Moro conflict Six soldiers and three Dawlah Islamiyah–Maute Group militants are killed in a series of military encounters in Munai, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. (Anadolu Agency) (The Philippine Star)
Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen announces that the country will donate all of its artillery shells to Ukraine. (The Telegraph)
Six soldiers and three Dawlah Islamiyah–Maute Group militants are killed in a series of military encounters in Munai, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. (Anadolu Agency) (The Philippine Star)
The Cabinet of Israel adopts a resolution opposing unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, following comments from France and the United Kingdom stating that they would consider unilateral recognition. (The Times of Israel) (Wall Street Journal)
Brazil–Israel relations Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz says that Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is a persona non grata in Israel until he retracts his comments comparing the war between Israel and Hamas to the Holocaust. In response, Brazil recalls its ambassador to Israel. (Reuters) (Reuters 2)
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz says that Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is a persona non grata in Israel until he retracts his comments comparing the war between Israel and Hamas to the Holocaust. In response, Brazil recalls its ambassador to Israel. (Reuters) (Reuters 2)
2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah clashes Israeli airstrikes target Hezbollah sites in Marwahin, Sidon, Meiss El Jabal and al-Adisa in southern Lebanon in response to the launch of a UAV toward the Lower Galilee.(Jerusalem Post)
Israeli airstrikes target Hezbollah sites in Marwahin, Sidon, Meiss El Jabal and al-Adisa in southern Lebanon in response to the launch of a UAV toward the Lower Galilee.(Jerusalem Post)
Mexican drug war Twelve gunmen are killed in a shootout with the Mexican Army in Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas. (AP)
2024 NASCAR Cup Series In stock car racing, William Byron wins the 66th Daytona 500. It is team owner Rick Hendrick's ninth victory in the event. (Reuters)
Capital One announces a deal to acquire Discover Financial for $35.3 billion. (CNN) (CNBC)
Four people are killed, three are injured, and 17 are missing after a building collapses in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP)
In stock car racing, William Byron wins the 66th Daytona 500. It is team owner Rick Hendrick's ninth victory in the event. (Reuters)
The International Court of Justice holds public hearings on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. (Reuters)
Twelve gunmen are killed in a shootout with the Mexican Army in Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas. (AP)
Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War Sweden donates its largest military aid package to Ukraine to date with a further $680 million in aid. (Reuters)
Myanmar civil war The Pa-O National Liberation Army claims that shelling by the Tatmadaw has killed seven refugees in Hsi Hseng. (Radio Free Asia)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War Sweden donates its largest military aid package to Ukraine to date with a further $680 million in aid. (Reuters)
Astronomers identify the most luminous object ever observed, QSO J0529-4351, a quasar that accretes around one solar mass per day. (The Guardian) (Nature.com)
Sweden donates its largest military aid package to Ukraine to date with a further $680 million in aid. (Reuters)
The Pa-O National Liberation Army claims that shelling by the Tatmadaw has killed seven refugees in Hsi Hseng. (Radio Free Asia)
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko calls for armed security patrols on streets and in workplaces, claiming the possibility of "extremist" crimes. (Reuters)
Syrian civil war, 2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah clashes A Hezbollah missile fired at Shlomi, Israel.(Times of Israel) Two civilians killed in Damascus of an Israeli airstrike at a Syrian security forces compound.(Reuters) Two civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Majdal Zoun with further airstrikes on Hezbollah outposts in Ramyeh, Khaim, Zibqin and with shelling of Aitaroun.(Times of Israel)(Arab News)
2024 Lochem bridge collapse A bridge under construction in Lochem, the Netherlands, collapses, killing two workers and injuring two others. (AP)
2024 Sumedang tornado At least 33 people are injured after a tornado strikes Rancaekek, West Java, Indonesia. (Reuters)
A bridge under construction in Lochem, the Netherlands, collapses, killing two workers and injuring two others. (AP)
A Hezbollah missile fired at Shlomi, Israel.(Times of Israel)
