Two Hezbollah personnel killed and a dozen civilians injured in an Israeli air raid on Hanine.(New Arab)
2024 missile strikes in Yemen The United States and United Kingdom launch airstrikes against Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen in response to attacks on international trade in the Red Sea. Explosions are reported in the capital Sanaa and port city of Al Hudaydah, with at least ten Houthi militants killed. (BBC News) (AP) (Bloomberg) U.S. officials confirm that more than a dozen Houthi sites have been targeted with Tomahawk missiles launched from U.S. Navy warships and fighter jets. The military targets allegedly included logistical hubs, air defence systems, and weapons storage locations. (AP)
2024 Noto earthquake The death toll from the magnitude 7.6 earthquake in the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on January 1, increases to 215 people, with 28 others still missing. (NHK)
Former President of Suriname Dési Bouterse is reported missing by the authorities after failing to turn himself in to prison. (The Guardian)
Law enforcement in Suriname Former President of Suriname Dési Bouterse is reported missing by the authorities after failing to turn himself in to prison. (The Guardian)
The death toll from the magnitude 7.6 earthquake in the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on January 1, increases to 215 people, with 28 others still missing. (NHK)
The United States and United Kingdom launch airstrikes against Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen in response to attacks on international trade in the Red Sea. Explosions are reported in the capital Sanaa and port city of Al Hudaydah, with at least ten Houthi militants killed. (BBC News) (AP) (Bloomberg)
On the second day of proceedings, Israel defends itself in The Hague, Netherlands, regarding alleged violations of its obligations under international law in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. (Times of Israel)
Ten people are killed and six others are missing after an accident at a coal mine in Pingdingshan, Henan, China. (Reuters)
2024 Taiwanese legislative election The opposition Nationalist Party of China wins the most seats in the Legislative Yuan but no party receives an absolute majority. (Taiwan News)
A protest is held in Washington, DC in response to the Gaza war. Protesters call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and for an end to US aid to Israel. (The Washington Post)
Gaza war protests Gaza war protests in the United States A protest is held in Washington, DC in response to the Gaza war. Protesters call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and for an end to US aid to Israel. (The Washington Post)
Gaza war protests in the United States A protest is held in Washington, DC in response to the Gaza war. Protesters call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and for an end to US aid to Israel. (The Washington Post)
2024 El Carmen de Atrato landslide A landslide in El Carmen de Atrato, Chocó, Colombia, kills 37 people and injures at least 35 others. (AP)
A landslide in El Carmen de Atrato, Chocó, Colombia, kills 37 people and injures at least 35 others. (AP)
At least 21 miners are killed and several others are trapped following a collapse at a gold mine in Simiyu Region, Tanzania. (Xinhua)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria, a day after nine Turkish soldiers were killed in a shooting in Iraq. (AP)
The opposition Nationalist Party of China wins the most seats in the Legislative Yuan but no party receives an absolute majority. (Taiwan News)
Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria, a day after nine Turkish soldiers were killed in a shooting in Iraq. (AP)
2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis Around 120,000 people attend the start of a 24-hour rally in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square to mark 100 days since 240 hostages were kidnapped into Gaza during the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7. (The Times of Israel)
2024 Comorian presidential election The Comoros hold the first round of presidential elections. (Reuters)
The Comoros hold the first round of presidential elections. (Reuters)
Around 120,000 people attend the start of a 24-hour rally in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square to mark 100 days since 240 hostages were kidnapped into Gaza during the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7. (The Times of Israel)
Syrian civil war, 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict Five IDF soldiers and four Syrian Glory of Islam Brigade militants killed in a fire fight in Shebaa, Israel.(JNS)
