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- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- An Israeli airstrike kills Ahmad Bahar, a senior leader in Hamas who served as the vice president of the Palestinian Legislative Council. (Times Of Israel)
- Ten fuel trucks enter the Gaza Strip from Egypt through the Rafah border crossing carrying 150,000 litres of diesel. (Al-Ahram)
- Myanmar civil war
- Operation 1027
- The military recaptures the town of Pauktaw in Rakhine State from the Arakan Army following heavy bombardment of the settlement. (Myanmar Now)
- A Myanmar Air Force warplane bombs a school in Chin State, killing at least eight children, according to locals. (BBC News)
- Operation 1107
- Karenni rebels overrun military forces sheltering inside Loikaw's district courthouse, burning the building afterward as fighting continues to rage in the city. (The Irrawaddy)
- Operation 1027
Business and economy
- 2022–2023 food crises
- Russia commences its shipment of free grain to Africa, with the first two vessels bound for Burkina Faso and Somalia, as part of President Vladimir Putin's pledge to send 200,000 tonnes to six African nations. (AFP via The Moscow Times)
- The Al Dhafra solar farm, the single largest solar farm in the world, comes online in the United Arab Emirates. It is expected to power almost 200,000 homes. (Electrek)
Disasters and accidents
- A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits southern Mindanao, Philippines, killing at least three people. (Reuters) (AFP via ABS-CBN News)
International relations
- Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- The International Court of Justice orders Azerbaijan to facilitate the "safe, unimpeded, and expeditious" return of displaced people to Nagorno-Karabakh, following the country's offensive, and to ensure freedom of movement for those wishing to leave or remain in the region. (AFP via RFI)
- Rohingya genocide case
- Canada and five European nations, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands and the United Kingdom formally join the genocide case at the International Court of Justice against Myanmar, accusing its military junta of committing genocide against the Rohingya people. (Al Jazeera)
- The ECOWAS Court rules that Senegal has not violated the rights of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko. (AFP via The Guardian)
Science and technology
- Twitter under Elon Musk
- The White House criticises Elon Musk for promoting the white genocide conspiracy theory on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter before its acquisition by Elon Musk, saying his endorsement of an antisemitic post by another user was "unacceptable". (BBC News)
- Apple Inc. join other companies such as IBM, Amazon and Oracle in suspending all advertising on X in response to Musk's apparent endorsement of antisemitic conspiracy theories. (Axios)
- The European Commission halts all paid advertising on X, citing the risk of "reputational damage" to the EU, and "widespread concerns relating to the spread of disinformation" on the platform. (Politico)
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