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Armed conflicts and attacks 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russia–Ukraine peace negotiations, China and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine China unveils a 12-point position paper on ending the war in Ukraine, ahead of an expected speech by Xi Jinping on the conflict. Ukraine says it hopes...

Disasters and accidents Philippine authorities confirm that all four people aboard a Cessna 340 aircraft that crashed on February 18 on Mayon Volcano, Albay are dead. Retrieval operations have begun. (The Philippine Star) (CNN) A Russian Air Force Su-25 jet crashes in Orekhovo, Belgorod Oblast...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2023 Nablus clashes Israeli troops clash with Palestinians in Nablus, West Bank, killing ten Palestinians and injuring 102 others, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. (Al Jazeera) Disasters and accidents At least two...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Southern Ukraine campaign Russian forces shell the city of Kherson, killing at least six people and wounding 12 others, according to local officials. (Reuters) Somali Civil War The Somali National Army kills 42 al-Shabaab...

Disasters and accidents Aftermath of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes southeastern Turkey and Syria, killing three people and wounding 600 more. It is also felt in Lebanon and Egypt. This aftershock comes fourteen days after the main quake killed more than...

Law and crime Six people are killed, including the vice mayor of Aparri, when their car is ambushed in Bagabag, Philippines, by unknown gunmen. (Philippine Daily Inquirer) Science and technology Nuclear program of Iran Nuclear inspectors in Iran detect uranium enriched to 84% purity, just...

International relations United States and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine At the Munich Security Conference, United States Vice President Kamala Harris says that U.S. has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine. (NBC News) 2023 Damascus airstrike Reports...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Battle of Bakhmut Russian forces shell Bakhmut with artillery and Grad rockets, killing five people and injuring nine others. (The Kyiv Independent via Yahoo! News) Russian forces and Wagner forces capture Paraskoviivka, a village...

Armed conflicts and attacks Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Armenia submits a peace treaty to Azerbaijan in an effort to end the decades-long conflict between the two countries. (Daily Sabah) Business and economy YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down and will be succeeded by chief product...

Business and economics World Bank President David Malpass resigns. He is expected to step down by June. (AFP via RFI) Disasters and accidents Gualaca bus crash At least 39 migrants are killed in Gualaca District, Chiriquí Province, Panama, when their bus, intended to be driven to the United...

Armed conflicts and attacks High-altitude object events in 2023 2023 Romania and Moldova high-altitude objects The Romanian Air Force unsuccessfully attempted to intercept an unidentified object detected roughly {{convert|11,000|m|mi}} above Southeast Romania. (Reuters) Moldova temporarily...

Disasters and accidents 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake The death toll of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria increases to over 36,000. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime Blasphemy in Pakistan Lynching of Waris Police in Punjab, Pakistan, arrest 50 men for the lynching two days earlier of a...

Armed conflits and attacks High-altitude object events in 2023 2023 Lake Huron high-altitude object A United States Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon shoots down an unidentified flying object over Lake Huron near the Canada–United States border. The Department of Defense describe it as octagonal...

Armed conflicts and attacks Internal conflict in Peru Seven police officers are killed and one other is injured when their vehicle is ambushed in Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro in a suspected attack by remnants of Shining Path. (Infobae) 2023 Yukon high-altitude object Canadian...

Armed conflicts and attacks 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022–2023 Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure, Moldova–Russia relations Moldova says Russia has fired missiles over the country at targets inside Ukraine, condemning the missile flyover as a violation of its...

Armed conflicts and attacks Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) suspends its operations in north-west Burkina Faso following the killings of two of its aid workers near Dédougou. Both those killed were Burkinabe citizens, according to MSF. (Africa News)...

Business and economy Proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft The UK Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally concluded that the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft will likely lead to substantial loss of competition in the console market and...

Law and crime 2023 Brazilian Congress attack The Federal Police arrest the military police officer in charge of security during the January 8 attack against the Brazilian Congress. (Reuters) Crime in Japan Two of four Japanese gang leaders based in the Philippines are deported on suspicion...

Armed conflicts and attacks Israeli–Palestinian conflict Five Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades members are killed, three more injured and eight arrested during a raid by Israeli soldiers and subsequent gunbattle at a refugee camp near Jericho, in the occupied West Bank. (BBC News) Somali Civil...

Disasters and accidents Eight people in Austria and two others in Switzerland are killed by a series of avalanches. (BBC News) At least eight people are killed and 42 others are injured when a bus crashes and overturns in Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey. (ABC News) Nine people are missing after...