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Armed conflicts and attacks Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions (2022–present) Rwanda rejects the United States' calls to withdraw troops and missile systems from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, citing threats from an alleged Congolese military build-up near the...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli–Palestinian conflict The Cabinet of Israel adopts a resolution opposing unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, following comments from France and the United Kingdom stating they were willing to do so if Israel continued to oppose negotiations with...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Avdiivka Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi announces the full withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from Avdiivka, following months of heavy fighting and Russian attempts to capture the city. (The Kyiv Independent) Law and...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Avdiivka Ukraine announces the withdrawal of its troops from positions in the south of Avdiivka amid heavy clashes with Russian forces for control of the city. The withdrawal comes a day after Russian soldiers entered the...

Disasters and accidents Nine firefighters are injured in a massive truck explosion in Los Angeles, California, United States. (The Guardian) Law and crime Recognition of same-sex unions in Greece The Hellenic Parliament votes 176-76 to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption, making it the...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) A rocket attack from Lebanon on a military base kills an Israeli soldier and injures several others in Safed, Israel, while Israeli airstrikes kill three civilians in Souaneh, and a Hezbollah militant in...

Armed conflicts and attacks Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis Four Armenian soldiers are killed and many others are injured by Azerbaijani troops near the southern Armenian village of Nerkin Hand in Syunik Province. (Reuters) Russian invasion of Ukraine The United States Senate passes a...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip At least 67 people are killed during overnight Israeli airstrikes in the Palestinian city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera) Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis Israeli special forces conduct a raid...

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...