Chad–France relations The government of Chad announces it will terminate its defense pact with France, stating it wants to fully assert its sovereignty following its independence from France in 1960. (DW) (VOA)
Georgia–European Union relations, Potential enlargement of the European Union Accession of Georgia to the European Union Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze temporarily suspends the country's accession to the European Union until 2028 and accuses the European Parliament of blackmail. (Al Jazeera) (Politico)
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze temporarily suspends the country's accession to the European Union until 2028 and accuses the European Parliament of blackmail. (Al Jazeera) (Politico)
Russia launches a massive missile and drone attack on civilian and critical infrastructure in Ukraine, injuring at least five people and causing blackouts for more than a million households. (CNN)
Russian and Syrian warplanes strike rebel-held positions across Idlib Governorate. Separately, at least 17 people are killed in airstrikes on the towns of Atarib and Darat Izza in Aleppo Governorate. (Reuters) (SOHR)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine The Russian Defence Ministry claims that Russian forces have taken the village of Nova Illinka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters) Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure, Ukrainian energy crisis Russia launches a massive missile and drone attack on civilian and critical infrastructure in Ukraine, injuring at least five people and causing blackouts for more than a million households. (CNN)
Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure, Ukrainian energy crisis Russia launches a massive missile and drone attack on civilian and critical infrastructure in Ukraine, injuring at least five people and causing blackouts for more than a million households. (CNN)
The government of Chad announces it will terminate its defense pact with France, stating it wants to fully assert its sovereignty following its independence from France in 1960. (DW) (VOA)
Thousands of people gather in Tbilisi, Georgia, to protest against Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and his party's decision to suspend the country's accession plans to the European Union. Riot police fire tear gas and water cannons at protesters near the parliament building. (DW) (Yahoo! News) (The New York Times)
2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement Israel and Hezbollah accuse each other of violating ceasefire terms that came into action the prior day, following an Israeli Air Force airstrike on a Hezbollah missile storage facility and the Israeli Defense Forces opening fire on suspected combatants moving into southern Lebanon. (Reuters)
2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season At least twelve people, including four children, are killed and more than 250,000 people are evacuated due to flooding and landslides caused by Deep Depression BOB 08 in Sri Lanka. (DW)
2024 South Korean snowstorm At least six people are killed in traffic accidents and more than 140 flights are canceled in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, due to a winter storm in the country, marking the third heaviest snowfall in Seoul since 1907. (AP) (Yonhap) (Newsweek)
2024 Ugandan landslides Fifteen people are killed and 113 others are missing in landslides in Bulambuli, Uganda. (Al Jazeera)
2024–25 Australian region cyclone season Landslides and flash floods caused by Cyclone Robyn kill at least 27 people and injure dozens of others in North Sumatra, Indonesia. (Reuters)
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps brigadier is killed in a shootout in Aleppo. (Rudaw)
Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping The Chinese Communist Party suspends the Director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission Admiral Miao Hua from his post following a corruption investigation. (CNA)
At least six people are killed in traffic accidents and more than 140 flights are canceled in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, due to a winter storm in the country, marking the third heaviest snowfall in Seoul since 1907. (AP) (Yonhap) (Newsweek)
At least twelve people, including four children, are killed and more than 250,000 people are evacuated due to flooding and landslides caused by Deep Depression BOB 08 in Sri Lanka. (DW)
Eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine The Russian Defence Ministry claims that Russian forces have taken the village of Nova Illinka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
Fifteen people are killed and 113 others are missing in landslides in Bulambuli, Uganda. (Al Jazeera)
Hezbollah–Israel conflict 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement Israel and Hezbollah accuse each other of violating ceasefire terms that came into action the prior day, following an Israeli Air Force airstrike on a Hezbollah missile storage facility and the Israeli Defense Forces opening fire on suspected combatants moving into southern Lebanon. (Reuters)
Israel and Hezbollah accuse each other of violating ceasefire terms that came into action the prior day, following an Israeli Air Force airstrike on a Hezbollah missile storage facility and the Israeli Defense Forces opening fire on suspected combatants moving into southern Lebanon. (Reuters)
