Thursday

February 5, 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

Sudanese civil war

Kordofan Campaign

At least 22 people are killed and eight others are injured in a bombing by the Rapid Support Forces at a military hospital in South Kordofan, Sudan. (AA)

Middle Eastern crisis

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seizes two foreign oil tankers allegedly smuggling fuel in the Persian Gulf. Fifteen crew members onboard both tankers are taken into custody. (The Canadian Press via MSN)

United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear

The United States Navy strikes a boat suspected of transporting illegal narcotics in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

An explosion at an illegal coal mine in East Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, India, kills at least 25 people. (Hindustan Times) (AP)

Thirteen people are killed and 34 others are injured after a bus carrying wedding guests falls down a 200-meter slope near Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP)

Ten people are killed and several others injured after a bus falls down a 100-meter ravine in Eliodoro Camacho Province, Bolivia. (Reuters)

At least three people are killed and seven others are injured when a car crashes into a 99 Ranch Market in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, United States. (KGO-TV)

One person is killed and three others are injured when a double-decker bus strikes pedestrians in Dublin, Ireland. (Sky News)

2026 Pacific typhoon season

At least eight people are killed and more than 28,000 are displaced after Tropical Storm Penha makes landfall in the southern Philippines. (AP)