinians, and to allow in humanitarian aid.
Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
ethnic insurgent group in northern Myanmar
facility for the storage of oil and/or petrochemical products
Date: 15 April 2023 – present (9 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
a watercraft that is built and primarily intended for naval warfare
airborne early warning and control aircraft by Beriev
An international youth movement for climate action
Guatemala presidential inauguration ceremony
South African model and legal assistant (1983–2013)
Branch of the Islamic State operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan
arson attack in Kyoto, Japan on 18 July 2019
In Afghanistan, ten vehicles crash on the main highway linking Kabul and the eastern Nangarhar Province, killing 17 people and wounding ten others.
country in Northwestern Europe with territories in the Caribbean
urban area in Hörby Municipality, Sweden
act of giving up or quitting an office or position
commercial or utilitarian large motor vehicle
head of state and head of government of the Philippines
Date: 18 March 1968 – present (55 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
diplomatic relations between the Republic of Turkey and Ukraine
country in north-west Europe; part of the United Kingdom
separatist insurgency being waged against the governments of Iran and Pakistan
region located at the southern end of South America
It was carrying crude oil from Basra, Iraq, to Turkey.
The executive of Ukraine, consisting of the prime minister and cabinet ministers.
armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups
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.
drone strike in Baghdad, Iraq, kills four Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba militants, including senior leader Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi.
English association football clubs Everton and Nottingham Forest are both charged by the Premier League with breaking financial fairplay rules.
multinational operation against Houthi for attacks on commercial ships
supersonic combustion of an explosive material
spacecraft intended to land on the surface of the Moon
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
Somalia-based Islamist movement affiliated with al-Qaeda
Duration: 29 December 2023 – 16 November 2024
event in which the varieties of precipitation are formed that only occur at low temperatures
Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits
agreement regulating naval vessels in the Turkish Straits
Shia Islamist militant group based in Iraq
Hezbollah launches a drone attack on the Northern Command headquarters in Safed, Israel, marking its deepest incursion into Israeli territory since the outbreak of hostilities.
last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 31 December
low-intensity asymmetric war, beginning in 1964, between Colombian governments, paramilitary groups, crime syndicates and far-left guerrillas (FARC, ELN, etc.)
extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth
imposing structure created to commemorate a person or event, or used for that purpose
low-skilled or unskilled worker in manual-labour occupations and industrial work; usually for a wage
armed conflict in Western Asia since 2013
capital city of the German state of Brandenburg
National Telecommunications Commission of the Philippines
town and commune and seat of the Cercle of Kangaba in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali
ocean bounded by Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antartica
village in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine
act of one or more inmates leaving prison through unofficial or illegal ways
ongoing indirect conflict between Iran and Israel
investment fund traded on stock exchanges
head of state and of government of the U.S. state of New Jersey
disaster involving one or more trains (for train colliding with a pedestrian, animal or other objects, see Q19403959; for two trains, see Q11396408)
A Piper PA-24 Comanche crashes in the forest region between Rio Grande da Serra and Ribeirão Pires, in Greater São Paulo, Brazil.
nuclear research sites and processing facilities of Iran
merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo
armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine since 2014
software that is intentionally hostile, intrusive, or damaging to a computer or network
The legislature of the outgoing Congress subsequently announces a delay in the investiture of the incoming legislature, as well as in the presidential investiture of Bernardo Arévalo.
Sudanese public administrator and former prime minister
law that promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies
Russia launches a massive missile and drone attack across Ukraine, killing at least four people and injuring 38 others in Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi and Zaporizhzhia Oblasts.
Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
Prime Minister of Iraq Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani announces that the Iraqi government is beginning the process to remove the U.S.-led international military coalition from the country after a U.S.
type of assault that typically involves the perpetrator firing a weapon from within a motor vehicle and then fleeing
electronic mechanism for casting votes and for counting votes
conflict between Gangs and the Nigerian government
Date: 31 January 2009 – present (15 years, 1 week and 5 days)
Islamist insurgency in the DR Congo and Uganda
General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea
Two officers are also injured in the shootout.
An eighth person was also killed by the same gunman a day before.
city in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
day that commemorates or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year or time of the year
The 2024 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary is held.
