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Business and economy
Disasters and accidents
International relations
Politics and elections
Science and technology
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- Middle Eastern crisis
- 2026 Iran war
- Israel assassinates Iranian intelligence minister Esmaeil Khatib in an overnight airstrike in Tehran. (AP) (Reuters)
- Two people are killed and five are wounded by an Iranian ballistic missile in Ramat Gan, Israel. (The Jerusalem Post)
- A foreign worker is killed by a cluster bomb impact in Moshav Adanim, central Israel. (The Times of Israel)
- Four Palestinians are killed and six others are injured when falling Iranian missile fragments strike a beauty salon in Beit Awwa, West Bank, Palestine. (Wafa) (The Times of Israel)
- Israel struck the South Pars natural gas field in the Persian Gulf and its neighboring refineries in Iran. (The Guardian)
- Saudi Arabia's air defenses intercept and destroy multiple drones targeting gas and energy facilities in the Eastern Province, with no damage reported. (Saudi Gazette)
- 2026 Iranian strikes on Qatar
- Iran launches a missile attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City, the world's largest LNG export facility, causing "extensive damage" according to QatarEnergy. (Al Jazeera)
- 2026 Lebanon war
- Six people are killed and dozens injured in an Israeli airstrike on a building in Beirut, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
- 2026 Iran war
- War in the Sahel
- Boko Haram insurgency
- Over 60 Boko Haram and Islamic State – West Africa Province insurgents are killed in an operation by the Nigerian Army in Abadam, Borno State, Nigeria. (The Punch)
- Boko Haram insurgency
Business and economy
- Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
- Aramco restarts operations at Ras Tanura oil refinery, the largest of Saudi Arabia, following a 16-day closure. (Oil Price)
Disasters and accidents
- Seven people are killed and three others are critically injured in an explosion and fire at a residential building in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. (NDTV)
- One person is killed when a cable car cabin crashes down a snowy mountainside in Engelberg, Obwalden, Switzerland. (CNN)
International relations
- Iran–Qatar relations
- 2026 Iranian strikes on Qatar
- Qatar declares Iran's military and security attachés and their staff persona non grata and orders them to leave the country within 24 hours following an attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City. (AFP via Vanguard News)
- 2026 Iranian strikes on Qatar
Politics and elections
- Venezuelan president Delcy Rodríguez appoints General Gustavo González López as Minister of Defense, replacing General Vladimir Padrino López who has served since 2014. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard are awarded the 2025 Turing Award for their work in quantum information science. (BBC)
Sports
- The WNBA and its players' union reach a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement that, if ratified by the league and union, will increase average player salaries and the team salary cap more than fourfold. (ESPN)
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