Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
- A gunman takes seven hostages at a factory owned by U.S. company Procter & Gamble in Gebze, Kocaeli Province, Turkey, in an apparent protest against the war in Gaza. The perpetrator is later arrested unharmed and all the hostages are freed. (The Guardian)
- U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order imposing sanctions on four Israeli settlers in the West Bank who are implicated in acts of violence against Palestinians in the region. (BBC News)
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Crimea attacks
- Ukrainian unmanned surface vehicles sink the Tarantul-class missile corvette RFS Ivanovets in Donuzlav Bay. (BBC News)
- Southern Ukraine campaign
- Two French aid workers are killed in a Russian drone strike near Beryslav in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. Four people are also injured in the strike. (BBC News)
- Crimea attacks
Business and economy
- Humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Ukraine–European Union relations
- The European Union formally approves a €50 billion financial support package for Ukraine after Hungary withdraws its veto. The package is expected to help the Ukrainian government cover some costs of pensions and salaries over the next four years with the first funds being released in March. (BBC News) (The Economist)
Disasters and accidents
- A gas truck explodes in a residential area of Nairobi, Kenya, killing three people and injuring 297 others. (BBC News)
- A Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft crashes into a mobile home park in Clearwater, Florida, United States, killing the pilot and two people on the ground. (NBC News)
Law and crime
- Former CIA employee Joshua Schulte is sentenced to 40 years in prison for charges of espionage, computer hacking, contempt of court, making false statements to the FBI and possession of child pornography. (BBC News)