Politics of the United Kingdom Morgan McSweeney, the chief of staff to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, resigns over his role in the Mandelson affair.
Politics of Australia The Liberal–National Coalition reforms in Opposition following its second split in the span of a year.
2026 Thai general election Thai citizens vote to elect all 500 seats in the House of Representatives and decide whether to begin a process to replace the current constitution.
2026 Portuguese presidential election Portuguese citizens vote in the second round of the presidential election to decide whether Socialist Party candidate António José Seguro or CHEGA leader André Ventura succeeds incumbent Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who has reached his term limit. The postponement of elections in some municipalities are expected due to recent windstorms, including impacts from Storm Kristin.
2026 Japanese general election Japanese citizens vote to elect all 465 seats in the House of Representatives, with the conservative ruling Liberal Democratic Party winning an overwhelming majority.
Iran An Iranian court sentences 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to seven years and six months in prison and two years of internal exile in South Khorasan for alleged collusion and propaganda-related charges, with the penalties running concurrently.
Tripoli At least six people are killed, seven others are injured and more are trapped when two adjoining five-storey residential buildings collapse in Tripoli, Libya.
Russo-Ukrainian war A 65-year-old man accused of shooting and critically injuring lieutenant general Vladimir Alekseyev on February 6 is detained in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is transported to Moscow, Russia.
Articles The post-truth and the contextMost of the daily information we see on the mainstream media today is the news equivalent of fast-food.
Haitian crisis The mandate for the Transitional Presidential Council in Haiti expires, with the powers of the presidency transferred to Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, who survived a removal attempt by the council two weeks ago.
Police Police detain 313 people involved in a raid on the Aristotle University campus in Thessaloniki, Greece, after they attacked a group of riot police.
Police arrest a woman and seize over 10,500 blasting gelatin sticks, wires, and detonators from a lorry carrying onions parked at a bricks manufacturing unit in Chemmad, Kerala, India.
Bashkir State Medical University attack Seven people are injured, including the perpetrator and four Indian nationals, in a mass stabbing at the Bashkir State Medical University in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia.
2026 Winter Olympics Anti-Olympics protestors and police clash in Milan, Italy, with officers and their vans being targeted with fireworks and firecrackers.
Suspected saboteurs damage rail infrastructure in different locations near Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, disrupting journeys on the first full day of the Winter Olympics.
Algeria–United Arab Emirates relations Algeria begins formal procedures to terminate its 2013 air transport agreement with the United Arab Emirates.
Restaurant Two people killed, nine others are injured, and several are trapped, including students, when a three-story restaurant collapses in Kota, Rajasthan, India.
Yamuna Expressway Six people are killed and three are injured after a truck rams into a bus on the Yamuna Expressway, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Biotechnology Eight people are killed in an explosion at a biotechnology factory in Shanyin County, Shanxi, China.
Minibus Fifteen people are killed after a minibus veers off a road and crashes into a valley near Badakhshan province, Afghanistan.
Saudi Arabia–Syria relations Saudi Arabia and Syria sign agreements covering a joint low-cost carrier, a new international airport in Aleppo, and a US$1 billion telecommunications project as part of broader investment efforts following the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria.
Nigerian bandit conflict Armed men kill three people and kidnap eleven others, including a Catholic priest, in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
2026 Islamabad mosque bombing Pakistani security forces arrest four people allegedly associated with the Khorasan Islamic State, accusing them of bombing the Shia mosque in Islamabad yesterday.
Sudanese civil war At least 24 people are killed, including eight children, in a drone strike by the Rapid Support Forces on a vehicle carrying displaced families near Er Rahad, North Kordofan, Sudan.
Russo-Ukrainian war Ukraine schedules emergency power outages across the country citing Russian attacks on thermal power stations.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict Three Palestinians are injured when Israeli settlers attack residents in the northern Jordan Valley.
An Israeli airstrike destroys a residential building outside the areas controlled by Israel in Zaytun Quarter, Gaza Strip, Palestine.
2026 Winter Olympics The opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, is held.
Corruption in China Former vice president of the Bank of China Lin Jingzhen is expelled from the Chinese Communist Party following an investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection that found "serious violations of discipline and laws".
Funeral home A funeral home owner is sentenced to 40 years in prison for abusing 189 corpses and giving their families fake ashes in Penrose, Colorado, United States.
Sinaloa Bodies and remains are found in an area where search and rescue operations are ongoing for 10 missing workers kidnapped from a Canadian gold and silver mine in Sinaloa, Mexico, on January 28. Four people are arrested.
TikTok controversies The European Commission, in a preliminary statement regarding their ongoing investigation into TikTok, finds evidence of "addictive design" in its app, which could affect children and vulnerable adults, in possible violation of the European Union's Digital Services Act.
Schellenberg smuggling incident China overturns the death sentence of Canadian citizen Robert Lloyd Schellenberg after he was detained on drug trafficking charges in 2014.
Organized crime in France At least six people, including a child, are injured in a grenade attack at a beauty salon in Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Ipswich serial murders English serial killer Steven Wright, who killed five women in 2006, receives another life sentence after he admitted to murdering a 17-year-old girl in 1999.
Deaths and misconduct in Mother and Baby homes in the Republic of Ireland A further 22 sets of infant remains are recovered from the former site of the Tuam Mother and Baby home in County Galway, Ireland, bringing the total to 33 sets of remains.
Capital punishment in North Korea Amnesty International reports that North Koreans are being executed for watching the South Korean series "Squid Game" and listening to K-pop.
Cannabis in North Macedonia North Macedonian police seize 28 tonnes of cannabis, the largest such haul in the country, from former industrial sites in Skopje and Strumica, link the operation to a recent five-tonne seizure in Serbia, and state that the material originated from licensed medicinal-growing facilities but was diverted for unauthorized use.
2012 Benghazi attack One of the "key participants" behind the 2012 attack on two United States government facilities in Benghazi, Libya, that killed ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, is arrested, charged with murder, arson and terrorism and brought to the United States.
Iran–United States relations The United States Department of State issues sanctions on 14 oil tankers that are used to transport oil to Iran.
Greenland crisis Canada and France open consulates in Nuuk, Greenland, to reinforce support for the Danish Realm against United States president Donald Trump's threats to unilaterally annex the territory.
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante The wreckage of an Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante operating a cargo flight for Agape Flights that went missing yesterday is found in Jérémie, Grand'Anse, Haiti. Both pilots were killed.
Light aircraft Three men, including the pilot, are killed when a light aircraft crashes into the ocean off Goolwa South, South Australia.
2026 Islamabad mosque bombing Thirty-two people are killed and 170 others are wounded in a suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Islamic State – Pakistan Province claims responsibility.
Sudanese civil war One person is killed and three others are injured in drone strikes by the Rapid Support Forces on a humanitarian convoy of the World Food Programme in Allah Karim near El-Obeid, North Kordofan, Sudan.
Russo-Ukrainian war The deputy head of Russian military intelligence, lieutenant general Vladimir Alekseyev, is shot and critically injured in Moscow, Russia.
Middle Eastern crisis An Islamic State suicide bomber detonates explosives at a hideout in Al-Qa'im District, Iraq, during an attempted arrest, killing himself and injuring two security officers.
The Iraqi Air Force carries out airstrikes on Islamic State hideouts near Hatra in northern Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, using F-16 fighter jets, killing four militants and destroying logistical facilities.