Armed conflicts and attacks
Israel–Hamas war
The Israeli military advances into northern and southern Gaza. (Reuters)
A staff member of the United Nations Department of Safety and Security is killed and another is injured in Rafah. (United Nations)
Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
Hamas says that it has "lost contact" with the militants holding four Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin. (Reuters)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russia claims that its troops have entered the town of Vovchansk, 74 kilometres (46 mi) from Kharkiv. (BBC News)
Business and economy
GameStop short squeeze
Three years after the previous GameStop stock squeeze, Redditors return to artificially inflate GameStop's share price by 75%, reaching an 18-month high. The share price of AMC Theatres also increases by more than 70%. (Reuters) (CNBC)
Russia–United States relations
U.S. President Joe Biden signs a bill banning imports of uranium from Russia. (Reuters) (The Washington Post)