Landslides and flash floods caused by Cyclone Robyn kill at least 27 people and injure dozens of others in North Sumatra, Indonesia. (Reuters)
More than 130 Syrian Army soldiers are killed and dozens of others are captured as rebel forces led by Tahrir al-Sham advance to within 10 kilometres of Aleppo, Syria. (Reuters)
Pakistani senior journalist Matiullah Jan and his colleague are abducted by unidentified men while they were reporting on the protests for the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan. (DW) (The Nation)
PTI do-or-die protest, Freedom of the press in Pakistan Pakistani senior journalist Matiullah Jan and his colleague are abducted by unidentified men while they were reporting on the protests for the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan. (DW) (The Nation)
Rebel forces cut off the strategic M5 Motorway which connects Aleppo to Damascus and also capture the district of Khan al-Asal near Aleppo. (i24 News) (The Guardian)
The Chinese Communist Party suspends the Director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission Admiral Miao Hua from his post following a corruption investigation. (CNA)
The Russian Defence Ministry claims that Russian forces have taken the village of Nova Illinka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine–NATO relations Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that his country is ready to agree to a ceasefire if NATO protects parts of Ukraine. (Kyiv Post)
2024 Irish general election Citizens of Ireland vote in a snap election to elect the 174 members of the 34th Dáil Éireann. (DW)
Citizens of Ireland vote in a snap election to elect the 174 members of the 34th Dáil Éireann. (DW)
Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that his country is ready to agree to a ceasefire if NATO protects parts of Ukraine. (Kyiv Post)
Rebel forces capture the city of Saraqib in Idlib Governorate, which has been held by government forces since 2020. Pro-government forces withdraw from the city after two days of clashes. (ABC News) (Anadolu Ajansi)
Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine–NATO relations Peace negotiations in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that his country is ready to agree to a ceasefire if NATO protects parts of Ukraine. (Kyiv Post)
Sudanese civil war Battle of Khartoum It is reported that 12 children have died this month in Khartoum, Sudan, due to city-wide malnutrition. (Sudan Tribune)
The United Kingdom House of Commons votes 330–275 to pass the second reading of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill, marking the first time the Parliament has voted in favour of assisted dying. The bill will now need to pass several more stages before becoming law. (The Guardian)
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that his country is ready to agree to a ceasefire if NATO protects parts of Ukraine. (Kyiv Post)
2024–2025 floods in Southeast Asia and South Asia At least three people are killed and more than 84,000 people are displaced by flooding in Malaysia, primarily in Kelantan. (AP)
2024–25 Australian region cyclone season The death toll from the floods and landslides in North Sumatra, Indonesia, increases to 31, with ten others injured, and dozens of others missing. (DW)
Anti-Assad forces led by Tahrir al-Sham enter the city of Aleppo, Syria, for the first time since 2016 with heavy urban fighting reportedly underway in the western neighbourhoods of the city. A rebel coalition spokesman confirms that an operation to capture Aleppo has officially begun. (CNN) (The New Arab)
At least three people are killed and more than 84,000 people are displaced by flooding in Malaysia, primarily in Kelantan. (AP)
Battle of Aleppo Anti-Assad forces led by Tahrir al-Sham enter the city of Aleppo, Syria, for the first time since 2016 with heavy urban fighting reportedly underway in the western neighbourhoods of the city. A rebel coalition spokesman confirms that an operation to capture Aleppo has officially begun. (CNN) (The New Arab) Rebel forces reach the city centre of Aleppo after overrunning multiple neighbourhoods, including New Aleppo. (Anadolu Agency) (AP) Syrian state media reports that four people are killed when rebel forces shell the University of Aleppo. (Reuters)
Battle of Khartoum It is reported that 12 children have died this month in Khartoum, Sudan, due to city-wide malnutrition. (Sudan Tribune)
It is reported that 12 children have died this month in Khartoum, Sudan, due to city-wide malnutrition. (Sudan Tribune)
Rebel forces capture the towns of Al-Hadher, Khan Tuman and Al-Eiss in Aleppo Governorate. (SOHR)
Rebel forces reach the city centre of Aleppo after overrunning multiple neighbourhoods, including New Aleppo. (Anadolu Agency) (AP)
Six people are killed and eight others are injured after a launching gantry and precast concrete segments collapsed onto the Rama II Road at a construction site of the Ekkachai–Ban Phaeo Intercity Motorway [th] in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. (Bangkok Post)
Syrian state media reports that four people are killed when rebel forces shell the University of Aleppo. (Reuters)
The death toll from the floods and landslides in North Sumatra, Indonesia, increases to 31, with ten others injured, and dozens of others missing. (DW)
