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Armed conflicts and attacks

Cambodia and Thailand sign a new ceasefire agreement, calling for a pause in military movements and airspace encroachment for military purposes.

2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict

Source: AP

Denis Kapustin, leader of the Ukraine-aligned Russian Volunteer Corps, is killed in a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)

Source: The Moscow Times

Business and economy

The National People's Congress of China passes a revised trade law that will expand the government's authority to counter trade restrictions, regulate exports of strategic goods, and update provisions on digital, green, and intellectual-property trade from March 1, 2026.

Trade policy of China

Source: Reuters

Disasters and accidents

At least seven people are killed, while ten others have been rescued, when a bus carrying 19 charity workers overturns on a mountain in Yên Bái province, Vietnam.

Source: Reuters

Business and economy

The Takaichi Cabinet of Japan approves a ¥122.3 trillion (US$785 billion) budget for the next fiscal year, the largest national budget in Japan's history, while reducing the debt-dependence ratio to 24.2 percent, supported by projected tax revenues of a record ¥83.7 trillion ($535 billion).

Source: Reuters

International relations

Israel becomes the first country to recognize Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state. Somaliland also officially recognises Israel.

Israel–Somaliland relationsInternational recognition of Somaliland

Source: Reuters

Armed conflicts and attacks

Two Israeli civilians are killed and another two are injured, including a child, in a vehicle ramming and stabbing attack by a Palestinian man in Beit She'an and Afula, Israel. The perpetrator is shot by police and hospitalized.

Palestinian political violence2025 Harod Valley attack

Source: The New York Times

Eight people are killed and 18 more are injured in an explosion caused by Saraya Ansar al-Sunnah at an Alawite mosque in Homs, Syria.

Syrian conflict (2024–present)2025 Homs mosque bombing

Source: France 24

Two soldiers are killed and another is critically wounded in a drone strike against a military base in Tine, Wadi Fira, Chad. The perpetrators are unknown.

Source: Reuters

Law and crime

The Malaysian Federal Court sentences former prime minister Najib Razak to 15 years in prison and a RM‎13.5 billion (US$3.3 billion) fine for abuse of power and money laundering.

1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal

Source: AP

The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court orders the preventive detention of former federal highway police chief Silvinei Vasques after he was captured in Paraguay while attempting to flee Brazil despite electronic tagging, following his conviction for involvement in the attempted coup.

2022–2023 Brazilian coup plot

Source: Reuters

Fifteen people are injured in a mass stabbing and liquid attack at a factory in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The perpetrator is arrested.

Source: CBS News

Disasters and accidents

Two people are killed and 26 others are injured in a 50-vehicle collision on the Kan-etsu Expressway in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

Source: The Independent

Politics and elections

Residents of Mogadishu, Somalia, vote to elect 390 district council members who will select the city's mayor, marking Somalia's first direct election since 1969, serving as a pilot for planned nationwide polls.

Elections in Somalia

Source: Reuters

Law and crime

Venezuela states that it has released 99 people detained after protests over the 2024 presidential election.

2024 Venezuelan political crisis

Source: Reuters

A Russian court sentences Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov to six years in prison for justifying terrorism.

Source: AP

A woman is found dead and two other people are wounded in an attack in Boden, Sweden. The perpetrator is shot and killed by police.

Source: Reuters

Disasters and accidents

A bus with a Quezon City–Gubat route falls into a ravine in Del Gallego, Camarines Sur, Philippines, killing six passengers and injuring more than 20.

Source: in Filipino

Armed conflicts and attacks

The United States Armed Forces launch airstrikes on over 70 locations in Sokoto State, Nigeria, targeting Islamic State camps on orders of U.S. president Donald Trump. An unknown number of casualties are confirmed.

War against the Islamic State2025 United States strikes in Nigeria

Source: BBC News

The Polish Air Force intercepts and escorts a Russian aerial reconnaissance aircraft over international waters in the Baltic sea away from nearby Polish airspace.

Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)

Source: DW

Three people are killed in two separate Israeli airstrikes targeting vehicles in southern Lebanon, including a member of the Iranian Quds Force.

Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)Iran–Israel relations

Source: Reuters

Turkish authorities seize weapons and documents and arrest 115 suspects in Istanbul, connected with Islamic State-planned attacks on non-Muslims at Christmas and New Year's festivals across the country.

Turkey–Islamic State conflict

Source: BBC News

Politics and elections

The Honduran National Electoral Council declares National Party candidate Nasry Asfura winner of the presidential election almost one month after it was held.

2025 Honduran general election

Source: BBC News

Armed conflicts and attacks

An alleged Hezbollah member is killed in an airstrike by the Israel Defense Forces on a vehicle near Jannata, Tyre District, South Governorate, Lebanon.

Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)

Source: MSN

Three former officials of the al-Assad regime are killed in clashes with Syrian security forces near Jableh, Latakia Governorate.

Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)Syrian conflict (2024–present)

Source: AFP via Al Arabiya

At least six people are killed, including the perpetrator, and 35 others are injured in a suicide bombing by a Boko Haram terrorist at a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

Religious violence in Nigeria

Source: Reuters

An explosive device kills two police officers and the suspected perpetrator in Moscow, Russia, near where Russian lieutenant general Fanil Sarvarov was killed in a separate bombing two days prior.

Source: BBC News

Disasters and accidents

A boat carrying 117 migrants capsizes off in the Mediterranean Sea, killing 116 people and leaving only one survivor.

Mediterranean Sea migrant smuggling

Source: Daily Express

Five people are killed when a rescue helicopter crashes on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Source: Reuters

Law and crime

The Ghanaian information ministry arrests 48 Nigerians allegedly participating in cybercrime operations on the outskirts of Accra.

Source: DW