Federal Assembly The Swiss Federal Assembly elects Karin Keller-Sutter, currently Finance minister, as President of Switzerland for 2025.
2024 United Kingdom farmers' protests Hundreds of tractors block Whitehall in protest of Labour government changes to agricultural inheritance tax.
2024 South Korean martial law Jailed former national defense minister Kim Yong-hyun, who allegedly helped President Yoon Suk Yeol impose martial law, attempts suicide while in custody.
A special investigations team conducts a raid on South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's office, the National Police Agency headquarters, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency headquarters, and the office of the National Assembly's security service, as part of an investigation into Yoon's failed attempt at imposing martial law last week.
Environmental issues in Iran Iran announces that all government offices, universities, and schools in Tehran province will be closed for two days due to severe air pollution.
United States Two United States foreign nationals from California are killed in a shooting by unidentified gunmen in Michoacán, Mexico.
Drowning Fourty-four people are presumed dead from drowning when a boat carrying refugees from Sierra Leone capsizes on its way from Sfax, Tunisia, to Europe.
Shenzhen One person is killed in a fire and explosion at a residential high-rise apartment building in Shenzhen, China.
Proposed acquisition of Albertsons by Kroger American grocery store company Albertsons of Boise, Idaho backs out of a $24.6 billion merger deal between Cincinnati-based grocer Kroger and files a lawsuit against them that includes a $600 million termination fee.
Sudanese civil war Amnesty International reports that Sudan is currently facing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, with over 30 million people at risk or in need of humanitarian aid.
Israel–Hezbollah conflict Five civilians are killed in Israeli airstrikes in Ainata, Bint Jbeil, and Beit Lif, Lebanon, despite the agreed ceasefire with Hezbollah.
Islamic State–Taliban conflict Afghanistan's acting Minister of Refugee and Repatriation Khalil Haqqani and five other people are killed in a suicide bombing at the Ministry's headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Haitian crisis Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, reopens after it was closed in November when a Spirit Airlines aircraft was struck by gunfire.
Syrian civil war The Federal Foreign Office of Germany announces an additional €8 million (US$8.4 million) in humanitarian aid to Syria following the fall of the Assad regime.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights urges Syria's military leadership to prevent ongoing sectarian riots, looting, and assaults on civilians from armed groups.
Armed men raid and set fire to the tomb of former president Hafez al-Assad and also conduct attacks on other tombs and graves in Qardaha District, Latakia Governorate, Syria.
Russo-Ukrainian War The Parliament of Canada approves the allocation of CA$764 million (US$587 million) in military aid to Ukraine.
The United States Department of State approves a $266.4 million sale of F-16 maintenance equipment to Ukraine.
Israel–Hamas war An Israeli boy is killed and three others are injured by a Palestinian gunman attack on a bus in Al-Khader, West Bank.
At least 29 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes on civilian areas in Beit Lahia, North Gaza Governorate, Gaza.
Somali Civil War Somali forces launch a failed attack on Jubaland regional forces, with Jubaland capturing hundreds of Somali soldiers and claiming to have fully taken over Ras Kamboni, Lower Juba, Somalia.