January 2024
- January 1
- Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates become BRICS members.[1]
- The Republic of Artsakh is formally dissolved following the recapture of the Nagorno-Karabakh region by Azerbaijan.[2]
- A 7.5 Mww earthquake strikes the western coast of Japan (Noto Peninsula), killing at least 504 people and injuring 1,389 others.[3][4] A further 5 are killed the next day when a Coast Guard aircraft carrying humanitarian aid was involved in a collision with a Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 aircraft, destroying both aircraft. All 379 people aboard the passenger jet are evacuated safely.[5]
- Ethiopia announces an agreement with Somaliland to use the port of Berbera. Ethiopia also says that it will eventually recognize Somaliland's independence, becoming the first country to do so.[6]
- January 2 – 2023 Marshallese general election: The Legislature of the Marshall Islands elects Hilda Heine as President for a second non-consecutive term during its first session following the general election.[7]
- January 3 – 2024 Kerman bombings: An Islamic State double bombing kills 94 people during a memorial event commemorating the assassination of Qasem Soleimani in Kerman, Iran.[8] The bombing was carried out using two briefcase bombs placed at the entrance that were detonated remotely.[9]
- January 7 – 2024 Bangladeshi general election: The Awami League, led by incumbent Sheikh Hasina, wins a 4th consecutive term amid protests by opposition parties and a large drop in voter turnout.[10][11]
- January 8
- Said Abdullahi Deni is elected President of Puntland by the Puntland Parliament after three rounds in the 2024 Punttland presidential election.[12]
- Ecuadorian conflict (2024–present): Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declares a state of emergency following the escape of Los Choneros drug cartel leader José Adolfo Macías Villamar from prison. The military was deployed onto the streets and into prisons, while setting a national nighttime curfew.[13]
- January 9 – Two Polish MPs: former Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski and his then-deputy Maciej Wasik, are arrested by police inside the Presidential Palace in Warsaw following a legal dispute over their conviction and pardon for abuse of power.[14][15] On 23 January, President Andrzej Duda pardoned them for the second time, and the police released them from prison.[16]
- ↑ Sharma, Shweta (August 24, 2023). "Brics countries agree major expansion as 6 countries invited to join". The Independent. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ↑ Ebel, Francesca (28 September 2023). "Defeated by force, Nagorno-Karabakh government declares it will dissolve". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ↑ Reiwa 6-nen Notohantō jishin ni yoru higai-tō no jōkyō ni tsuite (kiki kanri kansatsu-shitsu) 令和６年能登半島地震による被害等の状況について(危機管理監室) [Regarding the status of damage caused by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake (Crisis Management Office)] (PDF) (Report) (in Japanese). Crisis Management Office, Ishikawa Prefecture. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ "M 7.5 – 42 km NE of Anamizu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ↑ "JAL plane on fire at Haneda Airport after colliding with Japan Coast Guard plane". NHK World. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ "Landlocked Ethiopia signs Pact to Use Somaliland's Red Sea Port". Reuters. January 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Hilda Heine sworn in as President of the Marshall Islands". RNZ. 2024-01-03. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ↑ "Death toll in Islamic State-claimed suicide blasts rises to 91". Associated Press. 2024-01-06. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Dozens killed in blasts near Iran general's tomb". Al Jazeera English. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Bangladesh Election Commission schedules parliamentary polls for Jan 7". bdnews24.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
- ↑ "Bangladesh election: PM Sheikh Hasina wins fourth term in controversial vote". BBC News. 2024-01-07. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ↑ Lawmakers Reelect President of Oil-Rich Somali Puntland Region
- ↑ "Ecuador declares state of emergency amid prison chaos". Reuters. 2024-01-09. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ↑ "Poland's president vetoes law on free access to morning-after pill for ages 15 and above". Associated Press. 2024-01-10. Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ↑ "Maciej Wąsik i Mariusz Kamiński zatrzymani. Trafili do aresztu śledczego" (in Polish). Rzeczpospolita. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ↑ "Poland's president pardons 2 imprisoned politicians from previous conservative government — again". Associated Press. 2024-01-23. Archived from the original on 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2025-03-04.
