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- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Tigray War
- Tigrayan peace process
- Amharan Special Forces announce their withdrawal from the Tigray Region in line with an African Union-backed peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and Tigray People's Liberation Front. (Al Jazeera)
- Tigrayan peace process
- Somali Civil War
- The Somali Armed Forces claim it recaptured the port town of Harardhere from Al-Shabaab militants. (Al Jazeera)
- According to a Puntland officer, Somali forces allied with regional militias also took the town of El Dhere. (The Globe and Mail)
Disasters and accidents
- Nineteen people are killed and 24 others are injured during a bus–truck collision in Sakal Arrondissement, Senegal. (Al Jazeera)
- Eight people are injured after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Leyte, Eastern Visayas, southeast of Cabucgayan, Philippines. (CNN Philippines)
Law and crime
- Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, one of the most wanted men in Italy and Europe, is arrested in Palermo, Sicily, after 30 years on the run. (BBC News)
Politics and elections
- LGBT rights in Scotland
- The British government says it will block the Gender Recognition Reform Bill passed by the Scottish Parliament despite objections from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, saying the proposed law would conflict with "equality protections" across Great Britain. (BBC News)
- German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht resigns from the Scholz cabinet amid criticism over her handling of the war in Ukraine. (Reuters)
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