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January 13, 2024 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria, a day after nine Turkish soldiers were killed in a shooting in Iraq.
Disasters and accidents
At least 21 miners are killed and several others are trapped following a collapse at a gold mine in Simiyu Region, Tanzania.
A landslide in El Carmen de Atrato, Chocó, Colombia, kills 34 people and injures at least 35 others.
Politics and elections
Vice President Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party is elected president of Taiwan.
The opposition Nationalist Party of China wins the most seats in the Legislative Yuan but no party receives an absolute majority.
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