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- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Russian Defence Ministry claims that Russian forces have taken the village of Nova Illinka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure, Ukrainian energy crisis
- Eastern front of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Syrian civil war
- Northwestern Syria offensive
- More than 130 Syrian Army soldiers are killed and dozens of others are captured as rebel forces led by Tahrir al-Sham advance to within 10 kilometres of Aleppo, Syria. (Reuters)
- Rebel forces cut off the strategic M5 Motorway which connects Aleppo to Damascus and also capture the district of Khan al-Asal near Aleppo. (i24 News) (The Guardian)
- An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps brigadier is killed in a shootout in Aleppo. (Rudaw)
- Russian and Syrian warplanes strike rebel-held positions across Idlib Governorate. Separately, at least 17 people are killed in airstrikes on the towns of Atarib and Darat Izza in Aleppo Governorate. (Reuters) (SOHR)
- Northwestern Syria offensive
Disasters and accidents
- 2024–25 Australian region cyclone season
- Landslides and flash floods caused by Cyclone Robyn kill at least 27 people and injure dozens of others in North Sumatra, Indonesia. (Reuters)
- 2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
- At least twelve people, including four children, are killed and more than 250,000 people are evacuated due to flooding and landslides caused by Deep Depression BOB 08 in Sri Lanka. (DW)
- 2024 South Korean snowstorm
- At least six people are killed in traffic accidents and more than 140 flights are canceled in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, due to a winter storm in the country, marking the third heaviest snowfall in Seoul since 1907. (AP) (Yonhap) (Newsweek)
- 2024 Ugandan landslides
- Fifteen people are killed and 113 others are missing in landslides in Bulambuli, Uganda. (Al Jazeera)
International relations
- Georgia–European Union relations, Potential enlargement of the European Union
- Accession of Georgia to the European Union
- Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze temporarily suspends the country's accession to the European Union until 2028 and accuses the European Parliament of blackmail. (Al Jazeera) (Politico)
- Accession of Georgia to the European Union
Law and crime
- The Chinese Communist Party suspends the Director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission Admiral Miao Hua from his post following a corruption investigation. (CNA)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Romanian presidential election
- The Constitutional Court of Romania requests a recount of all votes cast in the first round of the presidential election following a complaint by candidate Cristian Terheș. (AP)
- The Australian House of Representatives passes a bill to restrict social media access for people under the age of 16 years. (NBC News)
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