Armed conflicts and attacks
Russo-Ukrainian war
A report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies shows that there have been approximately 1.2 million Russian casualties and at least 500,000 Ukrainian casualties during the war. The think tank also estimates that total casualties of all military forces involved in the war could reach 2 million by April if the current rate of fighting continues. (DW)
Dnipro strikes, Kyiv strikes, Odesa strikes
Three people are killed and three others are injured in overnight Russian strikes on Kyiv Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. (Al Jazeera)
Russo-Caucasian conflict
Two militants are killed in a shootout with police in Karabudakhkentsky District, Dagestan, Russia. (News.Az)
Arts and culture
Sarah Mullally is confirmed as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Church of England. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
Five people are killed, including three children, in a house fire in Sakha Republic, Russia. (Xinhua News Agency)
Crash of SATENA Flight 8895
A SATENA Beechcraft 1900 crashes near Cúcuta in North Santander, Colombia, killing all 15 people on board. (BNO News) (El Heraldo)
2025–26 European windstorm season
Five people are killed and severe damage is caused from Storm Kristin in Portugal. (AA)
2026 Baramati Learjet 45 crash
Five people, including Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, are killed after a Learjet 45 aircraft crashes and explodes at Baramati Airport in Pune district, Maharashtra, India. (CNN-News18) (Hindustan Times)
Law and crime
Deutsche Bank offices in Frankfurt and Berlin are searched by the authorities as part of a state investigation of an alleged foreign money laundering scheme. (BBC) (Bloomberg)
Corruption in South Korea
A court in Seoul, South Korea, sentences former first lady Kim Keon Hee to 20 months in prison for corruption. (AP)
Iran–Turkey relations
The Turkish National Intelligence Organization arrest six people, including an Iranian national, who are suspected of spying for Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, including at the NATO Incirlik Air Base in Adana. (AP)
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