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- Iran and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The United States Department of Commerce issues a $15 million bounty for information on Hossein Hatefi Ardakani, an Iranian businessman accused of procuring parts for drones assembled by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and later sold to Russia. (Wall Street Journal)
Law and crime
- Kyoto Animation arson attack
- A court in Japan sentences Shinji Aoba to death for a 2019 arson attack on a Kyoto Animation studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, which killed 36 people. (CNA)
- Assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky
- A court in Russia sentences Darya Trepova to 27 years in prison for the assassination of Vladlen Tatarsky. (AP)
- Taiwan officially begins a one-year compulsory military service following the extension from four months due to rising tensions with China. (Reuters)
- South Korean politician Bae Hyun-jin is attacked and hospitalized in Seoul. (Korea JoongAng Daily)
Science and Technology
- NASA announces the retirement of Mars Helicopter Ingenuity after the vehicle sustained damage to one of its rotors.(The New York Times)
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