Armed conflicts and attacks
M23 campaign, Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict
The March 23 Movement states that it has captured several hundred Burundian soldiers during its recent offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, including around Uvira. (Reuters)
Middle Eastern crisis
The Israeli military kills Ra'ad Sa'ad, a senior Hamas military commander, in an airstrike against a vehicle in Gaza City, in violation of the ceasefire. Four other people were also killed in the attack, and 25 more injured. (The Times of Israel) (Al Jazeera)
The Israeli military issues an evacuation order in southern Lebanese villages in preparation for planned airstrikes on Hezbollah targets. (The Jerusalem Post)
An attacker identified by the United States Central Command as a member of ISIL opens fire on a joint Syrian and American convoy in Palmyra, killing two U.S. service members and one American civilian interpreter and injuring three others, before being killed by return fire. (SANA via Al Jazeera)
Sudanese civil war
A Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drone strike kills at least three people in El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan. (Al Jazeera)
An RSF drone strike on a United Nations base in Kadugli, South Kordofan, Sudan, kills six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and injures eight others. (Al Jazeera)
2025 Cambodia–Thailand conflict
In response to resumed clashes with Thailand, Cambodia shuts down its border crossings with Thailand. (BBC News)
United States president Donald Trump says a new ceasefire has been brokered. However, hours later, Thai leaders announce an increased commitment to fighting Cambodian forces. (France 24)
Disasters and accidents
Nine African migrants die due to freezing temperatures near the Algeria–Morocco border. (MSN)
Eight people are killed and five others are injured after a multicab falls into rocky terrain in Ayungon, Negros Oriental, Philippines. (The Philippine Star)