Disasters and accidents
Eighteen people are killed and three others are injured when two trucks collide head-on near Port Said, Egypt. (Egypt Today)
Sixteen people are killed and several others are injured after a gas explosion which then caused the building to collapse in Karachi, Pakistan. (Al Jazeera)
Six people are killed and another is injured when a fire engine plunges off a cliff in Xinhua County, Hunan, China. (Xinhua)
At least four people are killed and 17 others are injured when a truck transporting liquid gas crashes and explodes in Santiago, Chile. (Reuters)
Five miners are trapped underground in a diamond mine after a mudslide in Kimberley, South Africa. (AP)
Law and crime
Arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of leading an insurrection when he declared martial law on December 3, 2024. (The Korea Herald) (Reuters)
Connections of Jeffrey Epstein
In the United Kingdom, police arrest former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on charges of misconduct in public office related to his links to convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He is later released from police custody. (AP) (BBC News)
Sports
2026 Winter Olympics
Ski mountaineer Oriol Cardona wins the men's sprint event and captures Spain's first Winter Olympics gold medal in 54 years. (NBC)
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