January 10, 2024 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Red Sea crisis
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 2722
- The United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution condemning Houthi attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea. (The Washington Post)
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 2722
- Somali Civil War
- Al-Shabaab insurgents capture a United Nations helicopter carrying seven people, killing one person and abducting five others, while the seventh person is missing. The helicopter landed in al-Shabaab-controlled territory after encountering "a defect" shortly after takeoff from Beledweyne, Hiran, Somalia. (AP)
Business and economy
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approves eleven spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in a landmark decision. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2024 Papua New Guinean unrest
- Riots occur in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, following a strike by police over a reduction in their pay. Ten people are killed and 13 others are seriously injured as a result of the riots. (RNZ) (The National)
- Capital punishment in Pakistan
- The Supreme Court of Pakistan upholds the 2019 death sentence upon former leader Pervez Musharraf, who lived in exile in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, until his death in February 2023. (Dawn)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- Chris Christie 2024 presidential campaign
- Former Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie withdraws from the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries. (NBC News)
- Chris Christie 2024 presidential campaign
Sports
- The 2024 European Men's Handball Championship begins in Germany. (The Local)
- The 2024 UEC European Track Championships begins in the Netherlands. (The Irish Times)