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Armed conflicts and attacks
One person is killed and several buildings are damaged in Ukrainian drone strikes in Sevastopol, Crimea. (Reuters)
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Disasters and accidents
Seven people are killed, including a pregnant woman, two children are injured and 3,000 are displaced in three landslides in the Philippines. (CTV News) (Philippine Daily Inquirer) (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
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Health and environment
The French agriculture ministry authorizes the culling of around 200 wolves, raising the annual removal limit to 21% of the estimated population of over 1,000 animals, with a possible increase to 23%, citing rising livestock losses as wolf numbers expand into agricultural areas and regions near major cities. (Reuters)
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International relations
Norway relocates some of its approximately 60 military personnel stationed in Iraq and other parts of the Middle East back to Norway and other regional locations, citing security concerns amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States. (Reuters)
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Law and crime
A Thai court sentences activist lawyer Arnon Nampa, who has been detained since 2023, to an additional two years and eight months in prison for violating the country's lèse-majesté law over remarks made at a 2020 rally. (Reuters)
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Law and crime
The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Learning Resources v. Trump that IEEPA does not grant the President of the United States the power to impose trade tariffs. (CNN)
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Sports
Norway breaks the record for most gold medals at a single Winter Olympics event after skier Johannes Dale-Skjevdal won the country's 17th gold medal in Milan-Cortina, surpassing their own record of 16 gold medals. (The Independent)
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Disasters and accidents
Seven Chinese tourists are killed after their van sinks into a frozen over section of Lake Baikal on Olkhon Island, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. One person managed to escape the vehicle and reach the surface. An investigation into criminal negligence and safety violations was opened. (The Moscow Times) (Reuters)