At least 33 people are injured after a tornado strikes Rancaekek, West Java, Indonesia. (Reuters)
Fifteen people are killed and two survive when a truck falls off a cliff in Mabinay, Negros Oriental, Philippines. (AFP via Hindustan Times)
Fourteen people are killed and eleven more injured during the collapse of an illegal gold mine in Angostura, Venezuela. (AP)
Iraqi conflict Reports emerge that clashes between rival Shia militias, primarily Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq and Saraya al-Salam, have killed at least 200 fighters across Iraq in the past two months. (The Medialine)
Reports emerge that clashes between rival Shia militias, primarily Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq and Saraya al-Salam, have killed at least 200 fighters across Iraq in the past two months. (The Medialine)
Two civilians killed in Damascus of an Israeli airstrike at a Syrian security forces compound.(Reuters)
Two civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Majdal Zoun with further airstrikes on Hezbollah outposts in Ramyeh, Khaim, Zibqin and with shelling of Aitaroun.(Times of Israel)(Arab News)
Az-Za'ayyem checkpoint shooting One Israeli is killed and 11 others are seriously injured in a shooting attack by three Palestinians near the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim in the occupied West Bank. Two gunmen are killed by Israeli soldiers, while a third is killed in a chase afterwards. (The National News) (Times of Israel)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israel–Hamas war 40 people are killed and 100 others are injured in Israeli airstrikes against residential buildings in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera) Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) Az-Za'ayyem checkpoint shooting One Israeli is killed and 11 others are seriously injured in a shooting attack by three Palestinians near the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim in the occupied West Bank. Two gunmen are killed by Israeli soldiers, while a third is killed in a chase afterwards. (The National News) (Times of Israel)
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) Az-Za'ayyem checkpoint shooting One Israeli is killed and 11 others are seriously injured in a shooting attack by three Palestinians near the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim in the occupied West Bank. Two gunmen are killed by Israeli soldiers, while a third is killed in a chase afterwards. (The National News) (Times of Israel)
One Israeli is killed and 11 others are seriously injured in a shooting attack by three Palestinians near the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim in the occupied West Bank. Two gunmen are killed by Israeli soldiers, while a third is killed in a chase afterwards. (The National News) (Times of Israel)
A court in Panama orders the arrest of former president Ricardo Martinelli, who is under protection of the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City. (ABC News)
Israel–Hamas war 40 people are killed and 100 others are injured in Israeli airstrikes against residential buildings in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
War in Sudan The World Food Programme releases a report stating that more than 95% of Sudan's population cannot afford a meal a day. (Barron's)
2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah clashes A Hezbollah rocket strikes Yuval, northern Israel.(Times of Israel) Two Hezbollah militants killed and three injured in Israeli drone strike on an apartment building in Kfar Remen.(Times of Israel) Red Sea crisis A Palau-flagged cargo ship en route to Egypt is set on fire after being hit by an anti-ship missile in the Gulf of Aden, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. No casualties are reported. (AP)
2024 València residential complex fire Nine people are killed, 15 others are injured and one is missing during a fire at a 14-storey residential building in Valencia, Spain. (AP)
40 people are killed and 100 others are injured in Israeli airstrikes against residential buildings in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
A Hezbollah rocket strikes Yuval, northern Israel.(Times of Israel)
A majority of citizens of Westlock voted to ban public display of pride flags.[1]
A Palau-flagged cargo ship en route to Egypt is set on fire after being hit by an anti-ship missile in the Gulf of Aden, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. No casualties are reported. (AP)
An Alaskan jury finds Brian Smith guilty of the murder of Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Abouchuk. (ABC News)
At least eight people are killed during floods and landslides in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. (AP)
Intuitive Machines Nova-C lunar lander Odysseus successfully touches down on the Moon, near the lunar south pole, making it the first private company to successfully land a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. (BBC News)
