Armed conflicts and attacks
Mali War
Four Russian Wagner Group paramilitaries are killed during an ambush by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin militants in Bandiagara. (Africanews)
France formally ends its military intervention in Mali after withdrawing its last remaining troops from a military base in Gao. The base was handed over to Malian Armed Forces before the French forces crossed into neighbouring Niger. (Ecofin Agency)
War in Afghanistan
The Taliban stages a Victory Day parade on the first anniversary of the capture of Kabul. (CBS News)
Israeli–Syrian ceasefire line incidents during the Syrian civil war
Israel launches a series of airstrikes on Damascus and Tartus, Syria, killing three soldiers and injuring three others. (Al Jazeera)
Health and environment
COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
COVID-19 vaccination in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom approves a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine aimed at targeting the Omicron variant and other variants of SARS-CoV-2, becoming the first country to do so. (EuroWeekly News)