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Armed conflicts and attacks Houthi involvement in the Israel–Hamas war The United Nations Security Council adopts a resolution condemning Houthi attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea. (The Washington Post) Law and crime Bitcoin The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approves eleven...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) Hezbollah launches a drone attack on the Northern Command headquarters in Safed, Israel, marking its deepest incursion into Israeli territory since the outbreak of hostilities. In retaliation, Israel assassinates Ali Hussein...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israel-Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) Israel assassinates Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy commander of Hezbollah's Redwan Force, during an airstrike against a vehicle in Majdel Selm, Lebanon. Another person is also killed. (Reuters) Russian invasion of Ukraine...

Disasters and accidents Two people are killed and nine others are injured in a 35-car pileup on Interstate 5 in Bakersfield, California, United States. (USA Today) A fire in Kutupalong refugee camp leaves nearly 7000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh homeless as it destroys hundreds of shelters...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian forces attack Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, with S-300 missiles, killing at least 11 people, including five children, and injuring eight others. (CNN) Disasters and...

Armed conflicts and attacks Korean conflict North Korea fires 200 artillery shells near South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island, prompting evacuations. (CNBC) Disasters and accidents 2024 Sea of Japan earthquake The death toll from the magnitude 7.6 earthquake in the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa...

Armed conflicts and attacks Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria A U.S. drone strike in Baghdad, Iraq, kills four Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba militants, including senior leader Mushtaq Talib al-Saidi. (Reuters) Kerman bombings Islamic State claim responsibility for the previous day's...

Armed conflicts and attacks Kerman bombings At least 103 people are killed in a double bombing in Kerman, Iran, during a ceremony marking the fourth anniversary of the assassination of Qasem Soleimani. (New York Times) Russo-Ukrainian War Ukraine and Russia complete their first prisoner...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2023 Israel–Hamas war 2023 Israel–Lebanon border conflict Assassination of Saleh al Arouri Israel conducts an airstrike in the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon, killing five people, including Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy chairman of Hamas' political bureau...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2023 Israel–Hamas war At least 20 rockets are fired by Hamas at central and southern Israel. (Ynet) (Al Jazeera) Nagorno-Karabakh conflict The Republic of Artsakh officially ceases to exist, in accordance with a decree signed by former president Samvel...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Bombing of Kharkiv Russian forces bombard the city of Kharkiv. According to Ukrainian authorities, this resulted in 26 people being injured and numerous residential buildings being destroyed in the city center. The...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Bombing of Kharkiv Russian forces attack Kharkiv with missiles, injuring at least 16 people, including a foreign journalist, and damaging civilian infrastructure. (The Kyiv Independent) Attacks in Russia during the...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian strikes against infrastructure 29 December 2023 Russian strikes on Ukraine Russia launches the largest wave of drones and missiles on Ukrainian cities since the start of the war in a widespread overnight assault. Kyiv, Odesa...

Armed conflicts and attacks Mexican Drug War Gunmen from the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel kidnap 14 people from Texcaltitlan, Mexico as retaliation for a previous incident where 10 cartel members were killed by residents of the town. (AP) Disasters and accidents At least 13 people are...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure Russian drone and artillery strikes kill at least five people and cause power outages for around 70% of households in Kherson, according to Kherson governor Oleksandr Prokudin. (AP)...

Armed conflicts and attacks Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria Nigerian bandit conflict 2023 Plateau State massacres At least 140 people are killed by armed bandits in more than 17 communities in Plateau State, including Mangu and Bokkos. Most houses in those villages were burned down. (AP)...

Armed conflicts and attacks Syrian civil war Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war A high-ranking Iranian general, Sayyed Razi Mousavi, is killed in an Israeli airstrike in Syria. (BBC News) War in Sudan Local leaders and government officials in eastern Sudan call on the general...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2023 Israel–Hamas war At least 70 people are killed during an Israeli airstrike against the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera) Disasters and accidents Thirteen workers are killed and 46 others are...

Politics and elections 2024 Russian presidential election The Central Election Commission rejects journalist Yekaterina Duntsova's candidacy for president, citing errors in Duntsova's submitted documents. (AFP via France 24) Science and technology The Arabic edition of Wikipedia closes...

Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure Russia launches a mass drone attack on Kyiv, Ukraine, striking multiple residential districts. A block of flats is hit in Solomianskyi District, injuring at least two people, while heavy...