Armed conflicts and attacks
Russo-Ukrainian war
One person is killed and another is injured in Russian drone strikes on Dniprovskyi District, Kyiv, Ukraine. (RBC-Ukraine)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
A Palestinian is killed and another is injured when Israeli forces open fire on stone-throwers near Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya, Nablus, West Bank. (Reuters)
Business and economy
AI boom, Economy of South Korea
South Korea records its highest annual export value of more than US$700 billion in 2025 after semiconductor shipments reach a record $173.4 billion driven by demand for artificial intelligence. (AFP via France 24)
Enlargement of the eurozone, Bulgaria and the euro
Economics of bitcoin
Turkmenistan legalizes the mining and exchange of cryptocurrency as digital assets, but maintains that digital currency cannot be used as legal tender. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
At least 17 people are killed and eleven others are injured in flash floods caused by heavy rains and snowfall across Afghanistan. (AP)
Seven people are killed, 96 others are rescued and at least 97 are reported missing when a boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsizes in The Gambia. (Reuters)
The Vondelkerk church in Amsterdam, Netherlands, catches fire, collapsing the tower and leaving only the exterior walls standing before being extinguished. (NOS in Dutch)
2026 Crans-Montana bar fire
At least 46 people are killed and around 100 others are injured in an explosion and fire suspected to be caused by pyrotechnics at a bar in Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland. (BBC News) (The Guardian)
Law and crime
Two people are killed and 14 others are injured, including 10 minors, in a string of violence across the Netherlands. (Euronews)
Politics and elections
Guy Parmelin is sworn in as President of Switzerland, succeeding Karin Keller-Sutter. (Swiss Info)
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