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Russia launched a large-scale attack using 51 missiles and eight drones targeting multiple Ukrainian regions, resulting in at least four deaths and 38 injuries. Ukrainian forces intercepted 18 missiles and all drones.
At least ten Palestinians were killed in three separate confrontations with Israeli border police and army in the occupied West Bank on 7 January 2024.
Germany won their first United Cup by defeating Poland 2–1 in the final, overcoming a deficit in the men's singles and winning the doubles decider.
Islamic State members detonated a bomb on a minibus carrying Shiite Muslims in Dashte Barchi, Kabul, killing five and injuring 15. The group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Russian forces attack Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, with S-300 missiles according to local authorities, killing at least 11 people, including five children, and injuring eight others.
The U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Trump's appeal of the Colorado Supreme Court ruling in Anderson v. Griswold, scheduling oral arguments for 8 February 2024.
IDF claimed to have significantly degraded the command and control of Hamas Khan Younis Brigade's northern and eastern battalions with the destruction of tunnel systems, infrastructure and deaths of company commanders.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland reported 71 road fatalities in 2023, the highest annual total in eight years, with 13 motorcyclists and 20 pedestrians among the dead.
The Supreme Court of Israel ruled 8–7 to invalidate the reasonableness bill passed by the Knesset in July, citing severe damage to democratic principles. The decision follows months of mass protests and threats to military readiness.
Russian forces attack Kharkiv with missiles, injuring at least 16 people, including a foreign journalist, and damaging civilian infrastructure.
The Colorado Republican Party appealed the state supreme court's decision to remove Donald Trump from the primary ballot under the 14th Amendment. The appeal stayed the ruling until 4 January or until the U.S. Supreme Court rules.
A Greek-owned cargo ship was struck by a Russian naval mine in the Black Sea, injuring three crew members, according to Ukrainian authorities. The vessel was en route to a Ukrainian port on the Danube when the explosion occurred.
Colombia approves regulations that encourage local communities and indigenous groups to produce energy using renewable sources and sell the energy to the national grid.
Russian drone and artillery strikes kill at least five people and cause power outages for around 70% of households in Kherson, according to Kherson governor Oleksandr Prokudin.
Ukraine's commander-in-chief confirms Russian forces have taken Mariinka, a town previously held for nearly two years and now almost entirely destroyed.
Seyyed Razi Mousavi, a senior Iranian military commander, died in an air strike in the Sayyida Zeinab area south-east of Damascus on 25 December 2023. The strike was reported to have targeted Iran-linked positions.
A 24-hour strike by transport workers in Northern Ireland caused widespread disruption to bus and train services on 22 December 2023. The action followed previous strike days in December and affected commuters, businesses, and shoppers across the region.
A dhow trading vessel was seized by heavily armed individuals near Eyl, Puntland, Somalia, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, citing military authorities. The incident occurred on 22 December 2023.
The World Health Organization reports that reported cases of dengue globally to a record 5.2 million in 2019, with climate change and the growing spread of virus-carrying mosquitoes being the main causes.
The European Court of Justice rules that threats by FIFA and UEFA to sanction football clubs that wish to join the European Super League are unlawful.
The Royal College of Midwives has announced a half-day strike on 18 January 2024 for midwives and maternity support workers across Northern Ireland's five health trusts.
Approximately 50 health system warehouse workers belonging to the Nipsa union begin a five-day strike over pay and safe staffing levels.
The Civil Aviation Authority has granted SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst in the Shetland Islands approval to conduct vertical rocket launches, marking the UK's first licensed spaceport for orbital missions. The site is expected to begin orbital launches in 2025, with sub-orbital tests from August 2024.
The China Meteorological Administration issued a low-temperature warning on 16 December 2023, forecasting a cold wave affecting most of the country.