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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Ukraine launches drone attacks on multiple regions of Russia, including Moscow, prompting all flights to be suspended at Vnukovo International Airport and Moscow Domodedovo Airport. Bryansk Governor Alexander Bogomaz says at least 59 Ukrainian drones have been shot down over the region. Russia reports that two people were killed in the Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow. (Reuters) (Times of Israel)
- Iran and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken claims that Russia has received a shipment of Fath 360 tactical ballistic missiles from Iran, and expects their deployment "within weeks". Iran denies the reports, calling it "psychological warfare". (The Telegraph)
- The United Kingdom, France and Germany announce new sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with ballistic missiles against Ukraine. (BBC)
- The Netherlands lifts all its weapon restrictions on military equipment it granted to Ukraine, allowing its army to target Russia with deep strikes while urging other nations to lift their weapon restrictions as well. (Kyiv Post)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- At least 40 people are killed and over 60 are injured during an Israeli airstrike in Al-Mawasi refugee camp for displaced people in Rafah. Twenty tents for displaced people are destroyed during the attack. (Al Jazeera)
- The Israeli military claims it struck senior Hamas commanders operating in a command center embedded inside a designated humanitarian area, whom the IDF claims were all involved in the October 7 attack. (Al Arabiya) (Times of Israel)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- A Hezbollah militant is killed and two civilians are injured in an Israeli airstrike on Saghbine in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera) Disasters and accidents
- The death toll from a migrant boat capsizing off the coast of Senegal has risen to 26 after the discovery of an additional 17 bodies. (Reuters)
International relations
- Belarus–European Union border crisis
- Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk condemns Germany's new land border restrictions due to Germany's earlier lack of support for other European Union nations impacted by irregular migration, recalling previous Polish calls for tighter immigration control, but stressing the importance of enforcing the EU external border, instead of suspending the Schengen Area. Other European countries are invited to discuss the matter. (Reuters) (TVN24)
Law and crime
- The Court of Justice of the European Union rules that Apple Inc. must pay €13 billion (US$14.3 billion) to the government of the Republic of Ireland as compensation for extraordinarily low taxes levied by Ireland against Apple. (Euronews)
- Google is fined €2.4 billion (US$2.7 billion) by the Court of Justice of the European Union for favouring its own shopping search results over those of competitors. (Politico)
- His Majesty's Prison Service begins releasing thousands of prisoners in England and Wales on early release amid a record high prison population and a shortage of cells for new inmates. (BBC News)
- A Swiss appeals court convicts Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan of rape and sexual coercion, sentencing him to three years in prison, with two years suspension. Ramadan still faces multiple other rape allegations in both Switzerland and France. (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
Politics and elections
- United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis
- The House of Commons of the United Kingdom votes 348–228 to cut the Winter Fuel Payment for 10 million pensioners in England and Wales after Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned the scheme was no longer affordable. (Sky News)
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