Murder of Kathleen Jo Henry An Alaskan jury finds Brian Smith guilty of the murder of Kathleen Jo Henry and Veronica Abouchuk. (ABC News)
Nine people are killed, 15 others are injured and one is missing during a fire at a 14-storey residential building in Valencia, Spain. (AP)
Red Sea crisis A Palau-flagged cargo ship en route to Egypt is set on fire after being hit by an anti-ship missile in the Gulf of Aden, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. No casualties are reported. (AP)
The World Food Programme releases a report stating that more than 95% of Sudan's population cannot afford a meal a day. (Barron's)
Two Hezbollah militants killed and three injured in Israeli drone strike on an apartment building in Kfar Remen.(Times of Israel)
2024 Senegalese presidential election President of Senegal Macky Sall states that he will leave the presidency in April, but does not give a specific date for the presidential election, which was postponed earlier this month. (AP)
President of Senegal Macky Sall states that he will leave the presidency in April, but does not give a specific date for the presidential election, which was postponed earlier this month. (AP)
War in Amhara An Ethiopian airstrike kills at least 15 people and injures more than 20 others in North Shewa, Ethiopia, with many of the victims fleeing clashes between Fano and the Ethiopian government. (Reuters) (The East African)
An Ethiopian airstrike kills at least 15 people and injures more than 20 others in North Shewa, Ethiopia, with many of the victims fleeing clashes between Fano and the Ethiopian government. (Reuters) (The East African)
Israel–United States relations U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken declares that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal under international law, overturning a policy instated under former U.S. President Donald Trump. (Haaretz)
2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah clashes Two civilian paramedics and a Hezbollah militant killed in an Israeli strike on a Hezbollah-funded clinic in Blida]], southern Lebanon.(Barrons)
2024 Nanjing building fire At least 15 people are killed and 44 more injured during a fire at an apartment block in Nanjing, China. (Al Jazeera)
At least 15 people are killed and 44 more injured during a fire at an apartment block in Nanjing, China. (Al Jazeera)
Cannabis in Germany The German Bundestag votes to legalise recreational usage of cannabis for adults, making Germany the third European country to do so after Malta and Luxembourg. (CNN)
Moons of Uranus, Moons of Neptune Three new moons of the Solar System are discovered, one around Uranus and two around Neptune, bringing their total known satellites to 28 and 16, respectively. (PBS)
Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukraine claims responsibility for the downing of a Russian Beriev A-50 over Krasnodar Krai, Russia, which is their second downing of an A-50 this year. (Kyiv Independent) (Business Insider)
The German Bundestag votes to legalise recreational usage of cannabis for adults, making Germany the third European country to do so after Malta and Luxembourg. (CNN)
Three new moons of the Solar System are discovered, one around Uranus and two around Neptune, bringing their total known satellites to 28 and 16, respectively. (PBS)
Three women are killed during a mass stabbing at a brothel in Vienna, Austria. A 27-year-old male suspect is arrested. (Swiss Info)
Two civilian paramedics and a Hezbollah militant killed in an Israeli strike on a Hezbollah-funded clinic in Blida]], southern Lebanon.(Barrons)
Ukraine claims responsibility for the downing of a Russian Beriev A-50 over Krasnodar Krai, Russia, which is their second downing of an A-50 this year. (Kyiv Independent) (Business Insider)
At a summit in Abuja, Nigeria, ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger, but continues to demand the release of deposed president Mohamed Bazoum and his family. (Al Jazeera)
Nigerien crisis At a summit in Abuja, Nigeria, ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger, but continues to demand the release of deposed president Mohamed Bazoum and his family. (Al Jazeera)
2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah clashes Hezbollah launches rockets on Arab el Aramsha, Hanita, Shebaa Farms and Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel and the Golan Heights. (Jerusalem Post) IDF launches strikes on Hezbollah outposts in Rab El Thalathine, Ayta ash Shab, Blida and on Redwans outposts in Baraachit, Jabal Blat and Rachaya Al Foukhar.(Jerusalem Post)
A large oil slick from the Houthi missile-damaged cargo ship Rubymar forms in the Gulf of Aden, threatening to become an environmental disaster. (Times of India)
