January 27, 2024 (Saturday)

Houthi missiles hit the British Trafigura oil tanker Marlin Luanda in the Gulf of Aden.

Three gunmen kill nine Pakistani labourers in Saravan, Sistan and Baluchistan province, near the Iran–Pakistan border.

The USS Carney shoots down a Houthi missile which had been fired at the warship in the Gulf of Aden.

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.

Fighting between FARDC and aligned Wazalendo groups against Rwandan-backed M23 fighters continue in Mweso and Karuba, North Kivu, DRC.

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.

Icon of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, makes its maiden voyage at the PortMiami in Miami, Florida, U.S.

Incumbent prime minister Kausea Natano loses his seat in parliament.

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.