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. (BBC News)
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”. (The Guardian)
Chinese property sector crisis – 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. (AP)
Kata’ib Hezbollah suspends operations against the U.S. military in Iraq, in order to “prevent embarrassment of the Iraqi government”. (Reuters)
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. (The Telegraph)
The European Union formally approves a €50 billion financial support package for Ukraine after Hungary withdraws its veto. The package is expected to help the Ukrainian government pay pensions, salaries and other costs over the next four years with the first funds being released in March. (BBC News)
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. (BBC News)
Russia claims control of the village of Tabaivka in Kharkiv Oblast. However, Ukraine denies this claim. (Kyiv Independent)
A hangar currently under construction collapses in Boise, Idaho, United States, killing three people and injuring nine. (ABC News)
Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor becomes the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. (Reuters)
Tuesday, Jan 30th, 2024
Ukrainian forces say that they shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter jet over Luhansk Oblast. (Kyiv Post)
The Lviv Oblast becomes the first oblast in Ukraine to remove all Soviet Union-era monuments. (Reuters)
Four people are killed and 15 others are rescued after a boat capsizes while travelling between Cancún and Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico. (AP)
A bus collides with a truck on a highway in Elota, Sinaloa, Mexico, killing 19 people and injuring 18 others. (AP)
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan is sentenced to ten years in prison for leaking state secrets. (BBC News)
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. (AP)
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. (CBC)
Monday, January 29th, 2024
Four men are executed in Iran after being convicted of planning a bomb attack ordered by Israel’s Mossad on a military equipment factory. (Al Jazeera)
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. (The Balochistan Post)
Amazon terminates its proposed US$1.7 billion acquisition of consumer robot manufacturer iRobot Corporation after facing antitrust scrutiny from the European Commission. (AP)
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 in a hospital in Tokyo, Japan. However, it has not been confirmed if the man was actually Kirishima. (NHK World)
Police arrest five people for the deaths of six people found in the desert near El Mirage, California, United States, over an illegal marijuana trade. The victims were shot dead, with the bodies of four of them being burned. (The Guardian)
Former President of South Africa Jacob Zuma is suspended from the African National Congress, the party he led from 2007 to 2017. (BBC News)
Sunday, January 28th, 2024
Three American soldiers are killed and 34 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. (CNBC)
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. (AP)
A Piper PA-46 crashes in the rural area of Itapeva, Minas Gerais, Brazil, killing all seven people on board. (O Globo)
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. (AP)
Six hundred hectares of forest are destroyed by fire in Los Alerces National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Patagonia, Argentina. (NOS)
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. (CNN)
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. (USA Today)
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