January 16, 2024 (Tuesday)

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.

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.

A Congolese soldier is killed and two others are arrested by the Rwandan Army in a cross-border incident in Rubavu District, Rwanda.

An al-Shabaab suicide bomber kills three people and wounds two others outside of the Mayor of Mogadishu's office in Mogadishu, Somalia.

British multinational oil and gas company Shell suspends all Red Sea shipments indefinitely amid Houthi attacks on commerical vessels.

Seventeen people are injured in a Russian missile strike on a residential area in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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.

The Iranian government extends Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi's jail term of 12 years for "spreading propaganda".

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.

A drive-by shooting kills five people in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. Authorities say the killings are likely connected to drug trafficking.

Former Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson withdraws from the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.

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.