Armed conflicts and attacks
Israel–Hamas war
Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
Hamas releases two Thai migrant workers, 10 Israeli hostages and a pet dog, while Israel releases 30 Palestinian prisoners. (The Times of Israel) (AP via ABC News)
Israeli incursions in the West Bank
Two Palestinians are killed during clashes with Israeli Defense Forces in the West Bank. (The Times of Israel)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Russian forces advance on "all sides" of Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine as they move to encircle the city. Heavy fighting is reported for control of the Avdiivka Coke Plant. (Reuters) (The Independent)
New People's Army rebellion
The Philippine government and communist rebels, represented by the National Democratic Front, agree to resume peace talks after six years. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
A rock burst at a coal mine in Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang, China, kills eleven miners. (AP via ABC News)
Four miners are killed and another is injured after a water pipeline ruptured inside a coal mine in Jaworzno, Poland. (AP)
Three people are killed in an explosion at a business in Hillsboro, Ohio, United States. (WHIO)
2023 Uttarakhand tunnel rescue
Rescuers in Uttarakhand, India, successfully drill through to 41 men trapped for over two weeks following a tunnel collapse. (CNN)