Armed conflicts and attacks

The Cabinet of the United Kingdom formally authorises British military action against Houthi militants in Yemen. (Bloomberg)

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-11/uk-s-sunak-authorizes-joint-military-strikes-against-houthis

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy seizes control of the Marshall Islands-flagged and Greek-operated civilian oil tanker St Nikolas in the Gulf of Oman. The tanker had 19 crew members onboard, including 18 Filipinos and one Greek. It was carrying crude oil from Basra, Iraq, to Turkey. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/uk-shipping-authority-receives-report-vessel-boarded-by-armed-persons-off-oman-2024-01-11/

Business and economy

Google lays off hundreds of employees in its core engineering team, and others working on Google Assistant and Google's hardware products. (The New York Times)

• https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/technology/google-layoffs.html

Business and economy

The United States Labor Department reports that auto insurance premiums experienced a remarkable rise in 2023, their highest annual increase in nearly half a century. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/remarkable-surge-auto-insurance-costs-fans-us-inflation-2024-01-11/

Law and crime

A two-day public hearing begins at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, regarding alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention and international law in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. (CNN)

• https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/09/middleeast/israel-genocide-case-world-court-gaza-mime-intl/index.html