Armed conflicts and attacks
Arts and culture
Disasters and accidents
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- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- At least 20 rockets are fired by Hamas at central and southern Israel. (Ynet) (Al Jazeera)
- Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- The Republic of Artsakh officially ceases to exist, in accordance with a decree signed by former president Samvel Shahramanyan. (Interfax)
Arts and culture
- Public Domain Day
- 2024 in American public domain
- Steamboat Willie, the German language version of All Quiet on the Western Front, and other works published in 1928 enter the public domain in the United States. (Mashable)
- 2024 in American public domain
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Sea of Japan earthquake
- A magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Japan, with the epicenter located in the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture, killing six people. A tsunami warning was also issued across multiple prefectures along the Sea of Japan. (Reuters)
- One person is killed and 21 others are injured during a fire at a bar in Graz, Austria, during a New Year's party. (AP)
International relations
- Foreign relations of Ethiopia, Foreign relations of Somaliland
- Ethiopia announces an agreement with Somaliland to use the port of Berbera. Ethiopia said that it would be the first country to recognize Somaliland's independence in due course. (Reuters)
- Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates formally join the BRICS group as new members. (Tehran Times)
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