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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- The United States announces a $800 million aid package for Ukraine that includes cluster munitions for the first time. The package also includes 155-millimeter Howitzer cannons, additional munitions for MIM-104 Patriot missile defence systems, anti-tank weapons, UAVs, additional munitions for M142 HIMARS missile launchers, and additional Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Stryker armoured personnel carriers. (Reuters)
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israeli soldiers shoot dead two Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine militants during a raid at a house in Nablus in the occupied West Bank. (BBC News)
Business and economy
- 2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis
- British cinema chain Empire Cinemas collapses into administration with the immediate loss of 150 jobs. (BBC News)
- The China Securities Regulatory Commission imposes fines of nearly US$1 billion and $415 million on technology companies Ant Group and Tencent, respectively, for violating financial regulations and anti-money laundering obligations. (AFP via France 24)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Pakistan floods
- 2023 Milan nursing home fire
- Six people are killed and 81 others are injured in a fire at a nursing home in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. (AP)
- At least 833 people have been hospitalized in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, due to dust storms. (Xinhua)
- Six people are killed in an explosion at a chemical factory in Chapayevsk, Samara Oblast, Russia. (TASS)
Politics and elections
- In the Netherlands, the fourth Rutte cabinet collapses amid disagreements over asylum applications. Prime Minister Mark Rutte announces that he will submit his resignation on Saturday. (BBC News)
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