Iran confiscates the cargo of the American oil tanker Advantage Sweet in response to U.S.-led sanctions restricting the sale of medication for epidermolysis bullosa to Iran. (Barron's) link embed save
Local People's Defence Force groups capture the town of Kani in Sagaing Region. (The Irrawaddy) Operation 1027Myanmar civil war link embed save
Haiti's main seaport Port international de Port-au-Prince suspends operations after being attacked and looted by armed gangs. The national state of emergency is also extended for another month amid ongoing civil unrest. (BBC News) Haitian crisis link embed save
The Kachin Independence Army launches a large offensive against junta outposts near Laiza and on the highway between Bhamo and Myitkyina. Five outposts are seized with fighting ongoing at five other outposts. (ABC News) Operation 1027Myanmar civil war link embed save
The Alliance of Sahel States, composed of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, announces the creation of a joint force to combat jihadist groups in the three countries. (Africanews) Islamist insurgency in the Sahel link embed save
U.S. president Joe Biden announces the construction of a temporary pier on the coast of the Gaza Strip to facilitate large-scale delivery of humanitarian aid. (The Guardian), (Reuters) Gaza humanitarian crisis, Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas warIsrael–Hamas war link embed save
Former Ukrainian Chief of Staff Valerii Zaluzhnyi is appointed Ukrainian ambassador to the United Kingdom by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Reuters) Ukraine-United Kingdom relations link embed save
Sweden officially joins NATO, becoming its 32nd member. (Reuters), (NATO) Sweden–NATO relationsEnlargement of NATO link embed save
Lithuania strips Russian ballerina Ilze Liepa of her Lithuanian citizenship after she openly shows her sympathies for President Vladimir Putin. (The Moscow Times) Russian invasion of Ukraine link embed save
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul deploys 750 national guard troops to the New York City subways to counter crime and a recent spike in violent assaults. (Reuters), (The Washington Post), (WNBC-TV) link embed save
U.S. president Joe Biden delivers the 2024 State of the Union address to the 118th United States Congress. (NPR) 2024 State of the Union Address link embed save