Current events: 2024-01-06

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Russian forces attack Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, with S-300 missiles, killing at least 11 people, including five children, and injuring eight others. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

• Alaska Airlines Flight 1282
  • An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 plane loses a door section of its fuselage mid-air and makes an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, United States. The Federal Aviation Administration subsequently orders a temporary grounding of the 737 Max 9. (The Guardian) (BBC News) (CNN)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Salvadoran general election
  • Electronic voting for Salvadoran expatriates in the presidential and legislative elections begins. (El Mundo)

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