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Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor
- Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor (pictured) is sworn in as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
- Former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan is sentenced to ten years in prison for leaking state secrets, fourteen years for corruption, and seven years for illegal marriage.
- Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announce their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States.
- Following damage to the helicopter's rotors, NASA ends the Ingenuity mission on Mars after seventy-two flights in almost three years.
February 5, 2024 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
- Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
- February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
- A drone attack against a U.S. military base in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, kills seven Syrian Democratic Forces fighters and injures 18 others. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility. (Al Jazeera) (AP)
- February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
- Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
- Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Ten policemen are killed and six others are injured during an attack by Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan militants against a police station in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- At least 20 people have died 13 in Davao de Oro and 7 in Davao del Norte, Philippines, as a result of a landslide with at least 2 reported missing. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- Sweden–NATO relations
- Hungary's ruling party Fidesz today boycotted an extraordinary National Assembly session called by opposition groupings to speed the approval of Sweden's NATO membership bid. (Politico)
February 4, 2024 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
Arts and culture
- 66th Annual Grammy Awards
- Miley Cyrus wins her first Grammy Award for her 2023 single "Flowers". (CBS News)
- Taylor Swift wins Album of the Year for Midnights and announces she will be releasing a new album, The Tortured Poets Department, on April 19, 2024. (Variety)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Chile wildfires
- The death toll from major wildfires in Valparaíso, Chile, increases to at least 112 people, with between 3,000 and 6,000 houses damaged in the fires. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Salvadoran general election
- Salvadorans vote to elect the president, vice president, and Legislative Assembly. With over 80% of the popular vote, Nayib Bukele wins re-election in a first-round landslide. (BBC News) (Reuters)
- President of Namibia Hage Geingob dies at the age of 82, and is succeeded by Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba on an acting basis. (The Namibian)
February 3, 2024 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- A Lukoil oil refinery in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, is attacked by Ukrainian long-range drones, causing a large fire and disrupting operations. Volgograd governor Andrey Bocharov says that the attack was repelled by air defences. (Kyiv Post)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- At least 28 civilians are killed by Ukrainian shelling in Russian-occupied Lysychansk, Luhansk Oblast, according to Russian-appointed local officials. The officials added that ten others were rescued after being trapped under rubble. (AP)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Red Sea crisis
- 2024 missile strikes in Yemen
- The United States and United Kingdom launch airstrikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen, including underground weapons storage facilities, missile systems, radars, and command and control centres. (Reuters)
- 2024 missile strikes in Yemen
- Israel–Hamas war
- The Gaza Health Ministry reported that 127 Palestinians (including at least 92 people in Rafah) were killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 27,365. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Chile wildfires
- Chile declares a state of emergency as wildfires kill at least 51 people across the country, while hundreds more are reported missing. Multiple fires have been reported in Valparaíso and Viña del Mar. More than 1,100 buildings are destroyed. (Reuters)
Politics and elections
- 2024 United States presidential election
- 2024 Northern Ireland Executive formation
- In a power sharing deal, Michelle O'Neill becomes the First Minister of Northern Ireland, marking the first time that the position is held by an Irish nationalist, while the Democratic Unionist Party's Emma Little-Pengelly becomes deputy first minister. (BBC News)
February 2, 2024 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
- Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
- February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
- The U.S. military launches airstrikes against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and other Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria, in response to a drone attack that killed three American troops in Jordan. CENTCOM says more than 85 targets were hit with 125 "precision munitions". (NBC News) (BBC News)
- February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
- Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
Law and crime
- 1974 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries bombing
- DNA tests confirm the identity of a man who claimed that he was the fugitive Satoshi Kirishima before dying of cancer in late January. (Kyodo News)
- 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal
- The Malaysian Pardons Board headed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong reduces the prison term of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak from 12 years to 6 years of imprisonment. (Reuters via Rappler)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Guatemalan general election