2023 Israeli legislation curbing the judiciary's power, independence and influence
a mild chemical stimulant naturally found in some plants
right-wing populist, in parts extreme right-wing political party in Germany
airstrikes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
capital of the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon
English men's association football top league
type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals
Russian missile strikes in Kharkiv, Ukraine
Prime Minister of France from 2022 to 2024
international airport serving Tokyo, Japan
unincorporated community in California, United States
person forced to leave their home who remains within their country
Date: 20 February 2014 – present (9 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
administrative division (oblast) in western Ukraine
A chartered Air Côte d'Ivoire flight from The Gambia to the Ivory Coast, transporting the Gambia national football team to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, makes an emergency landing in Banjul, Gambia, due to a loss of cabin pressure lasting for more than nine minutes.
province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
the four most important tennis tournaments
technology influencing the brain and consciousness
football team of the University of Michigan
urgent movement of people away from the threat or actual occurrence of a hazard
Former U.S. President Donald Trump wins the Iowa caucus.
Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group
city in Pinal County, Arizona, United States
material that government claims requires confidentiality
province of the People's Republic of China (1949-)
2024 assassination of the deputy leader of Hamas
violent public disturbance against authority, property or people
The woman also files a lawsuit against film producer Harvey Weinstein, accusing him of sexually assaulting her.
In Belarus a fourth political prisoner died in prison since 2022 according to Viasna Human Rights Centre.
Four people are found dead at a residential property in Costessey, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
At least 18 civilians are killed and at least 130 others are injured by Russian missile strikes in Kyiv and Kharkiv.
temporary leave of employees due to special needs of a company or employer, which may be due to economic conditions of a specific employer or in society as a whole
action where a vessel turns on to its side or is upside down
Monuments and memorials removed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
geographic area that is located outside towns and cities
third planet from the Sun in the Solar System
The 2024 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary is held.
armed conflict around the Gaza Strip that started on 7 October 2023
very tight valley, which is often the product of streamcutting erosion
South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone season
He also asks the Supreme People's Assembly to amend the constitution to recognize South Korea as a "primary foe and invariable principal enemy" and distinguish between North Korean and South Korean territory.
Houthi involvement in the Israel–Hamas war
In tennis, Jannik Sinner defeats Daniil Medvedev in the final, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3, to win the men's singles title at the 2024 Australian Open.
selection of the Democratic Party nominee
National Football League franchise in Santa Clara, California
sport that is practiced between two teams of eleven players
Nigerian Christian leader and televangelist whose death was described by Isaiah Ogedegbe as a big or major blow to Christianity
Al-Shabaab insurgents capture a United Nations helicopter carrying seven people, killing one person and abducting five others, while the seventh person is missing.
Protests and riots erupts across Comoros after incumbent president Azali Assoumani was declared winner following an election earlier this month.
insurgency in the Mindanao region of the Philippines
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill
bill of the parliament of the United Kingdom
form of team game played with an oval ball on a field marked out as a gridiron
The man who claimed that he is the fugitive Satoshi Kirishima, a former member of the East Asia Anti-Japan Armed Front who was wanted for his role in a series of bombings in the 1970s and who was arrested by Japanese police on January 25, dies of cancer in a hospital in Tokyo, Japan.
sovereign state in South Asia, situated on an archipelago in the Arabian Sea
American multinational technology company
rebel military group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
airport in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath
Republic of China Presidential and Vice Presidential election
association football club in West Bridgford, England
2 April 2023 bombing in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which killed military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky
At least 27 people are killed by 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 to the strikes. Ukraine denies responsibility.
Another person is also killed in the airstrike.
armed conflict in the Crimean Peninsula during the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 2022
Bombing of express train in Uttar Pradesh, India
works outside the scope of copyright law
Israel assassinates Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy commander of Hezbollah's Redwan Force, during an airstrike against a vehicle in Majdel Selm, Lebanon.
series of ongoing insurgencies within Myanmar
city in and state capital of Idaho, United States
Thirteen third grade children are killed and another child is injured in a fire at a boarding school dormitory in Dushu [zh], Henan Province, China.
Gangsters subsequently storm a TC Televisión newsroom in Guayaquil and launch a series of riots, kidnappings, and explosions across the country.
In retaliation, Israel claims the assassination of Ali Hussein Barji, the commander of Hezbollah's air force in Southern Lebanon.
Seven people are killed in two separate shootings at two homes in Joliet, Illinois, United States.
Three women, including two Ukrainian nationals, accuse church leader Apollo Quiboloy of sexually abusing them.
17th and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia & Sultan of Johor
British multinational oil and gas company
international court in Strasbourg, France, established by the European Convention on Human Rights
Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean
Islamic Resistance in Iraq (2020–present)
city in the West Bank, State of Palestine
northernmost region of the African continent
United States military intervention against extremist groups in Somalia
execution of convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith
process of getting coal out of the ground
American four-seat or six-seat, low-wing monoplane built 1956-1972
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.
Date: 14 May 1948 – present (75 years, 8 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
U.S. Navy and Royal Navy warships in the Red Sea shoot down 21 suicide drones and missiles launched by Houthi forces in Yemen.