Current events: 2024-01-10

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Houthi involvement in the Israel–Hamas war
  • The United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution condemning Houthi attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea. (The Washington Post) Law and crime
• Bitcoin
  • The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approves eleven spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in a landmark decision. (Reuters)
• Capital punishment in Pakistan
  • The Supreme Court of Pakistan upholds the 2019 death sentence upon late former leader Pervez Musharraf, who lived in exile until his death in February 2023. (Dawn)
• Riots break out in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, following an announcement by prime minister James Marape of tax deduction which has now been retracted. (ABC News Australia)

Politics and elections

• 2024 United States presidential election
  • Chris Christie 2024 presidential campaign
    • Former Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie drops out of the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries. (NBC)

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