- The European Council applies sanctions to Attorney General of Guatemala María Consuelo Porras and three of her collaborators, as well as to a judge, for undermining democracy, the rule of law, and the transfer of power. (Prensa Libre)
Sports
- Ice hockey at the Olympic Games
- In ice hockey, the National Hockey League announces that NHL players will be allowed to play at the Winter Olympics in 2026 and 2030, making it the first time the league has allowed its players to participate since 2014. (The Athletic)
February 1, 2024 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
- A gunman takes seven hostages at a factory owned by U.S. company Procter & Gamble in Gebze, Kocaeli Province, Turkey, in an apparent protest against the war in Gaza. The perpetrator is later arrested unharmed and all the hostages are freed. (The Guardian)
- U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order imposing sanctions on four Israeli settlers in the West Bank who are implicated in acts of violence against Palestinians in the region. (BBC News)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Crimea attacks
- Ukrainian unmanned surface vehicles sink the Tarantul-class missile corvette RFS Ivanovets in Donuzlav Bay. (BBC News)
- Southern Ukraine campaign
- Two French aid workers are killed in a Russian drone strike near Beryslav in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. Four people are also injured in the strike. (BBC News)
- Crimea attacks
Business and economy
- Humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Ukraine–European Union relations
- The European Union formally approves a €50 billion financial support package for Ukraine after Hungary withdraws its veto. The package is expected to help the Ukrainian government cover some costs of pensions and salaries over the next four years with the first funds being released in March. (BBC News) (The Economist)
Disasters and accidents
- A gas truck explodes in a residential area of Nairobi, Kenya, killing three people and injuring 297 others. (BBC News)
- A Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft crashes into a mobile home park in Clearwater, Florida, United States, killing the pilot and two people on the ground. (NBC News)
Law and crime
- Former CIA employee Joshua Schulte is sentenced to 40 years in prison for charges of espionage, computer hacking, contempt of court, making false statements to the FBI and possession of child pornography. (BBC News)
January 31, 2024 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Crimea attacks
- The Ukrainian Air Force launches a wave of Storm Shadow cruise missile strikes on Russian military infrastructure in Crimea, with explosions reported near Sevastopol International Airport. Russia says it shot down 20 Ukrainian missiles over the Black Sea. (The Telegraph)
- Russia and Ukraine conduct a prisoner exchange on the border, with 195 soldiers being returned to Russia, and 207 military personnel and civilians being returned to Ukraine, respectively. The deal was facilitated by the United Arab Emirates. (BBC News)
- Crimea attacks
- Iraqi conflict
- Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
- Kata'ib Hezbollah suspends operations against the U.S. military in Iraq, in order to "prevent embarrassment of the Iraqi government". (Reuters)
- Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria
Disasters and accidents
- A hangar currently under construction collapses in Boise, Idaho, United States, killing three people and injuring nine. (ABC News)
Politics and elections
- Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor becomes the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. (Reuters)
January 30, 2024 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Ukrainian forces say that they shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter jet over Luhansk Oblast. (Kyiv Post)
- Eastern Ukraine campaign
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- Four people are killed and six more injured during an explosion caused by a bomb at a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's rally in Sibi, Balochistan, Pakistan. (Dawn)
- Balochistan Liberation Army separatists launch rockets against security forces in Machh, Balochistan, Pakistan, killing a police officer and injuring 15 others, in response to Pakistan's Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar. Six militants are killed in the ensuing shootout. (AP)
- Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
- Twelve people are killed during an attack by Allied Democratic Forces militants against three villages in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AP)
Arts and culture
- Decommunization in Ukraine
- Monuments and memorials removed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Lviv Oblast becomes the first oblast in Ukraine to remove all Soviet Union-era monuments. (Reuters)
- Monuments and memorials removed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Disasters and accidents
- A bus collides with a truck on a highway in Elota, Sinaloa, Mexico, killing 19 people and injuring 18 others. (AP)
- Four people are killed and 15 others are rescued after a boat capsizes while travelling between Cancún and Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Mexico. (AP)
Law and crime
- Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal
- One former and four current National Hockey League players who took part in the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships are charged with sexual assault in London, Ontario, Canada in connection with the 2018 investigation. (CBC)
- Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan is sentenced to ten years in prison for leaking state secrets. (BBC News)
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