Current events: 2024-01-30

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Eastern Ukraine campaign
    • Ukrainian forces say they have shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter jet over Luhansk Oblast. (The Kyiv Post)
• Insurgency in Balochistan
  • Balochistan Liberation Army separatists launch rockets against security forces in Machh, Balochistan, Pakistan, killing a police officer and wounding 15 more, in response to Pakistan's Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar. Six militants are killed in the ensuing shootout. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• A bus collides with a truck on a highway in Elota, Sinaloa, Mexico, killing 19 people and wounding 18 more. (AP)
• Four people are killed and 15 are rescued after a boat capsized between Cancún and Isla Mujeres, Mexico. (AP)

Law and crime

• Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan is sentenced to ten years in prison for leaking state secrets. (BBC News)

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