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Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis Hamas announces the death of two Israeli hostages and says eight others have been seriously injured by Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in the past 96 hours. (Reuters) Myanmar civil war Myanmar's military...

Armed conflicts and attacks Five are killed and ten others are injured after a soldier opens fire at a military base in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents France's EDF shuts down two nuclear reactors due to a fire at the Chinon Nuclear Power Plant. (Reuters) A Eurocopter...

Armed conflicts and attacks Myanmar civil war Operation 1027 At least 340 members of Myanmar's Border Guard Police flee into neighboring Bangladesh and are disarmed and detained by Border Guard Bangladesh in the past week amidst continued fighting against the Arakan Army. (ABC News)...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismisses Valerii Zaluzhnyi from the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The dismissal was preceded by months of rumors about a conflict between Zelenskyy and Zaluzhnyi...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure Russian forces launch a wave of missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, killing at least three civilians and wounding 11 others, including two in Kyiv. Cruise missiles are reported over...

Armed conflicts and attacks Two Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front shooters open fire outside Turkey's Istanbul Justice Palace, killing one person and wounding five others, before being killed in a shootout with police. (Al Jazeera) Blasts in a market in Mogadishu, Somalia kill ten...

Armed conflicts and attacks Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria February 2024 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria A drone attack against a U.S. military base in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, kills seven Syrian Democratic Forces...

Disasters and accidents 2024 Chile wildfire season The death toll from major wildfires in Valparaíso, Chile has risen to at least 99, with between 3,000 and 6,000 houses damaged in the fires. (BBC News) Politics and elections Politics of Namibia President of Namibia Hage Geingob dies at...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine A Lukoil oil refinery in Volgograd, Russia, is attacked by Ukrainian long-range drones, causing a large fire and disrupting operations. Volgograd governor Andrey Bocharov says the...

Armed conflicts and attacks Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria February 2024 United States bombing of Iraq and Syria The U.S. military launches airstrikes against Iran-linked groups in Iraq and Syria, in response to an attack that killed three...

Armed conflicts and attacks Spillover of the Israel-Hamas war Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan and Syria Aftermath of the Tower 22 drone attack According to American officials, American plans have been approved for multi-day strikes in Iraq and Syria against multiple targets, including...

Armed conflicts and attacks Iraqi conflict Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria Kata'ib Hezbollah suspends operations against the U.S. military in Iraq, to "prevent embarrassment of the Iraqi government". (Reuters) Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia and Ukraine conduct a...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Ukrainian forces say they have shot down a Russian Su-34 fighter jet over Luhansk Oblast. (The Kyiv Post) Insurgency in Balochistan Balochistan Liberation Army separatists launch rockets against security...

Armed conflicts and attacks Insurgency in Balochistan Baloch Liberation Army forces launch a multipronged attack dubbed "Operation Dara-e-Bolan" on Pakistani security forces, capturing checkpoints and Pakistani bases in Machh, and attacking other areas in Kolpur and Pinjra Pull. (The...

Armed conflicts and attacks Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria (2023–present) Tower 22 drone attack Three American soldiers are killed and 34 others are injured in a drone attack against a U.S. base in Rukban, Jordan, near the border with...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war The United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Italy, Canada, Finland, Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany halt humanitarian aid to UNRWA over allegations they were involved in the Hamas-led attack on Israel. (BBC) (CBS) Red Sea crisis Marlin...

International relations South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention), Allegations of genocide in the 2023 Israeli attack on Gaza The International Court of Justice rules that some allegations of Israel committing genocide in the Gaza Strip are "plausible" and orders Israel to take measures to...

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...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip A building complex sheltering tens of thousands of displaced people in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip, has caught fire after being hit by Israel, causing mass casualties. At least 214 civilians were killed in...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine At least 18 civilians are killed and at least 130 others are injured by Russian missile strikes in Kyiv and Kharkiv. Ukraine says that it shot down 21 of 41 missiles. (AP) (BBC...