Four people are killed in an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle targeting Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives in Majdal Anjar, Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon, near the Lebanon–Syria border. (Al Arabiya English) Hezbollah–Israel conflictGaza war link embed save
Eleven Palestinians, including several militants, are killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza. (BBC News) Gaza war link embed save
Jubaland forces and American troops conducted a four-day operation that killed more than 60 al-Shabaab insurgents in Lower Juba, Jubaland, Somalia. (Hiiraan Online), (Horseed Media) Somali Civil War link embed save
Widespread power outages are reported by authorities in several oblasts in Russia, including Belgorod and Bryansk, following a large-scale Ukrainian missile and drone attack on Russian power stations. Bryansk Oblast governor Alexander Bogomaz confirms the regional capital Bryansk has lost most of its electricity and heat supply. (The Kyiv Independent), (RBC-Ukraine) Attacks in Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian warRusso-Ukrainian war link embed save
Three people are killed and several others are injured in a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces on a hospital in Sennar State, Sudan. (TRT World) Sudanese civil war link embed save
Cuba's Habanos S.A. suspends the annual Habanos Cigar Festival in Havana amid a sharp decline in tourists and a severe shortage of fuel due to the ongoing U.S. blockade. (Havana Times) 2026 Cuban crisis link embed save
Eleven people are killed and eight are injured after a bus collided with a trailer in Khairpur district, Pakistan. (Dawn) link embed save
Eight people are killed and two others are injured in an explosion and fire at a fireworks store in Donghai County, Jiangsu, China. (Xinhua) link embed save
One person is killed and 13 others are injured in a fire at a shopping mall in Marib, Marib Governorate, Yemen. (Reuters) link embed save
Two skiers are killed and another is injured in an avalanche on the Italian side of Mont Blanc. (The Independent) link embed save
Five people are killed and several others are injured when a car jumps a median and collides with a bus near Nelamangala in Karnataka, India. (The Hindu) link embed save
Myanmar's military government orders Timor-Leste's chargé d'affaires to leave the country within a week after the Chin Human Rights Organization reported that Timor-Leste initiated a universal jurisdiction case alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity against the junta. (AFP via CNA) Myanmar–Timor-Leste relations, War crimes in the Myanmar civil war link embed save
The Philippines signs military defense cooperation pacts with Estonia and Italy at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany. The agreements will particularly expand cooperation in cybersecurity and capacity building for their respective armed forces. (Manila Standard) 62nd Munich Security Conference link embed save
Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau arrest former energy minister German Galushchenko at the state border for his alleged involvement in a â‚´4 billion (US$100 million) kickback scheme in the energy sector. (AFP via The Straits Times) Operation Midas link embed save
The Cabinet of Israel approves new measures to expand land registration in the occupied West Bank and facilitate land purchases by Israeli settlers. (Reuters) Israeli occupation of the West Bank link embed save
Voting is held in the remaining polling stations and freguesias that had postponed it due to the storm training's impact. (Sul Informação) 2026 Portuguese presidential election link embed save
In stock car racing, 23XI's Tyler Reddick wins the 68th running of the Daytona 500. (The New York Times) 2026 Daytona 5002026 NASCAR Cup Series link embed save