2023–2024 Sundhnúkur eruptions The Reykjanes volcano erupts near the town of Grindavík, Iceland, with one fissure forming inside the town limits. (CNN) Five migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel after their small boat overturned. Dozens more are rescued, according to the French Maritime Prefecture. (BBC News)
2024 Ecuadorian conflict All 178 prison employees who were held hostage in at least seven prisons are released. (Al Jazeera)
Abdication of Margrethe II Frederik X is proclaimed King of Denmark following his mother's abdication. (AP)
All 178 prison employees who were held hostage in at least seven prisons are released. (Al Jazeera)
Five IDF soldiers and four Syrian Glory of Islam Brigade militants killed in a fire fight in Shebaa, Israel.(JNS)
Five migrants die while attempting to cross the English Channel after their small boat overturned. Dozens more are rescued, according to the French Maritime Prefecture. (BBC News)
Frederik X is proclaimed King of Denmark following his mother's abdication. (AP)
India–Maldives relations The Maldives calls for the complete withdrawal of the Indian Armed Forces from its territory by March 15 amid a diplomatic dispute between the two countries. India currently has around 80 troops stationed on the archipelago. (Reuters)
The Maldives calls for the complete withdrawal of the Indian Armed Forces from its territory by March 15 amid a diplomatic dispute between the two countries. India currently has around 80 troops stationed on the archipelago. (Reuters)
The Reykjanes volcano erupts near the town of Grindavík, Iceland, with one fissure forming inside the town limits. (CNN)
2024 Erbil attack 4 were killed and 5 wounded in a missile and drone attack attributed to Iran on Erbil. This also leads to an assassination of a CEO of a real estate developer. (Reuters) (Rudaw)
2024 Ra'anana attack A woman is killed and 18 are severely injured in a stabbing and vehicle-ramming attack by two Palestinian illegal workers from Hebron in Ra'anana, Israel. (Haaretz)
4 were killed and 5 wounded in a missile and drone attack attributed to Iran on Erbil. This also leads to an assassination of a CEO of a real estate developer. (Reuters) (Rudaw)
A woman is killed and 18 are severely injured in a stabbing and vehicle-ramming attack by two Palestinian illegal workers from Hebron in Ra'anana, Israel. (Haaretz)
Bandits attack Nigerian forces at a military base in Nahuta, Katsina State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Central African Republic Civil War A Cameroonian peacekeeper in MINUSCA is killed and five others are injured in an explosion in Mbindale, Lim-Pendé, Central African Republic. (AA)(Atlas News)
Israel–Hamas war Red Sea crisis Houthi militants launch a missile at the Marshall Islands-flagged, United States-owned and operated bulk carrier Gibraltar Eagle in the Gulf of Aden. (AP) Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) An Israeli woman and her son are killed by an anti-tank missile which penetrated their home in Yuval in the Galilee near the Israel-Lebanon border. (BBC News)
Myanmar civil war Operation 1027 The Arakan Army captured the town of Paletwa in Chin State following fighting since November 13, 2023. (Irrawaddy)
Nigerian bandit conflict Bandits attack Nigerian forces at a military base in Nahuta, Katsina State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft and an Ilyushin Il-22 airborne control center over the Sea of Azov. (CNN)
Southern Ukraine campaign Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft and an Ilyushin Il-22 airborne control center over the Sea of Azov. (CNN)
Sudanese civil war Battle of Khartoum Clashes in Khartoum State kill thirteen civilians as the Sudanese Armed Forces continue their offensive in Omdurman. (Radio Dabanga)
Ukraine claims it shot down a Russian Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft and an Ilyushin Il-22 airborne control center over the Sea of Azov. (CNN)
2023–24 Premier League English association football clubs Everton and Nottingham Forest are both charged by the Premier League with breaking financial fairplay rules. Everton are currently appealing a 10-point deduction from a previous charge. (BBC Sport)
2023–24 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season Cyclone Belal hits the Indian Ocean with flooding reported in Réunion and Mauritius. (BBC News)
A Cameroonian peacekeeper in MINUSCA is killed and five others are injured in an explosion in Mbindale, Lim-Pendé, Central African Republic. (AA)(Atlas News)
