Portal:Current events/2023 January 14

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • 2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
    • 2023 Dnipro residential building airstrike
      • Russia strikes a nine-story residential building in Dnipro with a cruise missile, killing at least 40 people, injuring 73 others and leaving dozens more missing. (Reuters) (Al Jazeera)
  • Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
    • UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirms that the United Kingdom will send 14 Challenger 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine in the coming weeks, as well as 30 self-propelled AS-90 howitzers. Ukrainian troops will also be trained by the British Armed Forces to operate the tanks. (Reuters)
• Somali Civil War
  • Eleven people are killed and more than 50 injured by an al-Shabaab suicide car bombing in Buloburde, Hiran. (VOA)
• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Two Palestinian Islamic Jihad members are killed by Israeli soldiers during a raid in Jaba, in the West Bank. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

• Miss Universe 2022
  • American R'Bonney Gabriel is crowned Miss Universe by her predecessor, Indian Harnaaz Sandhu. (CNN)

Law and crime

• Capital punishment in Iran
  • Iran announces the execution of dual British Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari, who had served as a deputy for the ministry of defense, on charges of spying for the United Kingdom. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemns Akbari's execution. (Reuters)
• 2022–2023 Peruvian political protests
  • The government declares a 30-day state of emergency in Lima and three other regions in response to the violent protests. (AFP via Gulf News)
• Euston shooting
  • Six people are injured by a mass drive-by shooting in London, United Kingdom. (BBC News)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Czech presidential election
  • Retired general Petr Pavel and former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš advance to a runoff vote in the Czech presidential election, which will be held on January 27–28. (DW)