US Military shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon
Half a million British workers go on strike to demand better pay and working conditions in biggest strike in a decade
Philippines strikes deal to strengthen US military presence in the country
Jan 30: US State of California shooting leaves seven dead, Israeli raid on Jenin in the West Bank kills nine Palestinians, Western nations pledge to provide Ukraine with 321 tanks.
Jan 23: Moscow’s forces advances into Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhia region, United States designates Russia’s Wagner mercenary group as a “transnational criminal organisation”, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announces the dissolving of lower house of parliament.
Jan 16: China has reported 59,938 COVID-19 related hospital deaths since the easing of the zero-COVID policy, Sweden discovers Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals, The WHO declares an end to the Uganda Ebola virus outbreak.
Jan 9: Thousands protest against Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government in Tel Aviv, at least 29 killed in Mexican operation to arrest “El Chapo”, Colombian government suspends ceasefire with National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group
Jan 2: US State Department approves sale of anti-tank mine-laying systems to Taiwan, North Korea fires three ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan, Croatia joins the Eurozone as its 20th member
The IAS Gazette is a news site run by undergraduates from the Singapore Institute of Management’s International Affairs Society (IAS). Founded in 2018, it traces its roots to The Capital, a now defunct bimonthly magazine previously under the IAS.
