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January 7, 2024
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2024-01-07
)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Myanmar civil war
Operation 1027
The
Three Brotherhood Alliance
claimed that it captured the towns of
Kutkai
and
Theinni
on midnight after seizing junta military posts in the towns, including the headquarters of the
16th Military Operations Command
in Theinni.
(Irrawaddy)
Tatmadaw
airstrikes kill at least 17 people, including nine children, and injure 20 others in Kanan village,
Sagaing
.
(ABC News)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
At least ten people are killed during three separated confrontations between
Palestinians
and
Israel
's
border police
and
army
in the occupied
West Bank
.
(AP)
War in Sudan
The
SPLM-N (al-Hilu)
seized control of
Dalang
following reports of an agreement between the group and the SAF to fight the RSF.
(Sudan Tribune)
Arts and culture
81st Golden Globe Awards
Oppenheimer
, directed by
Christopher Nolan
, wins five awards at the
81st Golden Globe Awards
, while
Poor Things
wins the awards for
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
and
Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
(CNBC)
Lily Gladstone
(
Blackfeet Nation
) becomes the first Indigenous woman to win Best Actress for her performance in
Killers of the Flower Moon
.
(ICT News)
(AP)
Disasters and accidents
A fire in the
Kutupalong refugee camp
in
Bangladesh
destroys hundreds of shelters and facilities and displaces nearly 7,000
Rohingya refugees
.
(
Dhaka Tribune
)
(
The Washington Post
)
Politics and elections
2024 Bangladeshi general election
Citizens of
Bangladesh
vote in a
general election
with opposition parties
boycotting
the election.
(Al Jazeera)
Philippine President
Bongbong Marcos
signs a law that permits
electronic tax filing
in the
country
.
(Reuters)
Sports
2024 ATP Tour
,
2024 WTA Tour
2024 United Cup
In
tennis
,
Germany
wins their first
United Cup
after defeating
Poland
2–1 in the final.
(PA Media via
The Guardian
)
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