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- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
- 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement
- The Security Cabinet of Israel agrees to a 60-day ceasefire in Lebanon. (CNN)(The Times of Israel)
- Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that ceasefire talks are reaching the final stages and that a deal could happen soon. (France24)
- For the first time since the start of the conflict, the Israeli military issues evacuation orders for central Beirut, warning residents of four neighbourhoods to leave as soon as possible. (The Times of Israel)
- 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement
- 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Kurakhove
- Russian forces enter the strategic city of Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, with heavy fighting reportedly underway. (Al Arabiya)
- Battle of Kurakhove
- Eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Somali Civil War (2009–present)
- Puntland–Somaliland dispute
- Spillover of Las Anod conflict
- Somaliland imposed a curfew after a deadly clash escalated between Somaliland and civilians that resulted in nine casualties and others injured in Erigavo, Sanaag region of Somalia. (Idil News) (Hiiraan Online)(Horseed Media)
- Spillover of Las Anod conflict
- Puntland–Somaliland dispute
- Arrest of Imran Khan
- Six people, including four paramilitary soldiers, are killed in clashes between security forces and supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad, Pakistan. The protests, led by Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, are calling for the immediate release of Khan from prison. (Reuters)
- Ten people are killed by unidentified gunmen in Bria, Haute-Kotto, Central African Republic. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- Winter of 2024–25 in the Gaza Strip
- A winter storm floods refugee camps across the Gaza Strip, leading to several thousands of shelters being damaged or destroyed, worsening refugee exposure to cold and illness. (Reuters)
- 2024 Red Sea tourist boat disaster
- Four people are found dead and five are rescued alive after the sinking of a tourist boat yesterday in Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt. Seven others are still missing. (The Guardian)
- Five people are killed and 20 others are reported missing after a motorboat capsizes in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
- Five people are killed and one more is in critical condition when a Cessna 206 Stationair aircraft crashes into the Pico Blanco mountain near San Jose, Costa Rica. (DW) (The Tico Times)
Law and crime
- LGBT rights in Hong Kong
- Chief justice Andrew Cheung of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal rules to uphold housing and inheritance rights for same-sex couples in the city. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- Bangladesh Police fire tear gas at more than 2,000 Hindus protesting against the arrest of a Hindu leader and ISKCON monk at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on sedition charges. (Hindustan Times) (Al Jazeera)
Science and technology
- Japanese space program
- JAXA aborts a Epsilon S engine test after a fire breaks out at the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima, Japan. (DW) (CNA)
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