A firefighting plane crashes into a highway near Talca, Chile, killing the pilot and injuring four people in the ground. (Newsweek)
Battle of Khartoum Clashes in Khartoum State kill thirteen civilians as the Sudanese Armed Forces continue their offensive in Omdurman. (Radio Dabanga)
Clashes in Khartoum State kill thirteen civilians as the Sudanese Armed Forces continue their offensive in Omdurman. (Radio Dabanga)
Cyclone Belal hits the Indian Ocean with flooding reported in Réunion and Mauritius. (BBC News)
Ecuadorian security crisis Forty-three prisoners are at large after escaping a prison in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. (Reuters)
English association football clubs Everton and Nottingham Forest are both charged by the Premier League with breaking financial fairplay rules. Everton are currently appealing a 10-point deduction from a previous charge. (BBC Sport)
Foreign relations of Nauru, Foreign relations of Taiwan, One China Nauru withdraws diplomatic recognition of Taiwan and establishes formal diplomatic relations with China. (Reuters)
Forty-three prisoners are at large after escaping a prison in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. (Reuters)
Heavy rains kill 11 people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Al Jazeera)
In Belarus a fourth political prisoner died in prison since 2022 according to Viasna Human Rights Centre. (NOS), ("A Country to Live in" foundation)
Nauru withdraws diplomatic recognition of Taiwan and establishes formal diplomatic relations with China. (Reuters)
North Korea–South Korea relations North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un says that Korean reunification is "no longer possible" and dissolves three organizations involved in reunification efforts and inter-Korean tourism. He also asks the Supreme People's Assembly to amend the constitution to recognize South Korea as a "primary foe and invariable principal enemy" and distinguish between North Korean and South Korean territory. (Reuters)
North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un says that Korean reunification is "no longer possible" and dissolves three organizations involved in reunification efforts and inter-Korean tourism. He also asks the Supreme People's Assembly to amend the constitution to recognize South Korea as a "primary foe and invariable principal enemy" and distinguish between North Korean and South Korean territory. (Reuters)
Operation 1027 The Arakan Army captured the town of Paletwa in Chin State following fighting since November 13, 2023. (Irrawaddy)
The Arakan Army captured the town of Paletwa in Chin State following fighting since November 13, 2023. (Irrawaddy)
Sudanese civil war Sudan suspends its membership in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) after accusing it of inviting Rapid Support Forces official Hemedti to an upcoming summit in Kampala, Uganda. (AP)
British multinational oil and gas company Shell suspends all Red Sea shipments indefinitely amid Houthi attacks on commercial vessels. (Fox Business)
Russo-Ukrainian War Bombing of Kharkiv Seventeen people are injured in a Russian missile strike on a residential area in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
Somali Civil War An al-Shabaab suicide bomber kills three people and wounds two others outside of the Mayor of Mogadishu's office in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Anadolu Agency)
Sudan suspends its membership in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) after accusing it of inviting Rapid Support Forces official Hemedti to an upcoming summit in Kampala, Uganda. (AP)
The Iranian government extends Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi's jail term of 12 years for "spreading propaganda". (BBC News)
2024 Iranian missile strikes in Pakistan Iran launches ballistic missiles at Balochistan, Pakistan, targeting what it claims are Jaish ul-Adl terrorist sites, killing two children and injuring three other people. Pakistan calls the action an "unprovoked violation" of its airspace. (AP)
A drive-by shooting kills five people in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. Authorities say the killings are likely connected to drug trafficking. (ABC News)
Bombing of Kharkiv Seventeen people are injured in a Russian missile strike on a residential area in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)
Iran launches ballistic missiles at Balochistan, Pakistan, targeting what it claims are Jaish ul-Adl terrorist sites, killing two children and injuring three other people. Pakistan calls the action an "unprovoked violation" of its airspace. (AP)