Local forces in Talbiseh, northern Homs Governorate, attack Syrian Army convoys withdrawing towards Homs, seizing control of the town's checkpoint and burning it following pro-government forces withdrawal. (SOHR)
2024 Icelandic parliamentary election Citizens of Iceland vote in a snap election to elect the 63 members of the Althing national parliament. (Al Jazeera)
Citizens of Iceland vote in a snap election to elect the 63 members of the Althing national parliament. (Al Jazeera)
Mexican drug war At least nine people are killed and four others are injured after an attack in a commercial zone in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico. Local authorities say the attack relates to the drug sales in the region. (La Silla Rota)
Rebel forces advance within 20 kilometres (12 mi) of the regional capital Hama with heavy clashes underway on the M5 Motorway. Pro-government forces reportedly retreat from the city and Hama Air Base toward Homs Governorate. (Anadolu Ajansi) (SOHR)
2024 Georgian post-election protests More than 100 demonstrators are arrested in Tbilisi, Georgia, while protesting against Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's decision to temporarily suspend the country's accession plans to the European Union to 2028. (ABC News)
A Russian airstrike hits a busy roundabout in Aleppo, killing at least 16 people and injuring 20 others, the first time that Russian warplanes have targeted the city since 2016. (SOHR)
A student attacks his classmates with a hammer and injures two before being subdued by other students at a high school in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. The attack was streamed on X, where the perpetrator published Nazi views and other violent content. (El Debate)
Arab–Israeli conflict Gaza war Gaza war hostage crisis Hamas releases a propaganda video showing Israeli American hostage Edan Alexander. (CBS News) An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip kills five people, including employees of World Central Kitchen. (AP) Israel–Hezbollah conflict Two people are killed and six others are injured in three airstrikes by Israel in southern Lebanon that occurred despite the ceasefire with Hezbollah. (Al Jazeera)
At least nine people are killed and four others are injured after an attack in a commercial zone in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico. Local authorities say the attack relates to the drug sales in the region. (La Silla Rota)
Gaza war Gaza war hostage crisis Hamas releases a propaganda video showing Israeli American hostage Edan Alexander. (CBS News) An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip kills five people, including employees of World Central Kitchen. (AP)
Gaza war hostage crisis Hamas releases a propaganda video showing Israeli American hostage Edan Alexander. (CBS News)
Pro-government forces close Aleppo International Airport and major roads in Aleppo, Syria, as rebels continue to advance into the city. The airport is later captured by the rebels. (The Telegraph) (Reuters)
San Andrés Preparatory School attack A student attacks his classmates with a hammer and injures two before being subdued by other students at a high school in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. The attack was streamed on X, where the perpetrator published Nazi views and other violent content. (El Debate)
SDF forces clash with the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army near Tell Abyad, Raqqa Governorate and in Manbij District, Aleppo Governorate, as pro-government forces withdraw from the region, leaving a power vacuum. (SOHR)
Sudanese civil war The Rapid Support Forces announce a civil administration formed by a prime minister and a 90-member legislative council. (Dabanga Sudan) (The Conversation)
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) take control of the Shiite-majority towns of Nubbul and Al-Zahraa in Aleppo Governorate after Syrian government forces withdraw from the towns. (Kurdistan 24)
2024 Copa Libertadores In association football, Botafogo win their first Copa Libertadores title after defeating Atlético Mineiro 3–1 in an all-Brazilian final at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP)
A Syrian rebel coalition declares full control of Idlib Governorate after capturing the towns of Maarat al-Numan and Khan Shaykhun. (Al Arabiya)
An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip kills five people, including employees of World Central Kitchen. (AP)
At least 27 people are killed and more than 100 others are missing when a boat capsizes in the Niger River in Kogi State, Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
In association football, Botafogo win their first Copa Libertadores title after defeating Atlético Mineiro 3–1 in an all-Brazilian final at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict Two people are killed and six others are injured in three airstrikes by Israel in southern Lebanon that occurred despite the ceasefire with Hezbollah. (Al Jazeera)
More than 100 demonstrators are arrested in Tbilisi, Georgia, while protesting against Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's decision to temporarily suspend the country's accession plans to the European Union to 2028. (ABC News)
Operation Dawn of Freedom The Turkish-backed Syrian National Army launches an offensive in northern Aleppo Governorate, capturing the town of Tadef. (Caliber)
