January 17, 2024 (Wednesday)

Pakistan recalls its ambassador to Iran in response to the missile attack on its territory that killed two civilians.

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.

The United States redesignates the Yemen-based Houthis as a terrorist organization in response to continuing attacks in the Red Sea.

Public prosecutor César Suárez, who was investigating the takeover of the TC Televisión newsroom by armed men, is killed in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Three people are killed when a power line falls on a car during a major winter storm in Portland, Oregon, United States.

At least 19 people are killed and three others are missing after an explosion at a fireworks factory in Suphan Buri, Thailand.

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, Oyo State, Nigeria.

Thai activist Arnon Nampa is sentenced to four years in prison for posting a royal insult on social media in 2021.

Thousands of people protest the trial of Bashkir activist Fail Alsynov in Baymak, Bashkortostan, Russia. Clashes with police are reported.

Former Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei is barred from entering the U.S. after the State Department accuses him of "significant corruption".

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".

Three people are killed and five others injured during a mass shooting against a group of men outdoors in Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago.