Portal:Current events/2024 January 25

January 25, 2024 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The United States Department of Commerce issues a $15 million bounty for information on Hossein Hatefi Ardakani, an Iranian businessman accused of procuring parts for drones assembled by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that were later sold to Russia. (The Wall Street Journal)
Moro conflict
- Nine Dawlah Islamiyah militants are killed while four soldiers are injured during a shootout in the village of Taporug near Piagapo town in Lanao del Sur, Philippines. Two of the killed were suspected of being involved in the December 2023 Mindanao bombing; six other militants are on the run. (AP)
Mexican drug war
- Four police officers are killed in an ambush on a highway near Celaya, Guanajuato. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

Law and crime

Capital punishment in the United States
- Capital punishment in Alabama
  - The state of Alabama executes convicted murderer Kenneth Smith using nitrogen hypoxia, the first time the technique is used. (The New York Times)
Assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky
- A court in Russia sentences Darya Trepova to 27 years in prison for the assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky in April 2023. (AP)
Kyoto Animation arson attack
- A court in Japan sentences Shinji Aoba to death for a 2019 arson attack on a Kyoto Animation studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, which killed 36 people. (CNA)
Taiwan officially begins extending its compulsory military service from four months to one year amid increased tensions with China. (Reuters)
South Korean politician Bae Hyun-jin is attacked and hospitalized in Seoul. (Korea JoongAng Daily)

Science and technology

NASA announces the retirement of Mars Helicopter Ingenuity after the vehicle sustained damage to one of its rotors. (The New York Times)