Armed conflicts and attacks

M23 rebels and Rwandan troops seize control of Kavumu Airport in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/dr-congo-m23-rebels-seize-second-airport/a-71613601

Armed conflicts and attacks

M23 forces and Rwandan troops enter the city of Bukavu, according to local security and humanitarian officials. There are no reports of resistance as most Congolese troops withdraw. (Digital Journal)

• https://www.digitaljournal.com/world/m23-fighters-rwandan-troops-enter-dr-congos-bukavu-sources/article

Armed conflicts and attacks

A drone strikes the New Safe Confinement structure housing the site of the Chernobyl disaster. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy states that a Russian combat drone caused significant damage to the structure, but did not produce an increase in external radiation levels. (CNN)

• https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/europe/russia-ukraine-drones-chernobyl-intl-hnk/index.html

Disasters and accidents:

At least six people are killed and seven injured in a fire at a construction site in Busan, South Korea. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/14/at-least-6-killed-in-fire-at-south-korean-hotel-construction-site

Disasters and accidents:

A shop explosion and fire in Oudomxay province, Laos, kills four people and injures others. (Radio Free Asia)

• https://www.rfa.org/english/laos/2025/02/14/lao-explosion-chinese-shop-vientiane/