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January 25, 2024
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2024-01-25
)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Iran and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The
United States Department of Commerce
issues a $15 million bounty for information on
Hossein Hatefi Ardakani
, an
Iranian
businessman accused of procuring parts for drones assembled by Iran's
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
that were later sold to
Russia
.
(
The Wall Street Journal
)
Moro conflict
Nine Dawlah Islamiyah militants are killed while four
soldiers
are injured during a
shootout
in the village of Taporug near
Piagapo
town in
Lanao del Sur
,
Philippines
. Two of the killed were suspected of being involved in the
December 2023 Mindanao bombing
; six other militants are on the run.
(AP)
Mexican drug war
Four police officers are killed in an ambush on a
highway
near
Celaya
,
Guanajuato
.
(AP)
Disasters and accidents
2024 Greater São Paulo Piper PA-24 Comanche crash
[
pt
]
A
Piper PA-24 Comanche
crashes in the forest region between
Rio Grande da Serra
and
Ribeirão Pires
, in
Greater São Paulo
,
Brazil
. Two people were killed.
(O Globo)
Law and crime
Capital punishment in the United States
Capital punishment in Alabama
The state of
Alabama
executes convicted murderer
Kenneth Smith
using
nitrogen hypoxia
, the first time the technique is used.
(
The New York Times
)
Assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky
A court in
Russia
sentences
Darya Trepova
to 27 years in prison for the assassination of
Vladlen Tatarsky
in April 2023.
(AP)
Kyoto Animation arson attack
A court in
Japan
sentences Shinji Aoba
to death
for a 2019
arson
attack on a
Kyoto Animation
studio in
Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
, which killed 36 people.
(CNA)
Taiwan
officially begins extending its
compulsory military service
from four months to one year amid increased tensions with
China
.
(Reuters)
South Korean
politician
Bae Hyun-jin
is attacked and hospitalized in
Seoul
.
(
Korea JoongAng Daily
)
Science and technology
NASA
announces the retirement of Mars Helicopter
Ingenuity
after the vehicle sustained damage to one of its rotors.
(
The New York Times
)
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