2026 Winter Olympics The United States defeats Canada 2–1 during overtime, winning gold in the men's tournament in ice hockey for the first time since 1980, exactly 46 years after the Miracle on Ice.
2026 Laotian parliamentary election Laotians vote in a parliamentary election to elect the 175 members of the tenth National Assembly. The only legal party in Laos contesting the election is the Lao People's Revolutionary Party.
Secret Service Secret Service and police officials kill an armed, 21-year-old man who entered Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's estate in Palm Beach, Florida, United States.
Mexican Drug War Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (alias "El Mencho"), leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was killed during a security operation carried out by the Mexican Armed Forces near Tapalpa, Jalisco. In response, CJNG members launched coordinated retaliatory attacks, including road blockades involving burning vehicles and improvised checkpoints across multiple states.
Iran–Russia relations The "Financial Times" reports that Iran had signed a confidential €500 million (US$589 million) arms agreement with Russia in December to buy 500 9K333 "Verba" man-portable air-defense systems and 2,500 associated missiles, with deliveries scheduled between 2027 and 2029 under a contract negotiated between Iran's defence ministry and the Rosoboronexport.
Search and rescue Search and rescue operations begin for three individuals who have been reported missing after a collapse of a landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal, Philippines, two days prior. There are other claims that up to 50 people are feared missing from the incident.
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Libyan crisis At least five bodies of refugees wash ashore near Tripoli, Libya. Residents also observe a child's body carried back to sea by strong waves, prompting a coast guard search operation.
2025–26 Australian bushfire season The state emergency service of Victoria, Australia, issues the highest-level emergency evacuation warning for areas surrounding the A1 Mine Settlement of Gaffneys Creek, as an uncontrolled bushfire burns the settlement.
Tariffs in the second Trump administration United States president Donald Trump raises the global tariff on imports from 10% to 15% under emergency powers that permit the measure for up to 150 days after the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a 1977 law does not authorize the imposition of his earlier country-specific tariffs. The administration states that the new rate applies broadly, with exemptions for certain sectors and goods covered by existing trade agreements.
76th Berlin International Film Festival At this year's Berlin Film Festival, İlker Çatak's "Yellow Letters" wins the Golden Bear.
Terrorism in Ukraine A policewoman is killed and at least 15 others are injured, including some seriously, in two explosions at a shop in Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. The attacks are being treated as terrorism.
Syrian conflict The Islamic State claims responsibility for two attacks on security personnel in northern and eastern Syria, in which a soldier and a civilian were killed.
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Two soldiers and five militants are killed in a shootout in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Pakistan conducts intelligence-based strikes on seven locations along the Durand Line in the Nangarhar and Paktika provinces of Afghanistan targeting alleged camps of the Pakistani Taliban and an affiliate of the Islamic State, resulting in dozens of fatalities and injuries.
Russo-Ukrainian war Ukrainian forces launch long-range FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles, striking the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant in Votkinsk, Udmurtia, Russia. Another missile strikes a natural-gas processing plant in Samara Oblast.
Russian forces capture the village of Karpivka in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, as they attempt to advance towards Lyman.
2026 Winter Olympics 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.
Florida Legislature The Florida Legislature, in the United States, passes a measure to formally rename Palm Beach International Airport in Palm Beach County, Florida, as the "President Donald J. Trump International Airport".
Tariffs in the second Trump administration U.S. president Donald Trump signs executive orders aimed at implementing tariffs using Section 122 and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
The United States Supreme Court rules in "Learning Resources v. Trump" that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not grant the President the power to impose trade tariffs.
2020–2021 Thai protests 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.
Chile–China relations The United States revokes the visas of three Chilean officials, including telecommunications minister Juan Carlos Muñoz, after Chile agreed to build a submarine cable with China.
2026 Iran–United States crisis 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.
French 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.
Linz Five people are killed, another is injured and power outages are reported during a major snowstorm in Linz and Tyrol, Austria.
Valsad district Seven people are killed and two others are injured in a collision between a van and a truck in Valsad district, Gujarat, India.
China 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 is opened.
Landslide Seven people are killed, including a pregnant woman, two children are injured and 3,000 are displaced in three landslides in the provinces of Davao Oriental and Davao de Oro, Philippines.
Sagrada Família The Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain, reaches its designed height of 172.5 m after beginning construction in 1882, ahead of the completion of the main building expected later in 2026.
Nigerian bandit conflict At least 50 people are killed and women and children are abducted in overnight attacks by gunmen on a village in Bukkuyum LGA, Zamfara State, Nigeria.
Operation Southern Spear Three people are killed in a strike by the United States Southern Command on an alleged drug trafficking vessel in an area of the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Russo-Ukrainian war One person is killed and several buildings are damaged in Ukrainian drone strikes in Sevastopol, Crimea.
Middle Eastern crisis At least 12 people are killed and 33 others are injured in multiple Israeli strikes targeting members of Hezbollah and Hamas across Lebanon. One Hezbollah leader has been reported deceased.