Armed conflicts and attacks

U.S. Navy and Royal Navy warships in the Red Sea shoot down 21 suicide drones and missiles launched by Houthi forces in Yemen. British Defence Secretary Grant Shapps describes it as the largest attack in the area by the Houthis to date. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/us-uk-forces-shoot-down-houthi-missile-drone-attack-red-sea-us-military-2024-01-10/

Armed conflicts and attacks

Hezbollah launches a drone attack on the Northern Command headquarters in Safed, Israel, marking its deepest incursion into Israeli territory since the outbreak of hostilities. In retaliation, Israel claims the assassination of Ali Hussein Barji, the commander of Hezbollah's air force in Southern Lebanon. Hezbollah denies this claim. (The Guardian) (Reuters)

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/09/hezbollah-drone-strike-hits-key-israeli-command-centre-safed
• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanons-hezbollah-denies-israels-claim-killing-senior-hezbollah-commander-2024-01-09/

Law and crime

A panel of three federal appellate judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit hears oral arguments regarding the issue of presidential immunity for former US president Donald Trump. (CNN)

• https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-court-hearing-immunity-01-09-24

Law and crime

Russia places exiled tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on a wanted list over comments he made regarding the ongoing war. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/mikhail-khodorkovsky-russia-putin-b59a782cf1802c0f37c7bb9a0c98139a

Politics and elections

Bhutanese people vote in the second round of the election for 47 members of the National Assembly. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bhutan-votes-final-round-national-elections-economy-main-issue-2024-01-09/

Politics and elections

Gabriel Attal becomes the youngest and first openly gay Prime Minister of France. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67922062