The Arakan Army captures the town of Pauktaw, Rakhine State. The military responds by bombing the town with helicopters and warships. (The Irrawaddy) Myanmar civil war link embed save
Israeli Police kill three gunmen who attacked a checkpoint near Jerusalem, injuring six security forces. (AFP via RFI) 2023 Israel–Hamas war link embed save
The Sudan Liberation Movement, the Justice and Equality Movement and other smaller rebel factions declare war on the Rapid Support Forces, having previously remained neutral in the conflict. (Sudan Tribune) War in Sudan link embed save
India reports that over half of the estimated 5,000 refugees who fled heavy fighting in Myanmar's Chin State for northeastern India are returning home after the military and rebels from the Chin National Front reach a ceasefire agreement. (AP) Myanmar civil war link embed save
The Israel Defense Forces surround Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City with tanks. (Middle East Monitor) Siege of Gaza City2023 Israel–Hamas war link embed save
The general categories are dominated by female winners. (Billboard) 24th Annual Latin Grammy Awards link embed save
Twenty-six people are killed and 63 others are injured in a fire at an office building in LĂĽliang, Shanxi, China. (BBC News) link embed save
Four Indonesian Air Force personnel are killed when their military planes crash in Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia. (Asia Today) link embed save
Twenty-three people are injured when a Chicago "L" commuter train crashes into snow removal equipment in Chicago, Illinois, United States. (BBC News) link embed save
The European Commission renews its authorisation of the systemic herbicide glyphosate for 10 years, following the failure of the European Union member states to reach a consensus on the renewal. (AFP via France 24) link embed save
The Parliament of Kenya approves the deployment of its police officers to Haiti as part of a United Nations-backed multinational security mission to combat the gang war in Haiti. (AFP via TOI) Foreign relations of Haiti, Foreign relations of Kenya, Haitian crisis link embed save
The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs commission delays a vote on Sweden's NATO membership bid. (Reuters) Sweden–NATO relations, Sweden–Turkey relations, Enlargement of NATO link embed save
Russian activist Aleksandra Skochilenko is sentenced to seven years in prison on charges related to her protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (The Guardian) link embed save
Pedro Sánchez is re-elected as prime minister of Spain, forming his third government. (The Guardian) 2023 Spanish government formation link embed save
The Guatemalan Attorney General's Office requests that the immunity of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo and Vice President-elect Karin Herrera be lifted for their alleged participation in the seizure of the facilities of the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. If the request is successful, Arévalo and Herrera could be arrested. (Bloomberg) Aftermath of the 2023 Guatemalan general election link embed save
Citizens of Madagascar vote for their president. (Africanews) 2023 Malagasy presidential election link embed save
A Norse Atlantic Airways Boeing 787 lands at Troll Airfield in Antarctica, making it the first time that this type of aircraft has landed in Antarctica. (Flightradar24) link embed save
Casgevy, a world-first gene therapy that aims to cure sickle-cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, is approved by the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, becoming the first drug using CRISPR to be licensed. (BBC) link embed save